An interesting story has been posted on Mediaite this evening regarding apparent voter intimidation against minorities in houston. (A Democratic stronghold in Texas.)
From the article:
In a story that’s sure to draw comparisons to the New Black Panther Party member who brandished a nightstick at a Philadelphia polling place in 2008, a Tea Party group called the King Street Patriots has been accused of "1960s style" voter intimidation in primarily minority precincts on the first day of early voting in Texas. The group is being sued by the Texas Democratic Party, following the filing of 14 voter intimidation complaints with the county clerk, and another two dozen with the Texas Democratic Party chairman.
How will the media, both conservative and "lamestream," treat this story?
There are key differences between the NBPP story and the King Street Patriots incidents. The New Black Panther incident was a one-off that was dealt with quickly by police, whereas the incidents in Houston were more widespread.
http://www.mediaite.com/...
They also link to a Houston Chronicle article which has additional information:
The complaints, he said, came from Kashmere Gardens, Moody Park, Sunnyside and other predominantly minority neighborhoods. The complaints included poll watchers "hovering over" voters, "getting into election workers' faces" and blocking or disrupting lines of voters waiting to cast their ballots.
"Keep in mind these are allegations of voter intimidation," O'Rourke said. "It's sometimes in the eye of the beholder."
and:
"In any election year you get one or two over-zealous poll watchers, but this was a pattern throughout minority early voting precincts," Birnberg said.
"We hope it can be resolved by government authorities pointing out to these folks that they not only are acting undemocratically but blatantly illegally."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7253109.html