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ATF Boss May Have Shared ‘Fast and Furious’ Information with White House in 2010

A senior ATF Special Agent in a management role over Operation “Fast and Furious” communicated via email with a National Security Director for North America and may have shared information about the federal gun running operation currently mired in scandal as early as September of 2010, according to a CBS News report.

ATF Boss may have shared operation fast and furious with white house 2010

ATF Special Agent Bill Newell

Bill Newell, Chief of the ATF’s Phoenix, Arizona office, admitted in testimony before the House Oversight Committee to email contact with White House National Security Director for North America Kevin O’Reilly, whom he described as a friend. That direct contact, however, may have touched on Operation “Fast and Furious,” which would mean the White House could have known the details of the operation almost a full year ago. According to CBS News, Congressional investigators obtained an email from Newell to O’Reilly in September of last year in which Newell began with the words: “you didn’t get this from me.” Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) asked ATF Agent Newell about this exchange, and Newell replied:

“He was asking about the impact of Project Gunrunner to brief people in preparation for a trip to Mexico… what we were doing to combat firearms trafficking and other issues.”

Rep. Darell Issa hopes O’Reilly will clarify by testifying before the committee. But the Congressman also expressed his dismay at what he believes are White House efforts at the highest level to intimidate witnesses. The Washington Times reported that Rep. Issa said:

“At least two scheduled witnesses expected to be asked about a controversial weapons investigation known as “Fast and Furious” received warning letters from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to limit their testimony.”ATF Boss may have shared operation fast and furious with white house 2010

The Feds are claiming that the letters are standard procedure and only prohibit disclosure of information protected by statute — but Rep. Issa seems to believe the letters are meant to muzzle those who have already come forward and scare other potential whistle blowers.

The House Oversight Committee also heard at least one instance of an ATF Agent who speaks openly and frankly about the operation — Special Agent in Charge Canino. Below he lays out a critical component of the whole Gunwalker scandal: the principle, taught to law enforcement from the very beginning of their careers, that you never, ever allow an illegal gun to ‘walk’ — meaning it leaves law enforcement control or surveillance . When asked what specifically disgusted him when he found out about Operation “Fast and Furious” this past April, Special Agent Canino referred to a report he read in which it appeared guns were allowed to walk, stating:

” I was so disgusted, I didn’t want to look at the case file anymore..it goes against everything we’re taught…you don’t do that….from the first day you walk into the academy…. it’s not a recognized investigative technique.”

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  • discus02
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:36pm

    That isn’t the only thing that they are trafficing(sp)

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    • Hickory
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:45pm

      You can bet the doper in the White House is back to his old tricks. Only this time, he is not doing nickle bags, he is doing kilo bags.

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    • Susan Harkins
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:47pm

      I guess, the term “IMPEACH” is not politically correct anymore. The problem is, I cant figure out the term that replaced it. Was it “Yes We Can” or “Hope & Change”?

      So strange that the term “IMPEACH” seems to have dropped from the political/national vocabulary these days.

      Hmmm

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    • SnapTie
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:47pm

      Eric Holders Fast and Furious killing Machine And Mexican Gun-Running Operation Helped Drug Cartels Ability to Inflict Serious Carnage and Massive Casualties.

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    • Docrow
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:53pm

      BS maybe?

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    • jjoy
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:55pm

      @Susan…

      It only takes a simple majority vote in the “house” to impeach… The voters gave the rinos a SUPER majority in the election of 2010… They could easily impeach obama… Trouble is, they don’t have the b@lls to do it!

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    • Bullcop34
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:04pm

      http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/MexicoBor&start=800&end=2702

      Here is all the proof they need to nail obama and holder. The House needs to find their collective balls!

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    • taebaggranny
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:13pm

      @ SUSAN HARKIN No, the term hasn’t disappeared..In fact Representative Steve King said recently that IMPEACHMENT proceedings should be started immediately. However, he is a FRESHMAN and has no power to do this. Impeachment must start in the HOUSE and after their findings then goes to the Senate. That‘s where Billy Clinton’s stopped and they made deals with him and I’m afraid the same thing would happen this time too, unless the PEOPLE demand that they do their job this time…I’m thinking petitions to Darrell Issa from as many groups of Patriots as we can get would do the job..

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    • Favored93
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:40pm

      I do not have any evidence OBVIOUSLY but the first guy on this video seems to me to be honest and genuinely brokenhearted about this “investigation”
      The Obama admin. either knew or ORGANIZED this whole debacle!
      They are the most incompetent bunch of people I have ever seen….or they are just the most wicked you pick.

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    • I.Gaspar
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:27pm

      @ susan harkins:
      Maybe this is the tipping point for bringing that word to the forefront.
      Image how much better things could be if holder and obama were kicked out before November 2012…
      I pray it goes all the way up to king barry….

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:31pm

      Indeed, the administration is deeper than dirty in this entire mess.

      Impeach Obama now and hold Napoletano, Holder and Reid accountable for the treasonous ways they are doing.

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    • An AmericanMom
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:56pm

      Obama is a disgrace!

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    • getalong
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:36pm

      Impeach, impeach, impeach. Can you imagine if this had been going on when Bush was president?

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 7:41pm

      Somebody has some splainin’ to do Lucy!

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    • Miguelito
      Posted on July 29, 2011 at 10:12am

      The truth shall set you free!!!!

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    • valricoslash
      Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:56am

      Keep digging Rep. Issa. This one is going all the way to the White House. Haul the ATF Chief in, along with Eric Holder. I think some very high level people should be going to jail over this one including the Attorney /General if he knew about it and approved of it by not stopping it. If Obama knewl, he should be impeached immediately. This is a criminal act and all particpants thata had approval authority in the chain should be fired and tried. I think we can live with President “foot in my mouth” Biden for a few months to the new Republican president takes office.

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  • Zeb
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:31pm

    IMPEACH HIM better yet EVICT HIM and charge him with fraudulently impersonating a US citizen, and all the felonies he has committed as a result of all this fraud.

    US Supreme Court Shocks Nation by Upholding the Constitution

    Today, in what is sure to be a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s law. Justice and Obama appointee, Sonia Sotomayor voted against the Arizona law and Obama’s other appointee, Elena Kagan, recused herself from the Court’s hearing on the matter. However, in a vote of 5-3, the Court upheld LAWA as being constitutional.

    Read more: http://visiontoamerica.org/2732/us-supreme-court-shocks-nation-by-upholding-the-constitution/#ixzz1TQQsnoQW
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    • bjohns
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:40pm

      The problem is that you know, I know, we all know….that the socialist dictator up in Washington NEEDS to be impeached….but no one up there has the BALLS to initiate the charges.
      Our only hope is that we can vote him and his chronies out of office in 2012.
      My opinion is that if we can’t vote him out, our country is lost, period.

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    • shimauma
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:00pm

      I like the charging barry hussien with fraud idea, as it goes well with my dream to see him perp walked to a police cruiser and smacking his head on the door frame when they shove him in. I want to see him pulling weeds in Levinworth and pushing a stolen grocery cart with a bad wheel down a dirty side street while he asks passersby for “three fiddy”. Yeah, I have a dream!

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    • cicero1776
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 9:34pm

      he only difference in Osama and Obama is the BS!

      FOR LIBERTY!

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  • orthodoxc
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:31pm

    Impeach obama, throw him out of office, and put him in prision!

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:35pm

      His cellmate should be a “typical white person” like John McCain or Harry Reid.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:53pm

      “The Feds are claiming that the letters are standard procedure and only prohibit disclosure of information protected by statute”
      ————————————————————————
      It’s called obstruction of justice and why Rep. Issa doesn’t charge them or put them in prison is beyond me.
      Obama and friends will be out of power by the time this thing gets wrapped up. I still hope they go to prison.

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    • Meyvn
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:33pm

      Both Holder and Obama are guilty.

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    • Big Texan
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:12pm

      I vote for Barney Frank , hey ….. Obama said he “ experimented in college” , I think they would get along just fine !

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on July 29, 2011 at 12:19am

      @TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:35pm
      His cellmate should be a “typical white person” like John McCain or Harry Reid.
      ***
      Wouldn’t want them to get lonely, let them all be together. John may have been a hero in his younger days, but giving the election to BO sure erased some of his points for it.

      Report Post » Mil Mom  
  • concealled9mms
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:30pm

    this in contrast to what nixon did. if their were real news outlets anymore and there arent except for fox these people would already be gone , you gotta be kidding me starting with holder they should all be fired with out pay . this is just so criminal it stinks and they are to blame for the murder of the agent. makes me hate this country and the double standards. come on congress make me change my mind about america

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 6:01pm

      It is not the “Country’s” fault that humans intent on forcing others to do what they want do Evil things. The blood of all that are killed with these weapons that have been released to the “ether” will be on the heads of those that “Authorised” this, that “knew about” it and “did nothing” to stop it from happening. God’s justice is a lot more permanent that anything that we can do down here and it will catch up with them in the next life if it does not happen in this life.

      Just pray that some one will get a conscience and deal with this.

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  • inexiletill2012
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:27pm

    Rep. Issa
    keep digging…yet use a different shovel…understand ?

    Report Post » inexiletill2012  
  • Uncle Sammy
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:25pm

    Investigate, impeach, charge, arrest, try, convict and most importantly, sentence.

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    • nysparkie
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:29pm

      Then give him to immigration as an illegal alien.

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    • MBA
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:50pm

      Nullify everything done by this administration including obamycare. It too is Unconstitutional.

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    • ICEDRAGONNITE
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 9:10pm

      Treason is apt to carry a death sentence. It’s time of war! I am sooooo soooorrrrrry.

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    • jjoy
      Posted on July 29, 2011 at 8:45am

      @MBA

      The voters gave the rinos a SUPER majority in the “house” in the election of 2012… they have made no effort to repeal obamacare…

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  • kindling
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:25pm

    Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!
    Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!
    Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:37pm

      I agree … follow this all the way up .. no way Obama the control freak didn’t know about this. He said as much to Mrs. Bradey when “boasting” that he had a plan to take away guns from American Citizens!

      TEA!

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    • shimauma
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:03pm

      Well said! barry hussein mentioned doing things “under the radar” to enact gun control. If that meant getting guns to the druglords in mexico and getting one of our border patrolmen murdered, that means he needs a long perp walk to a police cruiser, and maybe some good hard tazering.

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    • Bullcop34
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:06pm

      http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/MexicoBor&start=800&end=2702 this is the proof they knew

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  • nysparkie
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

    NOW WE ARE Getting to the nitty gritty. Everyone know Holder is in this up to his eyebrows. Now lets find out how much and when O’Bambam knew anything. Not that he knows anything. Right Bam Bam!
    Can we say SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!!

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:33pm

      Correction: Holder’s mustache protects his eyebrows so he can smell the $#!t he is in.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on July 29, 2011 at 12:31am

      re : getting to the Nitty Gritty…
      ***
      Doesn’t much matter, all that‘s covered is Anthony’s Wiener Scandal, Boehner telling the frosh to get their a$$ in line, and the military blimp which isn’t perfect yet!
      They’ll let Issa have his hearings as long as only the “looney’s” hear about them, meanwhile Obamacare continues to be implemented and Val Gal has a place on the “Death Panel”, if they can only get a handle on internet controls, all of us who speak out against it, will be in for a shock the next time we’re really sick!

      Report Post » Mil Mom  
  • Revere2
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

    We need to take back America in 2012. Only then can we change the rules.

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  • harumph
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

    [Barry & Holder in unison]: “Good work. We’ll take it from here.”

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  • oldchevyguy
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

    Looks like this investigation is well on its way.Good job Mr Issa.Leave no stone unturned and prosecute anyone found under the stone.The going away parties may be expensive but so worth it!

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:21pm

    MAY have??????????????????????

    When in doubt, DON’T!

    duh!!!!

    The one who needs to be in prison FOREVER sits in OUR HOUSE.

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  • Bullcop34
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:21pm

    http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/MexicoBor&start=800&end=2702

    They all knew, obama, holder et al….March of 2009 and the above video is proof. Wow, The Blaze investigators should do some more investigating if the best they can get is a “may have know as early as September 2010”

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:40pm

      Good catch!!! Congress and Issa needs to see this! Very good catch!!!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:56pm

      I sent it to Issa.

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    • kindling
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:00pm

      You are right, in March of 2009 the WH knew of this and so did we except we didn’t know what “Gun Runner” meant.
      I say we IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH

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    • Bullcop34
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 3:02pm

      I sent it to him too as well as Jan Brewer and my Louisiana representatives along with a demand for impeachment. For crying out loud, their collective fingerprints are on the guns! A first year attorney could prosecute this one

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    • enufznuf
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 4:33pm

      With all the smoking gun proof there is why do I feel like nothing will be done…nothing to see here folks…

      Here is the youtube vid with better volume and some interesting facts.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZj6XMRzIB4

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    • Viet Vet
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 5:10pm

      Gunrunner was the overall operation, it in itself may well have been totally legal and initially designed for the purported purpose. It’s Operation Fast and Furious, and probably Operation Castaway, and who knows how many more, that we’re concerned about. These onerous Operations fell under the umbrella of Operation Gunrunner. Obumba could use the ‘respectability’ of Operation Gunrunner as a cover to mask the illegal operations.

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  • harumph
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:21pm

    Oops! Is there any way Barry can start another war? It’s time to wag the dog, again.

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  • cloudsofwar
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:21pm

    BO said he’s working on the Gun issue under the radar. of course he knew about Fast and Furious. create a crisis and then crack down. Harry Reid won’t take any action until it bites him on the ASS.

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    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:30pm

      The visual of Harry Reed’s saggy, pasty, white ass being bit makes me ill.

      My money is on an “Obama ‘08″ tramp stamp on him too.

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  • MONICNE
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:20pm

    This started in 2007, BTW. I hope the truthful investigations go all the way. TEA

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  • TelepromoterNChief
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:20pm

    I would love it if this was prime time news 24/7 but like at the “this could be the one that brings it all down .. ” it won’t be.
    This situation is NOT right.
    It is CRIMINAL.
    However, the Hobbits. .. .err. . I mean, the people are of little concern.
    The media controls it now.
    Otherwise, all the other stuff would of been exposed.

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  • RedWhiteandBlueUniverse
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:20pm

    Obama’s “Watergate” no doubt. Begin the impeachment proceedings now. Jail the rest of them for the murder of the American Border Patrol Agent. Then extridite them to Mexico for prosecution of their laws.

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  • BigPaulie
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:16pm

    I don’t doubt it at all. The White House is currently occupied by leftist thugs and criminals. Hopefully some good will come of this and Operation Fast and Furious will help show the worst President in modern history the door!

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  • jhrusky
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:16pm

    But as has become the norm, nothing will be done about it.
    We continue to devolve.

    Born of a Jackyl … the time draws near . . .

    WOLVERINES!

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  • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:14pm

    Throw them all in jail until we find out who made the illegal decisions and when.

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  • vennoye
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:13pm

    Just hope they keep digging until they get to the bottom of this!!! This whole exercise of Fast and Furious really is corrupt and disgusting. We pay the salaries of ALL these people!! IF the operation was as stated by the ATF, they should have made the guns inoperable before they walked!!!!

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:12pm

    This goes all the way to the top…Obama is a traitor to the Republic. Impeach the commie NOW!!!!!!!

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  • kapnkd
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:10pm

    “May have”….really????? – Was there EVER any doubt as to Obozo’s direct involvement?? NO!!!!!!!!!!

    Just took a little time for the nastiest schtuff in the toilet to rise to the surface!! …OHHH look, Obozo just floated to the surface!!!

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    • Marci
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:18pm

      This one isn’t going away. However, I smell shades of Vincent Foster coming on. Wonder how many people will just start “committing suicide”?

      Report Post » Marci  
    • TelepromoterNChief
      Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:24pm

      MARCI
      Not one person will.
      Just “accidents.”
      Nothing suspicious.
      Just move along.
      It worked well during the Clinton Adminisration.

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    • kindling
      Posted on July 29, 2011 at 1:23am

      Holder and Obama would be a good start.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on July 28, 2011 at 2:09pm

    Oh stop the crap…they knew all the way to the top..
    What a load of crap… just like th debt ceiling/budget talks

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