IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups

[Cruella]

IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday.

Organizations were singled out because they included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Richard Nixon was impeached for making the IRS go after his political opponents.

(cue the liberals whiners who will point out Nixon wasn't impeached... since he got out of town just ahead of the posse)

But today, when Obama does the same thing, all the IRS has to do is say "Oops, I'm sorry", and that makes it all better.

 

[steveox]

Just like the Tea Party protesters bought permits and Obey the laws when they protested. But OWS paid no permits to protest get arrested and the Mayors wont give the money back to Tea Party protesters

 

[dogtowner]

and BO blames...

wait for it...


BUSH

 

[Cruella]

This is illegal as hell.

Pretty bad when an Administration sics the IRS on a group because of their political views. What are we now, Venezuela? Communist China? Did this happen to Media Matters or Move-on.org? I didn't think so.

 

[Texas_tea]

You can't hold a dictator responsible .... it is what it is. Do you think Benghazi will be any different?

 

[dogtowner]

This is illegal as hell.

Pretty bad when an Administration sics the IRS on a group because of their political views. What are we now, Venezuela? Communist China? Did this happen to Media Matters or Move-on.org? I didn't think so.

its even worse when there are americans who applaud it.

 

[Texas_tea]

its even worse when there are americans who applaud it.

Yes ... Common place for the hateful LEFT!

 

[Texas_tea]

House Republicans swiftly announce hearing on IRS targeting conservative groups

The IRS acknowledging that it targeted conservative political groups during the 2012 election season has sparked bipartisan calls for investigation -- with House Republicans already saying they will hold a hearing on the issue.

 

[steveox]

IRS will never target HOLLYWOOD. Im talking about taxing the corporate entertainment studios

 

[Texas_tea]

IRS will never target HOLLYWOOD. Im talking about taxing the corporate entertainment studios

Not under a muslim marxist dictator, they won't!

 

[Texas_tea]

Watchdog: Senior IRS Officials Knew Conservative Groups Were Being Targeted in 2011

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting Tea Party groups as early as 2011, according to a draft of an inspector general’s report obtained by The Associated Press that contradicts public statements by the IRS commissioner.

More lies and cover ups from the marxist regime.

 

[steveox]

And NBC TV along with GE paid no taxes.
http://goodnightsnack.com/2011/07/12/ge-nbc-universal-to-pay-no-2010-income-tax/

 

[Texas_tea]

And NBC TV along with GE paid no taxes.
http://goodnightsnack.com/2011/07/12/ge-nbc-universal-to-pay-no-2010-income-tax/

Right ....

Shall we even mention the "green companies" at taxpayer expense?

 

[Texas_tea]

IRS scrutiny went beyond Tea Party, targeting of conservative groups

An IRS campaign to apply additional scrutiny to conservative groups went beyond targeting "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups to include those focused on government spending, the Constitution and several other broad areas.