Justice Department Hits New Low -- And Gets Caught Red Handed

[brettdale]

www.conyersblog.us

As someone who has served in Congress for 20 terms, even I must confess that I am shocked by the brazen politicization of the Department. Recently, the Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics was preparing to issue a press release on their study of racial profiling in traffic stops. Apparently the conclusion, that racial profiling is an ongoing problem, somehow distrurbed the front office at Justice. The Department insisted that the factual conclusions regarding evidence of profiling be deleted. The highly respected (and GOP appointee) head of the statistics division, Lawrence Greenfeld, objected, and next thing we know, there was no press release at all and Mr. Greenfeld was threatened with termination, and eventually demoted. Its hard to imagine a more textbook case of politics trumping facts.

Fortunately, Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times wrote about this deed yesterday. After learning about it, I announced my intentions to ask for an independent review by GAO, as reported on by Dan Eggen of the Washington Post (and others). Much, much more will be coming on this.

[snot]

1. Conyers for Prez! nt

[FormerRepublican]

2. Little BushBoy can't allow anything to threaten his world view.

Der Fuehrer has to retain control of BushBot minds.

Next thing we know, BushCo will be burning books in the streets of Washington because they might threaten our little heads with subversive ideas.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[politicaholic]

3. You'd think they'd run out of buses to throw each other under.

[annabanana]

4. you know what a "spit -take" is , right?

(collapsing in giggles as I type)

[Eloriel]

5. PLEASE!!! I'm BEGGING you --

and everyone else: learn to go for the permalink on all blogs. That way someone can come to this thread next week or next year and actually get to the targeted info. Here it is:

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000217.htm

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. We've been talking about those traffic stops here on DU for four

years now. I can understand why the Bush Administration wants it hush-hushed since most Republicans refuse to believe there's a racial problem.

[wli]

7. racism: another Republican family value n/t