It's classic Rahm and it appears to have worked. Colbert is all over the news with his unfunny shtick and Coates' testimony appears to be a second-class story. This is necessary, as with the Boehner story, because Coates actually corroborated former Justice official J. Christian Adams' allegation that the DOJ dismissed the charges against the New Black Panther members (for voter intimidation) based solely on race, not the law. In short, their are civil rights for some and not for others. Sounds Obamaesque, eh?
Come on, these guys were just concerned citizens and Colbert can be really funny which is what Congress needs right now. Some levity. Some relaxing from all the hard work they've been doing. All that heavy lifting giving away money they don't have. It is exhausting. Right?
