Saturday, April 14, 2012

Fast and Furious Timeline and News Links - April 2012


April 1, 2012 - The Tucson Citizen: Fast and Furious never connected the dots 


April 3, 2012 - The Texas Tribune: Trade Group Aids Texas Gun Seller's Suit Against Feds

April 4, 2012 - Washington Post: Holder expects to be interviewed by Justice Department on gun trafficking probe

April 5, 2012 - America's Quarterly: Eric Holder Expects to be Interviewed in Fast and Furious Investigation

April 5, 2012 - The Washington Times: ‘Straw buyers’ plead guilty to dealing guns - One bought guns found where agent was killed

April 5, 2012 - World Net Daily: Mr. Obama, tear down that wall! - Jeff Knox won't let White House get away with Fast & Furious smokescreen - Kevin O’Reilly wants to testify before the House Committee, President Obama refuses

April 6, 2012 - TriValley Central: Fast and furious: Man pleads guilty to gun charge related to ATF probe


April 6, 2012 - The Daily Caller: Issa, Grassley hammer White House for stonewalling on ‘Fast and Furious’ witness

April 6, 2012 - The Daily Caller: Chaffetz: White House blocking access to ‘Fast and Furious’ witness who wants to testify

April 6, 2012 - Examiner.com: White House thumbs nose at Grassley, Issa over F&F request


April 7, 2012 - Gulf Times: Guilty plea in botched sting case

April 9, 2012 - American Thinker: White House Won't Let Rep. Issa Question Key Staffer About Fast and Furious

April 10, 2012 - The Blaze: The Blaze Magazine EXCLUSIVE: Fast and Furious — ‘Bloody Scandal’

April 10, 2012 - Fox News: WH stonewalling in 'Fast & Furious' probe? - Republicans accuse administration of blocking key witness

April 12, 2012 WLTX: Trey Gowdy: Hold Administration Accountable for Fast and Furious

April 13, 2012 - Human Events: Napolitano perjured herself to Congress in Fast & Furious testimony

April 14, 2012 - Fox News: Main suspect in Operation Fast and Furious arrested twice before, report shows

April 14, 2012 - Examiner.com: ‘Gunwalker’ suspect arrested for cocaine month before ATF released him

April 14, 2012 - YouTube: Issa addresses NRA convention, promises action on Fast and Furious
 

April 14, 2012 - Huntington News: BOOK REVIEW: 'Fast and Furious': Obama, Holder Can Run But They Can't Hide This Bone-Headed Operation -- Or Can They?

April 15, 2012 - KTAR: Key ATF agents in gun case blame prosecutors

April 15, 2012 - The Daily Caller: Rep. Justin Amash demands Eric Holder’s resignation over ‘Fast and Furious’


April 16, 2012 - AZ Capital Times: Key ATF agents in Fast and Furious case blame prosecutors

April 16, 2012 - Big Journalism: Exclusive: How The MSM Covered Up Fast and Furious

April 16, 2012 - Greenville Online: Gowdy: Hold administration accountable for botched gun sting

April 16, 2012 - ticklethewire: ATF Supervisors Blame Prosecutors in Fast and Furious


April 16, 2012 - tri-state online: Federal agents blame prosecutors for bungling Fast and Furious operation

April 16, 2012 - Townhall.com: Barack Obama's Bloodiest Scandal


April 16, 2012 - My Fox Pheonix: Key ATF Agents in Gun Case Blame Prosecutors


April 16, 2012 - Examiner.com: Issa promises NRA that F&F investigation will hold DoJ officials accountable

April 16, 2012 - Katie Pavlich's book "Fast and Furious: Barack Obama's Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up" is released to the public. Pavlich has been working on Fast and Furious from almost the beginning and her book may be devastating to the administration.

April 16, 2012 - Examiner.com: ATF agents continue to shirk blame for Fast and Furious


April 16, 2012 - WKZO: Two more plead guilty in bungled gun-running sting


April 16, 2012 - Fox News: Political ramifications of 'Fast and Furious' - Will the ATF gunwalking scandal hurt President Obama's re-election chances?

April 16, 2012 - The Blaze: 'Real News’ Panelist: Obama Has Been Anti-Second Amendment for Decades


April 16, 2012 - The Daily Caller: Rep. Neugebauer joins calls for Holder’s resignation - 125 Congress Members now are calling for Holder's resignation

April 16, 2012 - Michelle Malkin: Katie Pavlich exposes “Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up”


April 17, 2012 - Fox News: Book shines light on unanswered 'Fast & Furious' questions - Botched operation or cover-up?

April 17, 2012 - IVN: Rep. Justin Amash Calls for Eric Holder’s Resignation Over ‘Fast and Furious’

April 17, 2012 - The Patriot Post - David Limbaugh: Katie Pavlich's 'Fast and Furious'

April 17, 2012 - The Washington Examiner: Katie Pavlich's 'Fast and Furious'


April 17, 2012 - Townhall.com: Press and Praise for Katie Pavlich's Fast and Furious Book


April 17, 2012 - LiveLeak: Exclusive: How The MSM Covered Up Fast and Furious


April 17, 2012 - Human Events: Katie Pavlich's 'Fast and Furious'

April 18, 2012 - Ted Cruz, who is running for a TX Senate seat, releases a 90 second ad on Fast and Furious. This is an great example of how F&F will be used against Obama in the coming presidential race.

April 18, 2012 - US Open Borders: Another Congressman Calls For Eric Holder’s Resignation Over Fast And Furious


April 18, 2012 - CNS News: Obama’s Economic ‘Stimulus’ Gave $10 Million to ATF Project Gunrunner

 LinkApril 18, 2012 - Examiner.com: Issa says he is moving forward with contempt charges against Holder

April 18, 2012 - The Washington Times: PICKET: Issa expects movement on Holder contempt charge within 'weeks'


April 19, 2012 - Examiner.com: ‘Gunwalker’ suspect gave ATF and border authorities plenty of clues amidst lies

April 19, 2012 - PJ Media: Main Fast and Furious Target Was Arrested Three Times Before Agent Terry’s Murder


April 20, 2012 - Big Government.com: 'Fast and Furious' Exposes White House Anti-Gun Agenda, Coverup

April 20, 2012 - Townhall.com: Issa: Contempt Charges on Their Way for Eric Holder

April 20, 2012 - thedove.us: Katie Pavlich on 'Fast and Furious' - theDove.us

April 20, 2012 - NRA News: Katie Pavlich on Her New Book About Fast and Furious

April 20, 2012 - H&H Shooting Sports: Bill Clinton Advises President Obama on Gun Control: ‘Don’t Bother’

April 20, 2012 - Big Journalism: Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: DOJ Refers Reporter to Media Matters, Source Claims

April 21, 2012 - American Thinker: In Interviews, Author Doesn't Credit Reporters Who Broke Fast and Furious (Pavlich Responds)


April 25, 2012 - CBS News: ATF's mysterious grenade smuggler case: new photos, documents turned over to Congress

April 25, 2012 - Fox News: Justice official leaving for law school post after criticism over 'Fast and Furious' claim

April 25, 2012 - The Daily Caller: High-ranking DOJ official to resign amid Fast and Furious, Virgin Islands bribery scandals

April 26, 2012 - The Daily Caller: Obama admin. let grenades walk in Fast and Furious, documents show

April 27, 2012 - KENS5: ATF: Two-thirds of guns recovered in Mexico from U.S. (Significantly this report includes some of the facts that refute ATF's bogus numbers.)

April 27, 2012 - TPM Muckraker: It Wasn’t Just The Government Giving Guns To Mexican Drug Cartels  This article also includes comments critical of ATF's figures.  Quote: “The key to this data is that most of these guns can’t be traced to U.S. gun dealers. And, some of those would actually trace back to the United States because of the federal government’s own gunwalking scandal.  “We also have to remember that the only guns Mexico is going to submit for tracing are guns they know are from the United States, which clearly paints an incomplete picture of the firearms found in the Mexico,” Grassley said."

April 27, 2012 - UPI: House GOP wants to hold Holder in contempt

April 27, 2012 - Fox News: Issa, Chaffetz confirm contempt plans for Holder over Fast and Furious

April 27, 2012 - Boston Herald: Republicans seek to hold attorney general in contempt over Fast and Furious

April 27, 2012 - CBS News: Lawmakers move toward citing Holder for contempt

April 27, 2012 - CBS News (Sharyl Attkisson): Republicans prepare contempt citation against Eric Holder over Fast and Furious
 

April 27, 2012 - KTUU: Republicans seek to hold attorney general in contempt over Fast and Furious - House GOP leaders draft a citation accusing Eric H. Holder Jr. and the Justice Department of hindering their inquiry into the ATF gun-tracking operation.

April 27, 2012 - CBS News (Sharyl Attkisson): Government's answer to "Fast and Furious" records requests: Blank pages

April 27, 2012 - Breitbart.com: MMfA's Response to 'Fast and Furious' Plays Fast and Loose with Facts

April 27, 2012 - myFOXdfw: House Republicans plan to hold Holder in contempt over 'Fast and Furious'

April 28, 2012 - Latin American Herald Tribune: Holder May Face Contempt Citation in Fast and Furious

April 28, 2012 - USA Election News: Contempt Case against Eric Holder: Demand of Republicans

April 28, 2012 - Newsroom America: Republicans Preparing Contempt Charge Against Holder Over 'Fast and Furious'

April 28, 2012 - The Moral Liberal: Republicans Preparing Contempt Charge Against Holder


April 29, 2012 - American Thinker: Trayvon: 46 Days; Fast and Furious: 527 Days and Counting

April 29, 2012 - the narcosphere: Clues Put FBI Informant at the Apex of Fast and Furious Scandal

April 30, 2012 - Fox News: What happens if Congress finds Attorney General Holder in contempt in the 'Fast and Furious' scandal?

April 30, 2012 - Fox News: WH hiding 'Fast and Furious' facts from the public? - House oversight committee chair prepared to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt

April 30, 2012 - Fox News: Will Holder be held in contempt? - House committee member Rep. Joe Walsh weighs in on the case congress has to hold the Attorney General in contempt



Tuesday, April 3, 2012

President Obama's Contempt For The Constitution

The degree of contempt in which our current president holds the Constitution he is sworn to "preserve, protect and defend" seems to be greater than most of us thought.

1) It is a "charter of negative liberties" rather than a document that states "what the government must do for you."

2) He has no problem taking military action without the consent of Congress. (Yes, I know, he's not the only one who has done this.)

3) He thinks nothing of killing American citizens who are under terrorism charges without even attempting to take them into custody for trial. No legal basis, no due process. It's a difficult issue - but that is all the more reason to find a constitutional way to handle it. Like running it by both Congress and the Supreme Court.

4) He has no problem rebuking the Justices of our highest court in front of Congress - when has any other president done this?

5) We all know how he feels about the 2nd Amendment, and in Fast and Furious it appears that he has at least failed to discipline those involved in a conspiracy against it.

6) After campaigning against "Gitmo" as an affront to the Constitution, 4 years later it's still open.

7) His Administration's implementation of Obamacare clearly violates the 1st Amendment's protection of freedom of religion and conscience.

8) Most recently, he has attacked the Supreme Court's greatest reason for being: Their obligation to determine if a law passed by Congress and duly signed into law by the president violates the Constitution. Without this check upon the power of elected officials, the Constitution and the Supreme Court both become irrelevant.

President Obama is very well versed in Constitutional law. He did not make yesterday's comments out of ignorance. He knew exactly what he was doing: Testing the waters to see if he could be the second president to defy SCOTUS and get away with it. (Jackson's removal of the Cherokee being the first.)

Given today's comments, it appears that he caught a lot of flak - and I bet not all of it was from the right. I also would be willing to bet that the 5th Circuit got a call from someone on SCOTUS asking them to make the request they made of the Attorney General today.