IRS Scandal

[KDSwain]

This has gotten very interesting this week.

First this: http://spectator.org/archives/2013/0...rs-the-smoking

Today this: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6645565.story



Reminder to any "low-level" IRS employees that were involved with this, the last one to the US Attorney's office does the most time. The first one cuts the best deal.

[zEmini]

Another scandal by another lousy president.

[KDSwain]

Another scandal by another lousy president.

Lousy seems to be the best scenario for this Administration.

[gpherder]

This has gotten very interesting this week.

First this: http://spectator.org/archives/2013/0...rs-the-smoking

Today this: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6645565.story



Reminder to any "low-level" IRS employees that were involved with this, the last one to the US Attorney's office does the most time. The first one cuts the best deal.

And now a lead IRS individual actually took the 5th in front of a Congressional hearing today...this just gets better and better.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/politi...html?hpt=hp_t3

[Daelak]

This has gotten very interesting this week.

First this: http://spectator.org/archives/2013/0...rs-the-smoking

Today this: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6645565.story



Reminder to any "low-level" IRS employees that were involved with this, the last one to the US Attorney's office does the most time. The first one cuts the best deal.

Citizens United says hi

[chrisberb]

This gave me a pretty good laugh the other night
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...-trevor-potter

[Daelak]

This gave me a pretty good laugh the other night
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...-trevor-potter

I love colbert, and the Tea Party groups are wallowing in their own paranoia and conspiracies.

[Lockula]

Oh you mean the scandal that was known last year by Rep. Issa.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/us...=politics&_r=0

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczyn...ince-last-july

[Daelak]

Oh you mean the scandal that was known last year by Rep. Issa.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/us...=politics&_r=0

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczyn...ince-last-july

Somebody in the white house needs to get a blow job in the oval room ASAP or the republicans' heads are going to explode with all these non-scandals.

[Deleted]

What's this...The third thread on this same shit?

[Felya]

Somebody in the white house needs to get a blow job in the oval room ASAP or the republicans' heads are going to explode with all these non-scandals.

I think the fact that there could be up words of 30% of foreclosure the result of bank error and the Dow setting records on a weekly basis, will keep these going for a while. Lets see how highly 4 dead Americans as a result of drone strikes as of '09 will rank here.

[Daelak]

I think the fact that there could be up words of 30% of foreclosure the result of bank error and the Dow setting records on a weekly basis, will keep these going for a while. Lets see how highly 4 dead Americans as a result of drone strikes as of '09 will rank here.

haha, yep. Grasping for straws.

[Felya]

haha, yep. Grasping for straws.

I think it's more than that. According to local fox affiliate (q13 Seattle) Obama's approval rating has not changed segnificantly as a result of these. I think smearing Obama, is secondary to keeping the foreclosure and Dow news under reported. Obama isn't going to run for president again, the economy will. We can't have the Obama apointed Elizabeth Warren condemning the banking industry for arbitrarily setting settlement pay out, while the Dow is setting records weekly. That doesn't just help this administration, it hurts the entire point of a self governing banking industry.

[Puremallace]

Another scandal by another lousy president.

Republican political organization applying for tax free status and posing as social groups. Want a shovel to dig yourself out of this much bullshit?

[Daerio]

Lets be real here, this has nothing to do with Democrat/Republican. If anything, the only reason this is "unexpected" is because people don't think Obama is on the same level as Nixon, and that's only because of a good PR campaign.

Politicians are politicians; using the IRS to harass/prosecute people (political organization OR individual citizens) is nothing new or surprising. This will pan out into nothing - I've been tired of hearing people yell about impeachment since Clinton, Bush, and now Obama. It's a joke. The only thing you should take from stories like this is that the IRS sucks, and if there is a political group that supports dismantling/restructuring it, you should vote for them. (Ron Paul, for example)

[Felya]

Republican political organization applying for tax free status and posing as social groups. Want a shovel to dig yourself out of this much bullshit?

Unless there was someone dressed like a pimp doing it, no one cares if IRS is investigating potential fraud. The government needs to focus more on groups like ACORN. /sarcasm

---------- Post added 2013-05-22 at 09:02 PM ----------

Lets be real here, this has nothing to do with Democrat/Republican. If anything, the only reason this is "unexpected" is because people don't think Obama is on the same level as Nixon, and that's only because of a good PR campaign.

Nixon wire taped the Oval Office. Something that has been legal as of the Patriot Act.

---------- Post added 2013-05-22 at 09:07 PM ----------

Ron Paul, for example

Do you remember the big scandal with the reporter getting into it with Ron Paul? If you watch it, before it gets heated. The issue was the fact that Ron Paul was siding with Republicans in voting against a payroll tax cut. I'm sure you can take a wild guess on what his stance was on Bush tax cuts. There was also only one person who voted against giving Bush the authority to go to war as of 9/11, that wasn't Ron Paul. Gary Johnson is the guy you want Ron Paul to be. Just sayin'...

[Daelak]

Lets be real here, this has nothing to do with Democrat/Republican. If anything, the only reason this is "unexpected" is because people don't think Obama is on the same level as Nixon, and that's only because of a good PR campaign.

Politicians are politicians; using the IRS to harass/prosecute people (political organization OR individual citizens) is nothing new or surprising. This will pan out into nothing - I've been tired of hearing people yell about impeachment since Clinton, Bush, and now Obama. It's a joke. The only thing you should take from stories like this is that the IRS sucks, and if there is a political group that supports dismantling/restructuring it, you should vote for them. (Ron Paul, for example)

How is the IRS harassing anyone? They were all granted tax exemptions, mostly due to the fact they have no idea (now post - citizens united) to test to see if the applying org. does not directly/overtly participate in political activities.

[Deadvolcanoes]

Do you have a problem with someone exercising their 5th Amendment right?

I thought conservatives were all about the Bill of Rights and shit.

[Tinykong]

Do you have a problem with someone exercising their 5th Amendment right?

I thought conservatives were all about the Bill of Rights and shit.

Civil servants shouldn't be allowed to invoke the 5th amendment when pertaining to the execution of their official duties. But, that's just me.

[KDSwain]

How is the IRS harassing anyone? They were all granted tax exemptions, mostly due to the fact they have no idea (now post - citizens united) to test to see if the applying org. does not directly/overtly participate in political activities.

We must conclude that you have absolutely no clue what you are talking about. It is a much better option than willful ignorance.

The IRS has ADMITTED that they picked specific political viewpoints to go after. Whether you like a law or tax status is irrelevant. It must be applied evenly, which it wasn't. If they had applied this scrutiny to every group that applied for tax-exempt status there wouldn't be a scandal.