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AG Holder responds to critics on Fast and Furious
cbsnews.com ^ | 10/07/2011 | Sharyl Attkisson

Posted on 10/07/2011 9:55:50 PM PDT by ha maker

In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder has gone on the record with the most details yet about what he and other Justice Department officials knew about ATF's Fast and Furious operation, even though memos surfaced earlier this week showing multiple briefing memos mentioning Fast and Furious were sent to him as early as July of last year....

...Holder blamed Congress for failing to consider whether "additional tools are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico" and warned "until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change."

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TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; castaway; cia; dea; dhs; doj; fast; fastandfurious; fbi; furious; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; ice; liar; obama
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1 posted on 10/07/2011 9:55:54 PM PDT by ha maker
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To: ha maker

Duplicate post. Sorry.


2 posted on 10/07/2011 10:00:04 PM PDT by ha maker (Sanity for lurkers)
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To: ha maker

“Additional tools?” They need to remove a tool, and that’s the AG himself.


3 posted on 10/07/2011 10:10:34 PM PDT by rfp1234 (RFP's Law: Whoever blames Bush first shall lose the argument.)
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To: ha maker

If he wants to help Congress stop the guns going over to Mexico,he seriously needs to ask if there is real private and meaningful traffic of arms going from the US over to Mexico.


4 posted on 10/07/2011 10:12:54 PM PDT by Del Rapier
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To: ha maker
“Every time I heard the phrase ‘Fast and Furious’ I thought they were referring to the Vin Diesel movie,” Holder said in his letter.
5 posted on 10/07/2011 10:16:44 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: ha maker

Message to AG Holder: Your department, your responsibility! Man up! By the way, up channel this message to Prez Zippy! Give him the same words of advice!


6 posted on 10/07/2011 10:23:38 PM PDT by Ranger Warrior ("To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: ha maker

Just like everyone in the current administration..He Lies!!


7 posted on 10/07/2011 10:25:14 PM PDT by berdie
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To: ha maker
Holder blamed Congress for failing to consider whether "additional tools are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico" and warned "until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change."

Time to start hammering him, Rep Issa!

8 posted on 10/07/2011 10:29:56 PM PDT by hattend (If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead. - Cameron Connor)
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To: ha maker

I see he is not incarcerated yet...


9 posted on 10/07/2011 10:37:14 PM PDT by allmost
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How about proper border security as a way to stem the flow of “illegal guns” as well as illegal aliens and drugs. Also, those who are accessories to murder in the DOJ should be prosecuted and put in prison. Fast and Furious is an example of a government out of control in a murderous operation designed to curtail the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens. The Democrats follow a guns kill people line so they should be held to that standard.


10 posted on 10/07/2011 10:39:16 PM PDT by jimnm
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To: ha maker
In his letter, Holder also criticized the House Committee investigating Fast and Furious, saying he cannot sit idly by "as law enforcement and government employees who devote their lives to protecting our citizens be considered 'accessories to murder'."

So, they violated laws American citizens would be thrown under the jail for committing, but being their hearts were in the right place, we should disregard all those destroyed lives.

Holder blamed Congress for failing to consider whether "additional tools are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico" and warned "until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change."

"Additional tools", such as an A. G. who's not stuck on stupid?

11 posted on 10/07/2011 10:45:42 PM PDT by Razz Barry (Round'em up, send'em home.)
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To: ha maker

Rscist Republicans to blame.

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12 posted on 10/07/2011 10:54:35 PM PDT by Dryman (Define Natural Born Citizen)
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To: ha maker

What did Scooter Libby do again?


13 posted on 10/07/2011 10:56:48 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: ha maker

Holder lie with impunity because he KNOWS Congress acn’t or won’t touch him. No special prosecutor will ever be appointed.


14 posted on 10/07/2011 11:01:34 PM PDT by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: hattend

(Holder blamed Congress for failing to consider whether “additional tools are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico” and warned “until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change.”)

The chutzpah of these people never ceases to amaze me. The only way they get away with it is because of their friends in the media. I have an idea for Holder to stem the flow of guns to Mexico: The Justice Department should stop sending weapons to Mexican drug cartels, a&&hole!


15 posted on 10/07/2011 11:30:33 PM PDT by winner3000 (ss)
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To: hattend

(Holder blamed Congress for failing to consider whether “additional tools are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico” and warned “until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change.”)

The chutzpah of these people never ceases to amaze me. The only way they get away with it is because of their friends in the media. I have an idea for Holder to stem the flow of guns to Mexico: The Justice Department should stop sending weapons to Mexican drug cartels, a&&hole!


16 posted on 10/07/2011 11:30:47 PM PDT by winner3000 (ss)
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To: winner3000

“until we move beyond the current political climate..nothing is going to change.”

“You never want a crisis to go to waste...”- Rahm Emanuel
Even if you have to create the crisis ... President Zero

The political climate will change only with a change in adminstration ~ and then it will hit the fan !!


17 posted on 10/08/2011 12:14:58 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ( (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison))
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To: Dryman

darn Blackberry tiny keys!

I meant “Racist Republicans to Blame.”

Note to self:

Self,
no more posting from tiny keyboards.


18 posted on 10/08/2011 12:20:38 AM PDT by Dryman (Define Natural Born Citizen)
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To: ha maker

Lying sack of shiite same as the 3rd world Kenyan who appointed him. They should form a rap group. Whatever possessed Americans to vote for this 3rd world Kenyan with three Muslim names? No wonder Holder and Obama lie non-stop, they know Americans are fickle and dumb voters plus we have 50% of American voters getting Federal Gov’t payments so they will vote for lying POS Dems everytime if when they can get their arse to the polls


19 posted on 10/08/2011 12:21:29 AM PDT by dennisw (nzt - works better if you're already smart)
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To: rfp1234
“Additional tools?” They need to remove a tool, and that’s the AG himself.

*******

As I see it, if Holder did not know about the very serious Fast and Furious debacle until recently, then it shows that he is an incompetent Attorney General and Administrator, and so he should be replaced immediately by someone who knows what he is doing, and has the skills to know what the Justice Department is doing.

On the other hand, if Holder is lying and he knew all about and gave his approval to the Fast and Furious secret program all this time, then he must be forced out of office, because he is a liar, and we can't have someone as Attorney General who we cannot trust to tell us the truth about anything.

20 posted on 10/08/2011 12:47:10 AM PDT by john mirse
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