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By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe fallout from the Shirley Sherrod affair continued Sunday with a leading black commentator saying the Obama administration "has been intimidated by the far right wing," and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blaming the Obama administration's "incompetence" in rushing to judgment on her for his initial description of her as a racist. Sherrod, an African-American who had been the Georgia state director for rural development, was forced to quit after conservative gadfly Andrew Breitbart attacked her on his website -- it turned out incorrectly -- for a talk she gave to the NAACP where one ...
McCain Campaign Pushes Black Panther Story
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: I have confirmed, with a Philadelphia police spokesman, that both men were members of the New Black Panther Party, and that the man with the nightstick was asked to leave. He complied, and no charges were filed.Dave reported earlier on videos that have surfaced featuring 2 men standing in front of a polling place in Philadelphia, one of whom brandished a nightstick. There's a new video, below, of police confronting the men. According to Fox, the unarmed man is an official poll watcher.Disturbingly, the McCain campaign is pushing the story, sending out a memo to all press. The full memo ...
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