Obama slammed on Fast and Furious in Spanish-language TV interview: Shouldn’t you ‘fire’ Holder?

The Daily Caller ^ | 09/20/2012 | Matthew Boyle

[neverdem]

Obama slammed on Fast and Furious in Spanish-language TV interview: Shouldn’t you ‘fire’ Holder? [VIDEO]

Interviewers on the Spanish-language television network Univision grilled President Barack Obama about the Operation Fast and Furious scandal plaguing his administration in an interview Thursday.

“You told me during an interview that you and Mr. Holder did not authorize the Fast and Furious operation that allowed 2,000 weapons from the United States into Mexico and they were in the drug trafficking [cartels'] hands,” Univision co-host Jorge Ramos asked Obama, according to a translator, during the interview. “I think that up to 100 Mexicans might have died and also American agent Brian Terry. There’s a report that 14 agents were responsible for the operation but shouldn’t the attorney general, Eric Holder, he should have known about that and if he didn’t, should you fire him?”

Obama responded with similar talking points his administration has used time and again.

“Well, first of all, I think it’s important to understand that the Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program, begun under the previous administration,” Obama said. “When Eric Holder found out about it, he discontinued it. We assigned an inspector general to do a thorough report that was just issued — confirming that in fact Eric Holder did not know about this, that he took prompt action and that the people who did initiate this were held accountable. But, what I think is most important is recognizing that we’ve got a challenge in terms of weapons flowing south, and the strategy that was pursued out of Arizona, obviously, was completely wrongheaded. Those folks who were responsible have been held accountable. The question now is, how do we move forward with a strategy that will actually work?”

“We are going to have to work with Mexican law enforcement..,”

[CyberAnt]

I saw Issa on TV today and he was fumming!!!

I don’t think it’s over.

The guy that did the report already stated that the WH kept him from getting a lot of the necessary info.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping.

[okie01]

Issa tip his hand as to any coming bombshells ???

Not that I'm aware of. Didn't see/hear any of the proceedings .

[AuntB]

“First thing out of his mouth is a flat lie.”

Yep!

Holder announcing implementation, funding of the program in 2009 didn’t matter!!!

http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2011/07/obama-and-holder-knew-about-gunwalker.html

Sunday, July 10, 2011
Obama and Holder knew about Gunwalker! Funded by Stimulus!

YOUR TAX DOLLARS!
Stimulus funding of Gunrunner

HR 495 Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009

To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other purposes.

Official Summary
1/14/2009—Introduced.Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to:
(1) to expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.- Mexico border; and
(2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h495/