The Justice Department has previously been held in contempt by Congress and hit with increasingly tough court orders from a federal judge over its obstruction of efforts to secure evidence in the notorious Fast and Furious operation. Many have accused Attorney General Eric Holder of acting blatantly political in withholding documents to protect Democrats from backlash before the elections. As if to prove that view, the Justice Department waited until late on election eve to finally dump more than 64,000 pages of documents congressional lawmakers have been seeking for years. The timing was almost taunting in its impact. Guaranteeing that the content could not be viewed before people voted, the Obama Administration’s long obstruction resulted in this troubling image of a politically timed release. The Administration previously admitted that it would not discuss its plans for unilateral immigration action until after voters had gone home from the polls.
The election eve dump to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee involved 64,280 pages withheld for years by the Obama Administration.
The Justice Department has made a series of statements about the operation that proved false and Holder has been personally accused of false statements.
The document dump contains heavily redacted copies which will likely continue the fight over the right of the oversight committee to review the evidence in the operation.
Source: CNN
on 1, November 6, 2014 at 10:49 amswarthmoremom
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cspan-caller-obama-n-word
“A man who called into C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” Thursday morning referred to President Barack Obama as “that n***er” before getting booted off the air.
“This is about race,” he added. “The Republicans hate that nigger Obama.””
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SWM, we knew or suspected that already, huh?
“Is This What Gets Him Impeached?
ByJosh MarshallPublishedNovember 6, 2014, 9:00 AM EST
Before the great era of bipartisan cooperation breaks out, there’s this epic confrontation over Obama breaking the logjam on immigration by executive order.”
I think so too SWM and by then we’ll all see what nutty legislation they try to push through. How many personhood bills I wonder? I can’t wait to see what comes out of this ‘bright and shiny’ new Congress. I loved Obama’s defiance at his press conference. I wish he would’ve adopted that style from the beginning when it was evident that they wanted to obstruct every single thing he tried to do.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cspan-caller-obama-n-word
“A man who called into C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” Thursday morning referred to President Barack Obama as “that n***er” before getting booted off the air.
The caller, who gave his name as Anthony from San Diego, California, identified himself as a Republican and started out talking about the direction he thinks the new GOP majority in Congress should take.
“I would just like to say, that the Republicans — and I’m a Republican — please do not overreach,” the caller began. “I know they’re going to overreach but I’m telling you, if you advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and you get too extreme, then Hillary Clinton will be elected President in 2016.”
“This is about race,” he added. “The Republicans hate that nigger Obama.” “
SWM – do you really think a Republican would be dumb enough to do that on the air. Come on.
http://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2014/11/elite-plan-to-kill-8-million-people-in-7-months-to-bring-nwo-control-2456486.html?utm_campaign=&utm_source=direct-b4in.info&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fb4in.info%2FdgCM&utm_medium=verticalresponse&utm_content=beforeit39snews-verticalresponse
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/world/middleeast/isis-wave-of-might-is-turning-into-ripple.html Eric, Isis is diminishing just like Ebola. Oh well, they arrived in time for Mitch, his crew, and Fox News. Some anti science guy from Oklahoma is taking over that committee. Maybe after a few years the american people will be tired of them, again, and the young will get out and vote again.
swarthmoremom: “John McCain takes over the Foreign Affairs Committee. He does want troops on the ground in Iraq, ya know.”
The fact is that a successful ground component is needed to defeat and clear ISIS and re-secure and re-stabilize Iraq. Hopefully, the current level of US support of Iraqi forces will prove to be enough. But if it’s not, the fact remains that a successful ground component is needed to defeat the enemy and re-achieve our goals.
Senator McCain was correct in 2008 that the US-led presence in Iraq was needed to maintain the foundation of security and stability necessary to continue building peace with Iraq. That wasn’t a rare insight by McCain. It merely required common sense, a basic acknowledgment of the vital role played by our longstanding presence in Europe and Asia, appreciation of the situation with Iraq, and simply staying the course of the (then) progressing peace with Iraq.
Eric – I am no fan of McCain but he is right about boot on the ground.
Paul C, I guess you are joking but I think those that proclaim they are for civil liberties seem to cheer the election of Mitch McConnell and others that want to prosecute Snowden while enjoying the defeat of Udall. Maybe you are just plain old right wing republicans that are only concerned about civil liberties when you think Obama is the offender. I think that is the answer. btw, The democratic governor held on in Colorado.
SWM – you must be one of the few not keeping a notebook on me. I am a registered Independent. I am not a fan of either McConnell or Boehner. However, I can say, the Democrats have made a big mess.
Starting to think that Squeeky is not a true Texan. All Texans love Austin and the Hill Country. It has nothing to do with the government. It has lakes and hills and is not flat like the rest of the state plus it is fun as nal used to say. Could not wait to head down 35 for a trip to Austin. Also, Squeeky, they drive priuses, mini coopers and mini fiats and not the cars you identified.
After reading all the comments above I must say that Ich mochter ein dictator. Mitt ich gutt.
Nothing quite like watching one defend Obama by citing Bush as a prior example. The hypocrisy is ungodly.
Intellectually dishonest is what Id really call it.
Some of you need to check your political moral compass because you are completely off the path in the wilderness heading straight towards a steep cliff.
Definition of doublethink: “To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed….”- Orwell
“It is not truth that matters, but victory”.
Adolf Hitler
messpo,
Are you sure?
… I heard they just picked up ISIS.
Max-1,
Yeah, typical Nick.
Max
Like every Taliban, misogyny is their stock in trade.
Max
They are very interested in some guy named Jim Crow who lives down South too. They’ll be investigating him too for possible reinstatement.
Ken,
Did you notice the underlying misogyny in the trope used in many of them?
mespo, annie,
Now that the G(no)P are back in charge of the Congress…
… I’ll bet the first committee investigation will be about:
A) Birth Certificates
B) Benghazi
C) Repealing “Obama Care”
D) Women’s contraceptive care
C) Marriage Amendment
E) All of the above taking us back to 1950
Nick,
Your wisdom and ability to argue is superb, as quoted below:
“What does the average Virginia student get on his SAT’s?
Drool
What is the definition of safe sex in Virginia?
Putting signs on the animals that kick.
What happens when blondes move from Maryland to Virginia?
The IQ of both states goes up.”
You think too much of yourself:
“I always like to make positive comments.”
Yes, your record speaks for itself.
“And, I am observant.”
So you say.
“I have taken note there have been no eaten comments for maybe a week or ten days. Someone fixed that problem.”
Sure they have. I’ve had two “eaten” just tonight. It must be nice to think that reality is what only you experience.
@mespo
If you think about it, Marie was a government employee! Plus you said she was, ” vain, disaffected, uncaring, blaming of others for their troubles, race conscious, promiscuous, and in the top 1%. ”
Sooo, why does such a person have to be a conservative??? That describes a lot of liberals, too. Except for the “promiscuous” and maybe the “1%” it even fits Obama!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Annie:
Then the do-nothing’s will then become the poor frustrated reformers stopped in their tracks by the big, bad, black man. You think they played the race card before, wait to they’re told they can’t get their own way.
Squeeky:
Actually Marie Antionette was your paradigm conservative – vain, disaffected, uncaring, blaming of others for their troubles, race conscious, promiscuous, and in the top 1%. Thanks for the reminder.