Ben Smith has an interesting piece in Politico on differences between conservatives regarding the Justice Department’s dismissal of the New Black Panther voter intimidation case and the subsequent investigation by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Conservative heavyweights Abigail Thernstrom and Linda Chavez, both of whom have worked on the commission, tell Smith that conservative complaints about the case are overblown. Chavez even suggests that the commission’s investigation demonstrates that it has outlived its usefulness. Chavez, and others in the piece, is critical of Fox News for covering the story in depth.
Most mainstream news organizations have ignored the story or treated it dismissively – something that is sure to change in light of the conservative-on-conservative angle.
