Hey Keith. I was referring to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blaming Bush. Its what they do.
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:27:48 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Good Morning Greg, > > I don't doubt that the IRS was just as conniving and corrupt during the > Bush Administration, but nothing in your article leads one to believe > this....Is there somethng else that you are aware of; e.g.; "The Smoking > Gun", which shows that the IRS under the Bush Administration was > politically influenced? > > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 10:20 AM, GregfromBoston > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> It's Bush's fault. >> >> I wish I were kidding >> >> On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:04:55 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> All Democrats lack principles and ethics.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> B**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> http://www.breitbart.com/Big-**Government/2013/05/14/** >>> Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-**Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-** >>> On-Conservative-Groups<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups> >>> >>> **** >>> Progressive Group: IRS Gave Us Conservative Groups' Confidential Docs*** >>> * >>> >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Email Article **** >>> >>> Print ArticleSend a >>> Tip<http://www.breitbart.com/System/Breitbart%20Send%20A%20Tip?page=%2fBig-Government%2f2013%2f05%2f14%2fProgressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups> >>> **** >>> >>> by Wynton Hall <http://www.breitbart.com/Columnists/Wynton-Hall> 14 May >>> 2013, 7:59 AM PDT >>> 1205<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups#disqus_thread> >>> post >>> a >>> comment<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups#comments> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> The progressive-leaning investigative journalism group ProPublica >>> says<http://www.propublica.org/article/irs-office-that-targeted-tea-party-also-disclosed-confidential-docs>the >>> Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office that targeted and harassed >>> conservative tax-exempt groups during the 2012 election cycle gave the >>> progressive group nine confidential applications of conservative groups >>> whose tax-exempt status was pending.**** >>> >>> The commendable admission lends further evidence to the lengths the IRS >>> went during an election cycle to silence tea party and limited government >>> voices.**** >>> >>> ProPublica says the documents the IRS gave them were “not supposed to be >>> made public”:**** >>> >>> The same IRS office that deliberately >>> targeted<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/irs-apologizes-for-inappropriately-targeting-conservative-political-groups-in-2012-election/2013/05/11/ea5d5790-ba0e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html> >>> conservative >>> groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election >>> released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to >>> ProPublica late last >>> year<http://www.propublica.org/article/what-karl-roves-dark-money-nonprofit-told-the-irs>... >>> >>> In response to a request for the applications for 67 different nonprofits >>> last November, the Cincinnati office of the IRS sent ProPublica >>> applications or documentation for 31 groups. Nine of those applications had >>> not yet been approved—meaning they were not supposed to be made public. (We >>> made >>> six<http://www.propublica.org/article/what-karl-roves-dark-money-nonprofit-told-the-irs> >>> of >>> those<http://www.propublica.org/article/controversial-dark-money-group-among-five-that-told-irs-they-would-stay-out>public, >>> after redacting their financial information, deeming that they were >>> newsworthy.)**** >>> >>> The group says that "no unapproved applications from liberal groups were >>> sent to ProPublica.”**** >>> >>> According to Media Research Center Vice President for Business and >>> Culture Dan Gainor, ProPublica’s financial backers >>> include<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/dont-hear-george-soros-ties-30-major-news-organizations/>top >>> progressive donors: >>> **** >>> >>> ProPublica, which recently won its second Pulitzer >>> Prize<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>, >>> >>> initially was given millions of dollars from the Sandler Foundation to >>> “strengthen the progressive infrastructure”–“progressive” being the code >>> word for very liberal. In 2010, it also received a two-year contribution of >>> $125,000 each year from the Open Society Foundations. In case you wonder >>> where that money comes from, the OSF >>> website<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>is >>> >>> www.soros.org. It is a >>> network<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>of >>> more than 30 international foundations, mostly funded by Soros, who has >>> contributed more than $8 billion to those efforts.**** >>> >>> On Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to hold a >>> formal hearing on the IRS conservative targeting scandal. IRS Commissioner >>> Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. >>> Russell George are slated to testify.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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