IRS Union Chief Stonewalls

The American Spectator ^ | 5/21/2013 | Jeffrey Lord

[RoosterRedux]

Yesterday I asked in this space, among other questions about the IRS scandal, this:

What was the subject of the Obama-Kelley March 31, 2010 meeting?

I received the following response to my question from the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) — the union for IRS employees headed by ex-14 year agent Colleen Kelley. The response came from union spokesperson Dina Long. It reads, in its entirety, this:

Statement of NTEU

On March 31, 2010, NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley attended the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility at the Old Executive Office Building. The forum was attended by approximately 200 attendees including business leaders, workers, policy experts and labor representatives discussing telework and worklife balance issues. Attendees were broken into five groups to discuss workplace issues. The president made opening remarks. President Kelley did not have any direct contact with the president or the first lady. President Kelley has never discussed the tea party with the president.

Below is a description of the March 2010 forum from the White House web site:

On March 31, 2010, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and the White House Council on Women and Girls hosted the White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility. The Forum brought together small business owners, corporate leaders, workers, policy experts, and labor leaders to explore the importance of creating workplace practices that allow America’s working men and women to meet the demands of their jobs without sacrificing the needs of their families. Building on the momentum coming out of that forum, the Administration is hosting follow-up forums around the country and encourages others to convene events in their communities to engage in dialogue and take action on this important issue.”

Sounds reasonable, yes?

[RoosterRedux]

Ping (HT to Freeper Joygrace for finding this article).

[mazda77]

Sounds like a Congressional Subpoena is headed her way, or at the very least should be. The stack of subpoenas ought to be a foot thick right now, and served.

[EBH]

Thanks for staying on this.

Said it from the beginning...look to the Union on this one.

0bama can claim plausible deniability. But if one looks at the NTEU political activities in both 2008 & 2012 a distinct pattern emerges of a very “useful idiot,” for the President.

[Joachim]

Mr. Lord’s question:

“Did the President himself ever, at any time, discuss the Tea Party with Ms. Kelley?”

The Treasury Union’s answer:

“President Kelley has never discussed the tea party with the president.”

Notice that the actual question asked was not answered—

Q: Did the President himself discuss?

A: No, the president herself did not discuss.

Very Clintonian—it depends upon what the meaning of the term “discuss” is.

(None of the other questions, some of which were more difficult to spin than this one, were answered either.)

[Travis McGee]

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[Chewbarkah]

It’s also a problem of asking too narrow a question. Need to ask her with whom she ever discussed focusing special attention on “social welfare” 501c applications, and work from there to drag out the details.