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In reply to the discussion: My challenge to DU: Cite me an official source that says the Tea Party was "singled out" by the IRS [View all]Cha
(297,187 posts)7. I know, huh? Creepy Whacko Orwellian
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My challenge to DU: Cite me an official source that says the Tea Party was "singled out" by the IRS [View all]
Bjorn Against
May 2013
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That is what a lot of people are saying, but they are missing a very important point
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#4
I also should state that I have found three things that the IRS most definitely did do wrong.
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#5
It has been one hour since I posted this and still no takers on my challenge?
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#8
I just got a phone call from an anxious man yelling that it was and even FACEBOOK PAGES were
uppityperson
May 2013
#9
Why did Lois Lerner only mention "tea party" and "patriots" in her original mea culpa statement,
yodermon
May 2013
#12
Suspicion is high, and I suspect evidence, one way or the other will follow...
yawnmaster
May 2013
#14
Hopefully an investigation that does not ignore half the story like the Inspector General did
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#15
The thing is that it is not clear if there is another half of the story. eom
yawnmaster
May 2013
#16
It is clear, it is an undisputed fact that most of the flagged applications were not Tea Party
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#18
we don't know if they did or didn't...that is the point. They may have, but it is also possible...
yawnmaster
May 2013
#20
the media takes republicans at face value, whatever they say, the media repeats...that simple
spanone
May 2013
#21
There is no answer to your challenge because the "singled out" meme is without evidence
Dragonfli
May 2013
#23
"Make no mistake... If I pull this off, the Republicans will finally love me, and
MannyGoldstein
May 2013
#26
Before I go to work I will say Obama is trying to keep this from becoming his scandal.
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#32
except that this is now academic as the President's apology ensures that the American
cali
May 2013
#31
The Inspector General's report does not say the Tea Party was treated differently...
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#40
You raise a good question: Were searches based only on the "patriot" and "Tea Party" search terms?
John1956PA
May 2013
#37
And the Inspector General's report says there were other terms used as well
Bjorn Against
May 2013
#39