Oh look, a handy-dandy chart compiled by that bastion of right-wing-nut-jobs, NPR House Republicans investigating IRS targeting of groups for extra scrutiny say they have proof conservatives had it worse. A House Ways and Means Committee staff analysis of the applications of 111 conservative and progressive groups applying for tax exempt status found conservative applicants faced “more questions, more denials, more delays,” says committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich. That is,
harassment
August 4, 2012
Collateral damage? Or just Jeebus people getting thin-skinned again? [Darleen Click]
This just in from Anne Sorock of a group of fabulous gay hipsters of pallor surrounding and harassing an old black man reading a Bible… … now that’s the stuff that will win hearts and minds! Lileks But then there’s the David Frum column on the story, which makes me want to sing an Edwin Starr song: Frum! (HUH! Good GAWD y’all) / What does he stand for? / Absolutely
May 27, 2012
SWATting the Ericksons — just another Brett Kimberlin coincidence? [Darleen Click]
We report, You decide Last week we spent a lot of time writing about Brett Kimberlin and the incident involving blogger Patterico where someone spoofed his phone number and told 911 he had shot his wife. Tonight, my family was sitting around the kitchen table eating dinner when sheriffs deputies pulled up in the driveway. Someone called 911 from my address claiming there had been an accidental shooting. It wasn’t