Eric Holder: Focus on Black Panther intimidation case demeans "my people"

Politico: Attorney General Eric Holder finally got fed up Tuesday with claims that the Justice Department went easy in a voting rights case against members of the New Black Panther Party because they are African American.

Holder's frustration over the criticism became evident during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing as Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) accused the Justice Department of failing to cooperate with a Civil Rights Commission investigation into the handling of the 2008 incident in which Black Panthers in intimidating outfits and wielding a club stood outside a polling place in Philadelphia.

The Attorney General seemed to take personal offense at a comment Culberson read in which former Democratic activist Bartle Bull called the incident the most serious act of voter intimidation he had witnessed in his career.

"Think about that," Holder said. "When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to compare what people were subjected to there to what happened in Philadelphia—which was inappropriate, certainly that…to describe it in those terms I think does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line, who risked all, for my people," said Holder, who is black.

Holder noted that his late sister-in-law, Vivian Malone Jones, helped integrate the University of Alabama.

"To compare that kind of courage, that kind of action, and to say that the Black Panther incident wrong thought it might be somehow is greater in magnitude or is of greater concern to us, historically, I think just flies in the face of history and the facts.," Holder said with evident exasperation.

It sounds like Holder is using race to deflect criticism of his handling of the Black Panther case.  As a black man he knows all too well how voter intimidation was used against our people.  As the first black attorney general, he should stand as a vanguard against all voter intimidation whether it is perpetrated by blacks, whites, the left or the right. He should have zero tolerance for voter intimidation rather than splitting hairs over the degree of the offense. 

Despite Holder's big talk about America being a nation of coward when it comes to race, he isn't being too brave here.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Politico

Return of the New Black Panthers in Philly

Some quick comments on this guy.

1. 1.   I cannot believe anyone from the New Black Panther party would be stupid enough to show up at the exact same polling place that made them infamous over the last two years.
2. 2.    This dude ain’t the least bit scary.  I doubt I would have even noticed him if he was standing outside my polling place.
3. 3.   Best way to handle a clown like him in the future, ridicule!  Laugh him off, tell him exactly what a joke you think him and his leftist fellows are.

Many people were rightfully alarmed by the two New Black Panther members in 2008. But this guy is clearly not the same thing.  I take it as an indication that the far left is in retreat.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: My Fox Philadelphia 

A quick word about New Black Panther Samir Shabazz

Quite a few of you have emailed me this video asking for my opinion. So let me just quickly lay out the points.

First, this video proves what we always expected, Shabazz and his friend were there to intimidate voters (White voters). When the video of Shabazz emerged on Election Day, many on the left want to claim that the right was over reacting to Shabazz. This is nonsense. His mission was clear, keep as many white voters away from the polls as possible. We can now see his true intentions

Secondly, I am not the tiniest bit shocked by what this guy says. I grew up in New York City and I have seen hateful fools like him all over the place. I have seen them in downtown Brooklyn, on Wall Street and right outside Macy’s at Herald Square.

What does surprise me about Shabazz’s public rant and other brothers who do the same, is how many people completely ignore them. Once in a while I will see a brother or sister stop to listen, but mostly everyone just passes them by. Only once did I ever see a white man challenge them. Despite all the tough talk, when the white guy answered that group back, they did not do a damn thing to him. I suspect that if someone challenged Shabazz, they would get the same reaction.

The DOJ letting Shabazz off the hook was a very bad thing. It will no doubt serve to embolden the New Black Panther Party by giving them a false sense of immunity. Given the strained race relations recently, I expect that a major clash is coming.

Video h/t: The Right Scoop