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

To: Wayners who wrote (182)	12/7/2011 8:11:21 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 749

And this story is on Obama selling, leftwing CBS. Isn't she the reporter Holder and company threatened?

To: Wayners who wrote (182)	12/7/2011 8:18:51 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

Same reporter: Sharyl Attkisson, White House Furious at CBS 'Fast and Furious' Investigation? Special Guests: Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News Investigative Reporter transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," October 6, 2011. BILL O'REILLY, FOX NEWS HOST: "Factor Follow Up" segment tonight. As we reported last night, CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has uncovered some Justice Department memos that show Attorney General Holder knew about the "Fast and Furious" gun sting long before he said he did. Ms. Attkisson joins us from Washington. So let's -- let's just walk through this so even I can understand it. When you found these memos, then you called the White House for comment as any reporter would. And some guy actually yelled at you? Is that what happened? SHARYL ATTKISSON, CBS NEWS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER: Well, it was during reporting on some of these documents, not those particular ones. And we had a conversation which you well know about and have reported on and has been duly noted. And ever since then I have been moving on and trying to work on the next developments in the case. There have been quite a few. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Ok but let's -- let's not try to get away from this too quickly Sharyl. Eric Schultz is hired by the White House to handle this story the "fast and furious" story. So you call Eric up and you say that he was hostile? Was he hostile? ATTKISSON: Well, I don't want to say exactly how the whole thing took place because part of that is how we work together in sharing information since the story began. There are assigned people in various part sides of the story to deal with the media I -- I do want to say that the conversation as you reported it was -- was accurate. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Did he -- did he curse at you? ATTKISSON: As you reported, that's accurate. And I think -- (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Well, wait, wait, wait. Now, I have had that happen to me, and you wouldn't -- anybody would curse at me, I mean, come on. You get a promotion doing that but you are a nice person. I mean you are just somebody who is trying to get the story. Why would this guy curse at you? What -- what led him to do that? ATTKISSON: In the course of covering these kinds of stories, as you know, you get into a lot of difficult moments with people that you talk to and they probably don't think you're as nice as you think I am, Mr. O'Reilly -- (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: No but you know what I'm talking about here. Usually lights a fuse particularly to somebody like that at the level the White House level who actually curse at a reporter, a CBS News correspondent. That's not something that happens every day, Sharyl. So what do you think lit that fuse? ATTKISSON: Well, I would say there have been some pretty incredible developments in the past week. Also, documents we haven't even had time to report on all of them. They are very sensitive documents and allegations going around. Many of them we haven't reported yet because we need to get more confirmation of them. But what you see on the surface that we do report in our stories is really only a part of what may be going on and we may be reporting the future when we can get confirmation. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Ok. ATTKISSON: And I can only say that is a very sensitive story that goes into many far facets and there is a lot of -- a lot of sensitivity. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Absolutely you did, there is no doubt about it, particularly, because today President Obama stuck up for Holder and said look, Holder didn't mislead anybody before Congress. Whatever. Now, correct me if I am wrong, because I am speculating, based on your reporting, something that makes me uncomfortable but you are in the field and I'm here in the studio. It looks to me like Eric Holder, the Attorney General, did know about this "Fast and Furious" operation that led to the death of a border patrol agent long before he told Congress he knew about it. Would that be accurate at this point in time to say? ATTKISSON: You would be factually correct. And as we have reported that the Attorney General was briefed a long time ago. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Ok so -- so -- ATTKISSON: Or has received briefing memos -- let me finish that was briefed on "Fast and Furious". And not -- (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: -- right the facts say that he knew. So then he goes up to the Hill and he tells Darryl Issa, the Congressman from California, you know, I just found out about this, I really didn't know. So it looks like Holder is not telling the truth. That's what it looks like. Are there any extenuating circumstances that you have found? ATTKISSON: None so far. And I have put in a separate query to the Department of Justice, which we're continuing to report on the story to ask them to clarify ok, when is it, if he misunderstood the question. (CROSSTALK) O'REILLY: Yes, when was it that he knew about it and when did you put that request in to the DOJ? ATTKISSON: I put that request in today. O'REILLY: Ok. Did you put a request to interview Holder? ATTKISSON: I have repeated that request, I repeated it today, yes. Read more: foxnews.com

To: Wayners who wrote (182)	12/7/2011 8:22:23 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 749

Is CBS News Silencing Fast and Furious Reporter? Oct 5, 2011 by MARK HEMINGWAY weeklystandard.com Yesterday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told radio show host Laura Ingraham that the White House yelled and swore at her over her reporting on the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal tied to the deaths of two U.S. law enforcement agents. Attkisson also revealed that she'd also been yelled at by the Justice Department. Today, I called CBS News in an attempt to interview Attkisson. I was told by CBS News senior vice president of communications Sonya McNair that Attkisson would be unavailable for interviews all week. When I asked why Attkisson would be unavailable, McNair would not say. I've also heard from a producer at another media outlet that has previously booked Attkisson that they tried to book her since she made news with the Laura Ingraham interview yesterday. They were also told that she would be unavailable. After our initial conversation earlier today, I called McNair back and left a message with her office. I also sent McNair an email asking whether Attkisson's unavailability has anything to do with reporting that the White House and Justice Department were angry at her. I further asked McNair if the White House or Justice Department contacted CBS News about Attkisson since yesterday. McNair has not responded to my inquiries. Recall what Attkisson told Ingraham yesterday: [The White House and Justice Department] will tell you that I'm the only reporter--as they told me--that is not reasonable. They say the Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, the New York Times is reasonable, I'm the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I'm unfair and biased by pursuing it. That's significant, because CBS News, and Attkisson in particular, has done more reporting to advance the Fast and Furious scandal than arguably any other media outlet.