IRS admits current Commissioner knew of targeting … a year ago

[red states rule]

OK, if Obama is so upset over this - will this guy be fired?
The Associated Press, via the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/irs-says-current-acting-commissioner-learned-in-may-2012-that-tea-party-groups-were-targeted/2013/05/13/21657c88-bc15-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html), runs this breaking story about the exploding IRS scandal. It turns out that while outgoing IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman told Congress twice in March 2012 that the agency wasn’t targeting conservative groups, just two months later his acting replacement Steve Miller knew all about it:
IRS says current acting commissioner learned in May 2012 that tea party groups were targeted.

The current commissioner knew for a full year that the agency was targeting Tea Party groups and other opposition organization for aggressive auditing? And in the middle of an election year, no less? And yet, today Barack Obama insists that he knew nothing of this practice until last Friday.
This is either the most incompetent administration ever, or one of the least honest. I don’t think there’s a third option any longer, especially in this scandal.
Guess who gets to be on the hot seat for Friday (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/house-panel-formally-irs-commissioner-friday-204016469.html)?
The House Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a formal hearing Friday to probe the Internal Revenue Service for placing heavier scrutiny on conservative groups that applied for nonprofit status between 2010 and 2012.
IRS Commissioner Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George are expected to testify Friday morning during the hearing, which committee leaders said would examine the agency’s “practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings.”
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/05/13/breaking-irs-admits-current-commissioner-knew-of-targeting-a-year-ago/

[aboutime]

OK, if Obama is so upset over this - will this guy be fired?


red states rule. NO WAY! The Other Shoe hasn't been dropped yet. Not sure how soon Obama will push Hillary under the bus, which leaves anything he might be thinking about doing to someone from the IRS..waiting for their bus.

It appears. All the Kings Horses, and all the Kings idiots are lining up...wondering which slap on the wrist will mean the most to appease nobody for long.
Obama and company are probably working overtime...trying to formulate MORE LIES that will convince the MSM Obama Press Wing that would throw themselves under a Bus....just to save Obama....I mean "HUMPTY".

[red states rule]

The Washington Post of the IRS and Benghazi scandal - they "undermine" poor little Obama




A frustrated Obama in reaction mode as IRS actions, Benghazi undermine his agenda

There was a guiding principle early in President Obama’s first term (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803841.html) that in Washington it is always better to be pitching than catching.


The stimulus bill, the bank and auto industry bailouts, Wall Street regulation, health-care legislation, Muslim outreach abroad — the first two years featured Obama as pitcher.

But now, as the clearly frustrated president revealed Monday, he finds himself in the position of catcher.


Events and the web of questions surrounding them are forcing the president to respond, often defensively and sometimes angrily, at a time when he would rather be setting the terms (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-domestic-legacy-in-lawmakers-hands-obama-considers-his-options/2013/04/13/9067a1e4-a38b-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html) of the country’s political conversation.


Political power ebbs more quickly for a second-term president, who usually has only until the next midterm elections (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/stymied-by-a-gop-house-obama-looks-ahead-to-2014-to-cement-his-legacy/2013/03/02/5f6f8b94-827d-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html) to work his will in Washington. After setbacks on gun-control legislation and fiscal negotiations, that time is being absorbed by issues at the edges of Obama’s ability to control.


“You start thinking about history and start thinking in longer sweeps of time,” Obama said Monday during a fundraising event at the New York City home of film producer Harvey Weinstein. “And you start saying to yourself, the 3½ years you’ve got is not a lot.”


Whether it is pressure to live up to his red-line warnings (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-intervention-in-syria-for-obama-administration/2013/04/25/0ad5694a-ade9-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html) to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or to address a seemingly endless string of questions from Republicans over the attacks last year in Benghazi, Libya (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/13/poll-40-percent-say-administration-has-been-dishonest-about-benghazi/), Obama is not talking about what he intended to (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-developing-second-term-strategy/2013/01/20/2bfd7178-60c1-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_story.html) — or at least not to the degree he had hoped.


Four months after his inauguration, Obama would rather be highlighting the economic agenda contained in his budget proposal, implementation of his health-care act and the need for immigration reform. He has sought to do so in recent weeks, but to little political effect.


When Obama does attempt to push his agenda, his message has been drowned out by questions concerning his administration’s competence and candor. On Friday, an attempt to publicize his health-care law was overshadowed by news that the Internal Revenue Service had investigated conservative groups (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-denounces-reported-irs-targeting-of-conservative-groups/2013/05/13/a0185644-bbdf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?hpid=z1).


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-frustrated-obama-in-reaction-mode-as-irs-actions-benghazi-undermine-his-agenda/2013/05/13/de59a908-bbf3-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?hpid=z1

[red states rule]

The logic of Sgt Schultz is a sight to behold

Look, if you play by the rules and if you do what you're supposed to do, an audit doesn't take very long. IRS agents are there for a reason. Am I defending the IRS? Yeah I am! I am, I am. I have been audited before, it wasn't any fun, but it was a necessary process once we got into it. They learned a lot about the way I do business, the way they do business, and it was good, OK? (Thank you sir (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFLPn30dvQ), may I have another?!) I'm still alive, still here, still got my home, still got everything else. I mean, life is good. This is how we run the government. Now it's interesting, all of these righties who are out there upset about the actions of the Internal Revenue Service, are they going to dare side with President Obama who's wanted to simplify the tax code for a long time? Are you willing to start taking out all these corporate gifts out of the tax code, which of course, this is exactly what the Internal Revenue Service is doing! They're going after corporations and they're also going after groups that are set up after Citizens United to find out where the money is! To find out how they're expending! To find out what they're doing! (To find out if you're with us or against us!). So let's all get on board with the president who wants to simplify the tax code! (Or else!) Now they're bitching about being audited! Because the Internal Revenue Service has come out and said, well, you know, we, I guess we need to apologize because we have gone after some groups that have got the name patriot in them and also freedom fighters, whatever the hell it is! Look, all of these groups came up because of Citizens United. (Translation: they are fair game for intimidation). A lot of new rules went into place in the way they are operating, as different in the political climate. The Internal Revenue has every right to go after anybody in this country who collects a dime. (Especially if you dare describe yourself as a patriot).

Minutes later, Schultz doubled down on his Stalinist idiocy (audio) (http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012/Schultz%20IRS%20may%2013%2013%20second.mp3) --
I mean, you know, there's a reason why the IRS came out and said what they said. Because somebody inside said, hey wait a minute, all right, we gotta police ourselves a little bit about how we're doing this. (Not that there's anything wrong with it). And the answer that professionally came back from some of the employees in the IRS was, well, we've got this new category because of Citizens United, we've got new groups propping up so all we did was categorize them (as tea baggers) and we did one group, then we started doing another one. And on the surface it looks like we're really going after 'em. (Looks like it deep down too). What the IRS does is that they target some (d'oh!), not target but categorize (for purposes of targeting) like small business, big corporations, individual S Corps, and they have, from my understanding, they have auditors in different sections that deal with different sections of the economy, you know, divorced couples, you know, couples filing jointly, (couples attending public gatherings on April 15), all that kind of stuff. They just don't say, hey Charlie, you take this one, I'll grab that one. I mean, there's different sections of the IRS and they do this for a reason. Well, there's more righty groups out there from Citizens United than there are lefty right now. And so they categorized them and they did the audits and now they're coming out apologizing for it. I don't think the IRS ought to apologize for anything! (Even after they admit they're wrong!). We got enough damn tax cheats out there the way it is!If we didn't have anybody cheating on their taxes, we might not have the problems we've got right now.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jack-coleman/2013/05/14/ed-schultz-irs-targeting-tea-party-shows-why-gop-should-embrace-obama-#ixzz2TJR0UnpW

[aboutime]

Sounds very much like HOGAN'S HERO'S in Washington Today:

http://youtu.be/34ag4nkSh7Q

[red states rule]

I wonder how many liberals still want the IRS to oversee Obamacare now? Would you feel comfortable knowing how slimy the IRS can get?

[aboutime]

I wonder how many liberals still want the IRS to oversee Obamacare now? Would you feel comfortable knowing how slimy the IRS can get?


Those who voted for Obama once, or twice. Have no idea what the IRS and OBAMACARE have in common. Remember. Most all of the Americans who voted for Obama were convinced HE WAS SAVING THE WORLD...and when they get the BILL in the mail.

It will be THE END OF THEIR OBAMA WORLD.

[Kathianne]

They're all liars and traitors! Wouldn't trust any of them. 2014 will be all conservatives, all the time. Especially if they keep calling names and for impeachment! That's the ticket!

[KarlMarx]

and now the news that the IRS targeted Billy Graham

Billy Graham?!?!?!?!?!?

There is a word I'd like to call this administration... Vanna.. I'd like to buy a vowel... in fact SEVERAL of them!


http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/franklin-graham-irs-targeting-91362.html

[aboutime]

and now the news that the IRS targeted Billy Graham

Billy Graham?!?!?!?!?!?

There is a word I'd like to call this administration... Vanna.. I'd like to buy a vowel... in fact SEVERAL of them!


http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/franklin-graham-irs-targeting-91362.html


Karl. The enemies of Christians in this nation have been trying to destroy Billy Graham since he first appeared on tv back in the 50's.

Good thing is. The Truth, and Faith have beat all of those attempts down. And that's why those who hate...never stop hating. Because they simply cannot change the TRUTH.

[Kathianne]

For the record, a few posts ago I was employing hyperbole, I think some got it, others may have misunderstood.

[aboutime]

For the record, a few posts ago I was employing hyperbole, I think some got it, others may have misunderstood.


Kathianne. Anymore. Using such hyperbole is difficult to separate from actual these days.
Since so many Lies are being repeated by the expected left. There seems to be a FINE LINE between hyperbole, and reality that few can recognize these days.

There is no end, and there is no beginning. It's all BS.

[Kathianne]

Kathianne. Anymore. Using such hyperbole is difficult to separate from actual these days.
Since so many Lies are being repeated by the expected left. There seems to be a FINE LINE between hyperbole, and reality that few can recognize these days.

There is no end, and there is no beginning. It's all BS.

Ok, whatever.

[KarlMarx]

Karl. The enemies of Christians in this nation have been trying to destroy Billy Graham since he first appeared on tv back in the 50's.

Good thing is. The Truth, and Faith have beat all of those attempts down. And that's why those who hate...never stop hating. Because they simply cannot change the TRUTH.


You're are so right...

Rule #1) God always wins
Rule #2) when in doubt refer to rule #1

[KarlMarx]

Sounds very much like HOGAN'S HERO'S in Washington Today:

http://youtu.be/34ag4nkSh7Q

Sargent Schultz would be a great news anchor for MSNBC, don't you think?

[Kathianne]

and yet, http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/14/irs-official-lerner-approved-exemption-for-obama-brothers-charity/


Lois Lerner, the senior IRS official at the center of the decision to target tea party groups for burdensome tax scrutiny, signed paperwork granting tax-exempt status to the Barack H. Obama Foundation, a shady charity headed by the president’s half-brother that operated illegally for years.


According to the organization’s filings, Lerner approved the foundation’s tax status within a month of filing, an unprecedented timeline that stands in stark contrast to conservative organizations that have been waiting for more than three years, in some cases, for approval.


Lerner also appears to have broken with the norms of tax-exemption approval by granting retroactive tax-exempt status to Malik Obama’s organization.


The National Legal and Policy Center filed an official complaint with the IRS in May 2011 asking why the foundation was being allowed to solicit tax-deductible contributions when it had not even applied for an IRS determination. In a New York Post article dated May 8, 2011, an officer of the foundation admitted, “We haven’t been able to find someone with the expertise” to apply for tax-exempt status.


Nevertheless, a month later, the Barack H. Obama Foundation had flown through the grueling applicationhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/14/irs-official-lerner-approved-exemption-for-obama-brothers-charity/#) process. Lerner granted the organization a 501(c) determination and even gave it a retroactive tax exemption dating back to December 2008.


...

[red states rule]

Pardon me while I choke. Paul Begala agrees with the Tea Party?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWlmnRuRtc&feature=player_embedded

[aboutime]

Sargent Schultz would be a great news anchor for MSNBC, don't you think?


I was actually thinking more along the lines of White House Press Secretary.

[BillyBob]

I was actually thinking more along the lines of White House Press Secretary.

Rush Limbaugh refers to Carney as the 'Spokeskid'. funny

[Gaffer]

Rush Limbaugh refers to Carney as the 'Spokeskid'. funny

I just call him Opie.

[BillyBob]

I just call him Opie.


I almost feel bad for the kid. He's forced into impossible situations and has to keep a straight face while he lies his ass off to people he knows know he's lying.

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