Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens Calls US Representative Hank Johnson 'Embarrassing To All Georgians"

12/09/2011

In a classic understatement, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens sent out a Facebook message this morning calling the performance of United States Representative Hank "Guam Is Tipping Over!" Johnson at yesterdays' 'Fast and Furious' hearings 'embarrassing to all Georgians'.

Quoting Olens, "Rep. Hank Johnson's performance at AG Holder's hearing was embarrassing to all Georgians."

According to The Daily Caller, Johnson "compared the scandal to what he considers a surge in illegal gun sales to criminals.

After asking Holder for the specific number of guns the Justice Department and ATF helped smuggle into the hands of drug cartels — to which Holder responded there were about 2,000 — Johnson alleged that the “gun show loophole” was far worse.

“Now, how many firearms are sold to al-Qaida terrorists, to other convicted felons, to domestic violence perpetrators, to convicted felons, to white supremacists?” Johnson asked Holder. “How many unlicensed gun dealers, or let’s say, how many weapons, how many assault rifles let’s just say in a given year are sold to such individuals by unlicensed gun dealers at these gun shows and how many of those end up walking away to Mexico? Can you give us a number on that?”

“I don’t have a number on that,” Holder said, offering to try to figure out later for Johnson what the exact number was.

“Would it be more than a couple of hundred?” Johnson followed up, likely meaning to say a couple “thousand” because his reference was in the context of Fast and Furious.

Though Holder previously admitted to Johnson he didn’t have those statistics, he played into the argument without the facts.

“I’m pretty certain it’d be more than 2,000, but in terms of getting those numbers to you, I can try to do that after the hearing,” he said.

Johnson also claimed that the Senate is to blame for operations like Fast and Furious because it’s been almost six years since Congress’ upper chamber confirmed a presidential nominee as the head of the ATF.

“Over the past five and a half years, we’ve had five acting directors of the ATF,” Johnson said. “The Senate’s failure and refusal to confirm a nominee for that important agency. What affect does that have on the ability of that agency to be guided in such a way so we can avoid situations like Fast and Furious?”

“I think that’s actually a very good point,” Holder said. “When you have a confirmed head, there’s a certain prestige that goes with that demarcation. But, beyond that, it allows a person to have a longer term and a certain consistency to put in place the programs, put in place controls that don’t exist and allowed Fast and Furious to happen.”

Johnson finished off his questioning by commenting that he thinks conservatives are systematically trying to prevent the ATF from functioning. “I think the NRA and other Second Amendment rights radicals have confidence that the U.S. will not have a competent ATF head,” he said"

If you don't believe this, go to the Daily Caller story and look at the interview that Johnson did after the hearing.

Johnson is an unbelievable clown who in any other district would have been kicked out of office years ago. I for one am very appreciative of the job that US Representative Darrell Issa did yesterday in holding US Attorney General accountable for his actions, even to the point of actually telling him he was not telling the truth, which he was not. Well done Congressman Issa!

Further, I applaud Georgia's Attorney General for having the courage to state the obvious.

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12/09/2011 08:32

Hank Johnson (D) of Georgia is a LibTARD with emphasis on TARD.

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12/09/2011 09:16

Press Release

Date: November 23, 2011

The office of the Secretary of State of Georgia has accepted a filed complaint challenging the placement of Barack Obama's name on the state's primary ballot of March 6, 2011, as the Democratic Party of Georgia's presidential nominee. Secretary of State, Brian P. Kemp assigned the case to the Administrative Court for a hearing in December.

David Farrar, a resident of Cedartown, Georgia, has challenged the accuracy of Obama's two birth certificates, as well as his Article ll "natural born" Citizenship status. Pre-hearing pleadings are due into the office of Administrative Court Judge, Michael M. Malihi, no later than Dec. 9, 2011.

Dr. Orly Taitz has signed in as lead counsel in this case.

I have published the first draft of my PTO on my website at <a href="http://georgiavoices.blogspot.com">Georgia Voices</a>

ex animo
davidfarrar
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Larry santos

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Mr. Farrar,
First I want to thank you for finally helping me decide who to vote for. As an independent I struggled with my decision through the Republican debates but now to see you go to this low infantile level I now know I will be voting Obama.
Thank You
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FreeperHunter

12/09/2011 09:40

wow, a twofer. Firstly, Johnson is right. The far right fringe has been holding up confirmations, most will be taken care of in the upcoming recess, prior to The President ordering Congress back into session. And secondly, another silly 'Election Challenge' against the legally elected President of The United States being on the ballot? Keep plugging wing nuts, you're doing great.

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12/09/2011 09:46

I think Hank Johnson, needs to be voted out.

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12/09/2011 10:32

This is one of the reason that I have declared myself a Candidate for Georgia's District 4. Hank's comments are often out in the fringe, and as the Attorney General says, "is embarrassing to all Georgians."

Vote Your Values, Vote Vaughn

Tulsa Jack

12/09/2011 10:38

FreeperHunter is one of those Useful Idiots beloved of Communist subversives calling themselves Democrats.

Responsible Congressmen do not approve radical goons with contempt for the U.S. Constitution for high federal office. The whole point of demanding Obumba's birth certificate and citizenship papers is that the legality of his election are open to question, and he refuses to give honest answers.

Racist ideologues like FreeperHunter think facts and truth don't matter. Oh, yes, they do.

Mike Seigle

12/09/2011 11:14

Crime especially violent crime is rampant in Hank Johnsons district. Drugs gangs in my community of Norcross have benefited from the refusal of the ATF to enforce the current Gun laws during their Fast and Furious operations. Armed robbers are hunting Georgia State and Georgia Tech students on campus. Meanwhile Hank Johnson’s position is that the students do not have the right to arm themselves. Hank Johnson’s position is that the homeowners should not be able to arm themselves. He is disarming the wrong people.

We need full enforcement of existing laws that prevent felons and those committing felony by living in America Illegally from owning or possessing guns. While at the same time, encouraging law abiding citizens to safely equip themselves in a manner where they can protect themselves and their property from the same criminals Pres Obama and Hank Johnson helped arm through Fast and Furious.

Mike Seigle
4th District GOP Chairman

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