St. Louis Reporter Larry Conners revealed via Facebook yesterday that he has been “hammered” by the IRS since his much-discussed interview with President Obama. Conners, a veteran reporter, asked tough, but fair question during the interview which was slammed by progressives in media. Conners says:
Shortly after I did my April 2012 interview with President Obama, my wife, friends and some viewers suggested that I might need to watch out for the IRS.
I don’t accept “conspiracy theories”, but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me.
At the time, I dismissed the “co-incidence”, but now, I have concerns … after revelations about the IRS targeting various groups and their members.
Originally, the IRS apologized for red-flagging conservative groups and their members if they had “Tea Party” or “patriot” in their name.
Today, there are allegations that the IRS focused on various groups and/or individuals questioning or criticizing government spending, taxes, debt or how the government is run … any involved in limiting/expanding government, educating on the constitution and bill of rights, or social economic reform/movement.
In that April 2012 interview, I questioned President Obama on several topics: the Buffet Rule, his public remarks about the Supreme Court before the ruling on the Affordable Care Act. I also asked why he wasn’t doing more to help Sen. Claire McCaskill who at that time was expected to lose. The Obama interview caught fire and got wide-spread attention because I questioned his spending.
I said some viewers expressed concern, saying they think he’s “out of touch” because of his personal and family trips in the midst of our economic crisis.
The President’s face clearly showed his anger; afterwards, his staff which had been so polite … suddenly went cold.
That’s to be expected, and I can deal with that just as I did with President George H. Bush’s staff when he didn’t like my questions.
Journalistic integrity is of the utmost importance to me. My job is to ask the hard questions, because I believe viewers have a right to be well-informed. I cannot and will not promote anyone’s agenda – political or otherwise – at the expense of the reporting the truth.
What I don’t like to even consider … is that because of the Obama interview … the IRS put a target on me.
Can I prove it? At this time, no.
But it is a fact that since that April 2012 interview … the IRS has been pressuring me.
Mr Connors might want to check his phone to make sure it hasn’t been bugged. And if he happens to be circumcised — or has shown an inclination toward Israel’s right to existence and sovereignty — and any of this turns out to be more than mere coincidence, well, we may have the first hat trick of the Obama Scandal Cup.
(h/t newrouter)
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I don’t accept “conspiracy theories”, but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me.
Why the aversion to “conspiracy theories”?
Because only crazy people believe them?
Hello?
The “conspiracy theories” pushed by the tin-foil-hat crowd go as follows: A secret cabal of international bankers have been in control of the world for centuries, and every black-swan event is evidence of their wicked machinations, for those who have eyes to see.
Period.
In the real world, people in power (and people who desire power) collude, collaborate, and cahootenize regularly, to the detriment of those who don’t play their brand of ball. Everything from smash-mouth Chicago politics to organized crime to Beltway As Usual involves clandestine connections, coordinations, and yes, conspiracies. It only takes two people to start up a conspiracy, which simply means that they plan to work together in secret to accomplish a goal.
You don’t have to wear a tin-foil hat to recognize that people are up to no good, and that they’ll keep going until they’re stopped.
Geez.
His “conspiracy theory” involved the White House using the IRS to attack any political threats. That sort of thing was supposed to be beyond the pale.
If you told the ordinary guy on the street that you were being targeted and harassed by federal agencies because you’d given a few tough interview questions to the President, wouldn’t Joe Sixpack think you were a tinfoil-hatted loony?
The alternative these days to “conspiracy theory” seems to be “conspiracy practice.”
You don’t have to wear a tin-foil hat to recognize that people are up to no good, and that they’ll keep going until they’re stopped.
The idiots and Obama-apologists on the left are under the impression that they can neutralize any and all accusations of wrongdoing by the Obama administration by simply sneering “conspiracy theory” at it whilst rolling their eyes (or using the ever-popular phrase “black helicopter crowd”, ignoring the fact that yes, the gov’t sometimes IS out to get you personally). They forget that “conspiracy” is actually a crime.
For the mentally challenged on the left (but I repeat myself), here is the wikipedia entry for Conspiracy (crime):
And here’s a helpful example given to demonstrate how it can be applied:
And regarding the snide “black helicopter crowd” derisions, we have learned this week through the IRS and AP wiretapping scandals that the gov’t sometimes IS very much out to get you personally (if you’re not toeing the administration’s line, that is).
Wow. Some editing need in that comment, for sure.
“needed”.
Screw it. You get the idea.