Posted on 01/17/2012 8:09:33 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
In his January 12th article on the 2010 ATF Operation White Gun, Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Serrano did little more than tell readers that 3 virtual nobodies had been arrested in an expensive sting which somehow allowed an unknown number of guns to disappear across the Mexican border.
In fact there are probably more questions raised in the story than answered. (1)
But it is not his skill or work ethic as an investigative reporter which have endeared him to the left.
Rather it is the fact that, true to form, he managed to make the ATF, its Department of Justice bosses and even disgraced former U.S Attorney Dennis Burke look good in the process.
Serrano has been a go-to guy for the approved breaking of stories dealing with Eric Holder and the Department of Justice for years. In fact, their relationship goes all the way back to the days of Waco and the Oklahoma City bombing aftermath. (2)
For example, in July the story broke that emails mentioning Fast and Furious and gunwalking had been sent by Phoenix ATF office head Bill Newell to White House National Security staffer Kevin OReilly.
As OReilly met at least weekly with the president, existence of such documents might suggest that White House claims of ignorance about gunwalking were not truthful.
Serrano somehow obtained a number of these emails and immediately published them in order to show there was in fact no mention of Fast and Furious in the documents. In this way he sought to prove that the White House had NOT been informed of the Operation.
Naturally, he didnt bother to relate...
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
Our free, unbiased and independent press hard at work covering for the Democrats again.
Here’s some more of Serrano’s water carrying work:
Indictments may have bent Justice’s rules
RICHARD A. SERRANO Los Angeles Times June 6, 2007
The Department of Justice skirted federal policy guidelines to allow the indictment of four liberal activists on voter fraud charges in Missouri shortly before November’s midterm election, a former U.S. attorney told a Senate investigative panel Tuesday.
Only the except is still available, but you get this guy’s agenda from it.
Ping.
TY, Joe.
covering up the coverup. Ping.
TY, Joe.
covering up the coverup. Ping.
TY, Joe.
covering up the coverup. Ping.
Eric Holder had his favorite L.A. Times lackey "break" the ATF White Gun story
. . . . covering up the coverup
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But if it is reported in the L.A. Times, let the byline be your guide. If it says Richard Serrano, just pretend the story was written by Eric Holder and youll be fine.
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