Posted on 06/16/2014 7:33:53 PM PDT by Steelfish
House GOP investigators argue IRS targeting influenced by Obama June 16, 2014
House Republicans seeking a direct link between President Obama and the IRS targeting of conservative groups -- a connection Democrats say is essential for a legitimate White House scandal -- have released a report detailing dozens of examples that they say prove the president and fellow Democrats pressured the agency to act.
The influence campaign unofficially started during Obama’s January 2010 State of the Union Address in which he “delivered a stunning rebuke” of the Supreme Court decision in favor of the group Citizens United, among the IRS’s first and biggest targets, according to the 77-page report released Monday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The decision in part allowed campaign donors to remain anonymous.
“The Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests,” Obama said in the address. “I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse by foreign entities. ... And I’d urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems.”
The report attempts to show that Obama combined his master oratory skills with the “indisputably powerful” presidential bully pulpit to sound a clarion call that was heard by news outlets shaping the national agenda and that led IRS official Lois Learner to start targeting Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
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Agree. Not only shot your wad...but likely made Obama MORE popular like with Clinton.
The miserable backstabbing GOP
means Gave. Obama. Power.
Under Willard Romney they have PROTECTED obama’s
treason, defended Obama’s treason AND ARE NOW complicit.
And who gave them power? Look at the sycophants on this very thread pleading for restraint while Obama destroys everything, gets people killed, loses Iraq, dumps all over the soldiers dead and maimed there ...and the GOP sits back and lets it all happen while their little helpers tell us just to wait a little longer.
They are responsible.
I really hate to inform you. Nixon was a choir boy, and nothing like the obama evil. Tell the lame-stream though and they will lock you away. I, gave up though and stopped caring cause I chose to tell the truth. Get your Witch's Cabin Key.
Every black author would make bazillions on books.
Movies would abound tracing our racism throughout this dictators reign.
Brat seems to have inspired some of the RINOs to grow a pair.
Your odds of conviction only slightly increases with the gope in charge.
Possible thats the plan. Fits with Cloward Piven perfectly. We all know he is a puppet anyway and Dems play the long game.
Actually the escalation of criminality could well be Jarret ruffling her scales and shrieking “WTF is the matter with these idiots? What do we have to do to make them impeach you?
yes, it would suit obama’s purpose ... and we would sacrifice America. obama would love us to sacrifice America. It would suit his agenda and those claiming to represent us in congress and the lame-stream. It works for them. Swiss bank accounts anyone?
It’s time for the man to go. It’s up to The People to decide how.
I've no doubt you're correct.
Initially, he wants the threat of impeachment to motivate his minions for mid-term voting. Purportedly, blacks are pretty dispirited right now and won't be turning out.
But if the Republicans are threatening to impeach Their Bro...
Norm ... don’t go telling the truth ... It’s scary!
What I'm REALLY waiting for is to read in tomorrows paper that...”Norm Lenhard” of Free Republic (long time member...lol) fired the 1st shot of the Revolution!
(PS. u owe him an apology if u cant defend that...and i didn't even bother to look up your previous posts! u FF! )
And Speaker Boehner has not even appointed a Special Prosecutor
I imagine Boehner approved.
Not if you have an additional year or so of impeachable offense to present to the public.
It does appear as a Carnival of Rust ...
All in the name of misbehavior ...
At some point even the dems can’t ignore hard core evidence. They may look at impeachment as a way to save their own sorry a33es. Let the evidence build, catch them lying on the stand and then impeach.
Well thats one you won’t read in the paper as I have no intention of doing it. Or firing any shots at all. You wouldnt be trying to flag me for attention would you?
If you take the time to read his post history you will see a repeated ploy to get people to wait just a bit longer. Wait for the fight on the budget was a notable one. you also see him defending Bhoner and other GOPe idiots no matter what they do. there is always an excuse.
Dont take my word for it. go look yourself.
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