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Justice Dept silent as Holder charges critics with racism
Attorney General Eric Holder accused his growing chorus of critics of racist motivations in a Sunday interview published in the New York Times. When reached by The Daily Caller Monday morning, the Department of Justice provided no evidence to support the attorney generals claims.Holder said some unspecified faction what he refers to as the more extreme segment is driven to criticize both him and President Barack Obama due to the color of their skin. Holder did not appear to elaborate on who he considered to make up the more extreme segment. This is a way to get at the president because of the way I can be identified with him, Holder said, according to the Times. Both due to the nature of our relationship and, you know, the fact that were both African-American. The White House hasnt returned requests for comment on whether President Barack Obama agrees with his top law enforcement officers allegations of racial motivations. Holders accusations come as resignation calls mount from a growing list of 60 congressmen, two senators, every major Republican presidential candidate and two sitting governors, spurred on by the congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious. Additionally, seventy-five congressmen have signed onto a House resolution for a vote of no confidence in Holder as attorney general. Between the two lists, there are 86 total in the House who no longer trust Holder to head the Department of Justice. Its not the first time the race card has come into play in efforts to protect Holder from criticism Most recently, during a December 8 House Judiciary Committee hearing into Fast and Furious where Holder was testifying, Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson argued that Fast and Furious wasnt that big of a scandal because white supremacists, among others he described, were able to purchase weapons at gun shows. Johnson, who was concerned Guam may tip over and capsize if more military personnel are sent there, later told TheDC that he thinks the tea party movement and the National Rifle Association manufactured Fast and Furious as a scandal to try to attack the president. Posted by: Beavis 2011-12-19 |
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