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In other words, the justice department itself you say has to be investigated. thats what youre saying right now, michael. the justice department of eric holder has to be investigated. >> i am saying that where you have a department of justice lawyer who under oath is saying my colleagues would not pursue this because they didnt want a color-blind application of the law, youve got to go to the next step. >> okay. who would do the investigation? >> well, in this case i think that the criminal pros...

Steven. i think theres a challenge here to the administration of barack obama that may well be ethnic. president of the united states, first african-american and eric herald is the first african-american attorney general actually. i hadnt thought about that. thats the case, trying not to think about these things all the time, but theres some people that like -- would like us to be thinking about race all the time. >> yes. >> is thats whats going on here? >> it appears. thats what we saw in the s...

In the 45 years since the act was passed there have been a total of three successful prosecutions. so, okay. lets go back to michael on this. you say there ought to be an investigation. you dont think this is just right wing swirl. this is just an attempt by the people on the right, especially fox, to just keep pushing this -- this beach ball in the air until it finally creates some noise. >> theres a lot of swirl associated with this case. i will grant you that. i remember very well on election...

Composition of that voting locale that obama was going to clean house. ive always said this was a case about tv and not about turnout. these are a couple of knuckleheads. they are well known to anybody who walks adjacent to city hall in philadelphia. they are always looking to create a spectacle. so, therefore, i think that their mission was accomplished. they are on "hardball" yet again tonight. having said that, having said that, i still think you need an investigation because youve got a depa...

This is just an attempt by the people on the right, especially fox, to just keep pushing this -- this beach ball in the air until it finally creates some noise. >> theres a lot of swirl associated with this case. i will grant you that. i remember very well on election day when there were individuals who were trying to spin this as indicative of what was going on across the city or indeed across the country, and its all very clear now. it was a one-off incident. my position is theres no such thin...

This because they didnt want a colorblind application of the law, youve got to go to the next step. >> okay. who would do the investigation? >> well, in this case i think that the criminal prosecution should have been permitted to continue. >> no, no. who investigates the investigators? >> there should have been a trial in this case. >> what do you want now, michael? >> what id like now is a continuation of the criminal process, in this particular case, that was forestalled by justice because fr...