White House: Holder resigning as attorney general

Yata!

Now, prosecute that SOB.

Finally, finally some great news out of that White House!

Funny, history will judge him anything but

Holder has many skeletons in his closet. Focusing on non-Federal matters and overlooking several requiring the Federal Judicial system.

The man is no doubt a polarizing figure. He did legally protect and insulated the president on anything that could possibly put him in a legal compromising position in particular the IRS scandal or Benghazi if it could be determined that Obama in any way had given specific orders in the IRS situation to dig up any dirt on conservatives and take them out of the election cycle for 2010 or in Benghazi the order to step down, you have a possible impeachable offense and so far, that has not been the case, but the suspicions still remain.

“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one,” Voltaire once quipped, ‘O Lord make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted it.” Holder appears to have shared Voltaire’s prayer.

Hmmm, yes...well he is out, that's the main thing that should be celebrated.

"enemies ridiculous" c-mon now, look at the facts. Look at the accusations (untrue until proven). Listen to the statements from the man. Racially direct!

Racism is bad, mkay? (Couldn't resist that.)

well he is out, that's the main thing that should be celebrated.

We are celebrating two things: 1) Six awesome years with conservatives, which certainly include the white supremacists (especially), with their panties in a bind. (Those who are truly color-blind can really respect Holder. We've seen horrendous racist shootings in the U.S. recently -- one of the most recent is the horrendous shooting by a South Carolina state trooper of a black man at a gas station -- for which the trooper has lost his job and his now facing criminal charges. Thanks to the dashboard video that ALL cops should have, in addition to a body camera.)

2) The fact that Holder is not yet OUT. Obama gets to pick whoever he wants for the next AG and, if the Republicans don't confirm him or her, Holder stays IN!

I predict more conservative bound panties. (Yeah!) Couldn't happen to a more loathsome bunch.

We are celebrating two things: 1) Six awesome years with conservatives, which certainly include the white supremacists (especially), with their panties in a bind. (Those who are truly color-blind can really respect Holder.

Sorry, no dice. No one cared that Holder was Black, only the Hawkish liberals that had nothing to hold on to and needed a scapegoat, started to play (typical and usual) the race card.

Fort Hood: He called it workplace violence and NOT what it was, radical terrorism

DOJ Secretly Targets Fox News Reporter, James Rosen: not only that, but surveilling his parents?

In the James Rosen case, the Justice Department claimed it did not violate the press freedom of the Fox News Correspondent as he isn’t press. Instead, the DOJ argued, he was an “aider and abettor and/or co-conspirator” in a spy ring, for having receiving classified information about North Korea from an intelligence analyst.

Evidence of Rosen’s spying consisted of an e-mail to Rosen’s source stating he wanted to break “news ahead of my competitors” and that they could “expose muddle-headed policy when we see it—or force the administration’s hand to go in the right direction, if possible.”

The Department of Justice knew Rosen had not committed a crime by simply asking Stephen Jin-Woo Kim for his opinion on the expected North Korean response to the then-pending U.N. condemnations of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests. By making the claim, however, to a federal judge, that Rosen was criminally complicit in the release of classified information, by the manner in which he posed questions to Kim, the DOJ deluded the judge into signing a search warrant. The warrant, when executed, allowed the feds to read Rosen’s private emails. By way of the emails, the feds were led to Fox News telephone numbers in New York City and in Washington, which they since have admitted to monitoring.**

Weather Underground Pardon:

The Weather Underground, a far-left organization, was founded in the late 1960′s. It’s main objective was to overthrow the American government. Several bombing attacks were initiated by the group and were mostly against government buildings and banks.

Opposition to Second Amendent Rights

Need I say more?

Treatment of Terrorists as Criminal Defendants Instead of Enemy Combatants

This is what got me tee'd off the most! Giving terrorist the same rights and willing to spend tax payer money to defend terrorists and classify them as a common criminal???

Fast and Furious

Black Panther intimidation

IRS Lois Lerner scandal

And the list goes on and on.....

But when a Black thug is killed from the police that was involved in a robbery, now we have to set the wheels in motion to do a thorough investigation, because a crime was committed.

We've seen horrendous racist shootings in the U.S. recently -- one of the most recent is the horrendous shooting by a South Carolina state trooper of a black man at a gas station -- for which the trooper has lost his job and his now facing criminal charges. Thanks to the dashboard video that ALL cops should have, in addition to a body camera.)

We still don't know the exact details, but soon we will.

2) The fact that Holder is not yet OUT. Obama gets to pick whoever he wants for the next AG and, if the Republicans don't confirm him or her, Holder stays IN!

No, Reid is already seeking a possible replacement and also, the Senate is looking more and more like it will possibly fall back to the Republicans, Holder can smell the heat coming and the Dems are feverishly looking to find a replacement. Yes, if they don't find one, he stays, but the sharks are circling the boat and he's in serious need of a raft.

I predict more conservative bound panties. (Yeah!) Couldn't happen to a more loathsome bunch.

I predict, NO actually, there have been a lot of celebrations of his departure, one of the worst AG in US history, Happy and ecstatic.

The thing that makes me smile is the shock on liberals faces when Holder announced he was stepping down and part of that decision is in part because the Republicans might possibly take back the Senate and that would leave Holder in a very awkward position to set him up for scrutiny of his possible bias and one sided prejudiced justice. Main thing is, we can all breath a sigh of thanks that the worst AG, the most derisive in US history is finally gone.

Lots of points in bold -- which only show how the GOP and their supporters can falsely accuse of everything, and hope that something will stick.

Dems are feverishly looking to find a replacement.

LOL! Not hardly. They can take their sweet time.

That's why I love liberal humor, dry, but funny and when the flame is turned up on the ice, they start slipping, sliding and weaving around with tons of excuses. Like the kid on the block that lost the bet, you one fair and square and the kid still tries to pick a fight. Holder brought nothing but racial division to the country, selective in what he and his master felt were injustices done to Blacks, but everyone else, it's not as important or relevant and the list goes on. I'm just excited that this is one book in the failing saga of the Obama admin. that is slowly (and happily) coming to a close.

Holder’s decision comes in the midst of a high-profile Justice Department civil rights investigation into the use of force by police in Ferguson, Missouri, where a young black man was shot by a white law enforcement officer last month.

I am loving the Justice Department decision to go after the Ferguson police who are taping over their names on their ID's and, especially, getting their superiors to have them remove their "I am Darren Wilson" bracelets -- which are totally unprofessional and against uniform regulations, while sending an inflammatory message to the majority of Ferguson residents.

Since Brown's shooting there have been over a dozen police shootings of unarmed African-Americans, and the Justice Department has nearly all of them under close scrutiny. What a far cry from the do-nothing, look-the-other-way AGs of the recent past.

Since Brown's shooting there have been over a dozen police shootings of unarmed African-Americans, and the Justice Department has nearly all of them under close scrutiny.

So before Holder leaves, he wants to use the race card one last time to intimidate lump all officers under one monolithic group. But all the African Americans that were shoot at, I guess they were all innocent right? All of them? Ok, Yabits. LOL

What a far cry from the do-nothing, look-the-other-way AGs of the recent past.

Do nothing? Ahh, because they were color blind?? I guess you mean the AG that weren't racially bias and did their job according to the law and NOT cherry pick or used color as a way to abuse the system.

So before Holder leaves, he wants to use the race card one last time to intimidate lump all officers under one monolithic group. But all the African Americans that were shoot at, I guess they were all innocent right?

If an unarmed African-American claims to have been shot at or abused by a police officer -- white OR black -- the immediate reaction of a white racist is to doubt their claim. Thank goodness that's not the reaction of our current Justice Department.

Ahh, because they were color blind??

They were blind to police brutality, which is all too common in the United States. Nice to see the homeless woman who was beaten by a thug-cop -- captured on video -- receive justice in the courts. Let all cops who think they are "killers" and who think they can get away with thuggish behavior be put on notice.

The recent shooting in South Carolina -- where the state trooper now faces serious criminal charges -- is one that would have never seen the light of day had it not been for the dashboard camera evidence. With no video, the cop would have been 100% certain to lie and exaggerate the event in which he felt required to use lethal force. African Americans know this stuff happens all the time to them.

Recently, a well-known African-American actor recounted (on a popular cable show) the time he was pulled over for something trivial and nearly shot at by a state trooper -- with his kids in the car with him. I believe Holder was right when he famously used the word "cowards" to describe many Americans. That's what really riles the white supremacists: He hit them close to where they live.

@yabits

I'm not going to get sucked in on debating the Ferguson case. This is about Holder resigning and the incredible division and like Sharpton is a total instigator and nothing could make me happier than the see this guy leave.

I believe Holder was right when he famously used the word "cowards" to describe many Americans. That's what really riles the white supremacists: He hit them close to where they live.

More like the Black supremacists like Holder, Obama and Sharpton can do nothing more than stir up race relations in this country. America elected a Black president and without the White vote that would have NEVER happened, that goes to show you that MOST Americans don't care about color, but when Blacks constantly whine about injustices and some may in fact be justified the majority however are way over the top far-fetched. Yabits, Holder NEVER prosecuted those Black Panther thugs that were harassing people at the polling stations, getting in peoples faces. Why didn't Holder aggressively go after them and charged them with a crime of voting harassment and intimidation on public property? Had it been a White Supremacist, he would have gone tooth and nail to investigate and charge them. That's the problem with Holder, he's racially selective especially when it involves the African American community. Good riddance, we need an AG that is a uniter and NOT a divider.

More like the Black supremacists like Holder, Obama and Sharpton can do nothing more than stir up race relations in this country.

This is the common complaint of the white supremacist: Any black person who seeks out and demands equal treatment under law -- and who points out the multitude of examples of how that his not the case are misconstrued and misrepresented as "black supremacists." And we see a clear example of this in the above quote.

Holder NEVER prosecuted those Black Panther thugs that were harassing people at the polling stations, getting in peoples faces.

Where is the video evidence showing this was the case? All we have are the allegations and gross distortions of racist whites, and who can trust them?

This is the common complaint of the white supremacist:

So you HAVE to be a White Supremacist to make a complaint about racial inequality?

Any black person who seeks out and demands equal treatment under law -- and who points out the multitude of examples of how that his not the case are misconstrued and misrepresented as "black supremacists." And we see a clear example of this in the above quote.

It's true. I have NEVER seen Holder investigate any of the Black on Black crimes of many of the inner cities particularly in Chicago. I have NEVER seen Holder prosecute many of the White on Black crimes like the Knockout game where the majority of victims are White. I have NEVER heard Holder speaking about those injustices, nor have I heard Sharpton for that matter as well. I wonder why?

Where is the video evidence showing this was the case? All we have are the allegations and gross distortions of racist whites, and who can trust them?

Excuse me, there is absolutely NO WAY that you can point out that EVERY White person that went in to the voting station were racists. Come on...Lol Just watch the video and you see how thuggish and pushy these jerks were. Yabits, you're digging again. These thugs were intimidating White voters into voting one way, violating and scaring innocent people and block them from exercising their right to vote. But I know if it were the reverse, you would be elated if Holder would investigate the Klan for doing the same thing, because that would be racist all of a sudden.

So you HAVE to be a White Supremacist to make a complaint about racial inequality?

It is not a complaint about racial inequality or, more specifically, unequal treatment under law that makes one a white supremacist. But a white person who asserts that African-Americans who make such observations and complaints are "Black Supremacists" is where they reveal themselves.

I have NEVER seen Holder investigate any of the Black on Black crimes of many of the inner cities particularly in Chicago.

You don't appear to have a working understanding of the purpose and function of the U.S. Department of Justice. They only involve themselves when the evidence shows that state or local law enforcement are not applying the laws fairly and equally in a color-blind manner. In the South Carolina incident, the state trooper claims he stopped the driver because of a "seat-belt violation." (The driver was pulling into a gas station and was unbuckling as he turned in to the station.) When the collection of data shows that a minority is many times more likely to be stopped for a seat-belt violation than a white person, this is something the DoJ needs to look into. When the data shows that petty misdeeds like unbuckling a seat belt or jaywalking is FAR more likely to lead to use of violent force against minorities than whites, that is a red flag for Holder's Justice Department -- as well should be. Bush's AG would look the other way.

South Carolina, to its credit, handled the manner promptly and effectively -- immediately firing the officer and preparing serious charges against him. But that was only because of the video evidence. Had their been no such evidence, we can be 100% certain that the officer would have spinned the event to make the black guy seem as dangerous as possible, justifying his use of force. And every white supremacist would have been behind him 100%. All for a seat-belt violation. (All police on patrol need to be equipped with body cams. Period.)

Just watch the video and you see how thuggish and pushy these jerks were.

I know of no such video. The only video I have ever seen does not appear threatening at all to me. But, then again, I harbor no innate fear of dark-skinned people. Besides, if any person is acting pushy and "thuggish" in front of a polling place, that is a matter for local law enforcement to handle. If data or evidence shows that local law enforcement is ignoring the violations, especially if they are ignoring them based on any kind of favoritism, then it would be a matter for the Justice Department. To fault Holder for not getting involved in this shows gross ignorance of the process.

It is not a complaint about racial inequality or, more specifically, unequal treatment under law that makes one a white supremacist. But a white person who asserts that African-Americans who make such observations and complaints are "Black Supremacists" is where they reveal themselves.

And the same can be said, the opposite as well.

You don't appear to have a working understanding of the purpose and function of the U.S. Department of Justice. They only involve themselves when the evidence shows that state or local law enforcement are not applying the laws fairly and equally in a color-blind manner.

I'm fully aware on how the system works. So you are making my point for me, the Black Panthers were harassing many Whites that wanted to go into the polling station and they stood in their way, blocked them, talked down to them and intimidated them, NOW where was Holder? Hmmm, NOWHERE to be found... As for the rest, I think you are trying to see what you want to see, but outright racism? I highly doubt it. But you are seeing more Black on White crimes where Whites are being more assaulted in recent years.

we can be 100% certain that the officer would have spinned the event to make the black guy seem as dangerous as possible, justifying his use of force. And every white supremacist would have been behind him 100%. All for a seat-belt violation. (All police on patrol need to be equipped with body cams. Period.)

So now you speaks for every officer? What if the officer is Black and as you claim many Blacks are dangerous, what would he be considered as? A sell-out? An Uncle Tom??

I know of no such video. The only video I have ever seen does not appear threatening at all to me.

That's you. But that's NOT what the people say that went through that frightening experience? Or do you want to say, because Whites are making the complaint, it should be disregarded, but if it's the other way, it should be investigated? Yes, bias justice, racial....NO WAY! Lol

But, then again, I harbor no innate fear of dark-skinned people. Besides, if any person is acting pushy and "thuggish" in front of a polling place, that is a matter for local law enforcement to handle.

ROFL...you are too funny.

If data or evidence shows that local law enforcement is ignoring the violations, especially if they are ignoring them based on any kind of favoritism, then it would be a matter for the Justice Department. To fault Holder for not getting involved in this shows gross ignorance of the process.

No, I fault Holder for being selective and racially bias and like Sharpton uses it to his advantage. If there is somehow injustice towards Blacks, he springs into action, anyone else, take a hike. Anyway, I'm just glad that his divisive rule is finally OVER!!

And the same can be said, the opposite as well.

It can be said, but it would be completely wrong, or complete nonsense. A white person who is concerned about systematic violations of civil rights of minorities by state and local law enforcement, and who voices those concerns would not be a white supremacist OR black supremacist. A black person who thinks it's OK to turn a blind eye to civil rights violations against minorities would be a rather strange duck.

I'm fully aware on how the system works. So you are making my point for me, the Black Panthers were harassing many Whites that wanted to go into the polling station and they stood in their way, blocked them, talked down to them and intimidated them, NOW where was Holder? Hmmm, NOWHERE to be found...

Talked down to them? LOL. It sounds like you expect Eric Holder to patrol every polling place. (Are you serious?) Where was local law enforcement?

No. You are completely unaware of how the system works. You mentioned one isolated polling place. Can you show that these individuals were acting on behalf of, or on instructions from "the Black Panthers?" And that this was part of an organized attempt to intimidate voters at more than one site?

I think our Justice Department has far better things to do than to try to appease or assuage the concerns of white supremacists with regards to a couple of unarmed black men who scared white people by -- oh Lordy -- "talking down to them."

It can be said, but it would be completely wrong, or complete nonsense.

Because, you want to accept it as so? You can and you are entitled to your opinion.

A white person who is concerned about systematic violations of civil rights of minorities by state and local law enforcement, and who voices those concerns would not be a white supremacist OR black supremacist. A black person who thinks it's OK to turn a blind eye to civil rights violations against minorities would be a rather strange duck.

No, because we are all Americans and even though there is injustice in the world, you equally a lot of discrimination towards Whites and more so these days. Affirmative action was one flawed law in our system that in the beginning was necessary but now that rule divided the country more than anything else and the entire hiring practice. Holder will be remembered for exactly that, a selective racial divider and a partisan opportunist.

Talked down to them? LOL. It sounds like you expect Eric Holder to patrol every polling place. (Are you serious?) Where was local law enforcement?

Good Question? Funny, none of those bat-wielding guys were ever prosecuted, the case was completely dropped. Had it been the Klan and the voters were Black, Holder would have been there in a heartbeat! You know it and everyone else does.

I think our Justice Department has far better things to do than to try to appease or assuage the concerns of white supremacists with regards to a couple of unarmed black men who scared white people by -- oh Lordy -- "talking down to them."

And once again, Holder's version of justice is limited to Black people only (and pardoning criminals) But it's Ok to appease the Black Supremacists and the Black racists to further a one-sided unfair and unequal agenda? Holder knows, if he stays and if the Republicans retake the Senate, they will grill and filet Holder in the absolute worse (and rightly so) way until he sings like a bird and even HE knows he can't stonewall them forever. All I can say is, this day is long overdue and now that he is gone, that leaves Obama with 843 more days to go.

So you are making my point for me, the Black Panthers were harassing many Whites that wanted to go into the polling station and they stood in their way, blocked them, talked down to them and intimidated them, NOW where was Holder? Hmmm, NOWHERE to be found...

Holder was nowhere to be found primarily because the "Black Panther Incident" occurred in November of 2008 when Bush was still president. Bush's Justice Department would have had to pursue the case, and they did not. Holder would not become AG until February of 2009. (Bush's AG dropped the case and suddenly, two weeks before Obama took office, they decided to pursue an aspect of it.)

This whole thing is a political charade by Holder's detractors, and white supremacists looking for an ax to grind.

Looks like you're wrong, again.

The New Black Panther Party incident that occurred during the 2008 election. The New Black Panther Party and two of its members, Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, were charged with voter intimidation for their conduct outside a polling station in Philadelphia.

The Department of Justice later narrowed the charges against Minister King Shabazz and dismissed the charges against the New Black Panther Party and Jerry Jackson. The decision to dismiss the charges has led to accusations that the Department of Justice under the Obama administration is biased against white victims and unwilling to prosecute minorities for civil rights violations. These charges have been most notably made by J. Christian Adams, who in May 2010 resigned his post in the Department of Justice in protest over the Obama Administration's perceived mishandling of the case, and by his former supervisor Christopher Coates.

The Department of Justice became aware of the incident on Election Day and started an inquiry. Under the Bush administration, a criminal investigation into the incident was started, but later dropped.

Instead, in January 2009, less than two weeks before the Bush administration left office, the civil rights division of the Department of Justice filed a civil suit under the voting rights act against four defendants, namely, Minister King Samir Shabazz, Jerry Jackson, NBPP chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz, and the NBPP itself. The lawsuit accused them of using uniforms, racial insults and a weapon to intimidate voters and those who were there to assist them. The case remained open when the Obama administration took office a few weeks later.

In April 2009 Bartie Bull, a former civil rights lawyer who was serving as a poll watcher at the polling station where the incident occurred, submitted an affidavit at Justice's request supporting the lawsuit, stating that he considered it to have been the most severe instance of voter intimidation he had ever encountered. When none of the defendants who were charged appeared in court to answer the charges, the career attorneys pursuing the lawsuit assumed that they would win it by default. However the career attorneys' move to pursue a default judgment against the defendants was overruled by two of their line superiors, Loretta King, who was acting Assistant Attorney General and Steve Rosenbaum, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General.

And then Holder dropped it. Had it been the reverse, Holder would have used every fiber in his being to bring the perpetrators to justice, but the New Black Panther Thug Party, just let them off.

This whole thing is a political charade by Holder's detractors, and white supremacists looking for an ax to grind.

So it's never about Holder or Obama it's only because they're Black? Once again, liberal logic shows that the only thing they have for arguments is using the race card or the so called war on women. I'll say this again, with joy and glee, this is a great day, this fraud is finally gone. Good riddance.

Holder is a horrible racist. A member of a racist group stands outside a polling place threatening to kill white people and Holder declines to prosecute - shameless! Yet Holder only reflects the racist views of his superior. His leaving public office can only be a good thing for all Americans.

I wouldn't count not prosecuting the Black Panthers as racist. If I recall correctly, somewhere not too long ago there was mention on a Ferguson thread's comments of an article complaining about all the police shootings Holder declined to prosecute when he was DA. Maybe yabits' comment.

Blue Team and Red Team both depend on fractional politics and so even when cases are egregious they are not going to want to rile any fractional piece of their base.

This case had the potential to anger a lot of Blue Team supporters had it gone through. Irritating conservatives is just icing on the cake. White House has "got no downside, here".

http://washingtonexaminer.com/federal-court-finds-obama-appointees-interfered-with-new-black-panther-prosecution/article/2503500

A federal court in Washington, DC, held last week that political appointees appointed by President Obama did interfere with the Department of Justice’s prosecution of the New Black Panther Party.