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John2

(2,730 posts)
24. They are
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 01:25 PM
Jun 2013

part of the corporate media as far as I'm concern and try to set the direction of issues in this country. Whatever issue they decide is important, that is what they focus on, and sometimes, they edit or censor information themselves to frame the debate.

I would argue, the IRS did their jobs. I would argue in doing their jobs, those groups started complaining to conservative law makers in Congress( Issa) in particular. The investigation was started because of those very complaints initiated by Issa himself calling for the matter to be investigated. The person selected to conduct this investigation was routinely informing Issa's office about the process of the investigation. I argue the information shows this. Why wouldn't this show Issa might have had undue influence himself over a supposedly independent IG investigation?

The information also shows the complaint was out of an IRS office in a District, where the representative is the Republican House Speaker. So wouldn't groups in that area or from that area, file with the IRS office in their District? So the supervising employee was a Republican. I wonder what the employees working under him were and if many of them actually lived in this District?

We also know information was, 100 percent of them got tax exempt status from this office. Why no red flag raised? Why did Lerner find it neccessary to plant a question, making these groups look like victims and the IRS did something wrong? What made the IG, if he did, think these groups were targeted? She planted it to the media and they ran with conservative groups were targeted according to Lerner. Why wouldn't this have the appearance of a scheme or conspiracy by certain individuals?

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well, damn! what happened to Scandalmania?!?!? MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #1
Buried under the spy vs. spy crapola?!? Amonester Jun 2013 #2
Oh they'll keep coming up with fake scandals Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #3
Yup. n/t FSogol Jun 2013 #6
Republicans have been lying. As usual. Berlum Jun 2013 #4
Conspiracism means never having to say you're sorry nxylas Jun 2013 #38
GTAIssa strikes again malaise Jun 2013 #5
no wonder grand theft issa didn't want the transcripts released arely staircase Jun 2013 #7
I think you mean arsonist Issa... xtraxritical Jun 2013 #28
Time to hurry back to Benghazi! kentuck Jun 2013 #8
I wondered what the deal with the whole planted question thing was too ck4829 Jun 2013 #9
Boom! is right, Cali_Dem. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #10
Yes, the sound of wittle darrels bubble bursting. Left Coast2020 Jun 2013 #40
Maybe I'm missing the story on the major corporate media sites Iliyah Jun 2013 #11
Yes, you're missing it.... George II Jun 2013 #21
They are John2 Jun 2013 #24
too late, as usual. their 1200 unchallenged and ignored radio stations were once again successful in certainot Jun 2013 #12
I agree davidpdx Jun 2013 #44
these kinds of PR efforts come out immediately on talk radio and can go for weeks of even years certainot Jun 2013 #48
Exactly davidpdx Jun 2013 #49
same cherry picking reality for the NSA "story" sigmasix Jun 2013 #52
the best way to fix this shit is for the left to have a searchable record of the daily RW radio rep certainot Jun 2013 #55
Good stuff Politicub Jun 2013 #13
Not so fast watoos Jun 2013 #14
well, by all means it has to be true if Fox "found her"... Blue_Roses Jun 2013 #15
Fox? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #17
Oh we say "Fuck fox" around here. Cha Jun 2013 #18
Cluster Faux Left Coast2020 Jun 2013 #41
So what? leftynyc Jun 2013 #20
Right, because it would be wrong to suspect a Tea Party group was about politics. ieoeja Jun 2013 #22
profiling is their job burnodo Jun 2013 #47
Problem is this won't be... one_voice Jun 2013 #16
Why does MSNBC even keep Andrea Mitchell on their payroll? I mean shes married to Alan Greenspan! xtraxritical Jun 2013 #29
Exactly! AnnieK401 Jun 2013 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author AnnieK401 Jun 2013 #33
Thanks Cali.. for getting this out there. I haven't Cha Jun 2013 #19
could be a death blow to Issa's re-election hopes. mnmoderatedem Jun 2013 #23
No wonder Issa didn't want this released obama2terms Jun 2013 #25
Oh Dear..... Turbineguy Jun 2013 #26
It's even better than that! hedgehog Jun 2013 #27
This news will disappoint many here Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #30
But, but, but AnnieK401 Jun 2013 #31
Was Holly Paz mentioned? n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #34
Poor Darrell Issa Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #36
Of course not. Occupy, the left, pot-growers... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #35
Like a dog with a bone we need to walk around with this Babel_17 Jun 2013 #37
Thank you, Mr. Cummings. Boomerproud Jun 2013 #39
LOL!!! They STILL can't tell it like it is!!! Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #42
Oh please! Of course he was involved rpannier Jun 2013 #43
Whoa, TMI!!!! We're trying to maintain a scandal here!! Beartracks Jun 2013 #45
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #46
too late, faux has already convinced their ignorant audience the white house directed it spanone Jun 2013 #50
Retractions to be printed on page Z10 thelordofhell Jun 2013 #51
Well then he must have been involved in the Hasting tragedy, and if not that then the Viet Nam war still_one Jun 2013 #53
Because they were already too involved with targeting and compiling info on average citizens. NorthCarolina Jun 2013 #54
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