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NEW YORK CITY -- Speaking before an audience of law enforcement officers, Gov. Rick Perry on Friday offered a blistering critique of Attorney General Eric Holder's handling of the "Fast and Furious" operation and again repeated his assertion that drug cartels are a "clear and present danger" to the United States.
"Federal law enforcement officials deserve an attorney general who displays the same courage and a sense of responsibility for which they serve," the Texas governor said at the Annual Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Luncheon in New York City.
Perry described the controversial Fast and Furious operation as an example of "bureaucratic bungling" that has aggravated rather than aided the nation's border security.
"To say that the border is safer than ever is to turn a blind eye to the very real dangers that federal and state and local law enforcement continue to face as a result of Washington's failure," Perry said, repeating his common critique that the current president does not understand the situation on the border. "Even worse, it sweeps aside the fact that there is bureaucratic bungling which has made the border substantially more dangerous. Through the ill-conceived operation known as Fast and Furious for instance. Our own federal government provided more than 2,000 fire arms to some of the most dangerous criminals in North America. Many of which are still unaccounted for."
Holder has been a favorite punching bag for Republicans in Congress, who have called for his resignation in the "Fast and Furious" gunrunning controversy.
Perry, who was at the Waldorf Astoria event to receive the group's State Service Award, often laments the dangers presented by drug cartels and describes parts of the border as "a war zone."
On Friday, he reiterated that sentiment, saying, "Mexican drug cartels are a clear and present danger to America."
Perry got an enthusiastic reception for his proposals for smaller government and for his assertion that members of Congress who use privileged information in stock dealings should be treated like criminals.
"Any congressman or senator who's used their insider knowledge to trade, to make money in the stock market oughta go to jail, period," he said to applause.
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Is Holder running for President now? lol
I say let's investigate - we can start with Bush's Operation 'Wide Receiver'...
Sometimes, it's best to be careful what you wish for little Ricky!
Nothing privledged about the Waldorf Astoria - NOPE not a thing!
I think Gov. Perry is a little bit confused on who is the President of the United States. First he tries for Nancy Pelosi, now Eric Holder. Which democrat will he want to go against next? For sure, the one he DOESN'T want to go up against is THE president, President Obama!
Great idea Feisty - let's compare and contrast Wide receiver and Fast and Furious, shall we?
Wide Receiver - the guns were equipped with tracking chips [which, surprise, surprise, failed. See gang, the government cannot do anything right], and the Mexican Government was informed and involved.
F&F - absolutely no tracking whatsoever and the Mexicans were not informed.
Which might be why the Mexican Attorney General is seeking to charge six Americans involved in the operation.
So Feisty you got anything else on F&F/Wide Receiver or is this as far and Think Progress can take you?
...or does Perry now want to be Attorney General?
Obama would kick his scrwany Texas ass.
Hey, look: It's
Who? What? When? Where? Who? What? When? Where? Who? What? When? Where? Who? What? When? Where?.......
Will you please stop feeding him?
I keep telling you Feisty, these folks on the right need to drink prune juice. That way they can have running out of BOTH ends :)
LOL!
Hell, they should be hooked up to an IV drip... ;o)
If you think they're backed up now - just wait when President Obama wins re-election!
Might be a good time to buy stock in Kleenex. All their wailing, they will need a lot! It is also a good stock for now - the orange man seems to use a lot of them!
I wonder who Rick Perry would nominate for Attorney General.
Without knowing that, the rest of this is largely meaningless.
Is Ed Meese still alive?
Spanky, you get that reference, don't you?
You know, Iran-Contra. Meese had a lot of experience with arming south-of-the-border narco-terrorists, didn't he?
And by the way, does the name "Wedtech" ring any bells?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedtech_scandal
Shades of Solyndra, Spanky.
Anna, just offer Spanky some juice. Might clear up his thinking.
You mean the Justice Department isn't one of the departments Perry would cut?
Oops.
Why didn't Texas Governor Perry get former Texas governor, President George W. Bush to crack down on the drug cartels during Bush's two terms? President Obama get's into office, and all of a sudden, Perry realizes there's a problem?
Anna- not sure about Ed Meece, but I bet Cain's still looking through the phone book for John Mitchell!
Perry should know about insider trading. He got $35,000 from one sweetheart stock deal he made in exchange for campaign donations and bundling work from just one businessman, according to a Houston Chronicle story today. He's made his fortune that way. He's too dumb to make any serious money honestly.
Thanks guys, I love juice.
I was pretty sure none of you could actually respond to the fundamental differences between Wide Receiver and F&F - so thanks for not disappointing me.
I do love the retort from Feisty [I swear Spanky is on ignore] Redhead.
Sucks getting smacked down with facts, eh Feisty?
Oh and AM - Meese? You do love your blasts from the past. I kinda thought Obama was all about transcending all the bad stuff from before.
He's really not very good at it, right?
Houston - pretty sweet that Pelosi got offered the IPO, right? I have never heard of a 'private citizen' getting such an offer. have you?
Someone must have mentioned a stale talking point...
While you're here Spanks...looks like you'll have to bust open your piggy bank to fund Cain's Secret Service posse...you must be outraged, right? I mean, after all, Cain is still a "private citizen".
Oh my, the outrage you must feel.
Just giving you a heads up in case Fox and Friends didn't mention it.
Come on Mickey - take a shot and respond to the issue presented: the fundamental differences between the two operations.
Just can't do it can you Mickey, even on a fine Friday such as this.
Poor Mickey. Well, at least you got me. And for that you are welcome.
I can sense your outrage, Spanky...appalling, isn't it...you having to pay for Cain's security detail...care to take a shot at that? No, you don't...because you can't...you won't.
Or will you be distracted by the next shiny nickel that you see?
He may be, but I'm not. ;-)
[Houston - pretty sweet that Pelosi got offered the IPO, right?]
Ahhh but Spanky...you're outraged that Boehner, Bachus AND Hastert, among other "moral conservatives" have also been implicated in this "travesty of justice", no?
Any outrage?
Any at all?
just a little, maybe?
Come on "counselor"...you can admit it...you're amongst friends here.
Don't let us down, Spanks...
WTF, do you have to be banned before you stop posting off topic Punk?
Perry chooses a new target as often as the rest flip-flop, or change their underwear. Anita has been making Rick sleep on the couch so he's this desperate.
[WTF, do you have to be banned before you stop posting off topic Punk?]
TP, Spanks is just confused...I mean, with a black president in the White House and all...
Boy, is this guy desperate or what? He's like a drowning man, flailing in every direction, trying to find something to hold on to. Don't get too close or he'll take you down with him.
Right on Target BB--Perry is really desperate.
Perry is correct that the Mexican drug cartels are a danger to us; and providing them with arms made absolutely no sense, no matter what the goal was.
Still, this is a case of Perry doing anything he can to be relevant. First he goes at Pelosi, then he goes at Holder.
Someone actually convinced Perry that he is presidential material, so he is hanging on, despite his low standing. Apparently he still has the $$ to do it with.
Hang in there Gov'r--the field is still wide open. You actually might get a second chance among this minor league group of candidates.
Perry, stop been petulant and go home for you blew it. You can wail if you like, Anita is there to console you.
This 'hot-shot' (oops- misspelling, there....) Perry is a real loud mouth, isn't he? He's got 7 other people he's supposedly running against, and he wants to call out Pleosi and now Eric.
Hey, Rick- I hear the janitor over in the Smithsonian said you're a prick. Go get him, big guy!
Whatta butt-head. Makes GWB look like Einstein.
Kinda makes one wonder about GOP governors from Texas.
Perry truly is dumber than a bag of hammers....
And speaking of hammers, it seems the occupiers like to hit fellow occupiers that get up too early in the morning in the head with hammers.
Maybe, it's time to pull all law enforcement out and give the camps bags of hammers to thin out the herd so to speak. So far we've seen rape, arson, assault & battery, and a couple shooting deaths.
Nothing like a good bludging I say. No wonder Elizabeth Warren decided to sell out on the movement she invented.
Rob, would you like a glass of juice?
Rob- I heard one of the dirty bastards didn't brush his teeth OR hair!! Does Hannity know about this?
oh yes rob we all know crime did not exist before OWS in n.y. I mean really the thought of crime on wallstreet alone is unheard of
The NRA is in a fight with itself over the death of the border guard.
They blame holder (TV ads) for allowing a gun to get in the hands of drug gangs that kill while the message that they have used for decades is “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”.
Dennis, sometimes I get very dizzy trying to keep up with the right is for and against. Maybe that's why Mittens is hanging in there. The entire party flip flops all over the place.
And good luck to your Buckeyes this weekend. Beat those Nittany Lions!
His relevancy is tied to how many times he can make headlines.
Even for goofy antics.
He has, obviously, become non-relevant to the republican nomination and is trying to re-capture some relevance. Sad, really.
Though the over-arching message isn't 'wrong', he's just presenting it in a goofy manner. Eric Holder blew it with F&F.
Sometimes I think Obama might not be too bad...but, man, that guy cannot pick talent at all. He surrounds himself with some of the worst people who give him some pretty wretched advice.
CNN is reporting that Governor Perry was thrown from his horse this morning. Apparently his boot got stuck in the stirrup and his head was pounding repeatedly on the ground. Thanks to a quick thinking Wal-mart employee who unplugged it,serious injuries were prevented. An MRI was done of the Governors head but showed absolutely nothing.
I have lost track of the topic. Was it Romney- Gingrich, or Perry. Not that it matters right now. Between short attention span and memory lapses Perry has too much ground to make up. Gingrich is carrying a load of baggage and it`s hard to racethat way. You run out of gas too soon. Cain has a memory problem, too, whether referring to geography or the women hes been around. So it looks like Romney by default.
You guys should be ashamed by making comments like these about Gov. Perry. You are bunch of idiots East coast snobs who are ignorant about the rest of the country. Bo wonder every time there was a nominee from the East coast, the rest of the country dump him, and that is what is going to happen to your Mitten.