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‘1 Of The Worst Attorney Generals Ever’
Holder Nemesis on Mission to Hold ‘Race-Baiter’ Accountable to Rule of Law

Garth Kant, WND — (WASHINGTON) Few, if any, people in Washington know what it’s like to go up against Eric Holder’s Justice Department better than attorney Tom Fitton, and he is scathing in his summation of the attorney general’s tenure, calling him “one of the worst in history.”

“I guess one could do worse than Eric Holder as an attorney, but I’d be hard pressed to think of a worse record out there, particularly in the modern era,” Fitton told WND.

The Washington attorney and president of Judicial Watch said Holder’s record was tainted “in terms of the corruption, not only his personal corruption, but his willingness to place politics, ideology and race-baiting above the rule of law.”

Fitton called Holder too “woefully lacking in ethics” to be attorney general and speculated that whatever is causing him to resign, it is “for all the wrong reasons.”

Holder announced Thursday he intends to resign, effective once a successor is confirmed.

“I don’t believe it is any coincidence, as we break new ground in the IRS scandal and Fast and Furious. … He wants out,” Fitton said in a phone interview.

Members of Congress share his assessment, as WND is reporting.

Fitton’s Judicial Watch has been on a mission to hold the attorney general accountable to the rule of law, using Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, requests to obtain documents through the courts that congressional investigators have been unable to acquire with subpoenas.

As WND reported Thursday, a federal judge ruled the Department of Justice must respond properly to a federal FOIA case brought by Judicial Watch over its handling of the Fast and Furious scandal.

Were it not for documents unearthed by his government watchdog organization, arguably there would be no congressional select committee on Benghazi, no more congressional hearings on the IRS scandal and little further investigation of the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious scandal.

It was Judicial Watch that obtained what Fitton called the “smoking gun email” showing then-White House Deputy Strategic Communications Adviser Ben Rhodes orchestrated an attempt to blame the Benghazi attack on “an Internet video, and not a failure of policy.”

And it was Judicial Watch that discovered two years worth of Lois Lerner’s IRS emails had been destroyed.

Judicial Watch also uncovered emails showing the Justice Department was in contact with Lerner over the possibility of filing criminal charges against groups for political activity.

Fitton cited a litany of transgressions he believed the nation’s first African-American attorney general had committed in office, including enforcing the law in a “racially biased manner.”

“The law requires it be enforced in a race-neutral manner, and this attorney general simply refuses to do that,” asserted Fitton.

The attorney mentioned Holder’s comment that America was “a nation of cowards” when it comes to discussing race-relations; his interjecting himself in the race-based civil disturbances in Ferguson, Missouri; his refusal to pursue an alleged case of voter suppression by the Black Panthers; “and then the subsequent cover up.”

“He is a race-baiter. There is no doubt about it. And he stokes up resentment,” Fitton told WND.

He lamented having “an attorney general support and encourage racially hostile attitudes toward law enforcement.”

Furthermore, Fitton charged Holder had “placed the security of Americans at risk through his advocacy for more rights for terrorists.” He referenced the Justice Department’s initial decision to try the Sept. 11 planners in a civilian court of law in New York, before reversing course and sending them to a military court.

As for lawmakers’ claims the attorney general is stonewalling the congressional investigation into the IRS, Fitton said, “Eric Holder and Lois Lerner are two peas in a pod.”

Referring to the former head of the tax-exempt division that targeted tea party and other conservative groups, the attorney said, “As Lois Lerner is to the IRS, Eric Holder is to the Department of Justice, and both agencies deserve equal scrutiny.”

He added: “One of the notable failures, in my view, of congressional oversight is the failure to get the Department of Justice under control.”

Would Holder’s successor be an improvement?

“I can’t imagine the new model will be any better,” the president of Judicial Watch replied. “Eric Holder is the attorney general for the ‘catch me if you can’ president.”

Due to the president’s “lawlessness,” Fitton said he presumed “any successor would be only placed there because he shares Obama’s view of the presidency that the law doesn’t apply to him, and he will ignore it at will.”

Fitton also implied Holder is feeling the heat from all the work Judicial Watch has done investigating administration scandals.

The House voted 255-to-67 two years ago to hold Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents in the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, making him the first sitting Cabinet member ever to face that charge.

Fitton believes Holder is particularly nervous about what may come to light in that scandal, as well as documents Judicial Watch obtained implicating the Justice Department in the IRS scandal.

The attorney said those documents show the Justice Department has been covering up rather than investigating the IRS scandal.

Fitton believes Holder is resigning to try to shield the administration from fall-out over his department’s scandals.

“The writing is on the wall, so it’s no surprise he’s resigning,” he said. “I mean, that material is going to see the light of day, and he can’t stave off the rule of law forever.”

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You Know Something Is Very Wrong When…
By Coach Dave Daubenmire, Western Journalism —
I am going to turn the tables on you today. I typically use my commentary to explain to the reader what I think is happening. Today, I would like to hear from you. What is going on? Something is VERY wrong in America. There cannot be a safer place to be in America than the White House. The Secret Service is legendary for its ability to protect the president. Look. No matter how much we dislike the President, we all want to see he and his family protected....

We Are At War For Our Children’s Mind And Soul
By Charlotte Iserbyt, NewsWithViews.com —
Did hundreds of thousands of American servicemen and women give their lives in foreign wars to end up with our free constitutional republic being turned over to the globalist communists (the communist/socialist/corporate/fascist/libertarian Neo-Conservative wolves in sheep's clothing)? It is time to stop the 100% Neo-Conservative boycott of the truth regarding their communist agenda! Don't forget that Wall Street funded the Bolshevik Revolution...

Experts Warn: ISIS Threat From ‘Immigration Reform’
‘There are increasing members of Hezbollah present in Latin America’
By Bob Unruh, WND —
President Obama has sought to grant amnesty to aliens through “immigration reform” since he took office, and now he’s apparently ready to get around to that work. At least, that’s according to Vice President Joe Biden, who told CBS News in a report this week that Obama is “absolutely committed to moving forward.” Speaking at a Hispanic Heritage Month reception recently, Biden explained Obama’s moves would be political. “I know you’re all waiting...

ISIS Terrorist: We’ll Attack NYC Soon
“I hope Barack Obama listens to this message. I swear you infidel,
I swear to almighty Allah, we will fight you until the end.”
By Melanie Batley, Newsmax —
An Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist has said that the extremist Islamic group has planned an imminent attack on New York City and that his jihadist "brothers" are in the process of finalizing a plan. According to The Washington Times, Farah Shirdon, also known as Abu Usamah Somali, told VICE News "A lot of brothers there are mobilizing right now… Mobilizing for a brilliant attack, my friend."...

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Iranian President Rouhani Says U.S. Should Apologize To The World For Creating Terrorism
By Caleb Howe, Ben Shapiro’s Truth Revolt —
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke to the United Nations today, naturally on the subject of ISIS and American-led air strkes in Iraq and Syria. As reported at Truth Revolt, Rouhani took the same line that the President, John Kerry, and more recently, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon before the same body yesterday have taken, that ISIS is not Islamic. Rouhani took it further, blaming the West for stirring up anti-Muslim sentiment...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Poor People Should Have Abortions,
Not Children
By Steven Ertelt, Christian News Network —
The headline for this article may seem controversial, but that’s another way to state the pro-abortion views Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spouts in a new interview. “It makes no sense as a national policy to promote birth only among poor people,” Ginsburg says. This isn’t the first time she’s sounded in favor of eugenics. Ginsburg caused a stir in July 2009 when she made comments about the Roe v. Wade abortion case that appeared racist....

FBI Identifies ‘Jihadi John’
By Leah Barkoukis, Townhall —
FBI Director James Comey said the agency has identified the ISIS executioner who beheaded American journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and British aid worker John Haines. Comey would not identify the executioner’s nationality or identity to the media, though you’ll remember he spoke with a British accent in the videos. The man, dubbed ‘Jihadi John,’ is one of four British jihadis known as the ‘Beatles’ that are currently holding hostages...

Obama’s 15 Worst Moments At The UN
By Ben Shapiro, Frontpage Magazine —
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Jesus Privately Briefing His Inner Circle of Disciples
Regarding The Last Days
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. ~ Matthew 24:3-14