Democrats Defend Holder: Maloney on Fast and Furious, ‘There’s Nothing There’

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[tsowellfan]

House Democrats defended Attorney General Eric Holder, who faces a contempt of Congress vote against him on Thursday for withholding documents related to the botched gun-walking program Operation Fast and Furious. Also, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said his support for contempt votes against Bush administration personnel were not comparable to the situation today.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), a supporter of stricter gun control laws, said there is “nothing there,” in reference to Fast and Furious, a Justice Department program that began in the fall of 2009 and allowed guns to flow to Mexico. It was halted when two guns from the program were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in December 2010.

“Instead of going after guns, this Congress is going after the attorney general of the United States, Eric Holder, with a contempt charge that has nothing to do with guns or Fast and Furious,” Maloney said. “I call Fast and Furious vast and spurious because there is nothing there, and Attorney General Holder is the one who ended the program.”.... (video at link)

[Southack]

Ms Maloney, will you vote to fund Fast and Furious then, since this program is so ... Ummm... Innocent?!

[JPG]

When asked what was between her ears, Maloney replied, “There's nothing there.”

[M Kehoe]

...said there is “nothing there,” in reference to Fast and Furious...

Well Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Planet Stupider), tell that to the families of Brian Terry, and Jaimie Zapata.

Oh, you don't have the guts, do you?

5.56mm

[Go Gordon]

If ‘There’s nothing there,” then release the documents.

How can they be so sure there is nothing there? Have they seen the documents?

[QT3.14]

Betcha this wouldn't be the case if a president from the R party.

They would be howling in the grand traditions of Watergate!

[philman_36]

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), a supporter of stricter gun control laws, said there is “nothing there,” in reference to Fast and Furious...

If ‘There’s nothing there,” then release the documents. Self-shot.

Exactly. I wonder if Maloney even knows, or recognizes, how ridiculous she sounds.

[tumblindice]

It's not about guns. It's not about health care. It's about control.

[philman_36]

The comments on this thread indicate that its readers seem to have a pretty good head for recognizing when someone is engaged in the art of "oral projection of male bovine fecal matter".
{;^)

[Travis McGee]

The Koolaid Kommissars are out in force tonight whitewashing mass murder.

[Thank You Rush]

“”and Attorney General Holder is the one who ended the program.””

We know that, you lame brain, so tell us WHO STARTED IT!

[Secret Agent Man]

Never heard of Presidents using EP if there was nothing there. Especially for documents they didn’t even write, supposedly. Or even know’abput until recently. Also never heard an AG ever beg the president to issue EP for documents the WH had no connection to, allegedly.

[TBall]

I'm looking for some good fast and furious links. In particular I'm looking for a link to the interview of the store owner who kept questioning the Feds and was told to continue selling. A crazy liberal FB friend of mine needs to be shut up.

[tsowellfan]

Here’s a video on it. Not sure is Mr. Howard (gun shop owner) is it this one.

In this Fox News Interview, A Gun Store Owner records his interaction with the Obama Administration’s DOJ / ATF Agents involved in selling weapons to the Sinaloa Cartel of Mexico.

http://youtu.be/TYwcOzIATxU

[tsowellfan]

Gun store owner had misgivings about ATF sting

When federal agents with Operation Fast and Furious told Andre Howard to sell weapons to illegal purchasers, he complied, but he feared someone would get hurt. Then a border agent was shot.

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/11/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110912

[TBall]

Thanks for the links. I’m depressed today and can’t stomach arguing with the brain dead. Robert’s should burn for this.