Rand Paul Believes Nefarious Make-Believe IRS Memo Must Be Revealed

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by MAX RIVLIN-NADLER

While being interviewed on CNN on Sunday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said he believes that the Internal Revenue Service had a written policy that was specifically "targeting people who were opposed to the president."

And if it was written, he elaborated, we, the American public, who give many, many shits about whether the IRS was targeting political groups, should be able to see it. That is, if the thing he believes exists (which he has no idea whether it does or not) actually exists.

"Well, we keep hearing the reports and we have several specifically worded items saying who was being targeted. In fact, one of the bullet points says those who are critical of the president," Rand told CNN's Candy Crawley. Bullet points on a memo that's real?

He continued, "So I don't know if that comes from a policy, but that's what's being reported in the press and reported orally. I haven't seen a policy statement, but I think we need to see that." Ah, I would like to see this thing whose existence I just made up.

One of those things politicians make up like a list of 205 Communist members of the State Department, or a secret plan to merge with Canada and Mexico. One of those documents only bullshitters can see. Ah.

http://gawker.com/rand-paul-believes-nefarious-make-believe-irs-memo-must-508850820

[formercia]

1. Bullshit as a source.

Does he need a second source or is a second- opinion from Michelle Bachmann sufficient?

[Frustratedlady]

2. I can't figure out if he is sick in the head or

just plain ornery.

It would be interesting to compile a list of the times when he spews some of this crap and then says, "I don't know if it's true, or not, but I heard the rumor" type of addition to his fantasy/lies.

I think everyone has run across people with child-like minds that come up with these, "Well, I heard..." kind of rumors/gossip and try to blow it into something big and stand back to watch the fireworks either go off or fizzle out. But it has been my experience that most who do that are teenagers, not adults. I rather imagine he was given a pretty wide berth to do as he wished when he was growing up. Maybe he hasn't grown up.

[Shrike47]

3. They keep the policy with the weapons of mass destruction from Iraq.

Typical Republican thinker: I demand you prove something doesn't exist. Until you do, I get to assume it does.

[jberryhill]

4. Along with Obama's Kenyan Birth Certificate

[brooklynite]

5. So, all the State Dept has to do is release the memo to prove it doesn't exist...

Simple.