Posted on 09/20/2012 3:46:29 PM PDT by neverdem
Obama slammed on Fast and Furious in Spanish-language TV interview: Shouldn’t you ‘fire’ Holder? [VIDEO]
Interviewers on the Spanish-language television network Univision grilled President Barack Obama about the Operation Fast and Furious scandal plaguing his administration in an interview Thursday.
“You told me during an interview that you and Mr. Holder did not authorize the Fast and Furious operation that allowed 2,000 weapons from the United States into Mexico and they were in the drug trafficking [cartels'] hands,” Univision co-host Jorge Ramos asked Obama, according to a translator, during the interview. “I think that up to 100 Mexicans might have died and also American agent Brian Terry. There’s a report that 14 agents were responsible for the operation but shouldn’t the attorney general, Eric Holder, he should have known about that and if he didn’t, should you fire him?”
Obama responded with similar talking points his administration has used time and again.
“Well, first of all, I think it’s important to understand that the Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program, begun under the previous administration,” Obama said. “When Eric Holder found out about it, he discontinued it. We assigned an inspector general to do a thorough report that was just issued — confirming that in fact Eric Holder did not know about this, that he took prompt action and that the people who did initiate this were held accountable. But, what I think is most important is recognizing that we’ve got a challenge in terms of weapons flowing south, and the strategy that was pursued out of Arizona, obviously, was completely wrongheaded. Those folks who were responsible have been held accountable. The question now is, how do we move forward with a strategy that will actually work?”
“We are going to have to work with Mexican law enforcement..,”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Jorge Ramos reveals the Terrorist Has No Clothes.
In reply, the Terrorist donned his very fashionable bullshiite ensemble, with cowpaddy oxfords and paisley turd tie. Secret Service made haste to gather the clumps of the Terrorist’s wardrobe that fell to the ground as he left the studio.
In other news, the roses in the White House Rose Garden are in unusually full and lustrous bloom this year...
Very good, Mr. Obongo, you went straight to blaming Bush in your very first sentence. Nothing is ever your fault.
To: neverdem
If Mitt Romney’s people were on the ball, they’d buy advertisement time on spanish language tv stations detailing how Obama was involved in a program that resulted in the murder of innocent mexican citizens in mexico. Romney’s poll numbers would rocket in the hispanic community.
I bet Rush mentions this.
As I understand it, most of the money came from the FBI and DEA.
Now, I wonder how a "field-initiated program" by "low level" ATF agents managed to gain the complete cooperation of both the FBI and the DEA. And how the guy who appears to have actually been in charge, Dennis Burke, wasn't ATF at all, but a U.S. Attorney. That sounds like it would take somebody high up in the DOJ.
Not to mention the necessary cooperation of the Border Patrol and ICE -- which would take somebody high up in Homeland Security.
Is it racist to call the president a liar, when he really does lie?
Local radio (Roger Hedgecock) just played text of Holder speech and also a Robert Gibbs audio, both acknowledging the setting up of the program and prior to its ascent into notoriety.
Not to mention that, because this operation was supposedly to involve a foreign country, DOJ just somehow magically didn't come up with a decision not to gain assent from the Department of State lest a very ugly turf battle ensue. No, the DOS people had to have their blinders on for this to have gone on for very long, especially with Hillary! wailing about the bulk of the guns coming into Mexico having originated in the USA.
According to the article, he just got kicked there.
all weewee’d up.
What? I thought this was going to be like Letterman’s show, where’s Carney?
Searching for his cojones.
A presidential pose....not.
Right hand, crossed ankles....and who’s he looking at?
The Hispanics probably know more about Fast & Furious than most of the rest of America. Many will know this is a BIG FAT LIE and it might spread like a wildfire through the spanish speaking community.
Lying about it might be Barry’s undoing with this group.... I hope.
Let’s hope that’s true, and this wasn’t a softball set up to give him cover
By the Spanish arm of the MSM.
Excuse me teacher I have to pee.
Thanks neverdem.
Not to mention the necessary cooperation of the Border Patrol and ICE -- which would take somebody high up in Homeland Security.
dont forget about cankles and the state dept that had to, by LAW, authorize the co-ordination of allowing arms across the border, and the wiretaps that *only* get processed at the upper levels of DOJ, which because they are so high up the food chain, automatically initiate their own set of protocols and their priority status is generally known/signed off on in the upper office...
etc...etc...etc...now that the internal investigation stonewall is done, i hop Issa/Grassley have a couple aces in their hand to go all in...
Especially after the IG pointedly told the committee today that he had been blocked from access to critical correspondence and refused access to a person in the White House he wanted to interview (the infamous Kevin O'Reilly, who is now "unavailable" in Iraq).
In other words, he ran into the same stonewall that Issa ran into. Next up: a Federal Court.
Issa tip his hand as to any coming bombshells ???
Very good suggestion. Maybe with Pawlenty gone, the brass knuckle guys will see the wisdom of your suggestion.
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