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Summum ius summa iniuria--More law, less justice
--Cicero.

04 October 2011

CBS reporter Sheryl Atkisson under White House fire for Gunwalker scandal reports

The era of  "transparent" government under Obama/Holder continues apace:

Link to The Weekly Standard

The Fast and Furious scandal, in which the Justice Department knowingly gave Mexican criminal gangs thousands of guns, just keeps escalating. The latest development centers around whether or not Attorney General Eric Holder lied to Congress about having knowledge of the controversial gun trafficking operation. Recently released documents say Holder was briefed about the operation long before he told the Judiciary Committee he was first aware of what was going on. (Holder now claims he misunderstood the question was being asked.)


What's more, CBS News investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson -- who's been covering the scandal from the beginning -- says in an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show today that the White House and Justice Department have taken to screaming at her for reporting on the story. You can listen to the full interview below...:



Finally, Attkisson notes that the White House is claiming that a thorough investigation of the scandal is unwarranted:


[The White House and Justice Department] will tell you that I'm the only reporter--as they told me--that is not reasonable. They say the Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, the New York Times is reasonable, I'm the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I'm unfair and biased by pursuing it.

Translation: Here "reasonable" means either "shill" or "willing to play ball".

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