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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
So, my uncle posted this
on his Facebook earlier. Anybody have any idea what the hell they're talking about?
That may have something to due with this.
Leader of IRS office that targeted Tea Party now runs ObamaCare office
Well, accept for the fact that they didn't just target the tea party. They targeted any political group that was applying for that sort of non-profit since it's against the law for them to be too political. And they went after liberals too. And the only group actually rejected was liberal.
So obviously the IRS was targeting liberals since they were the only ones really hurt.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickHouse Republicans: We won’t repeat Lewinsky-era missteps
Senator Baucus (D-MT) on IRS Scandal: 'I have a hunch that a lot more is going to come out'
Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) will join Fox News as a contributor
John Edwards re-emerges, begins public comeback
More like can't impeach. You need at least a semblance of a smoking gun, even in Congress. But as I said, they'll keep trying to tie up his term with this kind of obstructive BS so they can turn around and tell their base, "Look at how little he got done!"
edited 17th May '13 11:43:41 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"They'll happily ignore that in their campaign talking points. After all, omitting it isn't the same as lying, right?
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Of course they will. They didn't get where they are by relying on facts.
And the IRS was not exclusively after Tea Party groups — they went after two liberal political 501c(3) groups as well. But you won't hear anyone on Fox News mention that.
edited 17th May '13 11:59:52 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Jack Lew asks Congress for debt increase, says it’s 'not open to debate'
IRS chief defends targeting of groups as 'obnoxious,' not illegal
Jimmy Carter: ‘I do not favor’ legalizing marijuana
Out of sheer curiosity, is this
◊ an accurate portrayal of Obamacare?
Yes, Obamacare is 906 pages long.

Obvious obama changed the emails to huide the evidence that republicans were right all along.
etc etc etc