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Smoking Gun Tying Obama To IRS Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight…
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The MSM is either too lazy, or more likely, doesn’t want to make the obvious connections between Obama and the IRS’ decision to target conservatives.


The mainstream press has justified its lack of coverage over the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups because there’s been no “smoking gun” tying President Obama to the scandal. This betrays a remarkable, if not willful, failure to understand abuse of power. The political pressure on the IRS to delay or deny tax-exempt status for conservative groups has been obvious to anyone who cares to open his eyes. It did not come from a direct order from the White House, but it didn’t have to. [...]

Now consider the following events, all of which were either widely reported, publicly released by officeholders or revealed later in testimony to Congress. These are the dots the media refuse to connect
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• Jan. 27, 2010:
President Obama criticizes Citizens United in his State of the Union address and asks Congress to “correct” the decision.

• Feb. 11, 2010: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) says he will introduce legislation known as the Disclose Act to place new restrictions on some political activity by corporations and force more public disclosure of contributions to 501©(4) organizations. Mr. Schumer says the bill is intended to “embarrass companies” out of exercising the rights recognized in Citizens United. “The deterrent effect should not be underestimated,” he said.

Soon after, in March 2010, Mr. Obama publicly criticizes conservative 501©(4) organizations engaging in politics. In his Aug. 21 radio address, he warns Americans about “shadowy groups with harmless sounding names” and a “corporate takeover of our democracy.”

• Sept. 28, 2010: Mr. Obama publicly accuses conservative 501©(4) organizations of “posing as not-for-profit, social welfare and trade groups.” Max Baucus, then chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, asks the IRS to investigate 501©(4)s, specifically citing Americans for Job Security, an advocacy group that says its role is to “put forth a pro-growth, pro-jobs message to the American people.”

• Oct. 11, 2010: Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) asks the IRS to investigate the conservative 501©(4) Crossroads GPS and “other organizations.”

• April 2011:
White House officials confirm that Mr. Obama is considering an executive order that would require all government contractors to disclose their donations to politically active organizations as part of their bids for government work. The proposal is later dropped amid opposition across the political spectrum.

• Feb. 16, 2012:
Seven Democratic senators— Michael Bennet (Colo.), Al Franken (Minn.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Mr. Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Tom Udall (N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)—write to the IRS asking for an investigation of conservative 501©(4) organizations.

• March 12, 2012: The same seven Democrats write another letter asking for further investigation of conservative 501©(4)s, claiming abuse of their tax status.

• July 27, 2012: Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) writes one of several letters to then-IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman seeking a probe of nine conservative groups, plus two liberal and one centrist organization. In 2013 testimony to the HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee, former IRS Acting Commissioner Steven Miller describes Sen. Levin as complaining “bitterly” to the IRS and demanding investigations.

• Aug. 31, 2012: In another letter to the IRS, Sen. Levin calls its failure to investigate and prosecute targeted organizations “unacceptable.”

• Dec. 14, 2012: The liberal media outlet ProPublica receives Crossroads GPS’s 2010 application for tax-exempt status from the IRS. Because the group’s tax-exempt status had not been recognized, the application was confidential. ProPublica publishes the full application. It later reports that it received nine confidential pending applications from IRS agents, six of which it published. None of the applications was from a left-leaning organization.

• April 9, 2013: Sen. Whitehouse convenes the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism to examine nonprofits. He alleges that nonprofits are violating federal law by making false statements about their political activities and donors and using shell companies to donate to super PACs to hide donors’ identities. He berates Patricia Haynes, then-deputy chief of Criminal Investigation at the IRS, for not prosecuting conservative nonprofits.

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02-27-2014 10:22 AM
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Where does Kevin Bacon come into this at?
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(02-27-2014 12:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Where does Kevin Bacon come into this at?

OK, Tom, that was funny, I'll admit that.

My favorite item on the above list is this one:

Oct. 11, 2010: Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) asks the IRS to investigate the conservative 501(4) Crossroads GPS and “other organizations.”
02-27-2014 12:47 PM
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So a senator, charged with oversight, did his job. Next.
02-27-2014 12:48 PM
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(02-27-2014 12:48 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  So a senator, charged with oversight, did his job. Next.

But when Issa does his job he's accused of being on a partisan witch hunt.
02-27-2014 12:52 PM
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I'll actually defend tom on this one:, although I don't know why he seems to have issues with the cost factor.

RedwingTom Wrote:I've said it numerous times, what the IRS did was wrong.


However, tom, You can't just stop at the IRS if the timeline above is correct. The finger goes directly points at hte following:

Quote:• Sept. 28, 2010: Mr. Obama publicly accuses conservative 501(4) organizations of “posing as not-for-profit, social welfare and trade groups.” Max Baucus, then chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, asks the IRS to investigate 501(4)s, specifically citing Americans for Job Security, an advocacy group that says its role is to “put forth a pro-growth, pro-jobs message to the American people.”

• Oct. 11, 2010: Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) asks the IRS to investigate the conservative 501(4) Crossroads GPS and “other organizations.”

• Feb. 16, 2012: Seven Democratic senators— Michael Bennet (Colo.), Al Franken (Minn.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Mr. Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Tom Udall (N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)—write to the IRS asking for an investigation of conservative 501(4) organizations.

• March 12, 2012: The same seven Democrats write another letter asking for further investigation of conservative 501(4)s, claiming abuse of their tax status.

• July 27, 2012: Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) writes one of several letters to then-IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman seeking a probe of nine conservative groups, plus two liberal and one centrist organization. In 2013 testimony to the HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee, former IRS Acting Commissioner Steven Miller describes Sen. Levin as complaining “bitterly” to the IRS and demanding investigation

Levin covered his bases by putting three other organizations on his list...

those Senators are the ones that the finger should be pointed at IMMEDIATELY . If you can find a direct link to Obama, you can point a finger at them.. but those Senators are the one who need to come under fire from any investigative board.
02-27-2014 01:08 PM
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There have been hundreds of documented cases where the IRS targeted and persecuted conservative groups, so much so that even Zero himself said he was outraged.

The IRS lied and said that it was only tied to 2 rouge agents in Cincinnati.

There were hundreds of meeting at the WH with IRS officials going all the way to the top, to at least a Zero political official charged with IRS oversight.

IRS was illegally colluding with the FEC and other gov’t agencies.

The IRS illegally leaked information about conservative groups like the National Council of Marriage to left wing organizations, which is illegal.

Ben Carson spoke critically about ZeroCare at the National Prayer Breakfast and was instantly hit with an IRS audit.

January 23, The friends of Abe were targeted with an investigation that was headed by a Zero donor, a clear conflict of interest.

Now Lois Lerner, at the center of this, says she will testify if given immunity from federal prosecution.

Meanwhile Zero declares there is not a “smidgen” of evidence, while the FBI and DOJ investigation is still in progress.

But these Nitwits (commietom) are still screaming that there is no scandal to investigate.
02-27-2014 05:31 PM
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Lois better be sent into a witness protection program in addition to immunity.
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(02-27-2014 07:49 PM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  Lois better be sent into a witness protection program in addition to immunity.

Clinton would have killed her already.
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(02-27-2014 08:36 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  
(02-27-2014 07:49 PM)mptnstr@44 Wrote:  Lois better be sent into a witness protection program in addition to immunity.

Clinton would have killed her already.

Vince Foster agrees.
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Dems ignoring this issue is to be expected. The Dems quit believing in the Constitution long ago.
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(02-27-2014 08:55 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  Dems ignoring this issue is to be expected. The Dems quit believing in the Constitution long ago.

Not entirely true. Dems will wave the Constitution in your face over gay marriage as if somehow the Framers would agree with them. Other than that, you're correct.
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