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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on border protection and why Attorney General Eric Holder needs to be held responsible for lost guns.
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-- -- back to follow the money Jan Brewer -- -- no nonsense governor of Arizona and defender of our borders a woman so tough.
The chuck -- once said she eats quotes scorpions for breakfast -- -- she used for the title of her new book.
Governor brewer joins me now welcome governor.
But let's -- sense of the news of the week governor problem guns were found again for traced back to fast and furious two guns earlier this week.
Any surprise that we keep finding these guns.
Well it's probably not surprising because we know how many actually were walked across the boards of south of Arizona as -- unfortunate.
And it is almost.
-- when you think of how that all came about and -- It's.
Something that I've heard somebody is gonna have to be held accountable for.
Particularly when we find out that.
They were discovered at the death and the murder.
Of our very brave and noble Border Patrol agent Brian teary eyes this heartbreaking that our federal government would put us in that position and somebody that was trying to defend the borders to be murdered by the -- that they chose to let loose and we continue to see them coming back.
And being used in crying crime that is victimizing terrorizing a country.
Sure there may be another one that was -- it that the crime scene the death of border region time he's a -- in in Southern California as well.
Cover any.
Remand -- the right way.
Would you say the President Obama and attorney general Eric Holder are endangering the lives of American citizens through the failed a botched program fast -- -- I you know I feel that as governor when things go wrong in my state the buck stops with me I believe that the buck stops with them.
There in charge and that's who we depend on to protect us and that obviously isn't.
-- -- Obviously it they're harming us because they're doing things that are victimizing.
The people of America.
-- governor a couple of book excerpts from the book in your book you -- the government -- abdicate their duty when it comes to protecting the border.
If you Obama administration Eric Holder the Department of Justice is suing Arizona when you make of that and yet escaped through -- Is named in that I mean first I ask -- I can't Begin today -- -- socking it really was when I was in court and I heard them read up -- -- and it was the United States of America.
Vs the state of Arizona and Janice K brewer NY personally and trying to I don't want I no idea I don't think that's ever been done before that I'm familiar with that it was shocking.
That I is governors senators on the that they would put my name personally in neck.
My wonder I.
And now we've heard this week also in other good news piece from the week.
That the departments of justice also -- South Carolina the state of South Carolina do we know if they're -- governor Nikki Haley -- I know I had I I do not know this politics it is politics it's it's lively than arrogant out of control government.
Not doing their job not protecting Americans certainly not protecting the people on citizens of Arizona right.
The governor in the book you mention the SC -- that the the union.
With the holding a sign saying today we march tomorrow we vote.
Is that an indication -- -- as to what this is all about is this bottom line at the end of the day looking for some sort of backward amnesty for the fifteen -- twenty million illegals in the country.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
This is where they want to take their again that this is what they're basing their whole philosophy -- let's get them all across the border.
And we can control the elections and we have one very important when coming up in 2012.
And if they get what they are aiming to get and they can just take -- -- this road of what they are promising.
Are people of America.
You know basically and very different agenda and what America stands for.
America since you brought it up 2012 of the GOP field who do you think would protect the -- women -- -- would -- that the best.
Do the best job of protecting the border.
Well I think that on the Republican bench we have -- wonderful candidates and I think that they've all.
Stepped up and I think they've all got very interested.
Because -- immigration illegal.
Immigration issue in Arizona has become a flashpoint in this election so.
Arizona easily get debate on November 30 -- while the candidates will be there and hopefully.
After that debate I'll be able to have seen -- -- yeah don't we pick one I helped do I want to I need to have a winner -- -- mean to bring our country back.
To what we know America is all about.
You know the present government if I can just say.
I believe the President Obama promises things he does nothing.
-- somebody else we need a president that will lead.
Mean you know governor her interview with you on Scarborough we did you did a fantastic job that they tried to get into a corner and and ask you what you -- do with the fifteen -- twenty million illegals or in the country.
Tell us what you are doing so there's something important to do first before -- make -- decisions on that.
I was first and foremost we you secure the border we need in our borders secure our nation -- -- it's against the law.
Currently the federal government is against the law we need to reporters who -- how would we do that best well we need to absolutely get more boots on the ground we need to have.
Aerial.
The surveillance down there we need to take and do what ever is necessary before we do anything out and then we can deal with -- -- -- matter of which he mr.
Obama things we need to address comprehensive immigration and -- Books called scorpions for breakfast or reason that I took north calls -- one of the toughest governors in the nation.
Governor Jan Brewer thank you so much for joining us -- you Eric is.
