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In reply to the discussion: The truth about the Fast and Furious scandal [View all]wordpix
(18,652 posts)118. Burke called Grassley's staff "Stooges for the Gun Lobby" for Fast & Furious probe: article
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/12/former_us_attorney_called_grassleys_staff_willing_stooges_for_the_gun_lobby.php
Ex U.S. Attorney Called Grassleys Staff Stooges For The Gun Lobby For Fast And Furious Probe
Article explains what all the brouhaha is about
Ex U.S. Attorney Called Grassleys Staff Stooges For The Gun Lobby For Fast And Furious Probe
Article explains what all the brouhaha is about
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the attitude of the U.S. Attorney office in Pheonix seems the heart of the problem . . .
goodhue
Jun 2012
#4
Burke called Grassley's staff "Stooges for the Gun Lobby" for Fast & Furious probe: article
wordpix
Jul 2012
#118
Good find, and thanks for posting. Far too many right wingers and even some here have criticized ATF
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#3
There is some question as to whether the gun that killed the border patrol guard
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#20
I'm wondering how anyone can claim that the killing was related to the weapons found at
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#94
It's actually almost irrelevent if that was the specific gun used to kill Terry or not.
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#95
Holder was lied to. That is why he said what he did. That is why, when he learned
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#96
Holder was not informed of the lie until earlier this year. He could not begin to
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#99
Sorry, any military officer who was this out of control of her/his unit....
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#100
Was a military officer booted for My Lai, for the torture at Abu Ghraib, for
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#113
The guns were discovered at the murder scene, but was the bullet that killed
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#80
So ATF has no one on duty during a holiday? National security issue that no one's minding the store
wordpix
Jul 2012
#119
Yeah a drop in the bucket of 2000 guns a day flooding across the border.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2012
#27
You and I both know it's totally legal for a person to buy a full-auto AK, or RPG, in the US.
boppers
Jun 2012
#34
I never said it wasn't legal.... but it's not the route the traffickers are using....
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#40
So U.S. LE uniforms were being taken to Mexico and used in fake raids there?
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#74
Oh come on, you're not going to trot out that "truth" about the nra BS now are you?
rl6214
Jul 2012
#107
So you trot out a right-wing blogger who thinks Obama really IS plotting to take guns away with F/F?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#109
Just the first google item I found that said Katherine Eban was an anti-gun zealot
rl6214
Jul 2012
#110
aw, give the NRA a break ---they want EVERYONE to own guns, drug cartels included
wordpix
Jul 2012
#120
I was merely responding to assertion that Arizona's laws are not different from other states
goodhue
Jun 2012
#59
Most states do not have these restrictions. What makes Arizona a special case?
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#63
May I see your government issued First, Fourth, Thirteenth and Twenty-sixth Amendment licences...
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#62
agree, but someone should be on duty during a holiday - ATF missed suspicious activity faxed to them
wordpix
Jul 2012
#121
Yes. And some of that information may be about certain ATF agents themselves.
JDPriestly
Jun 2012
#79
If you don't get past the 2nd paragraph, then you're missing out on a lot of pertinent detail
goodhue
Jun 2012
#23
Exporting a firearm without a license to do so is a federal crime. So is providing one to anyone...
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#87
THINK ABOUT IT....THEY ARE ACHIEVING THEIR GOAL THEY ARE DISRUPTING THE ELECTIONS
clang1
Jun 2012
#14
No, I only understand that you are doing the Internet equivalent of shouting...
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#52
Unfortunately, upon seeing her sources, I strongly doubt that the story is either factual or correct
Big_Mike
Jun 2012
#64
If it turns out that the guns weren't walked (whatever that actuall means),
truthisfreedom
Jun 2012
#57