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raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)
81. And that is just what we know.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:46 AM
Jul 2015

Sad that people will spend the one life they are granted profiting from making others lives unsurvivable and then claiming to be decent human beings.

Agree completely, but dont pretend Holder is alone in this either with previous AG's randys1 Jul 2015 #1
who exactly is pretending that? Skittles Jul 2015 #25
+1 840high Jul 2015 #51
Um, Holder was the first AG since the banksters crashed the economies of the US and several merrily Jul 2015 #91
You are correct, Holder is not alone. bvar22 Jul 2015 #124
you mean SUPERMAN? randys1 Jul 2015 #133
"Brought Much-Improved Transparency and Better Government" Unknown Beatle Jul 2015 #150
D.C. is the new Vegas olddots Jul 2015 #2
His entire term as AG was one long performance review, apparently. arcane1 Jul 2015 #3
the swooners need to add this to THE LIST Skittles Jul 2015 #4
Whereas beginning and ending a short and cryptic comment with smears is healthy? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #20
love how that is more insulting to you than Holder's actions Skittles Jul 2015 #24
IKR!? Rex Jul 2015 #122
that is a mild way of putting it Skittles Jul 2015 #152
Mild concern trolling is all the rage now. Rex Jul 2015 #153
What does that have to do with the issue at hand? If that is a distraction it's lame. rhett o rick Jul 2015 #44
Is Eric Holder actually a Democrat? Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #57
Sorry, but what's your point? He obviously meets the definition of Democrat. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #62
My point Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #64
Well then I duely appologize. Most posting on this board are very familiar with rhett o rick Jul 2015 #141
Are Democrats not allowed to work in the financial industry? BlueEye Jul 2015 #130
One of the impediments to enforcing regulations and laws is the fact that so many JDPriestly Jul 2015 #142
How about I give you a real example of Holder's duplicity in running interference for big Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #60
If you loved AG Holder so much you will love AG Cruz under Jeb. I know the true enemy. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #65
Christ, what a vapid response. Marr Jul 2015 #76
Look up "vapid". It is not what you think it means. See post # 4 for an actual example. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #77
You didn't even read the article. Marr Jul 2015 #78
Are you sure? merrily Jul 2015 #95
Marr used the word perfectly. bvar22 Jul 2015 #125
I noticed three "corrections" he made on this thread. He was mistaken. merrily Jul 2015 #154
Conservatives just love to draw on fear, don't they? frylock Jul 2015 #89
We will surely find out if we nominate Hillary!! pocoloco Jul 2015 #107
Yes we will! bvar22 Jul 2015 #126
That isn't even worthy of a substantive reply. hifiguy Jul 2015 #147
Don't you DARE start bringing up facts. hifiguy Jul 2015 #106
Holder was the perfect AG for this administration. pa28 Jul 2015 #137
You should learn to prioritize your indignation. frylock Jul 2015 #87
Seriously. Attack a fellow poster over nothing, defend to the death a professional politician merrily Jul 2015 #97
+1 Marr Jul 2015 #74
He's not done with his public interest work, although I wish he was. I hate wondering which ones Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #5
A must read /nt think Jul 2015 #6
Leaving a law firm for political service and then returning to same said law firm is "cashing in"? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #7
. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #14
Actually it is rpannier Jul 2015 #16
He got that job in the first instance after public service in the Clinton administration and merrily Jul 2015 #98
+1 onenote Jul 2015 #17
HSBC bank laundered money for "guys who chop peoples' heads off with chainsaws" think Jul 2015 #18
+1 dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #53
And that is just what we know. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #81
I wondered about that too creeksneakers2 Jul 2015 #36
He will now be paid for preventing prosecution of their clients nt HomerRamone Jul 2015 #38
He was already had the same job at that firm creeksneakers2 Jul 2015 #39
The firm will do better, he'll do better HomerRamone Jul 2015 #40
Gave up a lucrative multi-million dollar a year job to take a 200K a year high stress government job....he is the devil! Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #41
You make a good point even though I doubt you know it. So why would he give up a high paying rhett o rick Jul 2015 #46
well fucking said ProfessorPlum Jul 2015 #63
Excellent post! City Lights Jul 2015 #66
This ought to be an OP. snagglepuss Jul 2015 #88
Thanks for the support. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #118
DURec for rhett o rick (Reply #46)! bvar22 Jul 2015 #131
Excellent point! Unknown Beatle Jul 2015 #151
Yes, but he got his "old job" to begin with after being in goverment service. merrily Jul 2015 #80
Said law firm's main clientele is who? hobbit709 Jul 2015 #56
"Is whom". You love AG Holder, you gonna love AG Cruz. I see the enemy, you choose not to. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #69
ROFLMAO!!! truebrit71 Jul 2015 #70
Well, he sees some of the enemies, anyway. merrily Jul 2015 #103
I know who the enemy is. The question is which side are you on? hobbit709 Jul 2015 #71
Insist on perfection, you make an enemy of the good. You have chosen your enemies, I, mine. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #72
Perfection? That's the funniest thing I've been accused of in a long time. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #73
Holder has no items in his "I was perfect" list, but a lot of very good ones...you would think the Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #75
Republicans reflexively and mindlessly hate anything done with a D after their name LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #112
You might want to use the vocative ending, not the nominative one. "Et tu, Brutus! (sic: Brute!)" xocet Jul 2015 #127
I predict crickets......... Pretty Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #140
Perfectionists abolished slavery in our country, fought and won the right to organize in the JDPriestly Jul 2015 #144
Damn tootin! hifiguy Jul 2015 #146
No. Who. It's a predicate nominative, in the nominative case, not the objective case. merrily Jul 2015 #82
Thanks, Professor. frylock Jul 2015 #90
So no matter HOW bad a Dem is, you shouldn't complain because the only alternative is a Republican HomerRamone Jul 2015 #109
Wow, impressive strawman you built there! Can I help you tear it down, please?? Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #110
On the firm overview page: (link to) "Covington professionals with government service experience" merrily Jul 2015 #99
To anyone not blinded by their adoring worship of the status quo. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #100
Why posters post as they do is something I can only speculate about. merrily Jul 2015 #101
Are you pretending you don't know to insinuate a point? Just tell us your rhett o rick Jul 2015 #117
My point is that I'm not surprised by said revolving door. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #119
Typical... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #67
Yep. merrily Jul 2015 #83
You have also used "classic" wrongly. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #84
Nope, not at all. (Also?) merrily Jul 2015 #85
Jeez, you can't even get that right... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #116
Sad really. bvar22 Jul 2015 #134
He and Duncan are a disgrace Doctor_J Jul 2015 #8
Like GWB, Obama surrounded himself with bad people bigwillq Jul 2015 #19
And what kind of person does that? FiveGoodMen Jul 2015 #30
Holder surrounded himself with bad people, too. OnyxCollie Jul 2015 #35
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #9
He told us banks were too big and too difficult to prosecute. pa28 Jul 2015 #10
Eric Holder Admits Some Banks Are Just Too Big To Prosecute jakeXT Jul 2015 #52
Too big for the United States of America to prosecute? Really? merrily Jul 2015 #102
Gee, I wonder why he didn't want to prosecute any of the banksters? ybbor Jul 2015 #11
$2.5 million Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #12
Yeah...I didn't think he was 1/2 that cute. bvar22 Jul 2015 #129
K&FuckinR. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #13
Like clockwork... G_j Jul 2015 #15
Holder is a disgrace. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #21
Timothy Geithner has been doing quite well too I imagine. Stevepol Jul 2015 #22
Hanky Panky Bernanke as well. Public "servants" all. A yup. merrily Jul 2015 #104
Agree 100% CanonRay Jul 2015 #23
Well bless his heart. nc4bo Jul 2015 #26
Apparently his former employer does do pro buono work Historic NY Jul 2015 #27
They're not paying him $2.5 million per year to do pro-bono work - eom dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #54
Exactly. n/t brentspeak Jul 2015 #59
depressing and revolting heaven05 Jul 2015 #28
.... merrily Jul 2015 #105
K&R! Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #29
I work with the top lawyers wilt the stilt Jul 2015 #31
"...like announcing that he's going back to get a doctorate at the University of Blow Me." Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #32
That's got to sting Babel_17 Jul 2015 #33
Did everyone here expect him to open a lemonade stand? George II Jul 2015 #34
Apparently leaving your very good job to take up public office/service and then returning is evil incarnate! Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #42
How do you feel about a bank laundering money for a Mexican cartel that makes beheading videos? think Jul 2015 #43
Strawman. I do not play with strawmen. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #48
His law firm represents some of the banks mentioned in the article in case you missed that part. think Jul 2015 #50
He clearly didn't read the article... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #68
It's corruption at it's worst and yet you think it's cute. He was hired by us to prosecute crooked rhett o rick Jul 2015 #47
Hopefully President Sanders... clg311 Jul 2015 #37
I'll drink to that! KansDem Jul 2015 #92
... AzDar Jul 2015 #45
Well, Eric snagged a good job. Some might, indeed would call it a payoff. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #49
Kicked and recommended to the absolute Max! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #55
I can't wait until Hillary comes in and cleans up all this corruption and graft! Romulox Jul 2015 #58
It's her turn to clean up corruption and graft. frylock Jul 2015 #93
lol! Perfectly stated. /nt Marr Jul 2015 #132
It's her turn to Look Forward, Not Backward... Maedhros Jul 2015 #136
Hey, don't blame me.. frylock Jul 2015 #138
I can fix that for you. hifiguy Jul 2015 #108
"Just because I'm at Covington doesn't mean I will abandon the public interest work." -Eric Holder raindaddy Jul 2015 #61
Implies that he has been doing "public interest work" doesn't it? truebluegreen Jul 2015 #94
I wonder what the Rest fredamae Jul 2015 #79
The corruption is in our face now Oilwellian Jul 2015 #86
Another reason to vote for Bernie kacekwl Jul 2015 #96
K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2015 #111
Let me remind everyone that people went to prison for corporate scandals long ago... AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #114
What do you do when DC is full of people seeking to milk the govt for career advancing purposes? AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #115
Trojan horse president hires protectors of the 1%, lark Jul 2015 #120
And his buddy Rahm Emanuel hired them and dismisses us "f'ing retards"... cascadiance Jul 2015 #121
Until we up end this plutocracy, expect more of the same. I wish Holder was a rarety. Rex Jul 2015 #123
His Legacy will be the " Trojan Horse " president ! and the 1% still alive in a 100 yrs will adore orpupilofnature57 Jul 2015 #128
Nothing we can do about it. Whine? Vote Sanders and make a change. YOHABLO Jul 2015 #135
Holder was already a Wall Street Insider d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #139
Holder Is The Attorney Equivalent Of Rubin And Other Wall Streeters colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #143
Sigh.. have to say it ymetca Jul 2015 #145
Mike Papantonio is a good guy though. We need to keep him! cascadiance Jul 2015 #149
Subpoena Eric Holder's communication with his corporate law firm HomerRamone Jul 2015 #148
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