MUST READ: @aterkel looks back at that time a number of Senate Democrats cowered to the Fraternal Order of Police when they smeared Obama’s nominee to head the Civil Rights Division: huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
"I think if you look into it, it would be a rare situation in which somebody was blocked from public service for having successfully vindicated the Constitution of the United States," Debo Adegbole told me after his confirmation vote failed. huffpost.com/entry/debo-ade…
Chris Coons now tells HuffPost he regrets his vote.
“I was ascribing to Debo Adegbile some of the consequences of the actions of a client of his. As a matter of law, that’s not right.”
huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
“I was ascribing to Debo Adegbile some of the consequences of the actions of a client of his. As a matter of law, that’s not right.”
huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
Mary Landrieu ended up losing her race, but said voting for Adegbile was “the right thing to do.”
“I am not proud of every vote I’ve cast, but I am proud of that one.”
“...this was so clear-cut, and this guy was just maligned for no reason."
huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
“I am not proud of every vote I’ve cast, but I am proud of that one.”
“...this was so clear-cut, and this guy was just maligned for no reason."
huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
Roy Austin: “I think police unions have enormous race issues… They are organizations that are not afraid to engage in dog whistles and even more blatant forms of race-baiting against elected officials who they don’t like.” huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
Worth revisiting Tom Harkin’s speech after Adegbile’s confirmation failed. He argued — convincingly — that Adegbile would have been confirmed if he were white.
huffpost.com/entry/fraterna…
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