Eric Holder smacks down GOPer: “You don’t want to go there, buddy!”

[DonViejo]

Source: Salon

The attorney general spars once again with Tea Party hero Louie Gohmert

ELIAS ISQUITH

Attorney General Eric Holder and Congressman Louie Gohmert are not fans of one another, a fact that was further confirmed when the two got into a verbal tiff during a hearing on Tuesday over whether or not the former cared when the House held him in contempt in 2012 over the “fast-and-furious” scandal.

What set off this latest tussle was a passive-aggressive shot Gohmert took at Holder over fast-and-furious-related documents the Department of Justice had handed over in response to a House Republican request. “I’ve read you what your department promised and it is inadequate,” Gohmert told Holder. “And I realize that [being held in] contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general but it is important that we have proper oversight.”

“You don’t want to go there, buddy, all right?” Holder testily responded. “You don’t want to go there, ok?”

“I don’t want to go there?” Gohmert incredulously asked in response.

“No,” Holder shot back. “You should not assume that that is not a big deal to me. I think it was inappropriate, I think it was unjust; but never think that that was not a big deal to me,” Holder continued, pointing his finger at Gohmert. “Don’t ever think that.”

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/04/08/eric_holder_smacks_down_goper_you_dont_want_to_go_there_buddy/

[DeSwiss]

1. And don't you call me an asparagus again either!!!

- I've had enough of you and your vegetable vulgarity, sir!!!

K&R

[Historic NY]

2. +1

[Enrique]

5. Holder actually mentioned the asparagus

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/04/eric-holder-wishes-critic-good-luck-with-your-asparagus-after-testy-exchange/

After Gohmert’s time to ask questions today expired, Holder leaned into the microphone and said: “Good luck with your asparagus.”

[busterbrown]

12. I don’t get it.. what was Louie trying to get across with “asparagus comment”? n/t

[ashling]

14. It was a reference to a remark by Gohmert at a hearing nearly a year ago.

At that hearing, Gohmert and Holder got into another heated back and forth over how the FBI handled the case of alleged Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who had been interviewed by the FBI years before the attack for possible radicalization.
Gohmert said he was “trying to determine how the FBI blew the opportunity to save people’s lives,” but Holder defended the FBI’s work, telling Gohmert, “You don’t know what the FBI did. You don’t know what the FBI’s interaction was with the — with the — with the Russians. You don’t know what questions were put to the Russians, whether those questions were responded to. You simply do not know that. And you have characterized the FBI as being not thorough or taken exception to my characterization of them as being thorough. I know what the FBI did. You cannot know what I know.”
In trying to get a chance to respond to Holder’s comments, a flustered Gohmert shot back, “[Do not] cast aspersions on my asparagus.”

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basically, Louie Goobert is a moron. Period. I'm sure he meant aspersions to his intelligence, but asparagus is a close as he comes to having intelligence ...

which is casting aspersions on asparagus . . .

sorry, asparagus.

[busterbrown]

19. thanks...Ah, “Aspersions."

Holly shit... He wasn’t even close... He needs to be the image of the Republican Party for the mid-terms..

[kysrsoze]

23. Here ya go... Video Link:

[busterbrown]

27. OMG...

I see most...but this is incredible...Thanks so much..

[Enrique]

15. no one knows what he meant

it's one of the weirdest things I've heard someone say. If I didn't see the video of him saying it, i wouldn't believe it.

[busterbrown]

28. Yea, its a breakdown situation.. Something is wrong with him..

[sheshe2]

3. K&R for Holder!

[freshwest]

24. +1

[sheshe2]

25. Yes indeed!

[bigworld]

4. Good for him. The administration needs to start calling the GOP on this crap

every time. They've taken far too many punches already.

[lunasun]

29. for real & so much GOP material available too

[okaawhatever]

6. Gohmert is an embarassment to Texas, to politics and to mankind. nt

[BeyondGeography]

7. "Normally, we're known by our fruits."

G'oh!

[Paladin]

8. Interesting statement, from a vegetable...... (nt)

[Nanjing to Seoul]

26. Gohmert is fruity. . .batty too.

[Richardo]

9. Nicely played, Mr Attorney General - show utter contempt while explaining how big a deal it is.

I am in awe.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. I'd like to see a Dem tell a Repug they're twisting things like they did the intel on Iraq.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. K&R! It's way past time and I have a new appreciation for Eric Holder...

[Helen Borg]

13. Gomhert is such a zero...

[mikeysnot]

16. Imagine the ones that said

"Louie is the guy I'm Voting for!!!!!!"

[Helen Borg]

21. Sub zeros! :(

...

[Turbineguy]

17. Rats!

Now I'll have to modify my use of the word "buddy". Now I'll only be able to use it as code for "asshole".

[madokie]

18. I want to see more of this kind of response from our Dems

AG's, whoever. Piss on this always taking the high road all that does is let the pukes get their message of lies and misinformation out. Something we have to stop. We being us Democratic party members.

[joe_stampingbull]

20. no need to be nice to a trashy thug like Gohmert

nt

[Plucketeer]

22. Gomer opines: "Normally we're known by our fruits"

And ol' Louie has enough fruits to make a RIGHTEOUS "fruit" cake!

[rehabanderson]

30. I don’t get it.. what was Louie trying to get across with “asparagus comment”? n/t

I don’t get it.. what was Louie trying to get across with “asparagus comment”? n/t

[pscot]

31. That he's a moron

Not that there ever was any doubt..

[NBachers]

32. I criticize Eric Holder when he deserves it, which is all too often. Here, I'll support & praise him

[Cha]

33. Kick for AG Holder.. Mahalo Don

[Sherman A1]

34. Perhaps The Esteemed Mr Gohmert

needs more vegetables in his diet and asparagus is in season.