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151. Wow, you said..."Perhaps you don't know when "a job is well done"." Realy Caretha?

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 10:00 PM

Sep 2014

Perhaps you do not know when a job is well done. Guess it is all about priorities, is it not!?

Eric Holder: A nation of cowards

In honor of Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement today, I'd like to invite you to listen to the speech he gave to staff at the Department of Justice during Black History Month 2009. No U.S. Attorney General has ever spoken more boldly or acted more aggressively on behalf of civil rights for all Americans.

And~

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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
11:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014

AG Holder to step down following six-year tenure

By Steve Benen

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Political procedures aside, Holder is leaving the Attorney General’s office with a legacy more impressive than much of the political world generally appreciates.

Regular readers may recall that I’ve long been impressed with Holder’s progressive accomplishments, which haven’t always been front-page news, but which have made a significant difference in the lives of millions of Americans.

The A.G., for example, has shown amazing leadership on the issue of LGBT rights. He’s challenged Republican restrictions on voting rights. He’s fought for sentencing reforms. He’s condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws and showed effective leadership during the crisis in Ferguson. He cleared the way for Colorado and the state of Washington to pursue marijuana legalization. He’s worked to reverse the disenfranchisement of the formerly incarcerated.

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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ag-holder-step-down-following-six-year-tenure#break

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11878907#post3

FYI~ These were posted in the African American Group, in case you wish to respond.

Really, Caretha? Civil rights is a brass ring to you!? African Americans and their rights mean nothing to you? Is it all about pot and banks or is it about people? How about LGBT rights? Stand your ground laws?

I think you must be either easily mislead or blinded by brass rings and have low expectations. That is a real possibility depending on your biological age.

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Such irrational hatred from DU... [View all] Drunken Irishman Sep 2014 OP

They leap and cackle with glee for the opportunity to shit on someone. randome Sep 2014 #1

I guess when you're full of it, you've got to dump it somewhere. Shame they follow foreigner TV. nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #13

Their beds are full, what are they supposed to do? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #89

DUers have complained abt Holder's policies for some time leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

Many DUers would have been just as glad to see Bobby Kennedy gone frazzled Sep 2014 #14

Na'. Drunken Irishman Sep 2014 #26

Oh yeah? Who are the 'same people'? Demit Sep 2014 #96

I suggest you read GD~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #107

No shit. Bobbie Jo Sep 2014 #172

They always wish us to do their homework for them Bobbie Jo! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #176

No. The Kennedy's are beyond reproach at DU... SidDithers Sep 2014 #35

I am just learning about that, it's very dissappointing, and dangerous! LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #40

I remember Malcolm X offering to send JFK a pen. LoisB Sep 2014 #41

Thank you LoisB Caretha Sep 2014 #135

thank you n/t 1dogleft Sep 2014 #86

I'm not so sure the rationale is the same ybbor Sep 2014 #64

I think you are rare in your allowing for some accomplishment frazzled Sep 2014 #102

Agreed ybbor Sep 2014 #108

That's exactly why my mom's family marym625 Sep 2014 #91

For vastly different reasons, but don't let that trouble you. Electric Monk Sep 2014 #3

Yep. n/t Throd Sep 2014 #6

+1000 phantom power Sep 2014 #8

critical thinking skills allows one to know the difference Skittles Sep 2014 #81

Well, that's the problem right there. n/t QC Sep 2014 #169

Exactly mvd Sep 2014 #181

Yes a pity Autumn Sep 2014 #4

I guess there is one accepted view on the AG upaloopa Sep 2014 #5

Here it is: Gman Sep 2014 #23

I'm 68 yrs old. I was born when Truman was upaloopa Sep 2014 #39

Thank you. nt snappyturtle Sep 2014 #85

Thank you a zillion++++ 840high Sep 2014 #173

Not a fair comparison at all tularetom Sep 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author moondust Sep 2014 #9

Because allowing torture, massive fraud, domestic spying, and indefinite detention OnyxCollie Sep 2014 #10

It's amazing how much they have in common, ain't it? They hate all the same people. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #11

You mean like Alan Grayson? Union Scribe Sep 2014 #111

Hate anybody you want. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #165

I surely do believe sheshe2 Sep 2014 #146

It's called plausible deniability. Either that, or just out & out fibbing. I, honestly, don't see.. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #164

Holy..... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #168

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service XemaSab Sep 2014 #201

Luckily, she got a real jury of her peers. That wins hands down for the most ridiculous alert EVER! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #204

It is NEVER right to criticize the leaders of the Party Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #12

Of course, even when it's smearing President Obama on DU davidpdx Sep 2014 #188

Oh, bullshit! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #207

I find myself in agreement with Stalin who also... LanternWaste Sep 2014 #15

+1,000 LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #46

Well played! Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #63

Our lips are now sealed. There it is again, we. must. not. ever. legitimately. criticize. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #16

Hardly, whether it be policies or accomplishments it seems to be fair game on DU davidpdx Sep 2014 #191

Hatred? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #17

I beg to differ. nt sheshe2 Sep 2014 #90

So you do not understand the difference between criticizing someone's work performance BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #98

Oooh ya. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #105

+1 SunSeeker Sep 2014 #106

Thank you SunSeeker. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #110

You realize you didn't do what was asked of you joeglow3 Sep 2014 #122

Do you wish me to get a hide as well? sheshe2 Sep 2014 #129

Post to a thread with it in it joeglow3 Sep 2014 #131

Nope! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #132

Email it to me joeglow3 Sep 2014 #133

Nope... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #134

... Electric Monk Sep 2014 #137

Wipe out? sheshe2 Sep 2014 #180

I did a google search of DU And found nothing joeglow3 Sep 2014 #139

Better ye. Post in a thread with the hatred. joeglow3 Sep 2014 #148

Crickets, while still misrepresenting reality elsewhere Electric Monk Sep 2014 #187

great link! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #199

Links? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #125

See post 124~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #126

I guess substance is impossible BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #127

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #128

Perhaps Caretha Sep 2014 #138

Wow, you said..."Perhaps you don't know when "a job is well done"." Realy Caretha? sheshe2 Sep 2014 #151

Here's what your "civil rights" hero Caretha Sep 2014 #153

That Nation article doesn't blame marijuana arrests on Holder. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #183

+1 Thank you! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #185

You're welcome. I know how it feels to get ganged up on. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #190

Not happening SunSeeker. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #192

+ 2 BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #140

Good try BTW~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #124

Look, Republicans will ALWAYS attack Dem candidates, officeholders, and appointees tkmorris Sep 2014 #18

Hitler was a vegetarian and non smoker. Hence everybody who eats vegetable and doesn't smoke is Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #19

Whining about DU is a time honored tradition. Rex Sep 2014 #20

Funny, aren't you espousing Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment?" n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #22

Many Republicans say the sky is blue, you going to argue against that too? dilby Sep 2014 #24

Most republicans have no idea what color the 'sky' is, unfortunately. elleng Sep 2014 #29

And why? Becuase their heads are up their asses all the time. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #42

Lame Caretha Sep 2014 #141

Yes they are. elleng Sep 2014 #144

Could you find Caretha Sep 2014 #149

I followed dilby's comment about blue sky. elleng Sep 2014 #194

It's the why that matters. nt RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #25

Damn right, Irish. elleng Sep 2014 #27

OH NO!!!! BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #28

So you're on board with letting the Bankster go free? FlatStanley Sep 2014 #30

So, Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #31

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2014 #32

Canada? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #36

Potato?...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #37

LOL. nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #61

Yup! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #200

Ideologically speaking, you're much closer to the GOP than those you accuse. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #66

... SidDithers Sep 2014 #69

Yes, but are you able to answer my post with, you know...words? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #70

Nailed it! n/t SixString Sep 2014 #77

Game, set, match. (n/t) CrawlingChaos Sep 2014 #170

That amazing indulgence I came across in British Columbia: freshwest Sep 2014 #195

"They" do bobduca Sep 2014 #119

That's the best you got, Moochy?...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #121

Think Local , stop acting globally... bobduca Sep 2014 #159

Nah, that place is full of zombies...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #174

Check this one out, maybe more your speed! bobduca Sep 2014 #178

Sid Sid Sid Caretha Sep 2014 #142

for all the doubting Thomas's on this thread, how about this "good riddance" example? Sheepshank Sep 2014 #33

I recced that OP, I read it and it's pretty much right . What part isn't true? Autumn Sep 2014 #43

37 recs for that one. That explains why he made another one. That one's sitting at 85 recs Number23 Sep 2014 #206

War crimes BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #34

I couldn't read here today with all that dripping hate, the same kind that Obama has to take. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #38

I hope you'll help us all remember leftstreet Sep 2014 #57

Oh, my, taking names, are you? Will you be brandishing a list at some point? djean111 Sep 2014 #59

They found the right group. pintobean Sep 2014 #87

No list needed. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #97

Irrational? Hardly ... Scuba Sep 2014 #44

Hey.. no fair using his actual record... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #47

Yes, Holder sucks, and so do fallacious guilt-by-association arguments. Vattel Sep 2014 #45

Republicans eat donuts. And I eat donuts. progressoid Sep 2014 #48

What a great point LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #49

I know, right? that's how I know the OPs are *not* part of any campaign and are letting their brains MisterP Sep 2014 #60

I have praised Holder for his civil rights work and criticized him for his failure cali Sep 2014 #50

Name-calling should solve that problem. arcane1 Sep 2014 #51

Only to a BOGger would disappointment be considered hatred. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #52

it's only for THIS prez Skittles Sep 2014 #82

You mean toward liberals? I have noticed that too. Doctor_J Sep 2014 #53

Depends on the substance JonLP24 Sep 2014 #54

So.... AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #55

Again, the hate-fest begins, not for something someone did, but for something he didn't do. randome Sep 2014 #56

I'm sorry but that does not fly.. at all.. Here are some things Holder actually DID SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #72

Castigate him for enforcing the law? randome Sep 2014 #73

Bullshit. Those people on that list were all operating LEGALLY SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #76

So you think he simply likes screwing over strangers whenever he can find the time? randome Sep 2014 #84

Thank you bobduca Sep 2014 #115

Well said. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #154

Negative people, by definition, aren't for anything. They're stuck in a rut and will stay that way. freshwest Sep 2014 #205

The republicans don't seem to like ISIS very much. They must be good people then. hughee99 Sep 2014 #58

Hahahahaha AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #62

Truly an impressive exercise in BOGlogic. QC Sep 2014 #65

Thread win! Rex Sep 2014 #68

You kidding? Republicans lurve them some ISIS, they just won't admit it out loud Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #71

on what planet do the wingnuts in the GOP like muslims? m-lekktor Sep 2014 #116

And here's why your 100% wrong... hughee99 Sep 2014 #120

There are degrees joeglow3 Sep 2014 #123

Really? John McCain seemed to be happy when he met with them. stevenleser Sep 2014 #155

Wasn't McCain, just last week, "vouching" for various Syran groups in hopes of arming them hughee99 Sep 2014 #196

When one only looks at one issue it may be bad, when you look at the overall record it is good. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #67

Hear! Hear! eom BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #143

At this point, they've had to go to a Ron Paul supporter for substantive msanthrope Sep 2014 #74

Who is 'they?' n/t leftstreet Sep 2014 #75

Speaking as a Bogger myself, I do respect Holder but he wasn't perfect. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #78

Please provide some context, sir Jack Rabbit Sep 2014 #79

Hyperbolic fail. blackspade Sep 2014 #80

Bingo! BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #83

Completely unrecommended. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #88

Nothing "irrational" about it. 99Forever Sep 2014 #92

K & R Iliyah Sep 2014 #93

You do realize you're saying any criticism of the Obama Administration from people on the left is Marr Sep 2014 #94

There is quite the difference between healthy criticism and outright irrational rage. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #101

It appears "irrational" was the word of the day LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #109

True. You can always tell when Message Discipline has sent out the new talking points. n/t QC Sep 2014 #112

reflexive ... does that change AGs critics minds? nah.. they still hate him no matter what words uponit7771 Sep 2014 #136

this argument bobduca Sep 2014 #118

Eric Holder fought Texas voter disenfranchisement all the way to the Supreme Court. cheapdate Sep 2014 #95

Shouldn't we expect a Democratic AG to fight GOP voter suppression? LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #100

Yes. cheapdate Sep 2014 #104

Not defending DOMA LondonReign2 Sep 2014 #113

Fair enough. cheapdate Sep 2014 #150

The four of these charlatan rubes Plucketeer Sep 2014 #99

Just because Repukes don't like him doesn't mean we have to blow him IkeRepublican Sep 2014 #103

Such BS bobduca Sep 2014 #114

I think holder was a good ag gwheezie Sep 2014 #117

This OP is all about you trying to establish a centrist baseline for "normal" around here. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #130

Holder has done a poor job Harmony Blue Sep 2014 #145

Those posting the hatred ... NanceGreggs Sep 2014 #147

You know Nance Caretha Sep 2014 #152

Problem is, she's right. '4' might seem a boring answer in response to 2+2 but is right and it stevenleser Sep 2014 #156

Oh stevenleser Caretha Sep 2014 #157

It's pretty obviously makes sense. You said Nance 'needs a less boring and fresher meme' stevenleser Sep 2014 #158

I get it Caretha Sep 2014 #160

But... "It's pretty obviously makes sense." Don't you see the logic in that? Electric Monk Sep 2014 #161

I try Caretha Sep 2014 #163

That message brought to you by scotchy scotch scotch bobduca Sep 2014 #179

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #162

Well if Nance bores you, oh wait, she always has bored you. lol! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #175

Excuse me Caretha Sep 2014 #177

Oh my~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #184

The truth of that matter is that WAS used on DU davidpdx Sep 2014 #186

OMG Caretha Sep 2014 #189

Too bad you're "bored".. "POS Used Car Salesman" hurt no one but the writer of that Cha Sep 2014 #202

Thank you nt gwheezie Sep 2014 #166

You nailed it Nance. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #167

+1! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #193

Here's what AG Holder has Accomplished that his attackers on DU won't Acknowledge, DIrish.. Cha Sep 2014 #171

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #198

This is the new DU. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #182

You can be unhappy about an AG's policy's without being a right winger Wella Sep 2014 #197

wow. like rats from a sinking ship. for real Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #203