Crime

‘Shame on You’: Democrats Blame ‘Evil’ Republicans & the NRA for Fast and Furious Fallout

You would think a party that just had one of their landmark pieces of legislation validated by an unfriendly court would be more happy today. However, Congressional Democrats apparently see the historical vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt as a far more dangerous problem, and have spent all day blaming practically everyone they can think of for politicizing this issue and victimizing Holder, rather than doing any soul searching whatsoever.

And no matter how thoroughly unsurprising that may be, the reactions they’ve put out have still been priceless. Start with this gem from Eleanor Holmes Norton of DC, who (somehow) manages to blame not the Justice Department, but the NRA, for the death of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry:

Any doubt that today’s contempt resolution is political was put to rest when the NRA joined in to blow-torch vulnerable Democrats to vote for contempt today,” Norton said on the House floor. “The gun lobby is directly responsible for the gap in federal law that allowed purchases of guns here that were sold in Mexico and ultimately for the tragic death of a border agent. Yet our committee spent no time on the root cause of the tragedy because of a political mandate from the gun lobby.”

Eleanor Holmes Norton, James Clyburn, Steny Hoyer And Other Congressional Democrats Condemn Fast and Furious Contempt Vote as Partisan Attack

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton has made no move to substantiate this claim. Nevertheless, it is reflective of a wider effort by the Democratic leadership to portray today’s vote as a historically partisan, vicious and baseless attack on a selfless public servant, that public servant being Eric Holder. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), for instance, led his colleagues in a chant of “shame on you” on MSNBC:

And then, apparently in the same segment, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), claimed that “there’s something evil about using the procedures of the House…to further political aims.” Watch this below:

Please note: Not one of the people quoted appears to care at all whether Holder did anything wrong. As far as they’re concerned, he is blameless and this is an entirely partisan project, never mind that most of the evidence isn‘t available precisely because the Justice Department won’t release it.

Comments (136)

  • Chancellor
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:25pm

    Shame on us??? How about shame on those in the “GOVERNMENT” that thought

    this would be a good way to repeal the 2nd amendment starting with the Compulsive Liar

    that is in control of the puppet government running the country. I honestly believe that

    all true Americans should be “Bagging they’re limit” on all of Government be they

    Democrap or Republican……..It needs to be torn down and rebuilt as it was suppose

    to be. Things like “Justice” and “Fairness” are NOT natural forces in the Universe.

    They are artificial constructs of Sentient Beings. As such they need to be

    Applied with ruthless intent on all with Equal Ferocity or they are meaningless!

    What we have now, with pick and choose justice is a stepping stone to mass

    Murder under the guise of world order, with maximum greed for the few and

    Equal nothingness for all!

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    • MCDAVE
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:33pm

      WARNING Trying to understand liberal logic can cause brain damage..

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    • Dougral Supports Israel
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:40pm

      No need to tear it down, collapse is coming. They can‘t pay the bills and they can’t meet their promises. Its just a matter of time.

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    • Maji
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:59pm

      Encinom,
      Do the teabaggers leave a bad taste in “your” mouth!
      I bet it is a flavor you know!

      Thats politics!

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:20am

      @Encinom:

      Then why did the ATF restrict gun sales in Texas, NM and AZ to one gun per buyer after they allowed hundreds per person if they would go to the Drug Cartels in Mexico. Even Border Enforcement was part of the plan since FBI had them look the other way when certain vehicles went South at specific check points.

      And some of those Gun Shop Owners have filed suit to have it over turned. Another possible Supreme Court fight, but this time they might not win.

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    • lapua338shooter
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:24am

      I’m home sick today & wasted a little time watching these liars while channel flipping. When I saw the group of demoncrats walking out on the vote / hearings & then saw the “shame on you” chant, I got a sick feeling knowing these people would go before a camera to blatantly LIE to the American public.

      Sometimes I really believe I’ve out lived my time. I never, ever thought I’d live to see America in this condition. And it’s all on our government.

      Sad….. very sad.

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    • PASSIONFORCHRIST
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:37am

      I hope the AMERICAN PEOPLE WAKE UP SOON!!! THE MARCH THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS THE MARCH TO THE WHITE HOUSE BY “WE THE PEOPLE” WHO BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION AND OUR FREEDOM THAT IS GRANTED TO US IS BY GOD AND GOD ALONE, NOT MAN!!!!!!!!! DEMAND THE CLEANING OF THE WHITE HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN DEFILED BY CORRUPT MEN AND WOMEN!!! THEY WANT A WAR TO ERUPT WITH THE PEOPLE TO MARCH AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR GOD GIVEN FREEDOM THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON “FREEDOM”!!!!!!!!!!! FREEDOM TO CHOOSE!!!!!!

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    • Thomas
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 4:03am

      <——Happy. Holder's contempt vote was the one thing that took the edge off what the Lowlife Supreme Court did today.

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    • IndyGuy
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 4:50am

      Shove it dems

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    • IndyGuy
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 4:51am

      For you numbskulls….we are at war….

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    • phil1765
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:30am

      encinom
      wrong again moron, did you not see the video or hear the audio of Holder saying that you have to brainwash the American people to do something about gun control? Of course you did or maybe you didn‘t and can’t quite get it through your pea brain what that actually means. They were telling gun dealers who called to report straw buyers to sell them the guns in hopes that they would catch cartel members committing attrocities with them, then they were going to blame said gun dealers even though they were directed by ATF to sell the guns in the first place. Problem was someone in ATF wasn’t stupid enough to just toe the line and let things go and it came out that the guns were allowed to walk without any means whatsoever of tracking them. If that wasn’t stupid enough Holder and company have been lying about when they found out about the crap for a year and a half, when there is a press conference on you tube from 2009 that shows that they all knew about the damn thing and even told everyone that they were starting a new program based on the program Wide Reciever. I know this is useless trying to talk about facts to you, but to tell you the truth I hope one day you just get sick of me replying to you and making you look like the idotic a-hole that you are.

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    • majasdad
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:56am

      @MCDAVE

      Understanding Right-wing logic is the simplest thing in the world.

      If Obama’s for something, vote against it, and do anything you can to make life difficult for the Democrats, even if it means shooting yourself in the foot.

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    • HowardSternIsABigot
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:26am

      i thought encicom was hiding under some other name. Im surprised by the way the libs fall on the sword for obooby. unfortunately with moron supporters like encicommie they feel invincible.

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    • mersey
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:48am

      Shamefully, I live in the state of Maryland, and Hoyer is systemic of the progressive Democrats who control this state. He does represent one of the counties bordering Washington, DC. All of the progressives migrate to these counties sheep. Check out Northern Virginia, they have the same problem.

      If you guys were smart you’d completely ignore encinom. Progressives like him are here just to irk conservatives. If you do ignore him, he will go away.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:16am

      Let’s all get on welfare and food stamps and see how good these democrat programs work, once conservatives stop paying their bills…….

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    • johnpaulkuchtajr
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:38am

      It’s getting to the point where I wander aimlessly around the house mumbling “From time-to-time the

      tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.”

      It’s time to drive the insane from our government.

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:41am

      There are enough FEMA camps in America to lock up every card carrying Democrat in the US. These FEMA camps were created by Democrats if you investigate.

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  • mwhaley
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:18pm

    When leaders have the mind set of a child the followers are doomed. If this is the type of leaders the people have chosen we can ask for God’s help, but I am certain God does not cast pearls before swine.

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  • glashole
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:17pm

    Those of you who recognize your senators and congressmen/women in this photo, vote them out. It begins now.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:38am

      Did ya’ll notice that the examples in the article are Steny Hoyer and Eleanor Holmes-Norton? Their constituancy consists of the District of Columbia and the MD counties that surround it. Did anyone check the crime statistics for these areas? Based on their logic the NRA is bound to be responsible for any crime commited using a firearm.

      OMG Nov 6, 2012

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  • disobedient
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:16pm

    Criminal code in effect; always lie to the cops, accuse the cops of excessive force, and snitching gets you stabbed. 17 to 21 house seats just went republican, DNC will take care of that for us.

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:15pm

    I have to agree with Eleanor Holmes Norton, because being a Democrat, she knows that there aren’t any Democrats that would vote their conscience, so it has to be NRA influence.

    It’s a shame that she has such a low opinion of her co-party members.

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    • marine249
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:23pm

      only if they are not black.

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    • RLTW
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:24am

      I love these people, every time they open their mouths I buy more ammo and more guns.

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    • pavnvet
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:38am

      @RLTW At 10:20 yesterday morning I was heading to my local firing range when I heard the news about Obamacare being upheld.. I altered my route and stopped at the gun store, bought another 1000 rounds of ammo for my hand gun, bought an AR-15 and 2000 rounds, and another 500 rounds of shotgun shells. I went to the range and relieved some of my anger by firing about 400 rounds. After hearing about this crap yesterday, I think I will go back today and buy some more ammo. At least the Dems are keeping the firearms and ammo factories busy.

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    • RLTW
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:58am

      PAVNVET

      Yes It’s nice going out and being part of the one economic boom.

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  • ISRAELISOURFRIEND
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:00pm

    TRAITORS! GIVE THEM WHAT THEY DESERVE!!!!

    nac

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  • ISRAELISOURFRIEND
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:59pm

    GIVE ALL TRAITORS WHAT THEY DESERVE!

    OUR FREEDOM IS NOT UP FOR COMPROMISE!

    idiots!

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  • SHOWMESTATEGUY
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:56pm

    Okay, so what’s new about that? democrats always blame somebody else for thier misdeeds.

    When this country is like Greece who are democrats going to blame? That’s right, the American people.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:09pm

      Our debt is greater the the EU . Many states and citys are broke some are going bk and this is just the begining. The country is being changed and there is a lack of hope. The Godless feel like they are winning but they are not. God told us this day would come but we refuse to listen. The Godless pagans will try to use big words to sound smart but they are just the fools. The fool says in his heart there is no God.

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    • mpoconnor7
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:35pm

      Well, since this happened on Obama‘s watch they can’t blame George W Bush. I guess they decided for some reason to give Sarah Palin a pass on this one. After they get tired of blaming the NRA they’ll go down the line to all the usual suspects, to Karl Rove, the Koch Brothers, Grover Norquist, Big Oil, Dick Cheney, Halliburton, and the two new ones, Bain Capital and the LDS Elders.

      Why blame the NRA? I would bet a thousand dollars whomever murdered that border guard was not an NRA member. I would be interested to find out how many NRA members killed somebody with a gun last year when it was not a self-defense situation.

      If Eric Holder were a white man, do you really think he would still be our Attorney General and not already be fired and awaiting trial over Fast and Furious?

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    • MCDAVE
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:41pm

      they will blame Ronald Reagan .or Abe Lincoln or maybe Elmer Fudd.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:22am

      I was watching the down-the-stairs walk and thought “whatever & a Big Yawn”. The group of people do not have the same views as me, but for some reason, I was more concerned that no one would trip & fall and break-a-leg as they were descending to their destination.

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  • freedomisasfreedomdoes
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:56pm

    So ridiculous. Norton seemingly is trying to sell what the gun angle was to be from begin with. So ridiculous it really is not even funny. It truly is pathetic.

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  • live-free-or-die-trying
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:56pm

    Our freedom has been stripped today by the Courts. I brather be dead then not free and I am sure ther FEMA camps will have death squads to kill us who still want our freedom.

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  • Wolfgang the Gray
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:54pm

    “And I would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” – Every criminal ever caught on Scooby Doo.

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  • babylonvi
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:49pm

    In defending Eric ‘The Red’ Holder we see the true face of the Democrat party. Anyone who would defend this treasonous agent should be considered an enemy of freedom, liberty and the constitution.

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    • ISRAELISOURFRIEND
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:58pm

      I SECOND THAT THOUGHT WITH 160‘000’000 AMERICANS IN AGREEMENT.

      LETS NOT FORGET HIS COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS ALSO IN TO COVER THIS UP.

      AMERICA HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY TRAITORS, THE DECEPTION AND CORRUPTION ARE FILTHY AND DISGUSTING.

      SADAAM HUSSEIN WOULD BE A PROUD PARENT OF OBAMA.

      just a matter of time before the country hands them what they deserve!

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    • WIjoyzie
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:01pm

      …and the American people!

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    • The-Real-Enrico
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:37am

      @encinom You can take yourself and your fox news band of a holes and jump off a bridge. Maybe there you can find true freedom and a brain with capacity of critical thinking.
      Wake up in reality!!

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  • DomingoCafe
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:48pm

    Daniel 4:17 and the band plays on…

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  • BeingThere
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:47pm

    98% of the Congress needs to be tried for treason. Especially the slime balls in the above pictures!!!!!

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  • steveh931
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:44pm

    They don’t care about the laws of this nation, all they care about is keeping their constituents on the plantation with free handouts for their votes, nothing but a bunch of vagabonds filling the seats in the house of representatives, you saw video of their supporters talking about Karl Rove yesterday while walking in protest.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:03pm

      So far, good comments. The dems are so slimy, they slip, slide away. If they were honest people they’d be ashamed of how they think and talk and all the dirt they try to use covering up their own mistakes. Kinda like a cat litter box is how I describe what they do.
      What a bunch of hateful people.
      People, we’ve had enough of these liars, supporting the likes of other liars and it’s time to kick them all out and replace them with people who work for US for a change, not themselves.

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  • kyrealtor
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:44pm

    The remaining Liberal Fascists Democrats should shut their mouths before they completely destoy our party. Many successful Democrats are pro-gun and are NRA members. State Representative Damron, Congressman Chandler, and Governor Besheer are just some of our Kentucky Democrats who support gun owners and the NRA. Also, anyone who defends Holder before actually finding out if this is a worse cover-up than Watergate is welcome to resign and let a normal non-fascist human being take their place. At least one Federal Agent and over two hundred Mexicans are dead, possibly because of Holder’s actions. Even if the level of cover-up only mirrors Watergate, this is a serious international incident against one of our two immediate neighbors. Mexico would have every right to regard this as an Act of War if the Congress or the DC prosecutor fail to fully investigate the AG’s involvement in the gun-running, the shootings, and the cover-up.

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    • doyley64
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:16pm

      The remaining Liberal Fascists Democrats should shut their mouths before they completely destoy our party.
      *********************
      I have news for you, they have already destroyed your party.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:50pm

      Dude you are as much a Democrat as DICK Morris. Keep repeating the lies of Beck and Fox News you tea ******.

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    • Themeem
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 2:25am

      I agree. Some of the Democrats are giving others a hard time in their re-election bid.
      To that I say, SO what. You all support Obama on every issue and now saying you support the NRA, that is just hilarious. Obama who supports abortion at any stage even leaving a child living past the abortion to die, as he did 3 times in Chicago. You all deserve to lose your seat in Congress. The American people don’t trust any of you anymore, D‘s or R’s.

      When the likes of Charlie Rangel can win back his seat, it tells me that many people in this country are too damn stupid to vote and are entitled nothing, especially the hard work and wages of others. If that is all the voters want, to be cared for, then round them up and put them on farms. It seems that many people never left the plantation behind.

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  • MAMMY_NUNN
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:43pm

    Just blame a out of control black man who believes he is above the law.

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    • encinom
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:51pm

      Issa is not a black man.

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    • Steelheadisadouche
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:21am

      Encino
      People died and your people are liars. Get over your little self.
      Actually, keep it up. People need to see into your little mind and agenda. Keep being your worthless troll self.

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  • marine249
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:40pm

    one more DUMB ASS DONKEY!

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    • Wolfgang the Gray
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:56pm

      If conservatives win back the White House & Senate while keeping the House, can we change the party name from Democrats to Democraps? It makes sense since they are clearly full of it.

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  • TDOM
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:37pm

    These liberal democrats are insane they have no moral’s – if it had not been for the whistle blowers the liberals would have blamed the Gun shops and it was the Gun shops that said hey some thing is wrong here and the ATF forced them to make the sale’s – This is a criminal cover up that makes Watergate look like small ball – PLEASE WAKE UP PEOPLE – THIS IS BAD STUFF.

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  • Docroxall
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:37pm

    Anyone that expects liberals to CARE about their actions and words being consistent, just don’t understand that they believe they are above hypocrisy, because their goals are noble…their means therefor, are impecable.

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    • Joe Herring
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:45pm

      The Dems have simply reverted to the original template for Fast & Furious. The guns were never meant to be tracked, but rather allowed to spread so that the Administration could blame the resulting gun violence and general mayhem on “lax gun laws.” The statements today indicate that they intend to draw that same narrative in spite of whistleblowers from inside the DOJ who have tipped off House Republicans to the game. Look for draconian proposals for gun control to follow shortly.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 28, 2012 at 11:25pm

      They are blind to the truth. They are the means of their own destruction. The wicked seek their own lust but find only death and want. The innocent and rightous cry out to God for salvation and justice. Let God judge the wicked and send them to their reward. They have won nothing.

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    • Xkiller
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:06am

      The ends justifies the means. It constantly amazes me how stupid these fools can be? How stupid they BELIEVE WE ARE. Ok, not all the evidence is in, ok, get it, do your job. They have blamed everyone so far, Bush, gun shop owners, NRA, us. If this was a program under Bush, wouldn’t they want to put all the cards out there? If Barry know nothing about it, why is he using executive privlege to cover it up? If Holder found out about it AFTTER he was appointed, why didn’t he stop it? Funny how all this seems to have happened AFTER Barry made that speech with the mexican president about how 90% of the guns came from America. These people prove time and again they have no shame.

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  • I.Heart.America
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:35pm

    Communism = EVIL

    And…THAT is what the Dem. party represents

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  • RHO1953
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:35pm

    Liar! The Justice Dept ordered gun shops to sell guns that they knew for a fact were going to people who were not supposed to be allowed to buy. The damned democrats are the biggest problem to this country. No ethics, no principles, no commitment to Constitutional governance.

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    • dublinthewagons
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:48am

      DESPERATION= a rope ends it.
      Time for the rope.

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    • 1NJslave
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 6:35pm

      They did this now because they thought that this was the time and place to get away with it. Living here in NJ, I see & hear it more than some of you can imagine. The guns are always to blame for the murder of today. This is the path that the education system (AKA nanny state) has led them to believe. If there were no guns, people would not be getting murdered. The police should be the only ones with guns, they’ll keep us safe. Many in this state believe that.That’s how you get to life under a police state. New Jersey is a great example. Only if you have the money to bribe, oops, BUY a CCP you could walk the streets of Camden or Newark alone. I wonder how many of the guns used in crimes there are legally owned? Silly me, I forgot the old saying” Only when guns are outlawed, will outlaws have guns.” Another example is how can more people have been killed by guns in Chicago than over in Afghanistan this year? Once again the old saying returns as the answer. I believe that ALL of these guys think that they are smarter than slick Willy! They believe that they can & will get away with this. The problem for them is that people like myself now follow what these PUBLIC SERVANTS do that effect my everyday life. We are the PUBLIC, they are our SERVANTS! Come November, let’s remind them of that fact. As Dad told me time and again, VOTE the bums out!

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  • Paul_Vincent_Zecchino
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:35pm

    Oh, the rats have now taken to blaming the NRA? Tedious. Very tedious. Garden Variety Criminal Projection – thugs always blame their crimes on innocent people.

    By falsely accusing innocents, this vermin is admitting guilt for its heinous crimes.

    Paul Vincent Zecchino
    Manasoviet Key, Florida
    28 June, 2012

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  • Rodney111
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:34pm

    You guys have to be the dumbest people ever to have walked on earth!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:32pm

    Come… and Blame me for the Wrath… in person!

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    • CatB
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 12:18am

      Me too … PROUD ENDOWMENT MEMBER OF THE NRA >.. RIGHT HERE!

      OMG 2012!

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