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|main|dl9|link4|http2F%2F www.bvblackspin.com 2F072Fmegyn-kelly-and-kirsten-powers-joust-over-new-black-panther-civi%2F Fox News reporter Megyn Kelly (pictured) and New York Post columnist Kirsten Powers went at it recently, regarding charges from a former Justice Department lawyer that civil rights cases where whites are the victims are ignored. The case involves allegations against two New Black Panther Party members who were accused of intimidating white voters near the entrance to the polling place of a largely black neighborhood. The men allegedly called white voters “white devil” and said that once Obama was elected, they would be “ruled by the black man, cracker.” The Bush Administration, who many observers agree had a terrible civil rights record, brought suit against the men. The new administration, including Attorney General Eric Holder, dropped the charges because they did not feel there was much of a case. “To some, the civil rights laws are not meant to protect all Americans, they are meant to protect certain Americans,” said former Justice lawyer J. Christian Adams, a conservative who helped prosecute the New Black Panther Party case. The case has taken on a life of its own in conservative circles and on Fox News, where Kelly and Powers went at it. The two women tried to talk over one another for most of the “interview,” while Kelly accused Powers of not being informed about the case: “You don't seem to know what you're talking about,” Kelly said. “Where was this outrage when the Bush Administration … was dismissing cases where black people were discriminated against?” Powers asked. “The minute I challenge you, you say I don't know what I'm talking about.” “Because you don't,” Kelly responded. At one point, Kelly threatened Powers, saying, “Don't make me cut your mic.” Although Kelly was louder, Powers held her own, saying the case was really about “the scary black man thing.” She also called Adams a “conservative activist posing as a whistleblower” and said this one case should not “provoke hysteria” as it has because action was taken in the form of an injunction. The Bush Administration, meanwhile, stocked the civil rights division with conservatives while failing to prosecute many civil rights cases involving blacks. “It's ridiculous to accuse the Obama Administration of not doing anything when they have,” said Powers. “Two wrongs make a right,” Kelly kept repeating. Mediaite columnist Colby Hall said the interview displayed “remarkably uncomfortable levels not normally seen on any cable news program.” added by: TimALoftis