Former World Trade Center DOJ prosecutor Andy McCarthy has Contra Thernstrom at National Review.  What I want to know Abby, is can I get a photo of Stephen’s boots!?  Better yet, with him in them!   McCarthy writes:

“But what about the Panthers’ intimidating uniforms and jackboots? Don’t be silly, Thernstrom now counters. After all, ‘the boots were no different from a pair my husband owns.’ Oh, I see: How could anyone think these friendly Panthers — who were heard telling spectators, ‘You’re about to be ruled by the black man, cracker’ — were any more intimidating than . . . Stephan Thernstrom? That’s the first thing that popped into my head upon reading about Panther leader King Samir Shabazz serenading blacks with enticements like, ‘You want freedom? You’re gonna have to kill some crackers! You’re gonna have to kill some of their babies!’

‘Who cares what he’s saying?’ I thought to myself, ‘I just can’t take my eyes off his feet! Why, those boots look just like those ones that Stephan Thernstrom wears on television. What could be the problem?’”