White Voters (& DoJ) in Mississippi Allege Voting Discrimination (NPR)

[Up2Late]

So that I don't get accused of neglecting this forum, here's a cross post an NPR story I posted to LBN, I hope this is appropriate: <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1924107&mesg_id=1924107>

(I'm starting to see a pattern here, if you add this case to the the other case (DU link here) that the U.S.Department of Justice is pursuing, it might be time for the MSM to start to question these odd "anti-white" cases the DoJ are pursuing.)

White Voters in Mississippi Allege Voting Discrimination

Listen to this story...(at link above)
by Ari Shapiro

Morning Edition, November 14, 2005 · The 1965 Voting Rights Act is being used, unconventionally, to defend white voters. The Justice Department is pursuing the case in Noxubee County, Mississippi, on behalf of a group of white residents. The suit alleges that black election officials have systematically discriminated against white voters and candidates.

Here's a related AP story from last week (November 9, 2005):
<http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/13117906.htm>

But this story goes back to January 2005, here are a few more links for background:

<http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec_2/recent.htm>

<http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2005/August/05_ag_404.htm>

Related USDoJ "anti-white" Voting Rights Act suit:
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1918144#1919784>

[melody]

1. After 2000 and 2004? That's rich

It figures the USDOJ would only investigate "anti-white" voting discrimination. :eyes:

[Burning Water]

2. Not standing up for

the DoJ, or the administration, but do you find it impossible that black officials will try to protect their turf the same as white ones. That black officials can be racists and bigots, too.

[bunkerbuster1]

3. Happy to acknowledge that thuggery comes in all colors.

If there's a case to be made that these white officeholders are being descriminated against, I say make it.

Quesiton is, why is NPR making the case for the DoJ? I heard the story this morning and was wondering that.

Which is why I will continue to call this news outlet Nice Polite Republicans. They do a good job, but you have to understand, their bias is tilted a bit rightward these days. You go with the public radio you have, not the public radio you want.

[Up2Late]

5. Oh Brother! I'm not about to defend NPR's Morning Addition's shift

...Rightward from it previous left-wing bias, (Co-host Steve Inskeep grew up in Carmel, Indiana, a very Republican town in the very Republican state I grew up in), it bothers me too sometimes, but just them reporting this story and including the fact that the Bush Justice Department is involved in this ridiculous suite, that even the local Mississippi newspapers are barley covering, should be enough proof to just about everyone that this was not a story to make Republicans look good.

SH*T! I guess it's true, ya just can't please everyone.

Did you even try to google this story to see if ANY other news organization was covering it differently? Because if you had, you would have seen that, other than the white supremacist websites, their is only 1 (one) newspaper, The Biloxi Sun-Herald, that is even keeping up with this outrageous misuse of Justice Department resources.

In case you missed it, their were a few problems with the 2004 Presidential election that had a few Major questions about racist voter disenfranchisement which is NOT on the Justice Departments "ToDo" list for investigation.

Give me a break, this is far from "...NPR making the case for the DoJ." Just bringing this outrage to national attention and letting intelligent people make up their own minds proves that.

Maybe "Air America" did a more radical left-wing version of this? If they did, I and most of America, will never hear it, end of the AM dial radio doesn't quite make it out to where I live (and I'm less than 10 miles from Atlanta). :eyes: :banghead:

[expatriot]

4. I am a white male & I have no problem with a lil "reverse discrimination"

When we start getting lynched I might be of the "Let bygones be bygones." but until then... it is natural whiplash.

The second best day in American history will be when non-hispanic whites are no longer a plurality in America.

The best day in American history will be when non-hispanic whites become a minority.