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SpankMe

(3,679 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 10:11 AM May 2013

NBC News analysis: IRS scandal is huge gift to GOP — and it won't die soon [View all]

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18228639-first-thoughts-the-white-houses-terrible-horrible-friday-spills-over?lite

It amazes me how Republicans can take something like this and leverage so much rage out of it that it begins to affect the thinking of people even outside their base.

But, when the FBI plants spies in groups of nuns and little old ladies protesting war and torture - while NOT doing the same for the growing numbers of white supremacist groups - this doesn't seem to hold as much attention.

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NBC News analysis: IRS scandal is huge gift to GOP — and it won't die soon [View all] SpankMe May 2013 OP

Bullshit DainBramaged May 2013 #1

I'd wager that most people don't hate the tea party- or love them cali May 2013 #8

Chuck Todd, ProSense May 2013 #2

Yep. Beat me to it. GoCubsGo May 2013 #10

Oh Cluck Toad.. really. Of the.. Cha May 2013 #16

I've figured out what Obama and his administration need to do.. cilla4progress May 2013 #3

the press won't cover it 0rganism May 2013 #24

If anyone finds out how many teabag groups were investigated and how many were in violation> KittyWampus May 2013 #4

and why would the teabag party be tax exempt? Still can't figure that out! mountain grammy May 2013 #5

Because they qualify for exemption pipoman May 2013 #7

So political parties qualify for tax exempt? mountain grammy May 2013 #9

Yes, 501(c)4s former9thward May 2013 #11

Thanks for that information. I'm checking into this. mountain grammy May 2013 #14

I guess I don't know.. pipoman May 2013 #25

No, it's a huge gift to NBC Newz. Somebody might watch 'em. deminks May 2013 #6

chris matthews, chuckie toad, they've been all over this all day....ah, and benghazi too spanone May 2013 #12

Consider the source: Chuck Toad meow2u3 May 2013 #13

it certainly does not help - especially coming on the tail of the Benghazi scandal and the AP Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #15

As this Tweet so righteously states.. Cha May 2013 #17

How can it be a "huge gift" to the gop? When a Bush appointee was the Commissioner? Riddle Cha May 2013 #18

Because the facts don't matter? caraher May 2013 #19

Yeah, you got that right, caraher. Our job as part of the Cha May 2013 #21

Which is why you clean fucking house. It is bad enough being stuck with the lower level operatives TheKentuckian May 2013 #22

NBC: IRS scandal is huge gift to GOP — and [we won't let it] die soon laundry_queen May 2013 #20

And the fact that the police have all sorts of undercover people signing up with Occupy groups applegrove May 2013 #23

Bush spied on little old ladies Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #26

Because as Democrats we're masochists, evidentially. Anansi1171 May 2013 #27

I'm not sure it helps the GOP at all. gulliver May 2013 #28