Congressman Blake Farenthold: "I Don't Think Mr. Holder Should Be Here"

Blake Farenthold's Press Release ^ | April 8, 2014 | Blake Farenthold

[Lion Den Dan]

Holder is Attorney Geneeral. He is no GENERAL and that form of address is reserved for Army or Marine officer with the rank of General. Tin Horn pressies trying to puff up a maggot.

[opentalk]

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Eric Holder Suggests that Racism is Behind Republicans’ Tough Questioning Of Him

[Aevery_Freeman]

First one I've seen...

But there will be more!!

[Defiant]

I don’t know where this notion that an attorney general or surgeon general can be referred to as “general”. The “general” in their title is not a rank, it is a description, like “General Manager”.

[Lion Den Dan]

I think the appalation was initiated with Joslyn Elder in the Clintoon admin. That was the first time I recall hearing it.

[Defiant]

There was a Seinfeld episode in which the Postmaster General (Wilford Brimley) claimed he was a “General”. Most Americans get their general knowledge of the world from sitcoms and reality shows.