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Tx4obama

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Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:17 PM Feb 2012

AG Holder Chews Out Congressman:Maybe This Is The Way You Do Things In Idaho Or Wherever You’re From

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ag-eric-holder-chews-out-congressman-maybe-this-is-the-way-you-do-things-in-idaho-or-wherever-you%E2%80%99re-from/





AG Eric Holder Chews Out Congressman: ‘Maybe This Is The Way You Do Things In Idaho Or Wherever You’re From’

During a hearing Thursday over the Fast and Furious scandal, Attorney General Eric Holder lit into Congressman Raul Labrador, after he displayed slides depicting statements Holder made about President Bill Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich.

“That was among the worst things I’ve ever seen in Congress” Holder scolded. “There’s a whole bunch of things that I could say about what you just did, maybe this is the way you do things in Idaho or wherever you’re from, but understand something — I‘m proud of the work that I’ve done as attorney general of the United States, and looked at fairly, I think that I’ve done a pretty good job.”

“Have I been perfect? No. Have I made mistakes? Yes,” Holder acknowledged. “Do I treat the members of this committee with respect? I always hope that I do. And what you have just done is if nothing else, disrespectful. And if you don‘t like me that’s one thing. You should respect the fact that I hold an office that is deserving of respect.”

“And you know, maybe you’re new to this committee, I don’t know, I don‘t know how long you’ve been here,” Holder continued. “But my hope would be that we can get beyond that kind of interaction, that kind of treatment of a witness whether it’s me or somebody else because I think what you just did was fundamentally unfair, just not right,”


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AG Holder Chews Out Congressman:Maybe This Is The Way You Do Things In Idaho Or Wherever You’re From (Original Post) Tx4obama Feb 2012 OP
Hell yes Stratetalker Feb 2012 #1
He sounds like Rumsfeld Hawkowl Feb 2012 #2
I wish he'd get that pissed off at the war criminals who killed thousands of Americans tularetom Feb 2012 #3
How dare you say such. That's not fair. But I agree. nm rhett o rick Feb 2012 #4
Republican, teabagger, with a permanent sneer on his face baldguy Feb 2012 #5
What a putz libodem Feb 2012 #6

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
3. I wish he'd get that pissed off at the war criminals who killed thousands of Americans
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:25 PM
Feb 2012

and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in their little oil grab.

Or the coddled banksters who have more or less managed to kill the American middle class.

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