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If this isn’t a smoking gun, and a wake-up call to the citizens of the US, we’re all going to Hell.
Since the vast majority of Americans will never hear about this I hope you pack for warm weather.
Holy crap Batman. Don’t expect the MSM to pick up on the story of the century. Hopefully Hannity, Greta and Beck will devote the next month to it. Too hot for O’Reilly.
Wow…just Wow.
Good Lord. This is political dynamite.
And it could be much more lethal than that.
And this is what Coates felt that he COULD testify to without breaking confidentiality.
One wonders if privilege and confidentiality can be invoked in a felony conspiracy investigation?
After reading Coates’ testimony it is clear why the DOJ refused to allow him to testify. The points he raises are damning and clearly paint the DOJ as being racially motivated and controlled by racially fueled politics.
Obama raised the hope of a change in racial relations in the country. His election was to be the trigger to unite races. Instead, by his actions and policies, he promotes even greater discrimination.
They are repeating the same behavior Dr ML King and others decried in the Dixiecrat controlled South of yesteryear. Maybe democrats are just naturally racist at their core, unable to release race as a factor in judgment.
Thank God there are courageous men like Christopher Coates & J. Christian Adams who are willing to risk everything they’ve worked for their entire careers to defend and uphold the laws of this great nation. Furthermore, I am so grateful they’re exposing the violations of law being committed by Justice Dept. public servants who are supposed to protect and defend all Americans’ voting rights.
How foolish were those who elected President Obama, believing it would end racism in America. An enormous fraud has been perpetrated on them. And brave men who are standing up for truth, like Mr. Coates, are to be commended.
I cry for our Republic.
Well, it appears that the Democrat Party remains a comfy home to racists still.
The NAACP and other likeminded leftwing/Democrat party supporting racist groups that have undue influence of the equal enforcement of anti-discrimination laws need to be investigated. The DOJ CRA division needs to be purged of minority racists who won’t enforce the law as well.
Get with the Human Nature program, amigo. These people are not ‘racists’ — they’re just standing up for their race, against our race. The question isn’t why they follow instinctual, hard-wired, human-nature’s dictates, but why in the hell white people don’t any more? How come there can’t be an NAAWP? Is there a White Caucus in either House of Congress? Why not? Which race needs one more than the only race legally relegated to second-class citizenship in our own counntry?
..mmmmmmmm…I love the smell of a 2011 impeachment procedure in the morning…
Unfortunately impeachment will never happen. There is too much money, time, and “first” invested in Obama. Oh he may not run in 2012, but no impeachment, unless he can be shown with blood on his hands.. actually shown, not talked about…
We need people like Coates in every corner of our republic. People unafraid to say something.
HOWEVER , whistle blowers are treated like crap and I’m sure many people know “many” things, but are afraid to come forward.
Obama and his racists crew need to leave America. They ran on “change” and they have done their best to “change’ our republic into a cesspool.
NO MORE BLACK PRESIDENTS..sorry, i don’t care who it is..I will not vote for them.
I feel that this present situation isn’t just one bad apple in the barrel, it’s the whole lousy barrel.
Here’s hoping FOX keeps us informed..
Dear Whitey,
Seriously? Post-racial? HAAA! You must be out-o-your-mind!!
Sincerely,
The Chip on BHO’s Shoulder
Outrageous…Explosive…
And one big fat yawn. This is standard behavior in Democrat cities/strongholds since the early ’70′s.
Everyone knows it, and nobody cares.
A white guy, complaining about the rights of white voters?
Yeah, will go absolutely NOWHERE outside of PJM/ FOX /Drudge.
Its been accepted this way for so long, just bringing it up now that we have a black president will make them look like racists.
“Gee, why bring this up now, HMMM?” will be the media response, if there is any at all.
Remember, its the liberals who are the biggest racists. And the greatest disservice they do is practicing “soft bigotry of low expectations” from the people they claim to be trying to protect.
How else could a full blow racist hoaxster like Sharpton ever be traeted as a ligitimate “figure” in our nations “dialog?”
This story is already over.
Wow indeed. Kudos to Mr. Coates for having the integrity to stand up and be heard. In a chess match, this would be the equivalent of moving your Queen into a check position. I just hope the Queen is properly defended from the pawns… I expect the Ad hominem attacks to start flying at any moment.
DD
I read it all, and I don’t like what I read.
We either have equal protection under the law, or justice is a political matter to be decided by partisan political appointees.
For clarity’s sake, I suggest we rename the Justice Department to the Racial Justice Department, because that’s what it seems to have become. I would suggest that every member of the Justice Department be required to read the inscription over the entrance to the Supreme Court Building: “Equal Justice Under Law”.
We either have it or we don’t.
Obama was elected!!
Remember, this guy learned voting rights prosecution during an 8-year stint at the ACLU. He’s a true believer who has been pushed to the breaking point, and there’s a no more dangerous creature for the bad guys than a disillusioned idealogue. And I might point out that those 8 states who refuse to clean up their voter rolls before the 2010 elections- as he pointedly mentioned- are going to have hell to pay if a there’s a squeaker and the Republican loses, especially if he/she is white and the opponent is not. The lawsuits from those cases alone will ensure that this issue does not die out.
Kudos, Mr. Coates. I have a feeling there are a few people out there who will take up the torch from here. Oh, and watch your back.
It’s “ideologue” not “idealogue.”
What did you expect, really? All you suburban raised whites are so surprised at this? I’m not surprised one bit since I grew up on the south side of Chicago’s 47th street. What do you whites think will happen to you when you are a minority in America?
“What do you whites think will happen to you when you are a minority in America?”
I’d prefer not to find out, and if you have half a brain and can read our history, you’d prefer that your children and grandchildren not find out either.
Making White folks get “tribal” has never, ever been a particularly smart or healthy idea.
Making White folks get “tribal” has never, ever been a particularly smart or healthy idea.
That depends on what you are after. If your goal is to factionalize America (pursuant to destroying it), it’s a very smart and effective idea.
The Left is not, and never has been, “anti-racist”, as the return of anti-Semitism in Leftist-dominated Europe demonstrates.
“That depends on what you are after. If your goal is to factionalize America (pursuant to destroying it), it’s a very smart and effective idea.”
If I may revise you just a teensy, albeit very significant, bit:
“…depends on what you THINK you are after.”
No-one is 100% prescient, (although I DO come close), and so, the smart money ALWAYS bets heavily on the Law of Unintended Consequences.
I’ve read the Marxist-Leninists’ playbook, and they are quite open about economically and culturally destroying the society that they are targeting on the presumption that they will be able to rule the remains.
This has rarely, if ever worked…even for schools of political philosophy that were actively trying to maintain their societies, (the aftermath of World War 1 on the monarchies, anyone?).
What you usually end up with is a Bosnia, or a Somalia or an Afghanistan.
And that might be the preferable outcome because the OTHER potential results have been a Fascist Italy, a Nazi Germany or a Soviet Union.
The Czar and the Kaiser were THAT bad, huh?
So The Party Line Pravda (aka “NYT”)won’t cover this real story, but IS planning to slander John Boehner with a false allegation of an improper relationship with a female lobbyist, officially denied by both parties, in an attempt to affect the outcome of the upcoming election.
So much for Holder’s assessment. We are not cowards afraid to talk about race, or about equal protection under the law.
Now what’s he afraid of?
Oldguy,
No. Not surprised at all that this has been happening. I’m surprised that this information has finally come out with this sort of gravity, in a forum like this. This is a game changer.
Watching testimony before civil rights commission live on C-SPAN. (currently in break)
Mr. Coates to be deeply admired for refusing to “ignore” the subpoena as he was, reportedly, advised.
I have been watching the testimony on PJTV this morning. It is clear what the counter attack is going to be. The battlefield for the “narrative” was being prepped by a former Pelosi minion, a guy named Yaki and by an Obama apologist named Taylor.
Here it is in a nutshell: The New Black Panther case was a “rush to judgment”, that nobody was intimidated, that the weapon wasn’t seen on the video, that there was no policy against race neutral prosecutions, that there was no hostility to race neutral prosecutions and that J. Christian Adams, Christopher Coates and a few other whites in the Voting Section were anti-Obama and out to discredit a black administration.
The attempt to paint this as anything other than what it clearly was, is, of course, despicable and disingenuous.
The questioning from the “apologist” side of the commission, steadfastly refused to connect the dots. Julie Fernandes, Steve Rosenbaum and Perez were instituting a de facto prohibition against protecting white voters from abuses by minorities and they were openly laying down and sitting on their hands in favor of the Democratic Party where voting eligibility lists were bloated with improper registrations.
Yaki and Taylor refused to acknowledge the clear and unmistakable evidence of a top down, supervisory mandate…to break the law and to intentionally suspend the constitutional protections of white voters. The hostility within the DOJ Civil Rights and Voting divisions is palpable, from the testimony. And Yaki and Taylor want to keep it that way.
Coates and Adams are about to be smeared. The talking points for the Statist Controlled Urban Media were being set out today by Yaki and Taylor. It’s a national disgrace.
…a guy named Yaki
Yaki (very lamely) attempted to allude that voting rights chief enforcer Coates in previous instances of possible or probable voter intimidation (one in Pima Co. AZ and one in “Panola”) hadn’t stepped up to the plate in bringing cases against offenders.
It’s obvious where Yaki’s (occasionally smirking) sympathies lie.
His lawyerly games fell flat.
It was worse than that. Every time Yaki tried to accuse Coates of puffing up the allegations, Coates shut him down with pointed, direct, clear answers. No prevarication, very few weasel words. Yaki couldn’t paint Coates into a corner; he succeeded only in painting himself into a corner, when the chair told him to knock it off.
This was interesting, frustrating testimony, but I doubt it will change the status quo. Remember: “true believers” like Coates’ supervisors are certain that it’s ok for black people to bend the rules. They’re just getting a little of their own back. And the true believers are firmly in control in DC. Don’t expect any miracles.
“And the true believers are firmly in control in DC.”
No…they’re not. In fact, it’s falling apart at the seams for them.
Why do you think that they are trying so VERY hard to deliberately provoke Whites into racial violence?
If they WERE in control, Coates would never have testified and Shirley Sherrod would still be an employee of the DoAg.
PC does not allow you to call black racist what they are which is low life racists. Next stop is Mexican racists, what the hell do you think La Raza does? Both Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton are nothing but race pimps making their living with trumped up charges and depending on white business leaders to be cowards. Oh yes, the white business people that don’t defend themselves and their companies. Government policy and law has to be even handed and government officials must be even handed when applying to law. If not both the law and the officials are useless.
I suggest that whites (prior to “going tribal” as perceptively described in another commenter’s post) begin to ignore political correctness. Let the chips fall where they may. PC serves racism and leftists’ agendas. Let’s stop helping.
OK I read the paper.
Now we have evidence that allows us to say that this administration , besides being made of marxist subversives and filo-jihadists, is made of black supremacists.
Subversives, America-haters and racists, WOW, what an achievement !
And the media keep supporting them…
As O.J. Simpson found, you can convince a jury, but if nobody believe in you then you didn’t win. They can claim all they want that they lost the election due to ignorant, racist, redneck Republicans in the South who just hate having a black President, but they will still lose the election and the voters who matter will still resent being called ignorant, racist and redneck.
Well, maybe not redneck. I kinda claim that one for myself.
I’m not surprised that Eric ‘You are all cowards’ Holder is going to try and stonewall Congress. The smart move would be to do a weak apology, get one of the pawns to fall on their sword (in exchange for some cushy job elsewhere) and then carry on business as usual. Well, that would be the smart thing to do. But Holder doesn’t seem to be very smart.
DD
The DOJ plays the race card 24/7/365.
We are lost. We are, truly, lost.
“Coates and Adams are about to be smeared. The talking points for the Statist Controlled Urban Media were being set out today….It’s a national disgrace.”
Correction:
The talking points were worked out a long, long time ago:
Two disgruntled white “conservatives” with “tea party” connections…
Nothing else needed to dismiss this as attacks on the Messiah…just like the “N” word shouted at the congressman, to them its an undisputable FACT that it occured, proof or no proof.
They control the narrative…
A bunch of subversive zealots in power. Never forget that a democracy can in fact do such a suicidal thing. Back to the basic! James Madison anyone?
Unfortunately, watching The Left Wing Media ignore this story – which would have dominated the world’s attention if the races were reversed and it had occurred in 2005 – many are being forced to lean more toward Jefferson.
As in tree, liberty, tyrants, blood, lather, rinse, repeat.
I just checked the CNN, MSNBC and Fox websites. Nothing on CNN or MSNBC, which did manage to give a lot of coverage to Stephen Colbert’s “testimony” on immigration and to Lindsay Lohan’s encore performance in the continuing “going to jail” series. Obviously, there is nothing of significance in the DOJ goings on; otherwise, it would be in the MSM. Right? Obviously.
If one operates on the premise that the Obama Administration (or the Left in general) is anti-racist, their directions to the DOJ don’t make any sense.
If, on the other hand, one operates on the premise that the Obama administration (and the Left in general) seeks to factionalize the country along racial lines — just like the old segregationists — they make perfect sense.
There hasn’t been a Cabinet officer impeached since Grant’s administration. Next year, Holder may just end the drought.
Toxic Administration, soap opera cesspool. They should make a TV show out of it.
Coates if from South Carolina . . . he went back to SC to avoid having to go to North Dakota . . . Now if you ask me that is a good reason to send his A$$ back to DC. Since personally, I had a lot rather be in ND than DC. Just joking, but he did say he preferred SC to ND. OK, OK, OK.
Mr. Coates, You are a HERO!!! Thank very much for finally calling a spade a spade!!
I suspect there was a real possibility that Mr. Coates would have had a “heart attack” yesterday, or been arrested on child rape, drug smuggling, or some other made-up charge. Well, he successfully testified. That is a huge step.
The MSM will now blacklist the story, as well as Mr. Coates. Even if some DOJ people are fired, sued, or criminal charges are filed in the weeks to come, sleazy pieces of crap like Couric will say she hasn’t even heard of this story. They will work hard to actively cover up this sickening corruption.
But this is too big to contain forever. When the MSM can’t contain it any longer, they will have to implement the typical Democrat/media procedure of vicious lies and dishonest, hate-filled personal attacks.
As a white American I was shocked to read the testimony of Chief Coates regarding the blatant disregard by the Justice Department of the rights of white voters. I’ve always believed that there are people in every race and ethnic group-not just whites-who would discriminate, given the opportunity. The Department of Justice under the Obama Administration is showing just how discriminatory it could be in its enforcement of laws. I believe that white Americans better wake up before we become disempowered in our own country.
I would be speechless if I was surprised but I’m not. The sad part is good, decent people (like my poor confused baby boomer parents) are going to fall for the “it’s because they’re red-neck, racist, tea-party conservatives” crap. Is there some point where you become so liberal that you’re not even capable of rational thought?
Who in their right mind would believe it’s ok for “minority” election officials to break the law because they’re Black, Mexican, Hispanic, Asian, Deaf, Blind, on crack? But the evil whites better not step a toe out of line or we’re going to burn you at the stake. Do they not realize, it’s this kind of behavior that creates and feeds groups like the KKK and Skinhead movements?
It was a sad day when BHO was elected…he and his administration have set us back racially about 50 years…
“Do they not realize, it’s this kind of behavior that creates and feeds groups like the KKK and Skinhead movements?”
Of course they do, why do you think they’re doing it?
The other thing to keep in mind is that to a committed racist, everyone else is ALSO a committed racist. They really cannot, or do not, conceptualize that everyone else isn’t EXACTLY like them.
Because that would make them “different”…and everyone is their own referential example of “normal”, (are we not?).
So…to certain DoJ employees apparently,(and perhaps their political masters), White Americans are nothing BUT skinheaded Klavernists with red laces in their boots.
Rather an eloquent argument for a small and decentralized government, isn’t it?
I had to stop reading, I almost threw up.
If Holder is not going to be a red, white, and blue American, the least he can do is take is black racist arse back to Africa!
Department of Justice, what a stinking joke that has become.
I have been saying for years for all of you, racism does not discrimintate. Add to that the tired dogma of a place is not a race and a religion is not a race. Then we can move on to the more obvious, an ethnic background is not a race. Sexual orientation is not a race and the all time winner of the day: ” There is no such thing as a hypenated America”
Either you are an American first, or you are a traitor.
Take the words out of your vocabulary and see how it changes the meaning of what you say.
Good luck with that, hope to see you there soon.
DH
The document provided here is not Christopher Coates’ “entire testimony.”
It is the prepared statement he presented at the Commission hearing. It certainly qualifies as testimony, but it was followed by at least two hours of of additional questions from individual Commissioners.
Add me to those thankful for Mr. Coates’ integrity in this matter. Mr. Coates, I am inspired by your willingness to go public with this information at great personal risk. I note that in one your investigations there was apparent arson at a bank in furtherance of voter fraud, so it is not inconceivable that you and your family could become targets for more than vituperation. My thoughts are with you during what will be a storm of ad homonym attacks, or perhaps worse. Well done, sir!
I am not a fan of the ACLU for reasons too complex to address in a comment, but if there are more justice minded lawyers there like you, it could make a positive difference.
House and Senate gains by the Republicans might give impetus to Congressional criminal investigations that could cut through “deliberative process privilege.” I would like to see a through investigation and, if justified, prosecution(s).
“ad hominem” not “ad homonym”
Please don’t be offended. A fine comment’s effectiveness is compromised by a misspelling.
Three cheers for the brave stand-up guys, Adams, Coates and von Spakovsky! This may be just one more sordid chapter in the sleazy story of identity politics but: this one is going to bite the lefty progressive collectivists in the bum and cause a nasty infection.
So now the cat is out of the bag …
The next time Republicans need to suppress a bunch of white liberal voters, they just hire a bunch of Blacks to go over an harass them .. the DOJ won’t protect their sorry asses.
Republican wins .. Black unemployment goes down .. a win-win.
Our Department of Selective Justice
. . . Adams’ charges needed no collaboration; his record and reputation spoke for themselves. However, now they have been seconded in spades by an equally-well respected DOJ prosecuter, Christopher Coates.
Coates ”defied his superiors by testifying at a U.S. Civil Rights Commission hearing Friday, where he leveled an explosive allegation: Top officials in the department gutted a voter intimidation case against a fringe African American militant group [the New Black Panther Party] because the suspects were black and their alleged victims were white.”
Coates went even further, saying that, “the downgrading of the case against the New Black Panther Party was evidence of a Justice Department culture which discouraged ‘race neutral’ enforcement of civil rights laws, frowned on prosecuting minority perpetrators and folded under pressure from black and Latino rights groups. After President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder took office, the culture intensified.”
In Coates’ own words, “They [the Department of Justice] have not pursued the goal of equal protection of the law for all people:” http://tiny.cc/jihx8 . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=1960)
@ Anonymous, in his reply to comment #8: “NO MORE BLACK PRESIDENTS..sorry, i don’t care who it is..I will not vote for them.”
It really is a shame that the animus you have accrued (rightfully so, I might add) as a result of this disaster we all have to call our POTUS has prompted you to embrace such a view. Despite all the harm Obama has wrought in the relatively short time he has occupied the WH, there should still be faith on the part of all of us that there are honorable people among the black community who could (and would) serve as POTUS with the best interests of the American people at heart. One day there will be such a person; it’s just a matter of time.
#42 bobbcat
Mmmm, maybe narrow the focus a bit: not “No more black Presidents”; perhaps “No more Affirmative Action Presidents” instead. (This implies that the next guy would be willing to release his records: his grades, who funded his education, etc. Then We The People could know he got his degrees fair and square, and on his own merits –unlike the Current Dude, whose past credentials are a mystery, and are STILL being kept from the public. And no, I don’t “wonder why?” at all – they would be GREATLY DAMAGING to the narrative that “he plays 3-D chess 6 moves in advance”. Hah!!)