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Assistant Attorney General Breuer Gets DOJ Boot In "Untouchables" Aftermath

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/23/2013 19:11 -0400

Earlier today, we reported that "Assistant Attorney General Admits On TV That In The US Justice Does Not Apply To The Banks" when we commented on last night's PBS special "The Untouchables." Explicitly, we said that it was "Lenny Breuer who made it very clear that when it comes to the concept of justice the banks are and always have been "more equal" than others. He does so in such shocking clarity and enthusiasm that it is a miracle that this person is still employed by the US Department of Justice." As of minutes ago that is no longer the case as his employment contract has been torn up. The WaPo reports, that Lanny A. Breuer is leaving the Justice Department "after leading the agency’s efforts to clamp down on public corruption and financial fraud at the nation’s largest banks, according to several people familiar with the matter....It is not clear when Breuer intends to leave, nor what he plans to do once he departs, but it is certain that the prosecutor’s days in office are winding down, according to people who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter."

From WaPo:

Breuer is widely credited with aggressively going after white-collar crime in the aftermath of the crisis. He also stepped up the division’s involvement in money laundering cases, launching a series of criminal investigations that have resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements.

...

Critics have also decried Breuer’s routine use of deferred prosecution, which gives the agency the right to go after a company in the future if it fails to comply with the terms of the agreement. They say the use of such tactics amounts to a slap on the wrists of companies that have engaged in egregious behavior. Breuer, however, has argued that the agreements result in greater accountability for corporate wrongdoing.

Or none, as the case may be.

Brauer is not only known for being the bankers' lackey: his fingerprints are also all over Fast and Furious:

During Senate hearings in 2011, Breuer admitted that he failed to alert other Justice Department officials that federal agents had allowed guns to illegally flow into Mexico and onto U.S. streets between 2006 and 2007. The practice, known as “gun walking,” was also a key part of the Obama administration’s Phoenix gun trafficking operation, Fast and Furious.

The operation came under fire when many of the weapons later turned up at crime scenes in Mexico and the United States, including two where a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed.

Several officials at the Justice Department resigned in connection with the operation, including Jason Weinstein, a deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division. Breuer later apologized for his inaction, when the tactics first came to his attention. Sen. Charles E. Grassely (R-Iowa) called for his resignation, but Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. stood behind Breuer.As one of the longest-serving heads of the criminal division, Breuer’s tenure has been filled with controversy and high-profile prosecutions. He was admonished for his role in the agency’s botched attempt to infiltrate weapon-smuggling rings in the operation dubbed Fast and Furious. And he has been accused of being soft on Wall Street for failing to throw senior bank executives behind bars for their role in the financial crisis.

Either way, Brauer is gone.

And ironically it is his departure which confirms that everything that could be wrong at the US department of INjustice, is wrong.

Because, with all due respect to this banker muppet, he is merely the tiniest cog in a broken down judicial system, which works (and we obviously use the term loosely) in conjunction with the legislative and executive branches, as well as that implied fourth branch - the Federal Reserve - to further just one thing: the interests of the bankster overclass, who ever since the financial crisis have benefited to the tune of some $5 trillion, or the full amount of incurred debt that future generations of Americans will be responsible for, and yet which benefit primarily the financial oligarch right here and right now.

Fixing the unprecedented level of corruption that has gripped America will not be done with the voluntary retirement of one person who should have done more, but kept his mouth shut (for whatever selfish reasons). The system, sadly, is so rotten to the core, that only a grand reset of every social and political institution will help.

Luckily, we have the Fed for that, which courtesy of its lunatic actions is bringing this once great country every day closer to the abyss.

The good news: there is no turning back now - the entire financial system is now on crash course at a pace of $85 billion per month and accelerating.

The bad news: it will take a while before the final tide subsides for one final time as the status quo will certainly not go without a fight. A very big, and very lethal fight.

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Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:12 | 3180990 AgAu_man

Fastest Window Showcase Change on record.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:14 | 3180998 bank guy in Brussels

And bagged by William Banzai and ZeroHedge

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:16 | 3181001 idea_hamster

First prize? A Cadillac.

Second prize? Steak knives.

Third prize? You're fuckin' FIRED.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:29 | 3181049 Carl Spackler

Well then, the truth set him free !

Breuer apparently forgot Rule #1 of Fight Club.

And, he doesn't have any chips in the game for, say... Fast and Furious, Benghazi, Iran,

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:06 | 3181210 eatthebanksters

How about his boss?...the second biggest asshole in DC!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:14 | 3181239 chubbyjjfong

The DoJ is like Willy Wonker on crack. After the Chocolate Factory Xmas Party someone woke up with an Umpa Lumpa.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:11 | 3181381 Yes We Can. But...

Now Lanny knows that, like non-corporate crime, 'truthiness' does not pay

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:24 | 3181417 James_Cole

Don't worry, Holder's got this.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:27 | 3181421 Stackers

They had an opening at another Soros funded "think tank" and he fit the bill

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:04 | 3181512 James_Cole

I had skipped the wapo article, big mistake, it's a gem!

Tyler highlighted the best part but it bears repeating: "Yet Breuer is widely credited with aggressively going after white-collar crime in the aftermath of the crisis. He also stepped up the division’s involvement in money laundering cases, launching a series of criminal investigations that have resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements."

ROTFL - I feel bad for the onion these days, how can they compete with brilliance like that??

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:17 | 3181545 Troll Magnet

so which TBTF bank will this jewish asshole go work for?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:17 | 3181679 francis_sawyer

If you're a fucking jew... You're immune to prosecution... Yu just get booted up to higher rank banking job...

~~~

Fuck this bullshit & ESPECIALLY the lame ass posters on ZH that think this is some sort of backwater ADL propaganda re-education camp... REALLY ~ Fuck you all...

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:03 | 3181753 Fish Gone Bad

His "in your face" incompetence was incredible. How embarrassing.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:13 | 3181766 wee-weed up

Incompetence... yes.

Scapegoat... yes!

To save the "big boys"... yes!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:49 | 3181822 jeff montanye

his only incompetence is being too candid.

re: second place steak knives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCf46yHIzSo

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 02:04 | 3181918 redpill

Heckuva job, Lenny!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 05:46 | 3182045 BaBaBouy

YES, Great Fecking Jab Lannie ...

Just look at all the prosecutions at SackMenOfGold Inc...

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 15:08 | 3187942 Motorhead

Fucking Lenny of "Of Mice and Men" fame had more couth and dignity than this POS.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 05:11 | 3182033 Andy Lewis

Eat shit and die.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:24 | 3181689 TheFourthStooge-ing

I think he'll probably keep working for whichever TBTF bank currently employs him.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:32 | 3181701 francis_sawyer

every TBTF bank is full of jews... Might as well just cut the bullshit... I fucking hate bullshit...

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 05:04 | 3182029 Andy Lewis

You ain't a troll magnet, yer a troll maggot.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:40 | 3181715 TheFourthStooge-ing

James_Cole said:

ROTFL - I feel bad for the onion these days, how can they compete with brilliance like that??

They can't. This story would never make it as fiction, because fiction needs to be believable to some extent.

It's even more difficult to write satire about this sort of thing. I mean, not only was Breuer

"leading [into a ditch] the agency’s efforts to clamp down on public corruption and financial fraud at the nation’s largest banks,"

he was mixed up with Fast and Furious^® as well. Good satire takes a subject and exaggerates selected characteristics to absurdity. How do you exaggerate that which is already beyond absurd?

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 04:11 | 3182008 James_Cole

He also got his start in gov defending Clinton's "indescretions" and has since been well rewarded!

The unforunate thing comparing the Onion to Breuer's bio is with the real thing the joke's on us unfortunately.

Let's face it though, this sort of corruption has gone on forever just seems having the internet around shines a bit of a collective light on the absurdity of it all.

Still, get your laughs where you can what else is there to do?

"He has been a driving force behind the prosecution of banks involved in rigging the global interest rate known as Libor."

Lol, wapo please! It's too much, gunna split my guts.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:14 | 3181539 Go Tribe

Don't worry, obama wants a more "active government."

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 02:16 | 3181929 Fish Gone Bad

Obama is no Abraham Lincoln.

Obama is no Andrew Jackson.

Obama is no JFK.

Now that Obama does not need to worry about being re-elected, he can actually do what needs to be done, take back the money printing from the private banks.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 02:39 | 3181938 Ham-bone

Obama = LBJ???

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 05:06 | 3182030 Random

Lose the "L" and you get a very close description of O. He is very kind also, he only gives.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 13:38 | 3182948 earnyermoney

Barry = Tricky Dick Nixon and Herbert Hoover.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:40 | 3181714 MiltonFriedmans...

4th turning bitchez!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:48 | 3181823 floydian slip

and howe!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 03:00 | 3181951 TheFourthStooge-ing

I see what you did there.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:21 | 3181386 Pure Evil

Did he get fired for telling the truth, or for telling the truth in public on TV.

I suspect he had the full support of the DOJ when he went on a network only watched by brain dead liberals. And while the episode was airing I have to believe all the liberals were nodding in unison that this was the proper thing to do because more than likely the Great One himself was behind it, sorta like North Korea apratchiks all crying in unison because they know its requried of them.

But, when an obscure and uppity little financial blog broke the story a knee jerk reaction was experienced down at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As we all know, when you become a liability to Barry Sotero you're either suicided or thrown under the bus.

I can only guess Breuer is breathing a sigh of relief since he has yet to find himself hanging from a rafter in his attic.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:16 | 3181389 The Monkey

Are you implying somehow that it's wrong that HSBC can get off the hook wirh no criminal prosecutions after $800 billion dollars in money laundering including multiple transactions to Iran, organizations with terrorist affiliations and drug cartels (for years), while bills like FISA and the NDAA put ordinary US citizens in the crosshairs?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:17 | 3181550 Troll Magnet

i don't know if we should be calling anyone a terrorist. pot, meet kettle.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:43 | 3181719 TheFourthStooge-ing

I believe it's spelled 'terrist'.

_{Just tryin' to help.}

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:50 | 3181729 DaveyJones

it's called "tearthis" and it refers mostly to the constitution

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:52 | 3181830 jeff montanye

terst (it's more terse).

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:29 | 3181576 Woodyg

Holder and Breuer are both from the Covington and Burling Law Firm - this firm represents the worst banking corps, mining and oil and gas operators as well as a perferred dictator or 2.

Of course they didnt prosecute the banksters - they represented them just before going to the (non)Justice Dept.

And will return there soon with a heroes welcome for holding off any prosecutions - they will also be well rewarded for that non prosecution and the codification of Rule by Men over the Rule of LAW.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:31 | 3181699 El Oregonian

"How about his boss?...the second biggest asshole in DC!"

How about his boss?...the second biggest criminal asshole in DC!

Fixed

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:34 | 3181584 jumbo maverick

And some Rice a Roni
The San Francisco Treat

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:17 | 3181003 AlaricBalth

Truth is Treason. A lesson Breuer had to learn the hard way.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:17 | 3181016 idea_hamster

"Fired" isn't the hard way.

Gulag is the hard way.

The kid gloves will come off eventually....

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:35 | 3181298 DeadFred

Club Gitmo is taking reservations, maybe he can get a room with a beach view.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:40 | 3181315 Ms. Erable

Memo to Breuer: Don't go skiing, and stay out of hot tubs.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:07 | 3181660 cynicalskeptic

Small plane flights should be avoided.....

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:33 | 3181441 Pure Evil

I would suggest he ask for his own cell seeing how the Brothers Muslim currently serving time have a penchent for goats and little boys.

And since a lot of those terrorists have been incarcerated since the beginning of the Afghan war I'm sure they won't be concerned with which hole they fill with Jihad.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:21 | 3181557 Dr. Richard Head

It would be like the Native American tribes round the Great Lakes Region of the 1600's, keeping the white boys alive as merely a food source. Good fun.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:30 | 3181071 Pseudo Anonym

just like elliot spitzer

A lesson Breuer had to learn the hard way

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:44 | 3181130 Al Huxley

You can always tell who the low-level gophers and lackeys are, because they're the ones who crack and accidentally spill the beans under pressure. If he'd just flat out fucking lied more ('what do you mean no prosecutions, of course we're pursuing them to the maximum extent allowed by the law!') he'd still be working. The true, master psychopaths and sociopaths - the ones at the top of the system giving the orders wouldn't think twice about it.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:47 | 3181322 NuckingFuts

Well said Aldos

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:21 | 3181406 MachineMan

True but then you would be bitching about what a lying sack of shit he was. So its kind of no win situation for him on ZH.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:29 | 3181430 Dr. Richard Head

As is the point of ZH, good sir. As is the point.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:39 | 3181458 Joe Davola

Wait, are you saying expecting the truth isn't a universal human expectation?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:57 | 3181636 eatthebanksters

Only from Tim Geithner can one expect the truth...

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:33 | 3181586 lostintheflood

some people do not know when to STFU...

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:53 | 3181732 DaveyJones

I suggest he stay out of sweden and good looking blondes

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:33 | 3181006 TruthInSunshine

What an outstanding DoJ Obama assembled. I mean, really...just pure awesome sauce all around, from Eric Placeholder (in the official league of extraordinary gentlemen), to Lanny "I'd Rather Play Macroeconomist & Banking Sector Analyst" Breuer.

_{#MakeSureTheHonorableJonCorzineStaysFree}

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:10 | 3181219 Miss anthrope

+1 FOR THE GOLF CLAP!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:03 | 3181516 pods

Well in Lando's defense, he folded like a cheap suit when Vader and crew showed up too.

Just think of Lanny as Han, and Lando as himself, albeit a bit grayer and without so much of that fine ebony hair.

pods

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:36 | 3181450 kliguy38

"loose lips sinks ships" or you fochin dumbass.....what the foch were you thinkin'? You can't just tell the fochin sheep point blank how they're gonna get it......that fochin' Durdin prick printed it! Now take a hike for a few weeks until this cools down and there'll be a nice job open in the JPM Precious Metals futures pit waiting

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:35 | 3181708 Cosimo de Medici

Actually, it was---ironically---PBS' Frontline show.

The show's transcript:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/business-economy-financial-crisi...

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:59 | 3181720 Chuck Walla

And still no real answers on Fast & Furious or Benghazi...

But here they had a sense of urgency.

FORWARD SOVIET!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:43 | 3181811 williambanzai7

The Crony Top Gun is named Breuer
The DOJ's fraud case pursuer
The Kleptocrat's guy
Just turned a blind eye
And Justice is now in the sewer

The Limerick King

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 01:19 | 3181874 The Heart

Bagged and tagged! 8...9...10!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:21 | 3181034 Groundhog Day

Well at least he didn't get whacked

Maybe he'll have a skiing accident if he tries to write a book

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:53 | 3181337 3PM

The "unexpected" heart attack

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:39 | 3181455 ZeroAvatar

'Suicide' by 'hanging'?

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 03:22 | 3181975 Dr Benway

No man is truly untouchable

http://www.chud.com/articles/content_images/123/The%20Untouchables%2014.JPG

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:35 | 3181710 El Oregonian

You mean "Breitbarted"?

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 01:03 | 3181849 jeff montanye

or http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/12/aaron-swartz-heroism...

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 00:45 | 3181817 lakecity55

The night's not over yet.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:27 | 3181060 gould's fisker

Lanny was singing a very different tune a year ago on 60 minutes, I guess he misplaced his script he was reading from then:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7390536n

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:36 | 3181082 hedgeless_horseman

Good find.

Fucker was bought and paid for, but held himself out as some angry crusader.

Just like watching an old interview of Armstrong.

Psychopaths are great liars.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:37 | 3181095 gould's fisker

I remembered seeing the show, and saying to myself this can't be the same fucker, but it was!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:44 | 3181118 hedgeless_horseman

Sorry you had to watch that crap...twice!

His boss, Attorney General Eric Holder, would be held accountable if this nation was rightous, which it is not.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:44 | 3181131 DosZap

His boss, our Attorney General Eric Holder, would be held accountable if this nation was rightous, which it is not.

Sadly, no.

He would get the Poontang Pardon.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:36 | 3181449 Dr. Richard Head

That may mean I have to resign because I told the truth after I forgot my bold-face lie from this interview. - Breuer

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:56 | 3181736 DaveyJones

from a criminal perspective, as the shit starts to hit the fan, folks start to break at different rates and degrees and take different coping routes. No honor amongst thieves. No strength among losers. No principles amongst whores.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:40 | 3181459 ZeroAvatar

"Fucker was bought and paid for, but held himself out as some angry crusader. "

Reminds me of Santelli.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:52 | 3181153 Rick64

That interview was pre-promotion kind of like pre-election when they lie their asses off. He knows better than to say that about the banks, thats usually saved for those retirement yrs. when they grow a conscience.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:04 | 3181196 Falconsixone

haha..yeah

Gotta take one for the team....here's your chip (it's an island).

OK...CASE CLOSED!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:35 | 3181090 Uncle Sugar

Leaving to spend more time with family no doubt.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:10 | 3181220 kaiserhoff

Pursuing other interests... and pursued by them.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:49 | 3181149 Silver Bug

So long and good riddance!

http://goldisking.blogspot.ca/

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:17 | 3181546 H E D G E H O G

"Either way, Brauer is gone." NOT gone far enough in the sense that we could write an epitaph for his sorry ass. Next, the Potus Puppets puppet, holder.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 03:00 | 3181950 clara-to-market

Two sets of justice.

Screw the motherfuckers.

Let's cornhole them all.

http://www.angrysinner.blogspot.kr/2013/01/yesterday-dragon-lady-served-beef-and_23.html

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 07:28 | 3182082 Watauga

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:20 | 3180991 nope-1004

Banks are in control. Waste of time to bring them to "justice". Just buy PM's on your LOC or CC, default, and tell them to suck it! Best way to beat the beast, hands down.

LOL..... Eric Holder, criminal #1, in the background. Nice pic Ty!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:24 | 3181041 Groundhog Day

nope-1104

You are right on so many levels but like a beaten dog we are just afraid of those consequenses

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:37 | 3181103 fourchan

banks 16 trillion

justice zero

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:48 | 3181146 Al Huxley

Bingo - stop giving the fuckers transaction fees and deposits to leverage and rehypothecate, and take the real money out of the system, one fucking ounce at a time, that's the only way to win.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:13 | 3180995 Xibalba

"Heart attacked" if you say a word

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:42 | 3181470 ZeroAvatar

"Ghosted"

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:16 | 3181004 Racer

I have tried to write some words about how I feel about this but ....

yes, words fail me.....

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:16 | 3181005 Bunga Bunga

I guess his failure was admitting it.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:26 | 3181046 dwdollar

Yeah, what an asshole for trying to spoil the parasitic orgy for everyone else.

Another "I told you so" by the "conspiracy theorists" for realizing the obvious.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:41 | 3181120 CH1

I guess his failure was admitting it.

Exactamundo!

Cue Junker: When it's serious, you have to lie. The dude failed the overlords. He's out.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:41 | 3181596 MachineMan

Or getting caught admitting it.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:17 | 3181008 Cdad

Bravo Tyler. Hammer it home, again and again, every day, no matter how tiring. One cog at a time.

Well said. Hat tip, sir.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:20 | 3181027 BlueCollaredOne

Don't stop. Believing. Hold on to that feeeeeeeliiiaiing.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:43 | 3181125 NotApplicable

Damn YOU!

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 01:33 | 3181883 The Heart

Imagine if you will please, the giant uglyus slug of a spychopath-three-legged-two-hearted smelly beast muggling haphazardly along and below we see, trillions of arrows and spears being chucked by the masses of rainbow multidimensional warriors...bringing down the evil thing as his blood trails...guts bursting out...brains spewing forth...hobbling...awkward...and crashing...slowly like the Eiffel tower falling to it's destiny in the end of the money changer empire of dust.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:17 | 3181019 Top_Kill

This guy did what? Seriously, he was involved with both epic scandals? We are without a doubt, all living in an alternate reality like the Truman show. The creators are amazed that we haven't lost our shit and tore this mother fucker down. We must have beat the over under on how mant times we can get ass fucked by at least a trillion.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:27 | 3181057 insanelysane

They're trying to get the guns but fortunately it is like trying to take a piece of meat out of a growling dogs mouth. They know the dogs are growling.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:33 | 3181079 NotApplicable

That's merely another false facade. They can't wait until we are killing each other with them, right and left.

You seem to be forgetting that these people are entertained by the growling of the dogs, as it means the fight is soon to come.

Place your bets!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:43 | 3181119 dwdollar

Cattle killing each other is never a good thing for the rancher. What they want is your horns and balls so you never have a weapon or a desire to fight with it.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:59 | 3181645 Yes_Questions

I've asked Mrs. Questions, and they don't get the horns or balls. Or the heads near either.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 22:04 | 3181443 Yes We Can. But...

I love that analogy. The maltreated dog - the aware citizenry - is stock still, tightly wound, not looking directly at you, just a fearsome steady growl coming from deep within. Pissed, threatened, and poised to tear off the arm that threatens to take what is dear to him.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:11 | 3181667 Teamtc321

Libtard's leaked wish list for gun control. I just poked my dog to keep him growling..........I've already taught him how to piss on a 1 foot statue of place holder, daily.

-----------------------------------------------------

http://www.inquisitr.com/490856/democrats-secret-gun-control-list-revealed/

The list of Democratic gun control proposals included:

Confiscation of assault weapons

Confiscation of 10 round magazine clips

A statewide database of all guns

Continue the process of publishing gun owners names and addresses

Labeling of all semi-automatic shotguns with pistol grips or more than five round capacity as assault weapons

Limit magazine round to five and confiscate banned magazines

Prevent citizens from owning more than two magazines

Prevent citizens from buying more than one gun per month

Re-license all current pistol permit holders

Require renewal of all pistol permits every five years

Pistol permits would be issued by the state and not local law enforcement

Licensing of ammunition dealers

All New York guns would be micro-stamped

All guns would have to be kept locked inside the home

Add a fee for registering and licensing guns

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:29 | 3181067 NotApplicable

They're only amazed that you think there's something to be torn down, when in reality, it's ALL nothing but a facade.

Guess what happens when you tear down a facade? Why you've just sprung the trap, creating the next facade that will pretend to be the mandate which fixes this one. People can tear down facades day after day, and yet still never get any closer to underlying evil at the root of it all.

Like you said, ass fucked.

Divide and conquer is an excellent governing strategy, just as long as the "leaders" don't get too attached to any one particular facade.

Flips? Well, they flop, for a reason. Facades mean nothing other than their ability to empower.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:50 | 3181333 GLG20

"Thank you! Thank you very much, thank you! First of all, let me say how happy I am to be your Assistant Attorney General [ applause ] You know.. thank you.. I don't really understand your Congress, or your system of checks and balances.. because, as I said during the campaign - I'm just a caveman! I fell on some ice, and later got thawed out by scientists."

Unfrozen Caveman Assistant Attorney General

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/91/91gcaveman.phtml

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:19 | 3181022 BlueCollaredOne

So now we can expect him to either be a consultant, or work for the CFR. Call me jaded, but this will most likely be a promotion for him

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:34 | 3181091 NotApplicable

You're jaded!

That's a compliment, btw. Hopefully, you're "disillusioned" too.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:44 | 3181129 Race Car Driver

Disgusted, even.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 03:02 | 3181952 Curiously_Crazy

Just don't let all of the above (which take a shitload of emotional investment) eventually lead you to apathy.

This whole bloody house of cards should of collapsed so long ago that many are starting to give up and take on the 'if ya can't beat them join them' mindset.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 23:57 | 3181738 Cosimo de Medici

No, Holder will hire some Night School lawyer grad, who passed the bar on his 17th try, to replace Breuer, while Breuer will join Skadden Arps as a defense attorney to be hired by anyone DoJ decides to prosecute.

There must be symmetry, as this role was Breuer's before he went to DoJ.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:21 | 3181031 Yen Cross

Yes, Tyler I read your previous post. Banksters are immune from criminal prosecution. Let's discuss how we can fix it.

Blinking curser

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:22 | 3181259 waterwitch

A one-way ticket to Iceland would be a start!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:20 | 3181032 Miss anthrope

PROJECT MAYHEM....... HIS NAME IS LENNY BREUER..........another casualty of Tyler Durden. BOOM!!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:31 | 3181078 Raymond K Hessel

HIS NAME IS LENNY BREUER.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 03:40 | 3181991 MsCreant

WAS.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:20 | 3181033 unirealist

I can only hope that after the big "reset," the incoming junta establishes its legitimacy in the eyes of the public by chasing down and punishing all the Lenny's of the era.

And that, when finished with the trials and punishments, that same junta re-establishes our republic and withdraws itself from power.

A man can dream, can't he?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:39 | 3181098 NotApplicable

Sure, you can. However, I don't know that holding such delusions can provide you with any benefit.

After all, honest people don't run around battling criminals for control, so the best you can hope for is a dishonest person who happens to be your friend.

As GWB said the one and only time I ever heard him utter the truth, "Loyalty is the most important character trait."

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:13 | 3181233 Unprepared

And let's hope that Google Archives are still available after the reset.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:24 | 3181271 nmewn

Some of us still take notes ;-)

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:21 | 3181036 pragmatic hobo

we still have justice department?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:28 | 3181059 Groundhog Day

only if you try to rob a store for food or get caught smoking weed to try to forget about how miserable your life is...then you will see the wrath of the justice dept.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:39 | 3181111 waterhorse

Yes, we do. But you've spelled it incorrectly. It's "Just Us" department.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:50 | 3181155 Al Huxley

...and a Ministry of Truth, and a Ministry of Love, and a Ministry of Peace...

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:16 | 3181241 Unprepared

yep, the same way there's a department of defense, or department of education... you got the idea.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:34 | 3181301 nmewn

Yes.

In the "great hall" of the Justice Building you will find Lady Justice completely stripped of her scales, her sword and her blindfold with her arms reaching up as if conquered or surrendering.

Appropriate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spirit_of_justice.jpg

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 08:57 | 3182125 shovelhead

Outside Justice, we public get the mythical blindfold and scales.

Inside Justice, the symbol is a hooker surrendering/offering herself to the highest bidder.

You have to admit the contrast is startlingly accurate.

Nice catch.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:24 | 3181043 OutLookingIn

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:25 | 3181045 Bob

The cocksucker shouldn't be safe alone on the street.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:25 | 3181050 Jab Cross Hook

I can has deferred prosecutions?

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:27 | 3181055 IridiumRebel

Nice they laid out his accolades in that touching piece by Wapo. He deserves a metal. What a world......

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:26 | 3181056 Being Free

Those look like 12 gauge skinny lips to me, .... just saying ....

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:28 | 3181058 Glass Seagull

I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED!

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:17 | 3181248 Unprepared

That's what he said.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:29 | 3181062 f16hoser

"Breuer you stupid fucker! Why don't you just post on your FB Page our secret playbook!" (Holder to Breuer)

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:28 | 3181065 EmmittFitzhume

If he says any more he may wind up tango uniform.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:44 | 3181127 DosZap

If he says any more he may wind up tango uniform.

And wind up in a Park, at a 45* angle with his blood running uphill.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 21:49 | 3181480 Yes We Can. But...

I personally took a good look around the two Civil War era cannons in that park, next to one of which is supposedly where the body lay, three days after the body was found (by a guy cruising the park for sex - DC area parks are like that), and could find zero evidence that any blood had been there.

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 19:30 | 3181070 dolph9