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IRS conspiracies fall apart as BOLO list targeting ‘progressive’ groups revealed

Will you stop with the strawmen and hyperbole? It's embarrassing

You're also twisting yourself in knots with all your contradictions. You can't claim you want evidence and an investigation and then at the same time attack, label and polarize the person who is running the investigation. We know your track record here as an Obama sycophant. You are fooling nobody.

First thread about the IRS scandal on this board was by me. FAIL.

Dodge noted
 
Well THAT was well done young man.

Thanks.

This stuff isn't really that complicated when your goal is to seek facts rather than to seek confirmation for ones opinions.
 
First thread about the IRS scandal on this board was by me. FAIL.

Dodge noted

Are you kidding me right now? So you linked an article that broke the story. Big woop. How does that excuse your blatant defense of Fascism in this thread? Oh that's right. it doesn't.

Doesn't mean you're not trying to desperately toss up smoke screens and attack the investigator now because that's exactly what you are doing. You are part of the problem. Not the solution. If anything it only puts a spotlight on how you lack character and integrity. This issue is not about parties and labels.
 
Are you kidding me right now? So you linked an article that broke the story. Big woop. How does that excuse your blatant defense of Fascism in this thread? Oh that's right. it doesn't.

Doesn't mean you're not trying to desperately toss up smoke screens and attack the investigator now because that's exactly what you are doing. You are part of the problem. Not the solution. If anything it only puts a spotlight on how you lack character and integrity. This issue is not about parties and labels.

Psssst: Issa and his witchhunters have lost. Deal with it. It looks like the IRS was infiltrated with conservative republicans who targeted progressive organizations (just like Bush did). I think we need to start investigating how high this went up in the GOP.
 
That is an apples to cinderblocks comparison. We are not talking about taking any "extra" action (auditing AFTER normal processing of the retunn), i.e. granting the requested tax status, and then later auditing some of them. What was being done is that some "good" named applicants got virtually instant approval while "bad" named applicants got the run around for up to two years. What if auditing was done based on only auditing "foreign" sounding names or only auditing those in "suspect" zip codes. As long as the criteria are "arbitrary", like check every tenth return or check every return that has above x% of deductions to gross income then that is acceptable "extra" checking.

That is not true. As the OP shows, even progressive groups were targeted.

And while the criteria they used is considered "inappropriate", the evidence indicates that the only reason why the IRS used those criteria was to find groups which were probably ineligible for the tax exempt status they were applying for. There is nothing wrong with the IRS using "non-random" methods (such as check every tenth application) to decide which applications to investigate.
 
Psssst: Issa and his witchhunters have lost. Deal with it. It looks like the IRS was infiltrated with conservative republicans who targeted progressive organizations (just like Bush did). I think we need to start investigating how high this went up in the GOP.

Issa lost?

The IRS is targeting and harassing Americans because of their beliefs and the only thing you're concerned about is "Issa losing" and "Obama winning"

Nothing more needs to be said

That is not true. As the OP shows, even progressive groups were targeted.

And while the criteria they used is considered "inappropriate", the evidence indicates that the only reason why the IRS used those criteria was to find groups which were probably ineligible for the tax exempt status they were applying for. There is nothing wrong with the IRS using "non-random" methods (such as check every tenth application) to decide which applications to investigate.

Wrong

They were not targeted with the same level of scrutiny. 500 Tea Party/religious groups were targeted. Their applications were sent to a special tecnical operations group. Liberals groups did not receive the same scrutiny. Not even close.
 
Issa lost?

The IRS is targeting and harassing Americans because of their beliefs and the only thing you're concerned about is "Issa losing" and "Obama winning"

Nothing more needs to be said



Wrong

They were not targeted with the same level of scrutiny. 500 Tea Party/religious groups were targeted. Their applications were sent to a special tecnical operations group. Liberals groups did not receive the same scrutiny. Not even close.

Issa actually got involved in the internal IRS investigation and it now appears he interfered with it, by forcing the investigator to not disclose that progressive groups were targeted.

He needs to be investigated for his coverup. Word on the street is, Reid may be planning just that.

What were Issa's contacts with the IRS investigation? Did you cover up the targeting of progressive groups? Did the GOP operatives in the Cincinnati group work with him?

This is going to fuuuuuuun!
 
That is not true. As the OP shows, even progressive groups were targeted.

And while the criteria they used is considered "inappropriate", the evidence indicates that the only reason why the IRS used those criteria was to find groups which were probably ineligible for the tax exempt status they were applying for. There is nothing wrong with the IRS using "non-random" methods (such as check every tenth application) to decide which applications to investigate.

Contradiction noted. Argument rejected.
 
Are you kidding me right now? So you linked an article that broke the story. Big woop. How does that excuse your blatant defense of Fascism in this thread? Oh that's right. it doesn't.

Doesn't mean you're not trying to desperately toss up smoke screens and attack the investigator now because that's exactly what you are doing. You are part of the problem. Not the solution. If anything it only puts a spotlight on how you lack character and integrity. This issue is not about parties and labels.

So because I think Issa's a pile of self-serving ****...I'm defending Obama...

The problem is your lack of logic. If A then X because you said so?
 
Looks like the IRS was just doing their job. Good for them...

Bottomline, this is probably the case.'

It appears Issa interfered with the internal IRS investigation to make it sound like tea party organizations were being targeted. Turns out to be false. Did Issa force the IRS investigators to suppress the truth?
 
Bottomline, this is probably the case.'

It appears Issa interfered with the internal IRS investigation to make it sound like tea party organizations were being targeted. Turns out to be false. Did Issa force the IRS investigators to suppress the truth?

This cartoon is making more and more sense.

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That is not true. As the OP shows, even progressive groups were targeted.

And while the criteria they used is considered "inappropriate", the evidence indicates that the only reason why the IRS used those criteria was to find groups which were probably ineligible for the tax exempt status they were applying for. There is nothing wrong with the IRS using "non-random" methods (such as check every tenth application) to decide which applications to investigate.

If everything was on the up and up then why didn't the "evidence" show that the applications for groups with "progressive" in their name were supposed to be sent to some special group for review? It seems to me that "equal treatment" would mean that they would get the same or similar treatment.
 
IRS conspiracies fall apart as BOLO list targeting ‘progressive’ groups revealed



Awwww... it looks like yet another phoney outrage and manufactured story to make the Democrats (particularly Obama) look bad, unprofessional, deceitful and evil has gone up in smoke. Will Issa eat a whole ****ing humble pie for himself, or will he still pretend (like those who suffer from tinfoilasitis), that the big bad IRS -- no matter the evidence -- IS still after the poor and victimized widdle wight wingers? So many here were duped big time and it seems to be a common occurrence in this days of misinformation. So, to those who fell hook line and sinker... how does this new information make you feel and how will you approach the next "scandal"? I am seriously curious.

Funny thing, there are some major concrete things to be upset with the Obama Administration, including the fact that they have done pretty much nothing to change the regulations of the banking industry... an industry that almost collapsed the American economy. Amazing that it seems few are angry about this, yet get a boner with incredibly stupid stories like the IRS.

IRS conspiracies fall apart as BOLO list targeting ‘progressive’ groups revealed | The Raw Story
For the sake of conversation, let's say this is true. Then wouldn't it have been easier for President Obama to simply say so, to simply say that their targeting was "equal opportunity", rather than just stand there looking like a deer caught in the headlights?
 
For the sake of conversation, let's say this is true. Then wouldn't it have been easier for President Obama to simply say so, to simply say that their targeting was "equal opportunity", rather than just stand there looking like a deer caught in the headlights?

It would be about as easy for you not to state a false premise, which of course you just did.
 
Psssst: Issa and his witchhunters have lost. Deal with it. It looks like the IRS was infiltrated with conservative republicans who targeted progressive organizations (just like Bush did). I think we need to start investigating how high this went up in the GOP.

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No they're not. They only care about "I like Obama" or "I hate Obama." No matter what, that's what will matter.

No, that's what the media only cares about, but the average American can distinguish what's substantial or just a ploy and what's right and what's wrong. You've seen that in many of the opinion polls recently that have "surprised" the pundits.
 
Remember the Cummings' dry heave from a week or so ago?
Well this latest one retched from the Democrat Party's gaping maw is failing too.
 
If everything was on the up and up then why didn't the "evidence" show that the applications for groups with "progressive" in their name were supposed to be sent to some special group for review? It seems to me that "equal treatment" would mean that they would get the same or similar treatment.

As the OP demonstrates, progressive groups were also targeted
 
Will you stop with the strawmen and hyperbole? It's embarrassing

You're also twisting yourself in knots with all your contradictions. You can't claim you want evidence and an investigation and then at the same time attack, label and polarize the person who is running the investigation. We know your track record here as an Obama sycophant. You are fooling nobody and trying to run smokescreens for Fascism.

You calling Rocket88 an Obama sycophant only make you look incredibly stupid.

You are nothing but a partisan whore and feel free to report me like the little bitch you are.
 
As the OP demonstrates, progressive groups were also targeted

Targeted is one thing. Being treated equally is another. The evidence in the Levin release shows that groups with "progressive" in their name were not subjected to the same treatment as those with "Tea Party". In fact, the descriptions show up on completely separate lists. What was released is not evidence of equal treatment and, as I've said before, refers to separate issues.
 
Targeted is one thing. Being treated equally is another. The evidence in the Levin release shows that groups with "progressive" in their name were not subjected to the same treatment as those with "Tea Party". In fact, the descriptions show up on completely separate lists. What was released is not evidence of equal treatment and, as I've said before, refers to separate issues.

Pssst: they were on BOLO lists (BE ON THE LOOK OUT), the purpose of which was to treat them differently.

Keep dancing. Anything to keep the dying Issa witchhunt alive in your own mind.
 
Targeted is one thing. Being treated equally is another. The evidence in the Levin release shows that groups with "progressive" in their name were not subjected to the same treatment as those with "Tea Party". In fact, the descriptions show up on completely separate lists. What was released is not evidence of equal treatment and, as I've said before, refers to separate issues.

The evidence hasn't been completely released because your boy Issa has been hiding the truth.

Your boys totally screwed the pooch claiming that right wing groups were singled out. Your latest ploy about equal treatment is destined to fail just as hard
 
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