Holder Confirmation ‘Doubtful’ After Indictment Threat

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

(Satire from TheDesperateBlogger.com)

Holder: Judiciary Committee Republicans ‘Soiled Themselves’

After one of the most combative confirmation hearings in recent memory, political pundits and analysts from both sides of the aisle are mostly in agreement that Eric Holder, as several put it, “today blew whatever chance he may have had to be confirmed as our next Attorney General.”

The real reason for the delay in a vote by the Judiciary Committee was not made clear until last Friday afternoon when, just in time for normally high profile weekend news coverage, Committee Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued a press release on his website criticizing his Republican colleagues for the delay, saying, among other things, that “Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have asked Eric Holder to make a commitment, before he is even confirmed, that he will not prosecute any Bush Administration officials for their involvement in acts of torture during the last administration.” http://whitehouse.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=E048ED64-4C8C-4096-8BD2-B216A194E037

When asked for a response to their request, a defiant Holder told the Committee:

“I am shocked that you would suggest any law enforcement official make a prosecutorial decision without first examining the relevant facts of the case. I find your request to be as reprehensible as it is unconscionable. The only evidence I have seen thus far would compel me, whether confirmed or not, to seek indictments against those committee members who, for strictly partisan reasons, have attempted to obstruct justice even before the two hallowed ceremonies when the next Attorney General will be sworn in. You have soiled the Justice Department, you have soiled the good name of this Committee, and from the way many of you are squirming, I also believe you have soiled more than just your own reputations.”

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[anonymous171]

1. Obama might have to get involved.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Good for Holder. The GOPers can't demand immunity for themselves as a condition

of Holder's confirmation. That's insane.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Doubtful? Yeah, right.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Renew Deal]

4. I think that's sarcasm.

I don't think that quote is real.

[DCKit]

33. Satire in that he didn't say it, but, if he did, he wouldn't be wrong.

He may lose the nomination if he even approaches that level of truth-telling, but that might also put him over the top and further marginalize the Republics with one mighty blow. Everyone's just too damn polite to tell the sheeple that the Republics are demanding he consent to ignoring some of the worst crimes ever perpetrated against U.S. and international law.

If we won't redress the crimes of the maladministration, then the U.S. is no better than any other third world dictatorship.

[Connie_Corleone]

5. He'll be confirmed. eom

[Winterblues]

6. Desperate blogger is about the same as the Onion.

It never happened....:shrug:

[tularetom]

7. Wow! He said that?

This guy needs to be confirmed right fucking now and start issuing those indictments.

[ClassWarrior]

10. Note the poster's handle.

:rofl:

NGU.

[merh]

13. lol - good catch

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

NGU :patriot:

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

11. I hate to admit this

but we have the same cat photo on our fridge...

btw, No, he didn't say that, but I hope he does -- the Whitehouse press release is the only thing here that's real.

[merh]

8. They don't have enough members to block his appointment

and, as another suggested the other day, what is to prevent the senate going into recess and Holder being appointed as a recess appointment?

The chickenshit bastards, if they didn't do anything wrong they should welcome an investigation so that their names are cleared of any wrong doing. :evilgrin:

[radfringe]

9. Dems should be out there yelling "Up or DOWN vote"...

Up or Down vote...stop obstructing a vote on this important position... you know, all the same crap the repubs yelled during the bush error

[CitizenPatriot]

19. I couldn't agree MORE

wait till we're trying to appoint a sc justice.

I know this is satire, but honestly, it's more REAL than the news.

[JackRiddler]

12. Very, very sad that the truth can be spoken this plainly only in satire.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

15. Thanks,

and why do I get the feeling I know you?

[JackRiddler]

22. Um. It's true we've never been seen in the same place at the same time, have we?

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

23. actually...

clicked on your link and saw the name of somebody I know...

[JackRiddler]

27. Are you sure the name isn't Clark Kent? Or Tyler Durden?

[cali]

14. SATIRE. For the love of reading, it says it's satire right above the

main text. As usual a disturbingly large number of DUers show themselves to be satire impaired.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

16. The (Senator) Whitehouse press release is real..

Thanks for noticing the rest isn't!

Although they should be indicted for asking...

[librechik]

17. I don't get it.

They will stop him out of fear of indictments. How is this satire?

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

20. Actually the (real, not made up) implication is

that they are threatening to hold up his confirmation unless he agrees not to prosecute.

This is actually happening, and I can only hope those responsible are prosecuted...

[gratuitous]

18. Bwahahaha!

Basically, Republicans are arguing that the chief law enforcement official of the United States should promise them that he won't enforce the law. The satiric gloss of the desperate blogger aside, this stuff is practically impossible to parody.

[bertman]

21. Fuck!! You had me there for a minute. I WISH Eric Holder had the cajones to say that

to those fascist asswipes.

Great LAUGH though.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

24. Thanks, and I hope

he gets the chance to indict a select many.

[spanone]

25. i like holder all the more...

[Jazzgirl]

26. Oh snap!!!

Luv your screen name.

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

28. Love your quote...

[pleah]

29. K&R I wish he really had said that to those worthless

assholes in the senate.

Wouldn't that be great if someone actually had the guts to say something like that, for real!


:toast:

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

32. Less of a story, more of a wish

I'm still hoping he will...

Thanks

[MnFats]

30. and you thought it couldn't get worse once most of those assholes...

...got hurled out of office.
stiffen your spines, Democrats!

[Thrill]

31. See this is why Obama wouldn't say if he is going to go after Bush and crew

Because he knew this would happen

[wryter2000]

34. Never mind

I should read the attribution first.