Harry Reid and Eric Holder get passes.
We have been watching for any fall out from Senator Reid’s remarks. There has been very little. The Republicans tried. This is not due to the potency of his odious remarks. It is because the Left owns the public sphere. They are the dominant voice in media and popular culture–everything from comedy shows to the nightly newscast.
They can bring as much or as little heat to bear as they wish. Reid is a Democrat, and so he gets a pass.
And so does Attorney General Eric Holder. He has killed an investigation into voter intimidation conducted on election day 2008 by the New Black Panther Party. The Washington Times has a good op ed on this today.
Since the Left controls the public sphere, they can bring to place as much pressure on Holder as they wish. And they do not want to since this terrible act conflicts with their narrative–only whites can commit voter fraud.
The Left’s control of the public sphere has huge consequences for the health of American politics. It is pass time for Republicans to make this an issue. Thanks to Andrew Breitbart, who is doing his level best to aid the Right reclaim some of the public sphere.
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