Tamara Holder was a textbook case for how liberals should behave on Fox, especially on Hannity. During a debate about Fast and Furious and the House Republicans who voted earlier to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, she demanded equal time, refused to be over-talked or insulted and, best of all, refused to allow her opponent to play the patriotism card against her. The fact that Holder’s opponent was Michelle Malkin made it all that much sweeter.
Poor Michelle Malkin. First, she was called on her incivility by Sally Kohn early this month. Then her widdle feewings were hurt last week when Juan Williams said, “I’m a real reporter, I’m not a blogger.” Now came Holder on last night’s Hannity.
Holder’s essential point was that the House Committee Republicans who had voted to cite Holder had acted precipitously, instead of letting the investigation play out, whereas Malkin alleged that Holder was obstructing justice.
When Sean Hannity began interrupting Holder’s first statement, she said, “Give me the same amount of time that you give all of your Republican friends.”
And Hannity backed off. Twice.
In her most sanctimonious, condescending tone, Malkin addressed what she called the “tiresome blame-Bush card because I don’t think that Tamara knows what she’s talking about when we talk about the differences between Fast and Furious and Operation Wide Receiver and Project Gunrunner.”
Holder smartly interrupted to take exception to the accusation that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Hannity had to step in and let Malkin finish her point.
Which – Surprise! Surprise! – was full of more sneers and jeers. “For some of us, the core issues of national security, Second Amendment rights, integrity in government actually matters. It is not just some sort of TV game debate for us.” She concluded with, “The blood is on your people’s hands, Tamara.”
Holder snapped back, “No, actually, we’re all Americans and it’s on all of our hands.” As Holder continued to try to talk, Malkin interrupted again. So Holder said, “Can I finish?”
Malkin erupted in wide-eyed fury, saying, “I’m not gonna let you get away with that lie!” But Holder placed her elbows on the table, paused dramatically – and Malkin shut up.
Beautifully done.
You can Tweet your appreciation to Holder @TamaraHolder
It’s ok, dear… you’ll realize why no one can understand your posts after you take your medication.
It’s a TACTIC used to pinpoint the recipients of illegal arms sales by tracing the circulation of guns using trackers. It’s supposedly been in use for a very long time, we only know about since 2006. When it works, you bet your ass it gets results. When it doesn’t, or gets botched… they get the guns, people end up dead and your best bet to minimize retribution against agents is to keep it classified.
The only difference between this and botched operations under “Operation Wide Receiver” is that the right is demanding that Holder put the agents involved in danger by declassifying them.
But it’s nice to see that you endorse both cop killing and actions that could lead to a mandatory censorship of the 2nd amendment, just because Fox News told youto. You true American, you.
Malkin is a coward. If you see the little woman in person, question her views. You will be lucky to get an answer. She has a nasty habit of running off than responding to questions.
NOTE TO HANNITY
Given your history and what you have done, you are the last person to call someone else less than truthful.
NOTE TO MALKIN
Coward!
To which I write, “Bwahahahahaha.”
Brian, that was the most incredibly inane (but not quite insane) thing I think I’ve ever read.
Oops, but wait, there’s even more:
“Hey, WE ARE THE TEAM, Dems, Reps and all⦠no matter WHO is in office, we should hold them all under a microscope and keep them within constitutional limits⦔
Written like a true FoxNoise follower who, quite likely, doesn’t remember when HIS side was routinely ignoring those “constitutional limits” on a daily basis with FoxNoise’s blind obeisance. (It’s still not quite as inane a comment as the first bit I quoted.)
You know, though, if the FoxNoise followers were REALLY as adamant to “hold them all under a microscope” as you insist “we” all should, then perhaps you’d be willing to ask why the Reps (aka GOPers) didn’t do their job when THEY were in control of Congress under Dubya. Perhaps you’d be willing to explain why the current crop of GOPers haven’t been asked to explain why they had to LIE in 2010 to get elected. (Remember 2010? “Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s the first and only priority when I’m elected.” Then comes Jan 3, 2011, and suddenly, “jobs” falls to the bottom of the list of ANY GOPer’s priorities.) Again, it’d be easier to buy your swill about “WE ARE THE TEAM” if PART of that “team” were willing to understand what being a “team” entails. When a PROMINENT member of one party states that HIS goal, and that of his party, is to ensure that Obama is a one-term President and that ANYTHING is acceptable to ensure that (even if it means voting against raising the debt ceiling this time, even though you voted FOR it, every time under his predecessor), then that’s a sure sign that there’s NO “team” involved.
Gun Walking is when guns are deliberately sold installed with a with trackers to a person who’s known to provide them to drug dealers, gangs or incorporate them into arms smuggling rings. If successful, most to all of the recepients are identified, and the ones that can be successfully convicted go away for a long time.
When Walking goes wrong, however… guns are lost, and a lot of people die. The best you can hope for is that the agents involved in the running aren’t identified… Oh, wait- by forcing Holder to turn over the papers, the right wants him to DECLASSIFY WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THE OPERATION!
Is Fox News so desperate to try “putting Obama in place” with this stunt that they’re really going to out and endanger federal agents? Why yes, yes they are… and Fox News endorses that. Because that’s how much they really hate America -enough to put it’s domestic protectors in serious danger, for the sole purpose of trying to compromise the President.
Suck it, apologists.
