A man called in to CNN's Helpline on Tuesday wondering why the network hasn't reported the Black Panthers who were seen standing in front of a Philadelphia polling station this morning, one of them carrying a billy club.
According to the caller (audio available here), he was going to vote for Obama until a friend told him about this incident. The caller said, "Now Fox has broadcast this, and I want to know why CNN has not broadcast this yet."
Adding to the story, a group representing Election Journal just posted a video at YouTube of Black Panthers in front of a polling station at 1221 Fairmount in Philadelphia (video embedded below the fold):
Scary stuff to say the least...but will media report it? Stay tuned.
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I think we all know the
November 4, 2008 - 13:37 ET by NewsbusterbrownI think we all know the answer to the man's question.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Was anyone able to
November 4, 2008 - 14:17 ET by motherbeltWhen he asked the guys who they were, didn't the one guy say they were "Security"?
So they think they can show up unbidden to provide security????
This is getting more frightening by the hour. I don't normally obsess, but can you imagine the rights these thugs will think they have if Obama is President?
They'll be at the front of the line
November 4, 2008 - 18:09 ET by Cape Conservativeapplying for Obama's Civilian Security Forces! Scary indeed!
I wonder how many other
November 4, 2008 - 13:39 ET by liberal_bug_zapperI wonder how many other polling stations are filled with liberals trying to intimidate people. Also, the fox report said that they don't want a police presense because it might intimidate people. What people? People that aren't allowed to vote in the first place?? Illegal aliens and dead people? Felons? Who?
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zapper... Good
November 4, 2008 - 14:31 ET by bigtimerzapper...
Good points...but heck, Black Panthers are ok, they aren't intimidating whatsoever....now are they?
Our Forefathers have to be ashamed of what is happening here in this country...I know I am, plus furious.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
millions of US soldiers did
November 4, 2008 - 18:40 ET by TruthMongermillions of US soldiers did not fight, get maimed, or die for the dnc media coup we are witnessing here
these bastards will pay
Government is the "greedy capitalism" of marxists
Fine example
November 4, 2008 - 13:39 ET by LionKingThis is the CHANGE the Obamessiah is inspiring.
The uniter has actually become the divider. Race relations have been set back 40+ years thanks to liberals.
Civilian Security Force...?
November 4, 2008 - 13:40 ET by d1carterCivilian Security Force...? just wait it will get worse.
Oh you mean the Obama
November 4, 2008 - 13:49 ET by TexasteacherOh you mean the Obama Gestapo
Obama and nazism
November 4, 2008 - 13:51 ET by LionKingHe will turn the Secret Service into the SS.
SS or his Posse!
November 4, 2008 - 13:55 ET by MightyMouth"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Obama campaign silencing perceived critics
November 4, 2008 - 14:00 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI don't think the honorable Secret Service men and women will be easily turned. Obama will be recruiting street thugs for his civilian brownshirts.
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SS in action
November 4, 2008 - 14:03 ET by LionKingDidn't the SS visit a woman in Texas because she had cross words for an Obama solicitor?
Obama has also called for
November 4, 2008 - 19:06 ET by TailgunnerObama has also called for tripling the number of AmeriCorps 'volunteers'.
I've seen these guys. They don't really seem to have a purpose in life except to soak up federal dollars.
If Obama wants to create a civilian Sturmabteilung, AmeriCorps already has the right mindset.
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Obama campaign silencing perceived critics
November 4, 2008 - 14:02 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsdouble post
And these thugs will show up
November 4, 2008 - 14:18 ET by motherbeltAnd these thugs will show up and "volunteer." In suits, of course, just like "Minister Farrakhan's" thugs.
Scum like these 'Black
November 4, 2008 - 18:31 ET by TailgunnerScum like these 'Black Panthers' always rise to the top in a totalitarian regime.
And they always displace anyone in this regime who still retains any morality or scruples...
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
Ha!
November 4, 2008 - 13:46 ET by MightyMouthIt's soooo funny that Obama's "best friends" really turn out to be his worst enemies!! And this guy is up in the polls? sheesh!!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
I'm beginning to think
November 4, 2008 - 13:47 ET by Chris NormanI'm beginning to think that, to make any progress in the fight against media bias, we're going to have to confront the media head on and directly - in a firm and respectful way - given the opportunity.
McNotObama '08
The message is clear!
November 4, 2008 - 13:49 ET by c5thenAin't no whities getting into this polling place!
Yeah. I'm sure he was
November 4, 2008 - 13:50 ET by hirogen73Yeah. I'm sure he was going to vote for Obama. But seeing two Black Panthers changed his entire political philosophy and he instantly decided to vote McCain instead.
Actually, I was going to vote for John McCain today. But then the sun rose in the east this morning and that freaked me out. So I voted Obama
You smirk, but you might be
November 4, 2008 - 14:47 ET by HockeyKidYou smirk, but you might be surprised to find out what an impact a little cold water can have. Time will tell.
Could be some of obama's
November 4, 2008 - 13:51 ET by bschoomCould be some of obama's hollywood chums, like eddie murphy and samuel l. jackson goofing around.
hiro&bs.... Unless you
November 4, 2008 - 14:00 ET by bigtimerhiro&bs....
Unless you are both being supposed sarcastic...
Neither of you are one bit funny...this is a damn serious violation of our most precious right...and these filthy thugs should be arrested.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Noel...is this the same
November 4, 2008 - 13:53 ET by bigtimerNoel...is this the same polling precinct in Philly that has been reported on earlier on Fox or a separate one?
This is more than terrifying what is happening with the Black Panthers and other groups that are intimidating people form voting...here also is what Carpenter/Townhall was reporting earlier about Philly and repub polling watchers....they were kicked out!
I am so mad about this all I am beside myself!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I also heard on Rush that
November 4, 2008 - 14:22 ET by motherbeltI also heard on Rush that Republican poll watchers were being kept 50 feet away from the New Voter table so they couldn't see what was going on there.
As I said above, this is getting more frightening by the hour.
But pparently there isn't any problem with Mrs. Clinton politicking inside the polling place or holding a "press avail" outside.
mb... I heard that about
November 4, 2008 - 14:28 ET by bigtimermb...
I heard that about Hill today too...plus I heard last night that O plans on doing the same thing in Indy today somwhere...don't know how true it is, haven't heard anything today, but not listening to the TV either...
Can you imagine if this was all reversed what the msm would be doing, with Jackson and Sharpton leading the way? I really am furious about this, of course it is scary, but I'll tell you something, the longer we all remain complacent about this as years go by we are going to get what we deserve, we need to rise up...big time in my humble opinion.
Btw...Rush is reporting this blog post Noel put here earlier...he is playing it now.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Fascism doesn't come at the
November 4, 2008 - 13:57 ET by bpjamFascism doesn't come at the ballot box but at the end of a nightstick.....
Welcome to the Obama Generation. They don't question their Messiah. They don't tolerate dissent. They don't permitt opposition.
The people of Cuba & Venezuala have yet to get their countries back. And don't count on our 'media' to represent you if you are oppressed.
Fascism doesn't come at the
November 4, 2008 - 13:57 ET by bpjamFascism doesn't come at the ballot box but at the end of a nightstick.....
Welcome to the Obama Generation. They don't question their Messiah. They don't tolerate dissent. They don't permitt opposition.
The people of Cuba & Venezuala have yet to get their countries back. And don't count on our 'media' to represent you if you are oppressed.
We could easily said the
November 4, 2008 - 14:14 ET by randyhayesWe could easily said the same thing about folks questioning Bush after 911 in red state!..They don't tolerate dissent. They don't permitt opposition. You were unpatriotic for questioning the war!
Take a hike hazey...there
November 4, 2008 - 14:22 ET by bigtimerTake a hike hazey...there isn't even a comparison here...quit trying to divert the thread with your incessant filthy trolling.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
rhayes, as per always, you are full of it.
November 4, 2008 - 14:37 ET by R D HelmThey don't tolerate dissent...
Really? Name one enemy-supporting lib that was rounded up by the government and silenced in any way.
Merely ignoring the rantings of terrorist-coddling America-haters does not qualify as "intolerance of dissent."
They don't permitt opposition.
Then I suppose you won't mind troubling yourself to produce even one federal law that has been placed on the books in this country since 9/11 that makes opposition to the Bush Administration illegal.
-Dave
I voted. Have you?
Obama Campaign Trolls
November 4, 2008 - 15:32 ET by avenarAre hard at work.
I'm getting sick and
November 4, 2008 - 18:04 ET by TailgunnerI'm getting sick and tired of listening to this whining crap about 'Bush doesn't permit dissent'.
Randy, please tell me who has been jailed for questioning President Bush?
Michael Moore? NO.
Cindy Sheehan? NO.
Al Gore? NO.
Anyone from the New York Times? NO. (And I'll never understand why not.)
You equate disagreement with censorship. You have a right in this country to express yourself. You have no right to expect the rest of us to swallow your bilge without responding to it.
You say, 'Bush lied', and pat yourselves on the back for 'speaking truth to power'.
You have no idea what it's really like to dissent in totalitarian states like Cuba, China and North Korea.
If you're fortunate, you might escape with a ten-year prison sentence.
If you're fortunate.
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
I suppose guns are outlawed in Philly....
November 4, 2008 - 14:28 ET by BlondeHere in Florida, we're allowed to carry guns.
Never bring a nightstick to a gunfight.
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
Blonde....I would like those two punks to try to stop me!!!!
November 4, 2008 - 14:52 ET by BEGRUNTThey would have been in cuffs or if they came at me...two in the chest.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Yeah BEG
November 4, 2008 - 14:55 ET by BlondeI would have paid to see it, too.
Nothing like a little voter intimidation to start the day.
When I got home, this was on the news. They had a guy from Fox on with one of them...he was right up in his face, too. It was pretty brazen for a reporter, they usually slink. "I have a constitutional right to be here and if you are security you should know that (dumb A**).
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
Here in Florida, we're allowed to carry guns.
November 4, 2008 - 16:15 ET by Mr XI have been "warned" by the PC police here so I must change this "racially charged" wording....thanks "Karma"!
there is a word that comes to mind, if b***k(Fine African American) thugs tried that in my neck of the woods in florida....hummm I think it is called....
SPORTING! :)
PS, I am sooo glad I don't live in these cess pools, commonly referred as "citys"!
You're quite welcome, Mr X
November 4, 2008 - 16:36 ET by KarmaI didn't realize "sporting" carried different connotations to some sportsmen.
No representation, without taxation!
AMEN. This incident
November 4, 2008 - 17:35 ET by TailgunnerAMEN.
This incident is the reason we have a Second Amendment...
...and also why thugs like these, both in office and out, want to take it away.
I will not be unarmed for one minute of an Obama presidency...and neither should any other freedom-loving American.
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
Same here tg and Mr.
November 4, 2008 - 17:39 ET by bigtimerSame here tg and Mr. X....you aren't alone.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Nice bust, Noel.
November 4, 2008 - 14:01 ET by R D HelmToo funny.
-Dave
I voted. Have you?
When do we wake up?
November 4, 2008 - 14:11 ET by AgentAmericanThis is beyond abomination.
Drill ANWAR
So, where's Ubergoob, Josh, NCguy and the rest of the...
November 4, 2008 - 14:17 ET by R D Helm...Obamafuhrer's professional troll brigade?
Why aren't they in here defending the actions of these two BP thugs?
Why aren't they in here condemning the Obama-supporting CNN caller for embarrassing a proud member of the Obama-loving MSM?
Is it because they are embarrassed by the actions of the punks, or that they are merely embarrassed by the fact that it was all caught on camera and audio?
-Dave
I voted. Have you?
They went to vote in Philly
November 4, 2008 - 14:51 ET by HockeyKidThey went to vote in Philly this morning and got clubbed by "security"...
Peace, love, togetherness,
November 4, 2008 - 14:26 ET by mattmPeace, love, togetherness, and a billy club up-side the head if you don't vote the right way.
Of course it is possible that they were simply being prepared in case Bush's brown-shirts (which exist only in the imaginations of paranoid libtards) were to show up to hassle Obama voters...uh huh...
INTIMIDATION at POLLING PLACES
November 4, 2008 - 14:39 ET by JerryDLast night on CNN, Democratic loudmouth Paul Begala expressed a deep concern that Republicans would intimidate black voters at the poll booths. Bay Buchanan reminded Begala that this tactic could be employed by radicals from both parties. Begala insisted that only Republicans practice this intimidation.
Of course, the "impartial" CNN panel of Gergan, Cooper, & Roland Martin didn't say a word, knowing that Begala was once again acting like a blabbering fool trying to incite hostility. Had they agreed with Begala, they would have attacked Buchanan.
I wonder if CNN will cover this intimidation by the Black Panthers. We know that Cooper won't remind Begala of his partisan, hateful accusations.
Philly Intimidation @ Polling
November 4, 2008 - 15:02 ET by BonnyscotStunning that Black Panthers were there and the FOX reporter failed to tell us how he identified them as such. Maybe Ed. Rendell approved them. Ya think?
Wow....Rush just played a
November 4, 2008 - 15:00 ET by bigtimerWow....Rush just played a soundbite from one of these guys on his show with Rick Leventhal reporting....it is unbelievable what he said to him...I'm sure there will be links of blog posts to this too later...just amazing, their audicity...we need to take our country back!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Report it???
November 4, 2008 - 15:11 ET by SFCMACWhy in the hell didn't anyone call the cops???
"On the Eighth Day God Created the United States Army and the Devil Stood at Attention"
SFCMAC...Someone did call the cops...
November 4, 2008 - 15:21 ET by PrairieSkyThey came and escorted the moron with the nightstick away from the premises. Whether the cops are still "monitoring" the situation, I don't know, but they should be. I'd have a cop at every polling place in the city.
VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!!!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
"On the Eighth Day God
November 4, 2008 - 15:12 ET by SFCMAC"On the Eighth Day God Created the United States Army and the Devil Stood at Attention"
Is anyone surprised by ANY of this????
November 4, 2008 - 15:13 ET by PrairieSkyThis is what the Democratic party has degenerated into. If they feel that they may have difficulty winning an election, no problem...They'll just use racist intimidation, and they'll cheat. I just hope that this story got out to enough of those misguided people who have been supporting Obama, and it caused them to rethink their vote.
VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!!!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
yikes!
November 4, 2008 - 15:32 ET by soosannow will you believe me when I told you I was afraid to put a McCain bumper sticker on my car - there are things that are just not done in certain cities in this great country and I work in one of them.
A club! the guy had a friggin club! Is this still America?
Oh, there's more:
November 4, 2008 - 15:41 ET by CoolShadesOh, there's more: http://www.youtube.c...
Spreading the News
November 4, 2008 - 15:41 ET by BondPlainBondSpreading the news of this event on the overwhelming liberal board I frequent, the vast majority are actually saying this was a media stunt orchestrated by FoxNews, or, it didn't happen at all and is a figment of Republican imaginations.
The delusion factor is off the charts with the left wing nuts and loons.
Even posting the video and the audio, they deny the truth.
Shameful intimidation tactics on the part of the Black Panthers. Simply shameful.
Pointing Out
November 4, 2008 - 15:46 ET by Remixer96I'd like to point out that one of the two men in the video, the one without the nightstick, is actually a sanctioned poll watcher for the polling station, and when the police came the other left without incident as was mentioned earlier.
I would also agree with an earlier commentor that far more concerning than this (one guy with a stick) is the GOP poll watcher story. I think this is largely much ado about nothing.
Much ado about
November 4, 2008 - 17:05 ET by TailgunnerMuch ado about nothing??
How do you think a 65 year old Republican lady trying to get in to vote would have reacted to these thugs? (Yes, I used the plural. The actual poll watcher worked as a team with the nightstick-wielding punk.)
Look how they acted when questioned by the student with the cell phone video camera!
And why did the poll workers not run him off? Why did it take a concerned citizen to call police? Did the poll workers condone the NBPP's actions?
And finally, what do you think would happen if two Confederate flag wearing rednecks with two-by-fours and John Deere ballcaps were standing in front of a polling place on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard? (That's a rhetorical question for those of you who live in Rio Linda.)
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
I don't think it's a huge
November 4, 2008 - 17:10 ET by balboaI don't think it's a huge deal unless it's part of a larger effort. Two idiots at one polling place don't make much of a dent. BUT they are idiots and should have been removed quickly. I wish I had been able to vote there because I would have looked them right in the eye and say "I'm voting for McCain." (Even though I didn't.)
"I'm voting for McCain."
November 4, 2008 - 17:14 ET by MightyMouthCmon Amigo, you know you couldn't let those words out of your mouth! Speaking of, who typed that for you?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
'I'm voting for
November 4, 2008 - 17:26 ET by Tailgunner'I'm voting for McCain'.
I seriously doubt that.
I'm willing to bet that you've never been to urban Philadelphia. I have. It's not hyperbolic to say that you can feel the animal menace from thugs like these.
And you're oddly willing to dismiss this as not a 'huge deal'. Remember this was calculated, premeditated voter intimidation. Who do you think they were trying to intimidate? Obama voters?
How many McCain voters do you think turned away rather than confront these punks?
In fact they made remarks about 'white supremacy' and that a black man would win 'no matter what'.
And I'm going to raise this point again. Reverse the situation and see what CNNABCCBSMSNBCNYTLAT et al would have done with this 'single incident'.
Remember that in 2000 Florida Democrats actually charged 'voter intimidation' at one polling place based on the fact there was an empty police car parked a block up the street!
Please let's be consistent here.
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
Stop the Oppression
November 4, 2008 - 15:59 ET by UtherpendI could see these guys trying to stop this long haired Native.
Seems a lot of libs believe that because I have long hair and my dress is not of the norm that I am a liberal. It never fails to give me a chuckle when they say Democrat and I scowl at them and say in a loud voice, No, Republican why would I be a Dem.
Nice to meet you Uther
November 4, 2008 - 17:02 ET by RESTLESS 1It's been many moons since yours truly visited a barber as well. :)
"This liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
The New Black Panthers are posers
November 4, 2008 - 17:05 ET by SickofLibswww.blackpanther.org
The "New Black Panthers" are charlatans according to the original Black Panthers, who are quite pissed about their copping of their name and just about everything else...paraphrased:
"In response from numerous requests from individual's seeking information on the "New Black Panthers," the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation issues this public statement to correct the distorted record being made in the media by a small band of African Americans calling themselves the New Black Panthers.
Firstly, the people in the New Black Panthers were never members of the Black Panther Party and have no legitimate claim on the Party's name.
Secondly, they denigrate the Party's name by promoting concepts absolutely counter to the revolutionary principles on which the Party was founded.
Rather than appropriating the Party's name, however, groups that purport to represent African Americans ought to follow the Party's true historical example. In the absence of such commitment, the Foundation denounces the usurpation of the Black Panther Party name by this questionable band of self-appointed leaders."
I can understand the
November 4, 2008 - 18:20 ET by TailgunnerI can understand the original Black Panthers' need to clear up this obvious misunderstanding.
After all, we all know that the REAL Black Panthers used to hold bake sales and car washes and sell Girl Scout cookies to advance the cause of civil rights.
They would never approve of any of their members using fear and intimidation as weapons in this struggle.
I'd want to clear my name, too.
NOLI PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
TG:
November 4, 2008 - 18:42 ET by SickofLibsDon't misinterpret this as an apology for that post, but...
I was pointing out the absurdity of one terrorist group pissing and moaning about another terrorist group copping their ID.
I lived on the Newark, NJ border when they were running amok in their heyday, and I have firsthand experience with their BS.
My sarcasm wasn't aimed
November 4, 2008 - 18:56 ET by TailgunnerMy sarcasm wasn't aimed at you at all. I was just, like you, pointing out the irony of the 'original' Black Panthers' concern for the way their image was being 'tarnished'.
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local coverage lacking as well as CNN
November 4, 2008 - 17:43 ET by AuH2OmanLiving in Philly, I got a call from California this morning and had to search the web for the story.
NO local coverage !
Now at 5:00 finally, one of the local stations showed the Youtube video. It was CBS btw. However if you go to their web site its not mentioned. Everybody is soooo excited about BHO getting elected that nothing else is important. The mayor is black and many of the Dems feel the end justifies the means. The only good news here is that it is starting to rain. I hope it is a long night, because if the polls are right, it will be over by 10:00.
Welcome to the CHANGE of Obama!
November 4, 2008 - 18:01 ET by ChasvsNow they have the power it's over for our Country!
Just look at these Black assholes with their billy clubs at the polling place!
Yep, change we can beleive in!
Way to go Barack you motherf*cker! Nice, real nice!
Watch it . . .
November 4, 2008 - 18:12 ET by JillCWor they'll arrest you for hate speech. Sheesh. First of all, this nation was largely founded by white Europeans. Granted, Blacks were brought here against their will, but maybe it was God's Perfect Will so they could be rescued via His Son. Now, if it's white supremacy they don't like, they can try any of several African nations and see if they're happier :)
Get Out
November 4, 2008 - 18:10 ET by OhmingI see the concern and frustration from so many of you about the cities you live in. I used to live in large cities too, and I got worn out on the Uber Liberalism. So I moved!!! Life is too short, get the hell out and leave the Libs to their own devices. I have found in my travels that any rural area that gets a bad rap from the MSM is usually pretty safe and secure. Your destiny is in your own hands.
where do you suggest ?
November 4, 2008 - 18:15 ET by AuH2Omangood idea, but where to ? I'm retired and on SS, need low overhead and liberal gun laws
Ok, so tell me again where
November 5, 2008 - 04:40 ET by ArchConservativeOk, so tell me again where if you voted for McCain you are a racist and if you voted Obama you were above it? Hmmm. True racism is right there in that video.
You support the troops by supporting the mission! If you don't support the mission, have the guts to say you don't support the troops.
Obama: Not my President. Ever.