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‘No Fifth Amendment Theater’ in tomorrow’s Holder hearing(gunwalker) [LIVE THREAD]
Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 1 February, 2012 | David Codrea

Posted on 02/02/2012 6:06:17 AM PST by marktwain

“There will be no Fifth Amendment Theater tomorrow of the Phoenix US Attorneys being forced to say their ‘I-don't-wannas’ in front of the cameras,” Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsey Street Irregulars files in an exclusive report today from Washington, DC.

There will be only one panel of one -- Eric Holder. This is viewed by many who have been following the investigation as a serious mistake. Said one, "More simple browbeating of Eric Eric Holder without dramatic new evidence to impeach his story is going to look petty, mean and impotent.

Perhaps. After all, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa has pledged “We are still going to bring him forward” in response to Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona Patrick Cunningham’s decision to invoke his right not to self-incriminate after being subpoenaed to testify. And Issa has further demanded Justice stop blocking testimony from Cunningham underling Michael Morrissey. Advertisement

Compound this with a return shot from Committee Democrats attempting to absolve their administration allies, an outraged response from Sen. Chuck Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and yesterday’s stunning, knives-are-out ultimatum by Issa to charge stonewalling Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress, and it would appear an opportunity to show the American people an ongoing cover-up happening before their eyes may be lost.

And perhaps not. Again, per Vanderboegh:

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; cunningham; dea; dhs; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; fflivehearing; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; michaelmorrissey; morrissey; obama; patrickcunningham
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To: ZX12R
Meehan has Holder squirming and obfuscating his Responsibility under the Law to be the Approval Authority for ALL tactics being used, and read it straight from the book. Holder doesn't know whether to crap, or go blind!

ROFL

141 posted on 02/02/2012 8:42:05 AM PST by traditional1 (Stay thirsty, my friends.)
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To: Falcon4.0

“and there fore have no right to “Privacy” in their Official Capacities.”

?????????

The 5th Amendment is all about not being compelled to give self incriminating evidence. At least in my copy of the Constitution it is. Privacy has nothing to do with it.


142 posted on 02/02/2012 8:43:30 AM PST by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry bear formerly known as..........Ursus Arctos Horribilis.)
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To: maggief

Dem Quigly: “After six hearings...”

Drink!


143 posted on 02/02/2012 8:45:23 AM PST by RabidBartender (The above statement is not meant to be offensive to women. Please don't whine and have me banned.)
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To: traditional1
Meehan has Holder squirming and obfuscating his Responsibility under the Law to be the Approval Authority for ALL tactics being used, and read it straight from the book. Holder doesn't know whether to crap, or go blind!

Yeah, this is great. And Holder sure doesn't know much of anything for sure. He practically begins his answer to every question: "I don't know for sure, but..."
144 posted on 02/02/2012 8:45:27 AM PST by ZX12R (FUBO GTFO 2012 ! We should take off and Newt washington from orbit.)
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To: marktwain

Public Officials (answering official-duties questions) should not be allowed 5th amend. rights in court. - thats just my fix for this....


145 posted on 02/02/2012 8:45:49 AM PST by urtax$@work (The only kind of memorial is a Burning memorial !)
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To: traditional1

Meehan rubbing Holder’s nose in his own policies & procedures ..... Holder is, at best, grossly incompetent.


146 posted on 02/02/2012 8:46:57 AM PST by MissMagnolia (Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
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To: urtax$@work

PLEASE HOLD HIM IN CONTEMPT.


147 posted on 02/02/2012 8:50:40 AM PST by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: struggle
PLEASE HOLD HIM IN CONTEMPT. Agreed.
148 posted on 02/02/2012 8:51:37 AM PST by freebird5850 (Of course Obama loves his country...it's just that Newt loves mine!)
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To: thouworm
“I am the Attorney General of the United States, OK!”

Hopefully for not too freaking much longer.

149 posted on 02/02/2012 8:53:08 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Why, yes. I AM in a bad mood.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

I’ve lost faith in holder, who is he trying to fool?


150 posted on 02/02/2012 8:55:22 AM PST by freebird5850 (Of course Obama loves his country...it's just that Newt loves mine!)
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To: freebird5850

“who is he trying to fool?” ........ Anybody and everybody. Strangely, many of us are not fooled.


151 posted on 02/02/2012 8:58:35 AM PST by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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To: struggle
Desjarlais: "WHY have we been here six times? Will someone please put up the the chart of Stonewall City, please." LOL


152 posted on 02/02/2012 8:59:06 AM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: freebird5850
I’ve lost faith in holder, who is he trying to fool?

Did you ever have any faith in him to start with? I should hope not.

Six trips to the committee, because he refuses to comply with legally issued and legally binding subpoenas. This man has absolutely no business holding his current job.

Contempt citation, followed by impeachment proceedings.

153 posted on 02/02/2012 9:01:11 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Why, yes. I AM in a bad mood.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Rep Issa: “I HOPE that you read the subpoenas that come to you with your name on it.”

slap, slap.

Love it!


154 posted on 02/02/2012 9:06:36 AM PST by RabidBartender (The above statement is not meant to be offensive to women. Please don't whine and have me banned.)
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To: marktwain

Can someone explain why Holder is allowed to decide what evidence is seen or not?

And is it me or is Holder full of crap????? Who is buying his schtick??

All I can say, is go get him Issa!!!!! He seems to be the ONLY one really ripping into Holder, whereas everyone else is just throwing softball questions or accusations out there.


155 posted on 02/02/2012 9:06:50 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Did he just say we have EIGHT people in the DOJ in charge of Congressional requests and media requests?

Only 8? -— or did I mishear?

And why would media requests be lumped in with Congressional requests, as if they were the same priority?


156 posted on 02/02/2012 9:07:03 AM PST by thouworm (.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

IIRC, Issa has said that if documents under subpoena are not produced, a contempt citation will be forthcoming.


157 posted on 02/02/2012 9:07:37 AM PST by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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Why is Owen Wilson asking Holder questions?

And why is he sitting in Rep Gowdy’s chair?


158 posted on 02/02/2012 9:08:10 AM PST by RabidBartender (The above statement is not meant to be offensive to women. Please don't whine and have me banned.)
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To: Roccus

Ok, I take back my last statement....Mr. Gowdy seems to be doing a great job of laying into Holder. But I am getting really annoyed that Holder keeps talking AROUND the issue and denying he knew anything.

He DID know...they HAVE the FACTS that he DID know. WTF more do they need to convict this LIAR!!??!


159 posted on 02/02/2012 9:10:03 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Lucky9teen

During the recess, Gowdy is going at it with one of Holder’s cronies.

And Issa is looking like Michael Scott from the Office at that table lol.


160 posted on 02/02/2012 9:12:23 AM PST by RabidBartender (The above statement is not meant to be offensive to women. Please don't whine and have me banned.)
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