I Am Eric Holder: Thou Shalt Respect Me!

Friday 3 February 2012 - Filed under Uncategorized

More bits from yesterday’s congressional hearing with Eric Holder about Fast and Furious:

That was among the worst things I think I’ve ever seen in Congress. You took a whole series of statements out of context, with no context. … There is a whole bunch of things that I could say about what you just did, and maybe this is the way you do things, you know, in Idaho or wherever you’re from. But understand something. What I’ve done — I’m proud of the work that I’ve done as attorney general of the United States. And looked at fairly– I think that I’ve done, you know, a pretty good job. Have I been perfect? No. Have I made mistakes? Yes. Do I treat the members of this committee with respect? I always hope that I do. And what you have just done is, if nothing else, disrespectful. And if you don’t like me, that’s one thing, but you should respect the fact that I hold an office that is deserving of respect. And, you know, maybe you’re new to this committee. I don’t know. I don’t know how long you’ve been here. But my hope would be that, you know, we can get beyond that kind of interaction, that kind of treatment of a witness, whether it’s me or somebody else, because I think in some ways what you did was fundamentally unfair, just not right.

Respect me! I know that I’m here because it seems awfully clear that I royally fucked up in Fast and Furious and that it has cost many people their lives, but dammit, I have a title, and I deserve respect! In fact, I DEMAND it!

Shut the fuck up, you thin skinned idiot. Grow a pair and take responsibility for your utter lack of responsible oversight rather than deflect it via accusations of incivility. I don’t know how you fuckers in DC do shit, but when I fuck up, I go to jail, and respect is about the last thing I’m granted by anyone in the system.

2012-02-03  »  madlibertarianguy