New Black Panthers Faux Outrage: The Real Story

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If you--like me--have been wondering what all the hub-bub is over an alleged voter intimidation threat in 2008, involving the "New Black Panthers," here's a handy-dandy list of just what happened, and what didn't.

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Manufactured scandal: Right wing's phony allegations against the Justice Department

J. Christian Adams' accusations that President Obama's Justice Department engaged in racially charged "corruption" in the New Black Panther Party case do not stand up to the evidence. Adams is a right-wing activist tied to the Bush-era politicization of the Justice Department who has admitted he lacks first-hand knowledge of the events he is discussing, and his claims fall apart given the fact that the Obama DOJ obtained judgment against one defendant, while the Bush DOJ declined to pursue similar allegations in 2006. . .

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