these cases, it was up to the u.s. attorney but the civil rights division wasn t going to be bringing it. wow. could the obama administration being playing racial politics? well, this is a civil rights attorney and is working at that polling place in philadelphia on election day with the now infamous video and he joins us now live. good morning to you. we should point out that you were bobby kennedy s campaign manager in new york state. you were also jimmy carter s campaign manager in new york city. were a poll watcher that day. you heard from that shabazz character. what did he say to you on election day 2008? king shabazz as he s calling himself said to me, now you will see what it means to be ruled by the black man, cracker. i found the word cracker ironic having been working in the civil rights board in mississippi where i was considered a cracker bagger. now i m a cracker. that troubled you to the point where you said in 40 years, you had never seen anything like it. yes