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Cha

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1. Yeah, big dumb mouth politicians and one dumb mouth ex-politician

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 10:01 PM

May 2013

attempting to blame the President. so damn predictable.

The IRS' Friday admission that it disproportionately scrutinized groups with the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status has led some politicians to lay the blame on the Obama administration. However, a report in the Wall Street Journal Sunday said that a forthcoming Treasury Department inspector general report would show that no one outside IRS developed the criteria.

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"IRS Acted Alone In Developing Targeting Criteria For Conservative Groups: Report" [View all] applegrove May 2013 OP

Yeah, big dumb mouth politicians and one dumb mouth ex-politician Cha May 2013 #1

P.S. thanks applegrove Cha May 2013 #2

Kick! LeftInTX May 2013 #3

Well that clears that up. Will Susan Collins apologize? Doubtful. JaneyVee May 2013 #4

There will be Crickets from those who blamed Cha May 2013 #5

That's just the ProSense May 2013 #6

It's such bullshit when they say "conservatives" instead of "rabid anti-tax wingnuts" phantom power May 2013 #7

I saw a tea party organizer on CNN. She kept saying they were conservatives. That's obviously applegrove May 2013 #8