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“Fast and Furious” Blows Sky-High
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2011/07/fast-and-furious-blows-sky-high.php ^ | 7/6/11 | John Hinderaker

Posted on 07/06/2011 3:29:47 PM PDT by macquire

This morning, there was a stunning development in Congress’s investigation of the Justice Department’s “Fast and Furious” gun-running program: it was revealed that on July 4, Kenneth Melson, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Obama administration’s intended fall guy in the scandal, broke ranks with his superiors. Without their knowledge, he gave an interview to Darrell Issa’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, accompanied only by his personal attorney. While a transcript of that interview is not yet public, it is clear that he blew the whistle on senior officials in the Justice Department.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bafte; banglist; batf; corruption; democrats; doj; dojisajoke; fastandfurious; federalcriminals; govtabuse; gunwalker; holder; impeachablecrimes; issa; kennethmelson; mexico; obama
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To: MestaMachine

I’ve read enough about banks making beaucoup $ from drug cartel money, to know that tons of it lines the pockets of politicians. I am sure that’s a lot of the reason for the open borders and the WOD that never seems to make a dent or a difference...


81 posted on 07/06/2011 4:51:54 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: penelopesire

Mexican Gov: Meester Aguilar, you will look inntooo de camera and say “america velly bad, get any gun you want in amerilika, all our machine guns bought at Honest Pete’s Gun store in Amarillo. We buy hand grenades, mortars, rockets from Walmart, and we buy peestols for peestoleros from Target in America... Say deese and you will not be sleeeping alongside EL MUCHO GRANDE here in your cell... he is very beeeg.


82 posted on 07/06/2011 4:52:27 PM PDT by macquire
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To: Osage Orange
Harder is a relative term.

Well, very true...

Considering the MSM don't ask any legitimate questions at all, any question harder than a 2nd grader would ask would be welcome

83 posted on 07/06/2011 4:53:01 PM PDT by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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To: vlad335
That was the WarshPost version. LATimes had some stuff ~ mostly passed on from the Post story, and then there's the New York Times ~ right up to the gills lapping that stuff up.

I think we are even going to see the Mayor of New York pulled down with this ~ and the NYT simply cannot survive this.

Who'd ever have thought these would be the guys to take over Richard Nixons' niche in the panoply of sordid politics and smarm!

84 posted on 07/06/2011 4:53:23 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: AAABEST

The only government agency that I am aware of that can legally receive transfers of funds from any other agency is the CIA and that was done by an act of Congress. Other than that, every transfer of funds from one agency to another is on the surface, at least, illegal...unless approved by the president which would be an executive order and would REQUIRE his signature.


85 posted on 07/06/2011 4:54:56 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Sarah Palin is the mirror by which evil reflects back upon itself until consumed out of existence)
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To: Osage Orange

“The MSM asks the harder questions?”

ANY media member who asks Obama anything more pressing than “Boxers or briefs?” becomes an INSTANT enemy of the Obamaunist State.

Just ask anyone at Fox NEws, or Mark Halperin.


86 posted on 07/06/2011 4:57:42 PM PDT by tcrlaf (You can only lead a lib to the Truth, you can't make it think...)
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To: filbert
"What did the President know, and when did he know it?" is still applicable, however.

So is "Follow the money."

87 posted on 07/06/2011 4:58:56 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
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To: Osage Orange
Really,,,?? The MSM asks the harder questions?

Since when?

You are right. The Lame Stream Media will mention it and then tap dance around the edges while yelling to everyone they have thoroughly investigated and find it unimportant.

88 posted on 07/06/2011 4:59:11 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Actually, the other day when I posted about it and the connectin between daddy bush and bill clinton when bush was head of the CIA. They have been hard, fast buds ever since...you know, w’s adopted brother an’ ‘at.


89 posted on 07/06/2011 5:00:12 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Sarah Palin is the mirror by which evil reflects back upon itself until consumed out of existence)
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To: Travis McGee

Worse than both. Lots of people died this time, both in Mexico and, apparently, in the US.


90 posted on 07/06/2011 5:03:58 PM PDT by comps4spice (Liberalism is a threat to life and liberty in the USA.)
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To: little jeremiah

Think “afghanistan.” What do you suppose we are “negotiating” with the taliban for?


91 posted on 07/06/2011 5:04:50 PM PDT by MestaMachine (Sarah Palin is the mirror by which evil reflects back upon itself until consumed out of existence)
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To: NVDave

“to accuse Holder (et al) of taking part in international terrorism”

....”civilian security force. Just as well.....funded.”


92 posted on 07/06/2011 5:04:50 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: truthguy

They’re all at a bar on M Street..


93 posted on 07/06/2011 5:05:27 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Member Emeritus of Vitriolics Anonymous.)
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To: macquire

-——We are disappointed that no one had previously informed him of that provision of the agreement. ———

We have slid down the bread into the toaster. The coils are beginning to glow red


94 posted on 07/06/2011 5:05:52 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: macquire


95 posted on 07/06/2011 5:07:26 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: macquire
Kenneth Melson, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Obama administration’s intended fall guy in the scandal, broke ranks with his superiors. Without their knowledge, he gave an interview to Darrell Issa’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, accompanied only by his personal attorney. While a transcript of that interview is not yet public, it is clear that he blew the whistle on senior officials in the Justice Department.

It is long overdue that some senior official in 0dumb0's corrupt circle, decided to stand up to the RAT bastard commie pig 0dumb) and the racist commie pig Holder, and blow the whistle on these two bastards, rather than being the obligatory fall guy. I hope & pray that impeachment proceedings will commence shortly and that both of the sh_tholes will be convicted of treason & sedition against the U.S. and thrown in prison for years to come. I guess the gallows would be wishful thinking.

96 posted on 07/06/2011 5:07:41 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: MestaMachine
My question was more hypothetical. There is a lot of funny stuff going on and has been for a while. That's why you tend to see the same names dribbling up to keep a lid on information getting out (Jamie Gorelick, for instance. Or Eric Holder who has common ties to F&F, Waco, and Ruby Ridge). It almost makes me want to construct a tin foil hat.

And as far as media involvement-I don't think the 1st amendment extends to protecting involvement of media members in such a thing, if can be shown that there was active collaboration with government officials.

97 posted on 07/06/2011 5:08:36 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: muawiyah

———The Mexican government is preparing to get involved——
The involvement is beyond preparation when there is a request for for trials in Mexico. One wonders if the Mexicans were slipped a note to turn up the heat by a vacationing Republican staffer.


98 posted on 07/06/2011 5:11:02 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
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To: macquire

Not likely...the facts so far do not point in that direction....the facts so far, lead straight to our own thug marxist regime and potentate in the United States White House.


99 posted on 07/06/2011 5:12:28 PM PDT by penelopesire (Let The Congressional Hearings Begin!)
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To: MestaMachine

“legally”

Frankly, the head fakes of personnel in this Administration fly faster than the speed of sound. It is in the silence and editing out of certain words that we see exactly what is at stake.

....endowed by their Creator....
....under God...

Geithner omitting words about legality and debt
Suppressing legal decisions on words.

These people thrive in darkness, deception, and distraction. Washington, D.C., must be a very venal and morbidly evil place now.

But you know all this, MM.


100 posted on 07/06/2011 5:13:07 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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