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

Indeed. No matter how many liberals and mainstream media types repeat the lie that progressive groups were given the same treatment it's still a lie, and it will not stand. Progressive groups were apparently "targeted" so that they could be fast tracked. Tea party groups had their applications sent to Washington to be slow walked and tied up until after the 2012 elections.

Go on, libs. Keep saying it's all over. You'll end up looking like idiotic liars. The corruption of a government agency that's supposed to be strictly apolitical is a very serious matter that sews distrust of the whole government, and the government is all that you and your ilk have. You're setting the US to end up like Greece with yourselves as the hapless Greek political leaders.
Link?
 
I think in order to get a special council, you need some evidence that there some indication there is corruption in the WH inner circle. So far there has nothing been found. The reason Patrick Fitzgerald was put on the Valerie Plame case was because Scooter Libpy gave the FBI false (he lied) information. Evidence, evidence, evidence.

Yea Lerner taking the 5th and the original story/excuse that the IRS gave (rogue agents) was one big lie. It's absolutely side splitting that you're advocating special council in the Plame case but are trying to spin the IRS acting like the Gestapo as "nothing to see here".

You could care less what the truth is. You are part of the problem. Not the solution.

You are relying on a months old report that does not have the whole story. The fact is that political groups on both sides were scrutinized for their claims of non-partisan status for tax exempt status, groups on both sides were targeted not for their ideology...but for their claims of being non-partisan.

As has been pointed out already. Liberal groups were not targeted with the same scrutiny. Their requests were not sent to special technical groups to languish until after the election like Tea Party and religious groups were. The IG report was not an investigation which is why we need one. The IRS has already admitted they singled out Tea Party and religious groups and apologized.
 
Oh, the rw NR says so, even though the one group that was denied 501 status....was a progressive group.

The sections of the document provided by NR essentially show that the page dealing with "Tea Party" is from a different sort of document than the page deal with "progressive" and therefore that the two cannot be reviewed in unison as NR has done, because who knows if these names were mentioned elsewhere within the respective documents ("progressive" could be listed in the same document as "Tea Party" with the same requirement).
 
Not one single organization was denied no matter what they were called. I was hoping this would lead to reviewing exemption of charitable orgs but I guess that will not be happening. Our whole tax code is a joke!

But, as Luther points out, they were dumped into limbo.

There isn't much of a difference between denying and delaying indefinitely.
 
That article does not contain any IRS quote saying that they targeted groups because they were right wing.

"I have now had the opportunity to review the Treasury Department watchdog’s report on its investigation of IRS personnel who improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. And the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable. The federal government must conduct itself in a way that’s worthy of the public’s trust, and that’s especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test. "

That's the President's response to the Treasury IG report. You are either genuinely blinded by hyper-partisan bias or fundamentally dishonest.
 
"I have now had the opportunity to review the Treasury Department watchdog’s report on its investigation of IRS personnel who improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. And the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable. The federal government must conduct itself in a way that’s worthy of the public’s trust, and that’s especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test. "

That's the President's response to the Treasury IG report. You are either genuinely blinded by hyper-partisan bias or fundamentally dishonest.

I don't see what the President's political response has to do with the actual issue.
 
"I have now had the opportunity to review the Treasury Department watchdog’s report on its investigation of IRS personnel who improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. And the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable. The federal government must conduct itself in a way that’s worthy of the public’s trust, and that’s especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test. "

That's the President's response to the Treasury IG report. You are either genuinely blinded by hyper-partisan bias or fundamentally dishonest.
Um, let me help you out, the audit focused on the IRS's handling of conservative groups as requested by Issa. The report was one sided by design.

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Jun 25, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service today provided Congressional investigators with new information that shows that the term “progressives” was included on the IRS “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) lists used to screen tax-exemption applications. The so-called BOLO lists were previously known to have included criteria singling out conservative organizations -- this is the first evidence, however, that the lists included "progressives" as an identifier. Separately, Ways and Means Committee Democratic staff has now verified that the list of 298 organizations reviewed by TIGTA included liberal organizations. Linked here is a copy of the November 2010 BOLO. We will be releasing additional BOLOs as they are received from the IRS.

In response to the new information, which is based on a Ways and Means Committee investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's handling of tax-exemption applications, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Levin today is taking the following actions:

Writing a letter to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George requesting that he explain why he released an audit report on May 14 that omits vital information regarding the processing of tax-exemption applications by the IRS and why he subsequently failed to disclose this information in congressional hearings.
Requesting that Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp hold a hearing where the Inspector General can explain the glaring omission in his audit report.
Requesting that the interviews conducted to date be reevaluated and possibly supplemented in light of the information learned today.
“The audit served as the basis and impetus for a wide range of Congressional investigations and this new information shows that the foundation of those investigations is flawed in a fundamental way,” Rep. Levin said.
New IRS Information Shows
 
Um, let me help you out, the audit focused on the IRS's handling of conservative groups as requested by Issa. The report was one sided by design.

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Jun 25, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service today provided Congressional investigators with new information that shows that the term “progressives” was included on the IRS “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) lists used to screen tax-exemption applications. The so-called BOLO lists were previously known to have included criteria singling out conservative organizations -- this is the first evidence, however, that the lists included "progressives" as an identifier. Separately, Ways and Means Committee Democratic staff has now verified that the list of 298 organizations reviewed by TIGTA included liberal organizations. Linked here is a copy of the November 2010 BOLO. We will be releasing additional BOLOs as they are received from the IRS.

In response to the new information, which is based on a Ways and Means Committee investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's handling of tax-exemption applications, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Levin today is taking the following actions:

Writing a letter to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George requesting that he explain why he released an audit report on May 14 that omits vital information regarding the processing of tax-exemption applications by the IRS and why he subsequently failed to disclose this information in congressional hearings.
Requesting that Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp hold a hearing where the Inspector General can explain the glaring omission in his audit report.
Requesting that the interviews conducted to date be reevaluated and possibly supplemented in light of the information learned today.
“The audit served as the basis and impetus for a wide range of Congressional investigations and this new information shows that the foundation of those investigations is flawed in a fundamental way,” Rep. Levin said.
New IRS Information Shows

Rep Darrell Issa was being one sided by design? Really? /sarcasm off LMMFAO
 
A classic example of moving the goal posts. Bureaucratic incompetence and corruption has little to do with the now well-refuted charges of political attacks on right wing groups.

Department arrogance, just like their BIG BOSS.
 
Department arrogance, just like their BIG BOSS.


You couldn't possibly be speaking of the REPUBLICAN appointed head of the IRS, now could you? Because that would be so irrelevant that the executive in charge for five years had been nominated by a Republican President and unanimously confirmed by the Senate.

Oh of course not, because you think the President can control every single bureaucrat in the federal government down to the level of which pencil they use.
 
The IRS, since Obama's first inauguration, is a part of the Obama administration. They cannot be separated.

The question is: Does this mean they were directed to do this, or does this mean they did it on their own to try and please?

Since apparently conservative republican Bush leftovers in the IRS were engaged in the targeting, the above premise isn't true at all.
 
you couldn't possibly be speaking of the republican appointed head of the irs, now could you? Because that would be so irrelevant that the executive in charge for five years had been nominated by a republican president and unanimously confirmed by the senate.

Oh of course not, because you think the president can control every single bureaucrat in the federal government down to the level of which pencil they use.

ouch!
 
As I said, exposure of contributers is just a ploy to expose and intimidate them. That is a BIG problem. This is still America, ya know.

Poor billionaires. Their love of secrecy is sacrosanct in teapartybizarroworld.
 
"I have now had the opportunity to review the Treasury Department watchdog’s report on its investigation of IRS personnel who improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. And the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable. The federal government must conduct itself in a way that’s worthy of the public’s trust, and that’s especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test. "

That's the President's response to the Treasury IG report. You are either genuinely blinded by hyper-partisan bias or fundamentally dishonest.

It does not say they were targeted *because* they are conservative.

You fail again
 
Um, let me help you out, the audit focused on the IRS's handling of conservative groups as requested by Issa. The report was one sided by design.

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Jun 25, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service today provided Congressional investigators with new information that shows that the term “progressives” was included on the IRS “Be On the Look Out” (BOLO) lists used to screen tax-exemption applications. The so-called BOLO lists were previously known to have included criteria singling out conservative organizations -- this is the first evidence, however, that the lists included "progressives" as an identifier. Separately, Ways and Means Committee Democratic staff has now verified that the list of 298 organizations reviewed by TIGTA included liberal organizations. Linked here is a copy of the November 2010 BOLO. We will be releasing additional BOLOs as they are received from the IRS.

In response to the new information, which is based on a Ways and Means Committee investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's handling of tax-exemption applications, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Levin today is taking the following actions:

Writing a letter to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George requesting that he explain why he released an audit report on May 14 that omits vital information regarding the processing of tax-exemption applications by the IRS and why he subsequently failed to disclose this information in congressional hearings.
Requesting that Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp hold a hearing where the Inspector General can explain the glaring omission in his audit report.
Requesting that the interviews conducted to date be reevaluated and possibly supplemented in light of the information learned today.
“The audit served as the basis and impetus for a wide range of Congressional investigations and this new information shows that the foundation of those investigations is flawed in a fundamental way,” Rep. Levin said.
New IRS Information Shows

Document: IG's report on IRS targeting tea party
 
FFS dude, I know of the Inspector General's report that Issa requested, and I will repeat this since it did not get through the first time, Issa wanted evidence of scrutineering of conservative groups. The point is that liberal groups were also under review, something not emphasized in the report.

Is this going to be another case of me having to repeat the same thing over and over again?
 
FFS dude, I know of the Inspector General's report that Issa requested, and I will repeat this since it did not get through the first time, Issa wanted evidence of scrutineering of conservative groups. The point is that liberal groups were also under review, something not emphasized in the report.

Is this going to be another case of me having to repeat the same thing over and over again?

No, this is another case of you sidestepping the truth. The report indicates that conservative groups were unfairly scrutinized. This report says...if you bother to read it...that though leftist groups were also scrutinized, they received their tax exempt status FAR more rapidly than did the conservative groups. You should actually read, and stop repeating talking points.
 
FFS dude, I know of the Inspector General's report that Issa requested, and I will repeat this since it did not get through the first time, Issa wanted evidence of scrutineering of conservative groups. The point is that liberal groups were also under review, something not emphasized in the report.

Is this going to be another case of me having to repeat the same thing over and over again?

Scrutineering?
 
No, this is another case of you sidestepping the truth. The report indicates that conservative groups were unfairly scrutinized. This report says...if you bother to read it...that though leftist groups were also scrutinized, they received their tax exempt status FAR more rapidly than did the conservative groups. You should actually read, and stop repeating talking points.
Here's an interesting tidbit from the newsletter Tax Notes. As we all know by now, the IRS applies extra scrutiny to a group applying for tax-exempt status if it suspects the group is political in nature. In 2010, they decided that having "tea party" in a group's name was sufficient to raise a red flag.

The Inspector General's report about this included an audit of 298 groups that had been given special scrutiny. Of these, 96 had "tea party," "patriots," or "9-12 project" in their names. But that's all we know. We have no idea how many of the 298 groups were liberal and how many were conservative, because the IRS doesn't release the name of groups that have applied for tax-exempt status.

However, the IRS does publish the names of groups that have received special scrutiny and been approved for tax-exempt status. They recently released a list of 176 organizations that have been approved since 2010, so Martin Sullivan checked each one to figure out if it was liberal or conservative. Here's what he found:

122 conservative
48 liberal/nonconservative
6 unknown
This doesn't tell us anything definitive about the entire set of groups that got special scrutiny. If the whole set is similar to the approved set, then about two-thirds were conservative and one-third liberal—most likely because of the boom in new tea party groups in 2010. But that's just a guess.

One thing isn't a guess, however: Two-thirds of the groups who were approved for tax-exempt status were conservative. If the IRS was on a partisan witch hunt against conservative groups, that's sure an odd way of showing it, isn't it?

Report Says IRS Approved Tax-Exempt Status For Twice as Many Conservative Groups as Liberal Groups | Mother Jones
 
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