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Politics : Fast and Furious-----Obama/Holder Gun Running Scandal -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/3/2011 6:59:52 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

Media Matters was created and is bankrolled by Soros. Almost everything and anything in the "news" media is a Soros production.

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/5/2011 4:25:01 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

White House denies reports Obama knew of ‘Fast and Furious’ in 2010 12/04/2011 By Matthew Boyle and David Martosko dailycaller.com Read more: dailycaller.com

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/5/2011 4:29:47 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

If George Soros’ funded media mouthpiece says it didn’t happen, who are we to question it?

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/14/2011 10:53:03 PM
From: joseffy	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 749

Documents Show Justice's Breuer Misled On 'Furious' ........................................................................................... 12/14/2011 IBD Editorials news.investors.com General Eric Holder insists "nobody at the Justice Department has lied" about the gun-running scandal Fast and Furious. That in itself is a lie, as his deputy's emails prove. Documents obtained by congressional investigators show Lanny Breuer, Justice's criminal division chief, misled the public — under oath — about what he knew about the disastrous and ultimately deadly program. And what he did to cover it up. • Lie No. 1: Breuer knew as far back as April 2010 that ATF officials had let assault weapons "walk" — which meant ending surveillance on guns suspected en route to Mexican warlords, and turning a blind eye to criminals illegally buying weapons for trafficking on the border. Guns found at the scene of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry were traced to Fast and Furious. That April, Breuer and an aide conspired with ATF leaders to cover up "the bad stuff that would come out." When Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, got wind of the scandal, he demanded answers. Breuer consulted in the drafting of a Feb. 4 letter to Grassley falsely denying that ATF had ever walked guns. Newly obtained emails show Breuer received drafts of the letter four times via email. He even forwarded drafts to his personal Google email account. • Lie No. 2: When Grassley recently asked Breuer point blank if he reviewed the letter, Breuer suggested he had not looked at it. "At the time," he testified, "I was in Mexico dealing with the very real issues that we are all so committed to." Of course, he made this statement before investigators had the benefit of his emails. In response to the draft he received while in Mexico, Breuer emailed one of his aides: "As usual, great work." "Imagine my surprise when I discovered from documents that Mr. Breuer was far more informed during the drafting of that letter than he admitted before the judiciary committee," Grassley fumed last week on the Senate floor. Grassley says Breuer both lied in officially denying in a letter what he knew to be true about federal gun-running, and then lied about his involvement in the letter. "Mr. Breuer's failure to be candid and forthcoming before this body irreparably harms his credibility," Grassley added in the speech, during which he called for Breuer's resignation. Forget resignation. Breuer ought to be investigated for perjury. And Congress' next step should be to subpoena Google's servers to obtain Breuer's nongovernment private emails and see if he engaged in any further discussion about the Feb. 4 letter — which is so riddled with "inaccuracies" that Justice has now withdrawn it. But honestly, what did the senator expect? It was his committee that unanimously rubber-stamped President Obama's nomination of Breuer as the nation's top cop — even though Breuer was no stranger to scandal. He had major red flags in his background, starting with the fact he served as White House lawyer for America's most corrupt president. His work defending Clinton against perjury and obstruction charges was never even brought up during his Senate confirmation hearing. Nor did senators ask Breuer about his defending former Clinton security adviser Sammy Berger against charges he stuffed classified documents down his pants while visiting the National Archives one day as a civilian. Breuer's bio boasts how the Washingtonian Magazine once described him as "one of the cleverest (lawyers) in Washington." Yes, too clever by half. The American people deserve in this key government role someone known for honesty, not cleverness. Someone who lies under oath to Congress has no business running the nation's criminal division.

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/21/2011 11:41:41 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

Now, 91 congressmen have ‘no confidence’ in Holder or believe he should quit .................................................................................................................................. By Matthew Boyle The Daily Caller 12/20/2011 dailycaller.com Attorney General Eric Holder’s list of Operation Fast and Furious critics has grown over the past several days, as four more have signed on to a resolution of “no confidence” in him. Republican Reps. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Kevin Brady of Texas, Tim Griffin of Arkansas and Tim Walberg of Michigan have all now signed on as co-sponsors of Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar’s “no confidence” resolution. Though it’s not directly a call for Holder to step down, the resolution alleges that the nation’s top law enforcement official’s actions have proven he is not “competent, trustworthy and beyond reproach,” and that he has sought to “cover up” mistakes rather than cooperate with Congress “in disclosing the events and circumstances and transparently addressing the issues.” Griffin told The Daily Caller he signed on to the resolution because Holder has not actively held anyone accountable for Fast and Furious. “Attorney General Holder’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month confirmed what I already believed: the Department’s Operation Fast and Furious and his mismanagement of the aftermath, including his unwillingness to hold people accountable, raise serious concerns about his ability to fulfill his duties as our nation’s top law enforcement officer,” Griffin said in an email. A spokeswoman from Brady’s office told TheDC he is “outraged” about the ill-fated gun walking program, and with the Justice Department’s continued stonewalling of congressional investigators. “Congressman Brady recently joined 80 of his colleagues in sponsoring a resolution expressing ‘no confidence’ in the U.S. Attorney General in the wake of the Justice Department’s disastrous and deadly ‘Fast and Furious’ program,” Brady’s spokeswoman said in an email. “Like many of his constituents and colleagues, the Congressman is outraged at the Justice Department’s handling of the program and failure to cooperate with Congressional investigators.” Spokespersons for Blackburn and Walberg haven’t returned requests for comment. The resolution declares that Holder “presided over a law enforcement scheme called ‘Operation Fast and Furious’ that was ill conceived at the outset and mismanaged.” It describes Fast and Furious as an operation that “allowed thousands of weapons of various types to be illegally sold and or transferred from the United States to violent drug cartels and known criminals in Mexico and elsewhere,” and that the operation “was not set up to catch criminals and no proper monitoring of the guns being sold or transferred was undertaken.” The resolution also points out that Holder “further failed to inform or cooperate with Mexican authorities even though hundreds of weapons were being sent to Mexico,” and that “Mexico is under severe stress due to drug cartel wars.” It adds that because of Holder’s “failure to properly control, monitor, or establish Operation Fast and Furious, it is likely Mexican nationals were killed or wounded by weapons sold through this scheme,” and that “evidence further suggests that such guns have been used in the United States, and may be involved in the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.” The resolution declares that “through Attorney General Holder’s office” the Department of Justice “initially provided false information to Congress,” “retaliated” against whistle-blowers who provided Congress with information and “redacted key information.” The “no confidence” resolution is a largely symbolic measure but is nonetheless a more official move than public statements from members calling for Holder’s resignation. It includes a breakdown of everything those in favor of the “no confidence” resolution allege Holder has done to earn it. With Gosar, the lead sponsor on House Resolution 490, there are 81 members of Congress who no longer trust Holder in his office because of Fast and Furious. Additionally, 62* congressmen have demanded that Holder resign over the gun walking scandal. Between the two lists, which don’t perfectly overlap, there are 90 members of the House who don’t approve of Holder’s performance. Those 62 congressmen join two senators, Republican Sens. James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Johnny Isakson of Georgia, every major Republican presidential candidate and two sitting governors in demanding that Holder resign.

To: Carolyn who wrote (168)	12/22/2011 4:21:30 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 749

Holder Tosses Race Card ................................................................. by Bob Beauprez 12/22/2011 finance.townhall.com Eric Holder doesn’t have a good answer for his involvement in the Fast and Furious scandal, but he has come up with an explanation for why he is the target of so much criticism. It’s because he’s black, which he says is also why Barack Obama gets criticized, too. Holder says he’s a convenient two-fer for Obama critics. People identify him with the President because “you know, the fact that we’re both African American.” He also says those people who take exception with him or with Obama are part of the “more extreme segment” of America. So, this administration doesn’t make mistakes, and can’t possibly be wrong. And, if you happen to disagree with them, you are either an extremist, a racist, or more likely, both. This comes from the Attorney General of the first post-racial President – outrageous! Here’s an excerpt from the interview published in the New York Times, with the full article linked here: “Of that group of critics, Mr. Holder said he believed that a few — the ‘more extreme segment’ — were motivated by animus against Mr. Obama and that he served as a stand-in for him. ‘This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him,’ he said, ‘both due to the nature of our relationship and, you know, the fact that we’re both African-American.’” The Christian Science Monitor Video On Friday, December 2, 2011, US Congressman Darrell Issa joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters to discuss the failures of the "fast and furious" operation and who is to blame. Bob Beauprez Bob Beauprez is a former Member of Congress and is currently the editor-in-chief of A Line of Sight, an online policy resource. Prior to serving in Congress, Mr. Beauprez was a dairy farmer and community banker. He and his wife Claudia reside in Lafayette, Colorado. You may contact him at: bobbeauprez.com