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WaPo: IRS apologizes for inappropriately targeting conservative political groups in 2012 election

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nonniey

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Probably the worst example one could use in the entire country for this scandal.

I am extremely similar with the King Street Patriots. Been following them for years. They are an absolute abomination of an organization. A disgusting organization who has been a black eye to conservatives in Texas.

Someone at the National Review realllllly should have done more research.

Your similar to these guys?

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deejaydana

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Loving the progression.

Word gets out that SecTreas was told that there was an investigation being conducted into this matter.

"coverup!"

"coverup!"

"coverup!"

"Lying to a Congressional investigation!"

"We must have more investigation!"

(It's revealed that Congress got the same information, at the same time)

"We must have an investigation as to who (in the administration) knew what, and who withheld it"

"As things come out it's obviously a lot worse".

http://ourtowntustin.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/blazing-saddles-355.jpg

We must save our phoney baloney jobs!

I want you to hang in with this thread for the next year as it evolves Larry. At least you're standing your ground as it continues to crack around your feet.

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aREDSKIN

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its a moving target. Pathological comes to mind.

Monday’s revelation amounts to the fifth iteration of the Obama administration’s account of events, after initially saying that the White House had first learned of the controversy from the press.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/the-white-houses-shifting-irs-account-91638.html#ixzz2TsZXbF2t

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visionary

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/20/treasury-consulted-on-multiple-occasions-about-timing-of-irs-disclosure-source-says/

Treasury consulted on multiple occasions about timing of IRS disclosure, source says

The Treasury Department was informed on three separate occasions that the Internal Revenue Service planned to disclose that it targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, and on one occasion, Treasury expressed concern about the nature of the disclosure, a Treasury official said on Monday night.

In all cases, the official said, Treasury ultimately deferred to the IRS.

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Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it ‘once and for all’

Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling — but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to “shutter the doors” of the agency “once and for all.”

The longtime GOP congressman writes that IRS agents in the 1930s were essentially “hit squads” against opponents of the New Deal, and that allegations of IRS abuse spanned the administrations of Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton and George W. Bush.

“The bipartisan tradition of using the IRS as a tool to harass political opponents suggests that the problem is deeper than just a few ‘rogue’ IRS agents — or even corruption within one, two, three or many administrations,” Dr. Paul writes in his weekly column, “Texas Straight Talk. “Instead, the problem [lies] in the extraordinary power the tax system grants the IRS.”

The libertarian and tea party hero goes on to argue that the power of the IRS can only be countered with a complete overhaul to the country’s tax system.

“The federal government will get along just fine without its immoral claim on the fruits of our labor, particularly if the elimination of federal income taxes are accompanied by serious reduction in all areas of spending, starting with the military spending beloved by so many who claim to be opponents of high taxes and big government,” he writes.

Click on the link for the full article

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sacase

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-top-irs-official-fifth-amendment-20130521,0,6645565.story

Top IRS official will invoke 5th Amendment

WASHINGTON — A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency’s improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups.

Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won’t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening — or why she didn’t disclose it to Congress, according to a letter from her defense lawyer, William W. Taylor III. Lerner was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

“She has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation but under the circumstances she has no choice but to take this course,” said a letter by Taylor to committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Vista). The letter, sent Monday, was obtained Tuesday by the Los Angeles Times.

Taylor, a criminal defense attorney from the Washington firm Zuckerman Spaeder, said that the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation, and that the House committee has asked Lerner to explain why she provided “false or misleading information” to the committee four times last year.

This is going to end very badly.

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The Evil Genius

The Evil Genius

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Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling — but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to “shutter the doors” of the agency “once and for all.”

I hope he gets audited.

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Fergasun

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What charges can she be brought up on?

---------- Post added May-21st-2013 at 04:07 PM ----------

... and I guess the more important question is who is going to charge her with something? Are conservatives expecting Holder's DoJ to hold her accountable for a crime?

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What charges can she be brought up on?

---------- Post added May-21st-2013 at 04:07 PM ----------

... and I guess the more important question is who is going to charge her with something? Are conservatives expecting Holder's DoJ to hold her accountable for a crime?

official misconduct, civil rights violations, violating Hatch act

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-top-irs-official-fifth-amendment-20130521,0,6645565.story

Top IRS official will invoke 5th Amendment

This is going to end very badly.

She couldn't even handle that correctly:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/23/republicans-may-call-back-irs-official-who-refused-to-testify

Issa looks to call back IRS official who refused to testify, says she voided 5th Amendment right

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa declared Thursday that the embattled IRS

official who refused to testify Wednesday had no right to do so, and is

now looking to haul her back before his committee. 

The chairman of the House oversight committee made the call after

consulting with attorneys about IRS official Lois Lerner's bizarre

appearance before the panel on Wednesday. Lerner, the head of the exempt

organizations division which oversaw the controversial targeting of

conservative groups, caused confusion Wednesday morning when she pleaded

the Fifth and refused to answer questions -- but also delivered an

opening statement in which she asserted her innocence. 

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Larry

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I have always thought the White House Press Secretary might be the worst job in the entire world.

I recall a political cartoon from the Nixon days. 

 

The scene is a White House press briefing (guy on a podium, curtain behind him, lights), but they're on a beach. 

 

Behind the speaker, on the beach, is a dead whale, labeled "Watergate".  A bed sheet, labeled "coverup", has been thrown over it.  All of the reporters are standing and pointing at the dead whale. 

 

Caption:  "I have been personally authorized to say 'What whale?'" 

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