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Monday, August 3, 2015

Obama "Hiding The Documents Under...A Flimsy And Imprecise Use Of Presidential Executive Privilege"

Obama "Hiding The Documents Under...A Flimsy And Imprecise Use Of Presidential Executive Privilege"

August 03, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Imprecise 0 Comments

Exclusive–Reince Priebus to Barack Obama: Release the Secret Operation Fast & Furious Documents

By Matthew Boyle, Aug 02, 2015 Breitbart

Now years after former Attorney General Eric Holder was voted into both criminal and civil contempt of Congress, President Barack Obama continues to hide from the U.S. Congress—and the American people—documents related to the Operation Fast and Furious gun walking scandal. President Obama himself is hiding the documents under what is generally considered a flimsy and imprecise use of presidential executive privilege.

As such, with the latest news that the deadly scandal may be connected to more carnage inside the United States—specifically the Garland, Texas terrorist attack earlier this year—Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus is calling on the president to be transparent once and for all with regards to Fast and Furious.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

And Face Charges?

July 07, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , National Security 0 Comments

Eric Holder: The 'Possibility Exists' That Edward Snowden Could Come Home


By Dustin Volz, July 6, 2015, National Journal

In a subtle yet remarkable shift in tone, former Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the "possibility exists" that the Justice Department could forge a deal with fugitive leaker Edward Snowden that could bring him home.

Speaking to Yahoo News, Holder said "we are in a different place as a result of the Snowden disclosures," adding that Snowden's revelations about the size and scope of the National Security Agency's sweeping surveillance programs "spurred a necessary debate.

"I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with. I think the possibility exists," Holder said.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Eric Holder's ballot offered to a stranger

June 09, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Voter Fraud 0 Comments
Non-Existent Voter Fraud? See How Easy It Is

 Apr. 9, 2012



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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Police Commissioner: Bad Old Days of Crime May Be Back

June 06, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Crime 0 Comments
By Howard Safir, Jun. 5, 2015, Time

Howard Safir is the former commissioner of the New York City Police Department (1996-2000) and Chairman and CEO of Vigilant Resources International (VRI).
The current system of reforming police is broken—here's how to fix it

Headlines lately have been filled with news of the recent rise in violence: In Baltimore last month, there were 43 homicides and dozens of shootings. Homicides in New York City and Chicago are up about 15% and 18%, respectively, compared to last year. After 20 years of successful policing that had reduced crime to record lows, are we in danger of seeing a return to what we experienced in the 1990s, when there were high murder rates, and our streets seemed to be owned by criminals? Unfortunately, I believe it’s possible.

Presently, police forces in more than 30 cities are either under investigation by the Department of Justice or have signed consent decrees with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. The allegations are that those departments have either engaged in brutality or have deprived citizens of their civil rights. In spite of the fact that use-of-force complaints, and civilian complaints of all kinds, have been down, it appears that the DOJ under former Attorney General Eric Holder was on a mission to reform policing in the United States.

As I’ve written before in TIME, this War on Police is causing a demoralization of police officers throughout our country. Our new attorney general, Loretta Lynch, has an opportunity to fix this.

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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Getting ready to whip out the race card

March 21, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Kendall Breitman 0 Comments
Eric Holder: Delay On Lynch Nomination Makes 'Little Or No Sense

By Kendall Breitman, Mar. 20, 2015, Politico.com

Attorney General Eric Holder is breaking his silence on the nomination of Loretta Lynch.

“You’ve got this person who was qualified, apparently unopposed by their witnesses, who have negative feelings about the sitting attorney general who was going to stay here, committed to the work that I’m doing, and yet, they have held her up for reasons that make, from my perspective, little or no sense,” Holder told MSNBC on Friday.

Holder’s interview marks 132 days since President Barack Obama announced Lynch’s nomination. Only Ed Meese, attorney general under Ronald Reagan, has waited longer to be confirmed.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Holder Leaving Ferguson Mess To Others

Holder Leaving Ferguson Mess To Others

March 17, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , E.W. Jackson 0 Comments
E.W. Jackson: Eric Holder Should Just ‘Fade Off into the Sunset’ and Leave Ferguson Alone

Mar. 17, 2015



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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Look in the mirror!

March 12, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Breitbart.com 0 Comments
Eric Holder: Shooting Of Police Officers In Ferguson 'Inexcusable And Repugnant' 

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By Charles Spiering, Mar. 12, 2015

Attorney General Eric Holder issued a statement this morning in reaction to the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri.

“This heinous assault on two brave law enforcement officers was inexcusable and repugnant,” Holder says, condemning the violence against public safety officials.

The two police officers were shot as protestors gathered in front of the police station – the same day the police chief resigned.

Holder seemed particularly upset that the shootings took place after his department issued a report highlighting civil rights abuses in Ferguson.

“Such senseless acts of violence threaten the very reforms that nonviolent protesters in Ferguson and around the country have been working towards for the past several months,” he said.

Holder insisted he and his entire department would be willing to assist the police force in finding the responsible shooter.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

If Necessary --Are you prepared to LIVE there, too, Mr. Holder?

March 09, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , DOJ 0 Comments
Holder Says He's 'Prepared' To Dismantle Ferguson Police Department

By Katie Zezima, Mar. 6, 2015, WashingtonPost.com

Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday the Department of Justice is ready to take any and all steps that are needed to reform the Ferguson, Mo., police department, including the potential dismantling of the force.

Speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base after a trip to South Carolina with President Obama, Holder said he was stunned by what the investigation uncovered, and will go to all necessary lengths to address racial bias and other systemic issues within the force. A Department of Justice report released Wednesday showed the police department demonstrated a pattern of racial bias and committed constitutional violations.

"We are prepared to use all the powers that we have, all the power that we have, to ensure that the situation changes there. That means everything from working with them to coming up with an entirely new structure," Holder said. When asked if that included dismantling the department, he said, "If that's what's necessary, we're prepared to do that."

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EX-AG Gives Holder Cover

EX-AG Gives Holder Cover

March 09, 2015 Alberto Gonzalez , Attorney General Eric Holder 0 Comments
Fmr. Atty General Gonzalez Defends Holder’s Role in Ferguson Case

Mar. 9, 2015



SMERCONISH: “[Nondiscriminatory] explanation for this data, such as economics?”

GONZALES: “Not to the percentage that we’re seeing here, that’s why the numbers are very troubling to me, and I believe that the Department of Justice was correct in raising this as a civil rights violation system wide in the police department, in municipal courts in Ferguson. And so I believe that this is something that needs to be — has been identified as a major problem and now a corrective action needs to take place.”

SMERCONISH: “Do you wonder, general, if we went to police department anywhere USA if we would find a similar finding?”

GONZALES: “I would hope not quite honestly. We obviously made significant progress in race relations since Selma, and obvious — and there are a number of — I don’t want us to paint with such a broad brush in terms of what happened in Ferguson that we ignore the very positive work that’s being done by police departments and community leaders all across the nation, but we still have racial problems in this country. That’s why we have civil rights law, that’s why we have a civil rights department at the Department of Justice to address these kinds of issues. But I do think it’s important for people to understand that our laws cannot change people’s hearts. Our laws can’t change people’s behavior. It’s going to take grace. It’s going to take communication and understanding before we change people’s hearts. I’m hopeful that we can do that soon. We’re making progress. I’m hopeful this country will have a leadership to take us there.”

SMERCONISH: “How do you rate Attorney General Holder’s response to the situation in Ferguson and his handling of this case?”

GONZALES: “I think that, you know, he received some criticism about the fact that he went there and perhaps raised expectations about — with respect to civil rights prosecution. But again the Department of Justice, the feds were invited into that community after the shooting of Michael Brown occurred and I think his presence there — General Holder’s presence there, I think, sent a soothing message to very (indecipherable) feelings in that community. So, I don’t fault him for that. The only concern that I might have is, again, acknowledgment that all around the country every day police officers put their lives on the line irrespective of the color of the victim or the person that might be involved in the committing of a crime. And I think we need to acknowledge the very fine work that is ongoing but also understand more work needs to be done.”

SMERCONISH: “I agree with you. By the way an irony of this particular case is that — but for the shooting and the killing of Mike Brown, we wouldn’t know what we know about Ferguson and yet in that particular instance, Police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged by virtue of the conclusion reached by the attorney general’s office.”

GONZALES: “Not only by the attorney general’s office, but also by the grand jury there on the ground. So obviously going in, my understanding was based upon the civil rights laws and the expectations that we have in the Department of Justice, that’s a very tough hurdle to try to meet. But now the facts have been looked at and now we need to see what we can do to address system wide problems here in Ferguson.”

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

"So much for beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty"

"So much for beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty"

March 01, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Larry Elder 0 Comments
Larry Elder: Holder Wants Lower Legal Standards To ‘Go After a Bunch of White Guys’ 

 Feb. 28, 2015



MALZBERG: “All right. Let’s move on. I want you to hear what Eric Holder had to say. Apparently, he is doing all these farewell interviews even though there’s no successor confirmed yet and —“

Elder: “Not on my show, Steve. Not on my show!”

MALZBERG: “No, no, no. And not on Fox either from what I’m told but not on this show either. But listen to what he said when asked — he was talking about the inability to bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman and probably against that should be officer in Ferguson. And here is what he said.”

[clip starts]

HOLDER: “I think some serious consideration needs to be given to the standard of proof that has to be met before federal involvement is appropriate. That’s something that I’m gonna be talking about before I leave office ... I think that if we adjust those standards we can make the federal government a better backstop, make us more part of the process in an appropriate way to reassure the American people that decisions are made by people who are really disinterested. I think if we make those adjustments, we will have that capacity.”

[clip ends]

MALZBERG: “He is the furthers and this government and this administration is furthers from disinterested people. He would have loved to have gone after him and brought the [indecipherable] of Zimmerman and the cop in. But he wants to address the standards. You mean make it easier to give guys basically double jeopardy?”

ELDER: “My goodness! Whatever happened to probable cause so much more beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty —let’s lower the standards so we can go after bunch of white guys who ultimately won’t even be convicted if the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt. It absolutely asinine. What he is really saying is, I’m so sorry. I could not figure out some sort of way of hammering Darren Wilson and Traywon and George Zimmerman. I could not figure out, I wish I could. I will try next time. I will try harder. It’s absurd.”

MALZBERG: “It is. You know what it is? It’s frightening.”

ELDER: “Yes.”

MALZBERG: “And thank God — I mean, I don’t know you lower that standard. I didn’t even know, but —; I mean, I don’t even know how you would go back doing that but I have confident that this nation would never let that happen I don’t know what scheme he has in mind or how well the standards will. I guess they can just pick and choose who they want to bring charges against and that should be enough.”

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Choose the laws he wanted to apply, ignored others...

Choose the laws he wanted to apply, ignored others...

March 01, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Defense of Marriage Act 0 Comments
In Farewell, Obama Praises Holder for Not Defending Defense of Marriage Act

 Feb. 29, 2015



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Saturday, February 28, 2015

'[Obama] gets a lot of input from a variety of sources and does so appropriately’

February 28, 2015 Attorney General Eric Holder , Politico.com 0 Comments
Eric Holder: No, I Don’t Think Al Sharpton Is ‘Too Close’ to the Obama White House

Feb. 27, 2015, Politico.com

ALLEN: “Is Al Sharpton too close to this White House?”
HOLDER: “I don’t think so. I think that, you know, the president has a number of people who he listens to, who he interacts with. Reverend Sharpton is a person who has interacted with people within the administration, including myself, but we also hear from people who have fundamentally different views than Al Sharpton has. 

 It’s always good to hear from a multiplicity of people, to hear views that you agree with. You have people who you don’t agree with, and I think this president’s done a really good job in ways that are oftentimes not publicized when he meets with historians for, you know, these dinners and lunches that he has; when he has meetings that are, again, not as publicized with the thought leaders. So, I think that he gets a lot of input from a variety of sources and does so appropriately.”


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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Crippling Children By Selling Them Racism By Larry Elder

December 11, 2014 Articles by Larry Elder , Attorney General Eric Holder 2 Comments
By Larry Elder, Dec. 11, 2014

The recent "rash" of police officers killing blacks is prompting "civil rights activists" to describe America -- despite the election and re-election of a black president -- as still a simmering caldron of racism. Never mind that according to the CDC, in 2012 (the most recent year with available data) 140 blacks were killed by cops -- versus 386 whites killed by cops.

This dreary movie scene comes from a film about inner-city black teens called "Menace II Society." A black high school teacher speaks to two former students: "Being a black man in America isn't easy. The hunt is on, and you're the prey! All I'm saying is ... all I'm saying is -- survive! Alright?" In case the identity of the alleged "hunter" is unclear, we hear a police siren in the background. Cops are out to get young black men.

Ridiculous.

But that gloomy narrative tracks closely with Attorney General Eric Holder's assertion that America suffers from "pernicious racism." And a few weeks after the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin shooting happened, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, "Blacks are under attack."
Absurd.

In 1997, CNN and Time conducted a poll that asked white and black teens about "racism." Question: Is racism a major problem in America? Both black and white teens said, "yes." But when black teens were asked if racism is a "big problem," a "small problem" or "no a problem at all" -- in their own lives -- 89 percent called racism a "small problem" or "not a problem at all" for themselves.

In fact, 17 years ago, not only did black teens see racism as an insignificant problem in their own lives, but nearly twice as many black teens than white teens called "failure to take advantage of available opportunities" a bigger problem than racism.

What damage do "activists" inflict by convincing young black men that cops -- or, for that matter, Republicans, tea party members and black conservatives -- are out to get them? This emotion-based paranoia has real-world consequences. Fear and paranoia hurt potential and careers.

In the '60s, University of Pennsylvania professor Martin Seligman developed the theory of "learned helplessness" -- when a person learns to believe and act helpless when, in fact, they do have control over their own negative circumstances but fail to exercise it. He then devoted most of his studies to "positive psychology" and the effect of happiness and optimism in people's lives. He produced an equation, H=S+C+V, where a person's genetic capacity for happiness (S), plus their circumstances (C) and factors under their voluntary control (V) equal their happiness (H).

His extensive research discovered that a low "C" -- adverse circumstances like poor health or poverty -- matters very little if a person has a high "V," a positive, optimistic outlook and a belief in himself. For example, he found that an upbeat wheelchair-bound factory worker often leads a happier life than a robust, wealthy CEO.

Psychologists called this the "emotional quotient" factor, or EQ: a measurement of a person's ability to monitor his or her emotions, cope with pressures and demands, control his or her thoughts and actions, and one's ability to assess and affect situations and relationships with other people. Salesmen, for example, with "high EQ" for a strong positive outlook outsold those with higher traditional aptitude, but with lower EQ. High EQ people engage in positive behavior, which leads to positive results.

George Foreman, the former heavyweight boxing champion, is one of the most successful pitchmen of our generation. A spokesperson for products ranging from Meineke mufflers and Doritos to his own low-fat indoor grill, which earned him $138 million when he sold the grill's naming rights in 1999, Foreman has an estimated net worth of $250 million. A high school dropout, Foreman recently wrote this about the value of optimism:

"This life, this country, is about HOPE.

"My first two jobs were about selling: Four hours of putting out sale papers, on doors, cars and handed out. Then at a fruit stand. Texas watermelon season was the best. Competition was great -- we had to (as boys) have a variety of melons and a lot of charm.

"The ability to sell is about the best asset one can pass on to a generation to come. And the most critical and influential product anyone can deal or trade is 'Hope.'

"No matter who we lose, every young doctor is optimistic we will win this one. And many a time we do. Not a whole lot is new, just the same old Hope. ... When things go wrong in this life our sole obligation to our children is to sell them on Hope. Sure, beating our head against the wall is an option. But time and life must proceed. Anger and disappointment bring more dark clouds. Oh, but HOPE is the sunshine that every child needs for play. ...

Teach them Hope. And BELIEVE there is Hope.

"It's our duty."


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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Sheriff Clarke: Irresponsible Groups Descended On Ferguson MO Like Vultures On A Roadside Carcass

December 02, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder , Ferguson Riots 0 Comments



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Just when you think it's bad, it gets worse

December 02, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder , Bryan Preston 0 Comments
Bombshell: Email Proves that White House, DOJ Targeted Reporter Sharyl Attkisson

Bryan Preston, Nov. 30, 2014, PJ Media

One of the documents provides smoking gun proof that the Obama White House and the Eric Holder Justice Department colluded to get CBS News to block reporter Sharyl Attkisson. Attkisson was one of the few mainstream media reporters who paid any attention to the deadly gun-running scandal.

In an email dated October 4, 2011, Attorney General Holder’s top press aide, Tracy Schmaler, called Attkisson “out of control.” Schmaler told White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz that he intended to call CBS news anchor Bob Schieffer to get the network to stop Attkisson.

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Monday, December 1, 2014

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Just 2 more yrs. left

November 05, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder , Barack Obama 0 Comments
'Election Eve Dump': Eric Holder Releases Fast And Furious Documents That Got Him Cited For Contempt

Joel Gehrke, Nov. 4, 2014, National Review

Justice Department officials provided House investigators with thousands of documents related to Operation Fast and Furious that President Obama had previously claimed were exempt from congressional review.

In an “election eve dump,” as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) put it, DOJ handed over 64,280 pages of documents, a release that is still only a partial fulfillment of the committee’s request.

“This production is nonetheless a victory for the legislative branch, a victory for transparency, and a victory for efforts to check Executive Branch power,” Issa said of the release.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

And Now This...

September 30, 2014 And Now This... , Attorney General Eric Holder 0 Comments
"Mission Accomplished"


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