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June 21, 2014
IRS Commissioner’s big middle-finger to American public [Darleen Click]
I have many issues with Paul Ryan, however my focus in posting this clip is actually with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen … Koskinen smirking attitude is so full of fuck you, like you can do anything at all to me. Context is everything It is one thing to say “Never apologize, never explain” as an adjunct or symptom of cultural self-confidence, quite another in an atmosphere of duplicity, evasion, or
August 5, 2013
About that ‘phony’ IRS scandal [Darleen Click]
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,
July 17, 2013
“I was essentially a front person …” [Darleen Click]
The circle tightens around the White House Top IRS officials in Washington, D.C. planned and oversaw the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups, according to the 72-year old retiring IRS lawyer who will testify Thursday before the House Oversight Committee. Retiring IRS lawyer Carter C. Hull implicated the IRS Chief Counsel’s office, headed by Obama appointee William J. Wilkins, and Lois Lerner, the embattled head of the IRS’ exempt organizations
June 22, 2013
“IRS Sent $46 Million in Tax Refunds to 23,994 ‘Unauthorized’ Aliens — All at the SAME Address” [Darleen Click]
Oopsy! The IRS sent more than $46 million in tax refunds to 23,994 “unauthorized” alien workers who all listed the same address in Atlanta, Ga., in 2011, according to an audit report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). However, the Atlanta address that received millions of dollars in refunds was not the only address apparently housing thousands of “unauthorized” aliens. In fact, it wasn’t even the only
June 2, 2013
IRS agent indicates Washington DC, not “rogue agents”, directed TEA Party targeting … [Darleen Click]
WOW, like, we didn’t see this coming! Interviews with IRS employees have established that the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service was engaged in targeting tea party groups and other conservative organizations for unfair levels of scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. […] One of those interviewees said it was ‘impossible’ for a few IRS agents to have orchestrated such widespread partisan targeting on their own. ‘Did
June 1, 2013
IRS scandal? Just two 88 rogue agents … [Darleen Click]
Nothing to see … Washington (CNN) – The Internal Revenue Service has told House GOP investigators they have identified 88 IRS employees who may have documents relevant to the congressional investigation into targeting of conservative groups, according to a congressional source familiar with the investigation. The IRS asked these employees to preserve all the “responsive documents” on their computers, and it has been in the process of collecting it all
May 24, 2013
“Conservatives became targets in 2008” [Darleen Click]
In the continuing “faux scandal” of IRS targeting TEA Party, 9/12, Pro-Life and Pro-Israel groups in order to seal Obama’s 2012 re-election, let’s remember that Obama’s tactic of harassing opponents and their supporters has a long history. Let’s take a romp down memory lane and review the typical Obama campaign strategy. Obama became a U.S. senator only by virtue of David Axelrod’s former employer, the Chicago Tribune, ripping open the
May 19, 2013
Shorter White House Spokeshole: Shut-the-f***-up, peasants … [Darleen Click]
… how DARE you question Us! King Barry’s toady, Dan Pfeiffer is making the rounds of Sunday shows and is clearly demonstrating the abject contempt this administration has towards anyone who does less than lick the King’s ankles. “Republicans owe Susan Rice an apology” “the law around the IRS targeting of conservatives is irrelevant.“ “I can’t speak to the law here. The law is irrelevant. The activity was outrageous and
May 18, 2013
IRS Scandal? Eh … just a distraction. Really. Move on, wingnuts [Darleen Click]
NYSlimes sets about to shove criminal IRS behavior down the memory hole The Washington Post has two front-page above-the-fold articles on the scandal, a news story and an in-depth look at the IRS in the wake of the controversy. There’s also a tough lead editorial expressing renewed outrage at the IRS’s conduct and demanding thorough reform. Yet after the first dramatic day of congressional hearings, the New York Times has