In an interview with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts, former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond shared his thoughts on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) probe into the NAACP in 2004, and the current IRS targeting of conservative groups that have such keywords as “Tea Party” and “Patriot”. Bond told Roberts that the NAACP’s targeting and the Tea Party’s are not [...]
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Basically, the IRS changed the language over 50 years ago that defines what a 501c(4) tax-exempt organization can be, and that opened the door to IRS agents interpreting things on their own. Add a massive increase in applications by Tea Party groups to be tax-exempt, and, well . . . things happen. Visit NBCNews.com for [...]
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Well, to be more accurate, she blames the American people for doing things that caused her concept of a god to get vewy, vewy angwy at us, and therefore made these things happen. This from a former presidential candidate. This from a current member of the “House Intelligence Committee” – something that in itself makes [...]
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Thomas Herndon, a grad student, found a simple Excel spreadsheet error (and some missing data from countries such as Canada and Australia) in the study that has been used by Conservatives around the world such as Paul Ryan to argue for austerity – that is, cutting government spending and social services. The study encouraged conservative [...]
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Please allow me to introduce the President of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, Janis Lane. You’ve probably never heard of her and for good reason, but before I cause your jaw to drop to the floor, let me just say that women like this are in a very small minority. When her generation dies off, [...]
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The Real IRS Scandal, By Lawrence O’Donnell And Ezra Klein
May 14, 2013Basically, the IRS changed the language over 50 years ago that defines what a 501c(4) tax-exempt organization can be, and that opened the door to IRS agents interpreting things on their own. Add a massive increase in applications by Tea Party groups to be tax-exempt, and, well . . . things happen. Visit NBCNews.com for [...]
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