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Eric Holder says Republicans have made him a ‘proxy’ to attack President Obama
The Washington Post ^ | July 2, 2012 | Sari Horwitz

Posted on 07/02/2012 7:34:13 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sharply criticized lawmakers Monday for voting to hold him in contempt of Congress last week, saying Republicans have made him a “proxy” to attack President Obama in an election year.

In his first interview since Thursday’s vote, Holder said lawmakers have used an investigation of a botched gun-tracking operation as a way to seek retribution against the Justice Department for its policies on a host of issues, including immigration, voting rights and gay marriage. He said the chairman of the committee leading the inquiry, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), is engaging in political theater as the Justice Department tries to focus on public safety.

“I’ve been doing all of these things all the time Darrell Issa and his band have been nipping at my heels,” a defiant Holder said. “They’ve been nipping, but I’ve been walking.”

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1 posted on 07/02/2012 7:34:17 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So Congressmen are dogs. That should win Holder a lot of points on Capitol Hill.


2 posted on 07/02/2012 7:37:04 PM PDT by Martin Tell (ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If Holder, had produced the docuements the show was over. No theater. His choice.


3 posted on 07/02/2012 7:37:57 PM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Attacking Big Sis should be #2 on the agenda.


4 posted on 07/02/2012 7:39:02 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Oh Eric,you POS-don’t flatter yourself.


5 posted on 07/02/2012 7:39:44 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Sounds like contempt of congress to me.

It’s all about the narrative.


6 posted on 07/02/2012 7:40:00 PM PDT by y6162
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To: Free ThinkerNY


7 posted on 07/02/2012 7:40:00 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

If Holder had a pair, he’d be a team player and take himself out of the game. There are probably some fries guy jobs still open in Chicago.


8 posted on 07/02/2012 7:41:05 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare is only the beginning. It's all downhill from here.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
You keep honing into the issue and he persists in throwing feces at the ceiling, at the walls, and at your face. How about answering the gefugnete question, Schissenkopf?



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

9 posted on 07/02/2012 7:42:26 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Holder is a sorry excuse...


10 posted on 07/02/2012 7:44:56 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Democrats are the problem. Vote them out, all of them.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Cretin doesn’t even know what a proxy is. Probably gets confused between jurisdiction and venue as well.


11 posted on 07/02/2012 7:44:56 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Government HealthControl. Uniting the compassion of HMOs and the diligence of bureaucracy.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This would be hilarious if his arrogance didn’t make it so serious.

Holder has this completely backwards, though if this is problematic for the Narcissist in Chief, then that is a positive thing for America.

He completely doesn’t understand that the focus is on him, and rightfully so. I must say, he thinks he will beat this. He thinks time is on his side, and I think he is correct.

But...there is still time enough.


12 posted on 07/02/2012 7:45:22 PM PDT by rlmorel ("The safest road to Hell is the gradual one." Screwtape (C.S. Lewis))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Eric the Corrupt considers himself a proxy for attacks on the Food Stamp President .... more likely is that he will soon become Eric “thrown under the bus” Holder.


13 posted on 07/02/2012 7:47:53 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Skittle pooping unicorns are more common than progressives with honor & integrity.)
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To: Psalm 144

My bad. Whoever scribbled the headline did not know what a proxy is.


14 posted on 07/02/2012 7:47:58 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Government HealthControl. Uniting the compassion of HMOs and the diligence of bureaucracy.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

LOL. He’s right of course. Only the Senate can get Obama. Not going to happen. Who’s next in the lineup of the guilty? Answer: Eric Holder.

Of course that’s not what Mr. Holder means by “proxy”. He’s talking about skin color of all things. Give me a break.


15 posted on 07/02/2012 7:50:44 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well, Congress does have the power to arrest him.


16 posted on 07/02/2012 7:50:54 PM PDT by MrChips (MrChips)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

LOL. He’s right of course. Only the Senate can get Obama. Not going to happen. Who’s next in the lineup of the guilty? Answer: Eric Holder.

Of course that’s not what Mr. Holder means by “proxy”. He’s talking about skin color of all things. Give me a break.


17 posted on 07/02/2012 7:51:03 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Help me out here,folks! Does our esteemed (but not by me) Attorney Corporal utter the word “racist” at any point during the interview? (I can’t read it myself lest I lose my dinner).


18 posted on 07/02/2012 7:54:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Ayers Was *Not* "Just Some Guy In The Neighborhood")
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To: Psalm 144
Probably gets confused between jurisdiction and venue as well.

Rumor has it that he has great difficulty explaining what the definition of the word "is" is.

19 posted on 07/02/2012 7:58:32 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Ayers Was *Not* "Just Some Guy In The Neighborhood")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Holder is a racial coward and a slimebag. Keep the pressure on him.


20 posted on 07/02/2012 7:59:41 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (A conservative, a liberal and a moderate walk into a bar. Bartender says "what'll it be, Mitt?")
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