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Congressman claims Tea Party, NRA “manufactured” Fast and Furious
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| 12/09/2011
| Tina Korbe
Posted on 12/09/2011 12:15:01 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Attorney General Eric Holder has accused The Daily Caller of creating the story of calls for his resignation. Never mind that more than 50 Republicans are on board for his ouster. Maybe not all of them would have made the official call for his resignation had a DC reporter not called to ask their opinions — but the reporter didn’t supply the opinions for ‘em. The gist of Holder’s accusation: Stop asking questions, reporters!
No doubt Democrats like Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson agree. Reporter Michelle Fields didn’t make him say what he said, but, if she hadn’t asked a question, he never would have said this quote, which was especially revealing about what he knows of the Fast and Furious scandal:
I think this is another manufactured controversy by the second amendment, NRA Republican tea party movement, Johnson said.
Hmm. How exactly did the Tea Party Movement or the NRA instigate an ATF program to sell firearms to straw purchasers and then rapidly lose track of the weapons?
Honestly, the quote makes so little sense, I don’t know how to respond to it. But, then again, it comes from a fellow who somehow managed to mention “white supremacists” in yesterday’s Judiciary hearing — and who once said overpopulation might cause the entire island of Guam to “tip over and capsize.” What did I expect?
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alinskytactics; atf; banglist; congress; dea; democrats; dhs; doj; ericholder; fastandfurious; fbi; guam; gunrunner; gunwalker; hankjohnson; holder; liberalfascism; obama; teaparty
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To: SeekAndFind
Just Exactly, How, did they break in and plant all those documents at the ATF or Something?
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:19:18 PM PST
by
GraceG
To: SeekAndFind
Good call Hank! Let’s hear from you more frequently. Your wisdom is needed.
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:19:40 PM PST
by
blackdog
(And justice for all.....(Offer not valid in all locations, and prices vary))
To: SeekAndFind
Yet another leftist dem congress-critter throwing their hat into the ring to be named "Dumbest Critter in Congress." Sheila Jackson-Lee has quite a bit of competition this year!
Mark
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:20:57 PM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: blackdog
Isn’t this the guy who warned that Guam would tip over if we based more B2’s there?
To: SeekAndFind
To fully appreciate this administration, one must imagine all the Whitehouse staffers and operatives chasing down democrats in the halls, closets, bathrooms, steambaths, fine dining establishments, and whorehouses, to hand out and go over these talking points.
And then one must imagine how many favors will be brokered to stand and make such a fool out of yourself in front of America.
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:22:53 PM PST
by
blackdog
(And justice for all.....(Offer not valid in all locations, and prices vary))
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:32:28 PM PST
by
IbJensen
(Ron Paul For President!)
To: blackdog
The Congressman just earned “Moron of the Year” for that statement.
To: RitchieAprile
I am pretty sure it is the same idiot. His constituents must be proud (and equally stupid).
To: neocon1984
It is.
I’m still trying to figure out how the Second Amendment manufactured this controversy.
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:44:26 PM PST
by
Right Cal Gal
(Ronald Reagan: "our liberal friends....know so much that isn't so...")
To: RitchieAprile
The very same one.
Not only Guam would tip over, the wise guy leaned to one side while he said the infamous sentence.
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:50:48 PM PST
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: MarkL
Georgia’s Hank Johnson makes South Carolina’s own Alvin Greene look brilliant! Alvin wasn’t very smart though, he thought he was the right man to replace Jim Demint who, according to Alvin, “started the recession”. Alvin should have started a vocal group and called it something catchy, maybe “The Chipmunks”.
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posted on
12/09/2011 12:52:18 PM PST
by
RipSawyer
(This does not end well!)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:00:22 PM PST
by
THE_RAIDER
(http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/10/05/the-occupy-wall-street-fools/)
To: SeekAndFind
Liberal illness is nothing if not kook inspiring.
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:01:15 PM PST
by
pallis
To: Joe Brower; Travis McGee; LucyT; vette6387; MetaThought; 60Gunner; XHogPilot; FreedomPoster; ...
Still more from the alterverse....
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:08:05 PM PST
by
Repeal The 17th
(We have met the enemy and he is us.)
To: SeekAndFind
I think this is another manufactured controversy by the second amendment, NRA Republican tea party movement, Johnson said. I find the most humor in the part of the statement where he says "I think".
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:10:26 PM PST
by
The Cajun
(Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Rush, Hannity......Nuff said.)
To: SeekAndFind
Oh Boy.
Another stupid black Georgia Congressman.
He fits right in with the dumbest of the dumb - -
John Lewis
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:16:41 PM PST
by
DeaconRed
(I know how to get Grinch Ginrich to drop in the poles. He will if I endorse him. All my others did)
To: Voter#537
The congressman is a fine example of his constituants.
Utter morons
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:24:31 PM PST
by
clamper1797
(Hoping to have some change left)
To: Repeal The 17th
Was Dave Chappelle elected to Congress?
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posted on
12/09/2011 1:26:28 PM PST
by
Mat_Helm
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