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Fast and Furious Scandal Launched Into 2012 Presidential Election by Mitt Romney
Townhall.com ^ | April 13, 2012 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 04/13/2012 1:34:55 PM PDT by Kaslin

GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney applauded House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley for their efforts to investigate the Obama Justice Department’s lethal Operation Fast and Furious scandal today during a speech at the NRA Annual Meeting Leadership Forum in St. Louis. This is the first time any GOP presidential candidate has mentioned the Fast and Furious scandal by name in a public event speech, officially bringing the scandal into the 2012 general election with President Barack Obama. Romney also embraced the NRA’s calls for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign or be fired for his role in Fast and Furious.

"I applaud Congressman Issa and Senator Grassley for their work in exposing the “Fast and Furious” scandal. And I applaud NRA leadership for being among the first and most vocal in calling upon Attorney General Holder to resign," Romney said.

To give readers some context, out of more than 21 debates during the 2012 GOP presidential primary, Fast and Furious was mentioned once.

Update: GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich also mentioned Fast and Furious in his remarks, saying we must "get to the bottom of Operation Fast and Furious."


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; darrelissa; dea; dhs; doj; ericholder; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; ice; obama
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1 posted on 04/13/2012 1:34:59 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Tap tap tap.... Is my clock broken?


2 posted on 04/13/2012 1:37:25 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Kaslin
Well a display of GOP testicular material, completely unexpected particularly coming from Caspar Mitt-toast!
3 posted on 04/13/2012 1:38:59 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Reily

We need to light a real fire under Issa to get more hearings going.


4 posted on 04/13/2012 1:41:21 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: Dutch Boy

Not broken, completely expected from a man who is used to pandering to whichever crowd he’s speaking to.


5 posted on 04/13/2012 1:41:30 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek

Does Romney have anything to say about the eligibility issue?

Crickets chirping.


6 posted on 04/13/2012 1:45:02 PM PDT by IM2MAD
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To: Dutch Boy
Blind squirrel: Nut
7 posted on 04/13/2012 1:46:47 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: Kaslin

So....who spoke first at the NRA convention, Mittens or Newt? If Romney actually brought up F & F without prompting, good for him! But if Newt spoke first and talked about it, then Mitt was just jumping in with a “me, too” moment and it will go no further with him.

The really big test as to how serious the GOP is over the issue will be if they actually start running ads about it and/or start bringing it up on the Sunday talk shows, especially in light of the questions regarding Eric Holder’s handling of the Martin case. The Zimmerman family wants to know why the DOJ isn’t investigating the New Black Panthers for hate crimes and I think a lot of Americans would like an answer as well. Holder is the most corrupt AG we have ever had (and that’s saying ALOT after Janet Reno!) so why is Bambi continuing to protect him?


8 posted on 04/13/2012 1:48:47 PM PDT by VikingMom (I may not know what the future holds but I know who holds the future!)
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To: Kaslin
>"Mitt Romney applauded"

Flop horse can clap? I'm impressed with his presidential abilities already!

9 posted on 04/13/2012 1:50:34 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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To: Kaslin

Good on him.

The more light that can be shed on F and F and awareness raised with the American public, the better.

Eric Holder and Fast and Furious
http://www.jeffhead.com/fandf.htm

Holder needs to be impeached. He is an anti-American who is trampling the constitution he swoer to uphold.


10 posted on 04/13/2012 1:54:17 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Kaslin; All

I need help, I am looking for someone who has lost a family member due to Fast and Furious or to the Mexican Drug Wars, in general.

Yes, Floyd Brown and I are trying to produce an attack ad!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


11 posted on 04/13/2012 1:56:06 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Kaslin
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Any time a firearms-related thread is created on FreeRepublic, please be sure to add the "banglist" keyword to it so that interested FReepers don't miss it. Just a suggestion.

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12 posted on 04/13/2012 1:56:54 PM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: Kaslin

Is this a harbinger of what is to come? Mitt will not surrender and do a traveling concession speech? Here’s hoping!

McCain was very bold with the Sarah Palin appointment and then became deferential to the “history” made by the election of the first hard left radical president. I can never take pleasure or give myself credit in the victory of evil.


13 posted on 04/13/2012 1:57:10 PM PDT by jimfree (In Nov 2012 my 11 y/o granddaughter will have more relevant executive experience than Barack Obama)
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To: cripplecreek

We need to get Holder, napolitano , and obama under the hot lamp for fast n furious.

The fact that we still dont have answers on this is criminal!


14 posted on 04/13/2012 2:29:29 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: GlockThe Vote

B U M P


15 posted on 04/13/2012 2:31:48 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: VikingMom

“So....who spoke first at the NRA convention, Mittens or Newt?”

Mitt spoke first, then Newt, then Santorum.


16 posted on 04/13/2012 2:32:43 PM PDT by Califelephant
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To: Kaslin
This is good. Fast and Furious needs to be talked about ALL THE TIME.

This horrific scandal should have already brought this administration down.

Maybe it eventually will.....

17 posted on 04/13/2012 2:36:48 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Reily

I am ‘not’ a Romney fan but today he showed some promise!!!

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18 posted on 04/13/2012 2:36:52 PM PDT by ebysan (ebysan)
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To: Califelephant
Was this NRA meeting before or after Santorum dropped out?
19 posted on 04/13/2012 2:37:06 PM PDT by Reily
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To: jimfree

Fast n Furious needs to be brought to the front again.

300 dead mexicans and 3 le officials and not a word by the lame stream media!

BTW - i have sent the following video of Deputy AG Ogden in 2009 admitting Holder/Obama was behind F&F and so far nothing! I sent this to issa, holder, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNhYk9NuNc


20 posted on 04/13/2012 2:40:27 PM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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