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Proud American

Gitmo is suppose to close in a year

It is really hard to respect Eric Holder – - he paved the way for the Mark Rich pardon-for-bribe scandel and today he called america a "nation of cowards" in the way that we handle race. He was a poor choice for Attorney General, and I think he should be asked to resign before he causes more damage. I've heard him speak on the news a couple times guess I just don't trust his judgement.

Yes, Eric. Go there and check yourself in.

This guy is a loose canon. He has already deemed his own people as cowards. Why would we want him representing us in any capacity?

Hey Proud American

Get your facts right. No one ever said that GITMO was going to be closed in a day. a week or a month. It is supposed to be closed though.

Hold it holder! Take a deep breath, and try to define to yourself what a torture is. Once it is clear, Gitmo ought to be a piece if cake (we think). Of course, nobody is perfect.

I would like to see Holder in a room, just him and all those peace loving, innocent muslims. They can hold hands and sing Kubaya.

Holder should've been smarter than to use the word "cowards" when he talked about america and race. He should have just said "America avoids this topic too much". I guess the meanings the same, but public officials should be more tactful. I'm a supporter, but he dropped the ball here. Now fox news will run articles all week about Obama's cabinet be full of black extremists

Not sure why people are so afraid to have these terrorists here in America. Will they be making calls to their home country from jail asking for freedom fighters? I say we send them to the toughest prisons we have with the serial killers and mentally deranged folks and let them wait for their trials. Last time I checked it's not torture if the prisoners are the ones doing the torturing.

This is a very bad attorney general.

He is soft on crime. Soft on terrorism. This is a terrible man with terrible beliefs.

He will shorten drug and violent crime sentences. He believes in early release. He will hamsting the police. He is a very bad person and a lousy american.

EXACTLY WHAT EXPERIENCE DOES THIS GUY HAVE? WHAT MAKES HIM QUALIFIED?

TCM it is indeed an honor to be insulted by you. I find it funny to think that you talk about Black folks, KFC and Hanging all in one post. Last time I checked there were more KFC in Meza then in Harlem so those 81% white trash must be greasing on some chicken also. Last, states show that the same demograph of blacks in jail exist in the white community, and that same percentage of white trash is in and out of jail also. Cheers!

Hey, maybe while you're there you should realize that G-Bay is really Cuban territory and we are using it illegally. Evacuate the base, leave the prisoners there and turn the keys over to Raul.

And Eric's second step should be to wipe the "stuff" off his feet.

Yeah, you deserve to go to prison for your racism.

Wonder if they will give him one of those "what it feels like to be an inmate" style tours.

Holder should take Bush and Cheney with him.

Then they could pick out the best cells to stay in for their war crimes.

Holder should take Bush and Cheney with him. Then they could pick out the best cells to stay in for their war crimes.

You've done it now Holder.... you will be considered anti-american, non-patriotic and of coursed asked where is your flag pen. People in this country will not understand your meaning.

If the folks being held in Cuba are enemy combatants, then they are POW's You release POW's after the war is over. Last check, we were still fighting the War on Terro and Al Quaeda.

Obama and his cabinet will do a lot of studies and hold a lot of hearings, but at the end of the day, they will reach the same conclusion as Dick Cheney and President Bush - These are enemy combatants (AKA POW's) and the War is not yet over, so they need to be held

I thought this was supposed to be closed 4 weeks ago.

I say release them all. Send them to Afghanistan and drop them in the middle of a firefight between the coalition and the Taliban.

What is the point if you are not going to look into Bush wrong doing? I am not saying Bush is a crook, but we should not trun a blind eye if there is reason to look into his actions. The only other reason to go would be that Cuba is nice this time of year.

What a loser! I saw an article where Holder says the US is a nation of cowards when it comes to race, and that on the weekends, we still segregate....what an idiot! Should I stop and pick up some black folk on the way home, maybe stop at KFC for a bucket of chicken? Eric, people hang around who they want to hang around...there's no law yet, (although I wouldn't put it past you liberal pukes) citing that races must mingle.....get a fricking clue! Also, while you're in Cuba kissing terrorist butts, try to remember the victims of 9/11, and don't apologize like your boss did.....liberalism is such a disease.

Obama's administration has done to embarass the GOP in 1 month, than Bush did to embarass America in 8 years.

You would never have seen Mulkasey or Alberto "Get out the Gimp Suit" Gonzalez do something responsible like this. Obama's administration has done more in 1 month to embarass the GOP than Bush did to embarass America in 8 years.

How about a trip to the secret AT&T room in San Francisco where the NSA got (and still gets?) its copy of all data flowing through there without a NSA warrant? (Unless he is conflicted out by having advised AT&T while he was at C&B on whether the Bush assurance of legality passed the straight-face test.)

Sweet. Never saw Mulkasey or Alberto "Get out the Gimp Suit" Gonzalez do something responsible like this.

Obama's administration has done more in 1 month to embarass the GOP than Bush did to embarass America in 8 years.

Guantanamo bay what a black eye on the constitution and the legal system.A domestic terrorist like serial killers and such all follow one legal system.Why 2 standards.

HOLDER- YOU SUCK.

Our new AG is now calling American citizens cowards because we don't focus on race enough. Maybe the problem is that black people are obsessed with the fact that they are black, and feel the world owes them something.

I don't care what color you are- if you are a hard working, honest person and you fulfill your responsibilities, you are more than OK in my book.

I think thats the view most Americans have. You, Mr AG, are race baiting. I'm beyond irked.

@ Once you vote Black February 18th, 2009 11:41 am ET

Great! This will help White People. In Meza, the poster child of the problem either its the 2.4% blacks to blame, or the 81% whites. Check out the facts:
The racial make-up of the city was 81.6% White, 2.4% Black or African American, 2.2% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 9.3% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 24.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race
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I wouldn't get too excited because you found a statistical outlier;

Why don't you look up crime statistics, for any state, city or town...and you'll see that blacks are leading in commiting crimes! So, stifle your racist crap!

are you going to continue to bash America while you're there? Feel like calling Americans anything else besides cowards?

Now our AG is race baiting and calling Americans cowards because we can't deal with race issues.

THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN POWER WHO CONTINUE TO RACE BAIT.

You are talking about a small percentage of people in America who have race issues. The vast majority of people i know don't care if you're black, white, red, yellow, or whatever.

Look at what you people are doing. Young people don't care about color- its the old fools who continue to use race in order to increase their own political standing and divide people.

Q: Why not simply let loose these enemy combatants in Chicago??

A: Because Illinois Democrats don't want that much competition.

Now he goes to 'determine'? After having already said what he wanted to do?! Way to go with an open mind, Holder!

Thank you for getting on top of this situation Mr. Holder. Once we find out where to send these people, there needs to be a serious inquiry on what took place at that facilty in Cuba. Cheney can't hide behind that executive order anymore. As for the 17 chinese detainees, send them back to China!

Perhaps for the good of the country, he wil stay.