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Originally posted by: jatki99
I highly doubt this will ever get back to O, I'm not even sure he has much to do with this whole thing. If any "orders/suggestions" came down from the WH to the IRS I would guess it came from the presidents minions. I think it's laughable that some here just just completely shrug it off, flippantly say "never happened" or that the IRS targeted liberal groups also. Huh? Where? when? *. It was already admitted that something went on and it was promised to "get to the bottom of it", where it was found that a couple rogue office workers in cincy were behind it.
I guess anyone can deny all they want because there's no absolute proof (yet,may never be...but), but there sure as hell is a smoking gun.
All partisanship tossed aside, I would think this type of thing happening should scare the living piss outta everyone,one group being able to sic the tax man on any particular group for political purposes or gain. It's beyond shameful.
*I know PJ posted something about it happening back in '06 or something, if so I never heard of it but I'd be highly pissed if it's true.
GOOGLE is a powerful tool for people looking for facts.
Under W the IRS audited the NAACP at the request of Republicans
Official investigation from the most recent scandal shows IRS also targeted liberal groups...
CNN
In fact, the only group to ultimately be denied 501c status was a liberal group...
Emerge America - Democratic group trains women to run for office
The only scandal in this whole nonsense is that any of the super-pac groups were allowed to dodge taxes under the guise of a social welfare organization. I have news for you.....Karl Rove's "Crossroads for America" is nothing but a partisan campaign funding machine. And the same is true for the aformentioned Democratic group. So as if its not bad enough the Supreme Court has allowed these groups to even exist...now they dont have to pay taxes either.
If there is something to be "pissed off about" its the fact that over a billion dollars went untaxed in the last election cycle by special interest groups gaming the system. A more thoughtful complaint would be to ask why more PACs were not targeted, instead of complaining about the ones that were.