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Forget Col-Bert Clown, THIS is the story of the day: Voting Rights Official Calls Dismissal of Black Panther Case a Travesty of Justice

The Justice Department is ignoring civil rights cases that involve white victims and wrongly abandoned a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party last year, a top department official testified Friday. He called the departments conduct a “travesty of justice.”

Christopher Coates, former voting chief for the departments Civil Rights Division, spoke under oath Friday morning before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in a long-awaited appearance that had been stonewalled by the Justice Department for nearly a year.

via FOXNews.com – Voting Rights Official Calls Dismissal of Black Panther Case a Travesty of Justice.

Barack Obama Can’t Fill Roosevelt Ballroom for Speech – The Daily Beast

Who would have thought that six weeks before a cliffhanger election, President Obama would have to reach down to the D list to fill a room to listen to him? Most of us low rollers arrived early to see President Obama up close and personal. Our tickets for the general reception at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York were only $100. Some thought the email invitation was a joke. Some bought tickets for $50 from their desperate Democratic committeeman. Some bought the same day.

via Barack Obama Can’t Fill Roosevelt Ballroom for Speech – The Daily Beast.

Cuomo (D) Afraid to Debate Paladino (R) for NY Governor Race

Asked about whether he would agree to debate Paladino, Cuomo raised the possibility of requiring that Lazio, who may still run

in November on the minor party line, be part of the debate. Cuomo wouldn’t respond when told that tactic is usually done to dilute the opposition’s message and air time.

When pressed, Cuomo wouldn’t say if he will debate.

“As soon as the question was asked, I said I was open to debate and the campaigns would talk about it. That was just last week,” Cuomo said, with six weeks left in the campaign. “Open to debating’ means I’m open to debating, just what the words suggest… that really isn’t a legitimate issue.”

Paladino spokesman Michael Caputo said Cuomo’s campaign was not negotiating. “They are ducking me,” Paladino said.

via Bloomberg Endorses Cuomo for Governor | NBC New York.