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The Black Caucus Is Staging A Walkout During The Eric Holder Contempt Vote
TBI ^ | 6-28-2012 | Grace Wyler

Posted on 06/28/2012 5:26:52 AM PDT by blam

The Black Caucus Is Staging A Walkout During The Eric Holder Contempt Vote

Grace Wyler
Jun. 27, 2012, 9:33 PM

The Congressional Black Caucus is planning to stage a walkout during tomorrow's House vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt over the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, according to a letter that is being circulated among Democratic members of Congress.

“We adamantly oppose this partisan attack and refuse to participate in any vote that would tarnish the image of Congress or of an attorney general who has done nothing but work tirelessly to protect the rights of the American people," the Black Caucus members wrote in the letter, which was obtained by several news outlets. “We cannot and will not participate in a vote to hold the Attorney General in contempt."

The letter, which was sent to the Hispanic, Asian, and Progressive Caucuses, calls on members to walk off the House floor during tomorrow's vote, and join the Black Caucus for a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Building during the roll call.

The House Rules Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to send the contempt measure to the House floor, designating two hours and 20 minutes for debate Thursday, according to The Hill.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: congress; contempt; holder; race
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To: MrB
What is Aisle HOG Sheila Jackson Lee going to do?

Bet her hair is in a triple weave crown - it is awesome!

81 posted on 06/28/2012 6:02:22 AM PDT by hummingbird (Breitbart and Spartacus: here, there, everywhere.)
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To: blam
What's next?

Put on hoodies and loot a 7-11, or go beat up a white 80 yo blind quadriplegic grandmother?

82 posted on 06/28/2012 6:02:52 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: MrB
Democrat...

The Party of the Perpetually Pissed.

83 posted on 06/28/2012 6:04:44 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over...)
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To: MrB
“See the white guy in the back right of the second picture?”

------------- He's looking for the snack room - Krispy Kreme doughnuts on Supreme Court decision days.

84 posted on 06/28/2012 6:05:32 AM PDT by hummingbird (Breitbart and Spartacus: here, there, everywhere.)
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To: blam
IOWs if you're black you aren't accountable for anything.

White Bigots, Obama, & the Negro race! (video 8:44)

Team Obama's Brother Sharpton Moment (article, Michelle Malkin)

85 posted on 06/28/2012 6:06:00 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: chessplayer

Looks like everybody but whitey got a “caucus”...

Ironic... the “caucASIANS” have no “caucUS”


86 posted on 06/28/2012 6:06:04 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: blam
“We adamantly oppose this partisan attack and refuse to participate in any vote that would tarnish the image of Congress or of an attorney general who has done nothing but work tirelessly to protect the rights of the American people,”

What does that have to do with Holder?!?!?

87 posted on 06/28/2012 6:06:04 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: blam

It’s a shame that their jobs are all secured because they all represent gerrymandered districts in which their constituents are predominantly black who cheer on anything that appears to be “stickin it to the man”. Morals and personal responsibility are out the window.


88 posted on 06/28/2012 6:07:54 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To: blam

I wouldn’t expect the Congressional Black Communists to act anyway other than UnAmerican.


89 posted on 06/28/2012 6:08:19 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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To: blam

Racists.


90 posted on 06/28/2012 6:09:15 AM PDT by Theo (... with Liberty and Justice for all.)
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To: G Larry

I suggest that they walk out and just keep on walking. Get the hell out of Washington and go back to their lazy ass districts where they can live off the government dole like their constituents.


91 posted on 06/28/2012 6:09:28 AM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: albie
Isn’t more like a shuffle?

No, it's buck dancing.

Barack Obama, & buck dancing Negro's (video 7:30)

92 posted on 06/28/2012 6:09:38 AM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: VeniVidiVici

The poor useful idiots don’t even realize that the communists are just using the race issue to further advance the agenda,

and they will be dropped at the first opportunity when they become useless.


93 posted on 06/28/2012 6:09:42 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: blam

Who’s the dude on the left playing pocket pool???


94 posted on 06/28/2012 6:11:15 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over...)
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To: GYPSY286
We should “turn this around” by shouting that that the Black Caucus and Holder don’t want to investigate Fast and Furious because Brian Terry was white! If they can pull the racist card on white people, why not pull it on them?

Shut and pay your taxes. People are waiting for their gubmit checks to buy hookers, Kools and malt liquor. You have no rights.
95 posted on 06/28/2012 6:12:31 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Who’s the dude on the left playing pocket pool???

Looks like Grady from Sanford and Son.
96 posted on 06/28/2012 6:14:13 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To: Vision
May I suggest they keep walking until they reach Africa?

Arrrgh - beat me to it!

97 posted on 06/28/2012 6:14:13 AM PDT by Hacksaw (If I had a son, he'd look like George Zimmerman.)
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To: blam

Good, now tell these petulant children that when they are through throwing their tantrum they are to go to bed without supper.

When you coddle spoiled brats, you only encourage bad behavior.


98 posted on 06/28/2012 6:14:59 AM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (With (R)epublicans like these, who needs (D)emocrats?)
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To: MrB
If the four Dems end up flipping it becomes a bipartisan repudiation of Holder...

... using Demologic.

99 posted on 06/28/2012 6:15:51 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over...)
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To: blam

Would it possible to sechedule a quick vote on something important right before and right after the Holder vote?


100 posted on 06/28/2012 6:16:05 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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