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War in the White House: Eric Holder & top Obama adviser David Axelrod 'had to be separated' |
2012-06-03 |
Eric Holder, Barack Obama's attorney general and David Axelrod, his top political adviser had to be separated after squaring up during a furious row over attempts to impose White House operatives in the justice department. Eric Holder, who heads Mr Obama's justice department, is said to have become "incensed" after being accused by David Axelrod of complaining publicly about political interference in his office. "That's bull****," Mr Holder said in a confrontation after a cabinet meeting, according to author Daniel Klaidman. He writes: "The two men stood chest to chest. It was like a school yard fight". The relatively mild-mannered Mr Axelrod is said to have told the attorney general: "Don't ever, ever accuse me of trying to interfere with the operations of the Justice Department", a taboo in US politics. In 'Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency', Klaidman discloses the struggles within Mr Obama's White House at it mounted its controversial campaign against al-Qaeda. He writes that Mr Holder and Mr Axelrod were separated by Valerie Jarrett, a White House adviser and confidante to Mr Obama. Ms Jarrett "pushed her way between the two men, her sense of decorum disturbed, ordering them to 'take it out of the hallway'," says Klaidman. |
Posted by:tipper |
#10 I suspect that if it weren't for the objective of politically interfering in the operation in the justice dept., the attorney general would be someone else. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-06-03 23:36 |
#9 Gromky, not really. While there might be one dead (they are probably both lousy shots), they are both democrats, so it is unlikely they would be prosecuted. And the dead one could still vote. |
Posted by: charger 2012-06-03 23:35 |
#8 This is the 21st Century. Arms for the gentlemen's dual should be Fast and Furious AR15s with one 30 round banana clip fully automatic for each gentleman. Survivor? What survivor. |
Posted by: Lumpy Panda4891 2012-06-03 23:31 |
#7 Gromky, not really. While there might be one dead (they are probably both lousy shots), they are both democrats, so it is unlikely they would be prosecuted. And even if the survivor was prosecuted, O could always pardon him. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-06-03 22:36 |
#6 B: Best idea ever. One dead, one in jail for murder. |
Posted by: gromky 2012-06-03 22:14 |
#5 Someone hurry, get the Wogdon & Barton's, extra powder and shot! There is only one way to settle this honorably. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-06-03 21:47 |
#4 Dana White should sign them up for a UFC event. It would be the largest PPV audience EVAH! Michele could even by the Card-girl with her fancy dresses! |
Posted by: Charles 2012-06-03 21:21 |
#3 "Don't ever, ever accuse me of trying to interfere with the operations of the Justice Department", a taboo in US politics The Pentagon, however, is another story. |
Posted by: Pappy 2012-06-03 21:20 |
#2 A more provocative headline? "Separate but Equal? Obama sez YES! is OK!" heh heh |
Posted by: Frank G 2012-06-03 20:53 |
#1 Is this usual in Chicago? Seems like a hell of a way to run a government. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2012-06-03 18:05 |