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April 8, 2014: Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

When Eric Holder became attorney general in 2009, he declared that when it comes to discussing race, we have become a nation of cowards.

Now theres plenty of discussion of race, some of it swirling around Holder himself.

In recent days, conservative critics have accused Holder of playing the race card to deflect criticismwhile his liberal allies believe some of that criticism is racially motivated. It reflects a classic cultural divide in this country and in the media establishment.

Just days ago, I was questioning whether New York Magazine went too far in proclaiming that everything about the Obama presidency was somehow colored by race. The argument this time is over whos responsible.

What set off the racial fireworks was a Hill confrontation between the nations first black attorney general and Rep. Louie Gohmert, who cited the House holding him in contempt two years ago over the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal.

I realize that contempt is not a big deal to our attorney general but it is important that we have proper oversight, Gohmert said.

You don't want to go there, buddy, Holder shot back.

Holder was steamed, and in a speech the next day to Al Sharptons National Action Network, it showed.

Decrying unprecedented, unwarranted, ugly and divisive adversity, Holder said: If you don`t believe that, you look at the way -- forget about me, forget about me. You look at the way the attorney general of the United States was treated yesterday by a house committee. Have nothing to do with me. What attorney general has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment? What president has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment?

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Eric Holder and the Race Card: The issue the media can't resist