Posted on 05/22/2013 8:38:50 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Late Tuesday we reported that several lefty bloggers known to be very close to the Obama White House were in fact meeting in the White House. The meeting came a day ahead of hearings in which IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refused to testify to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee. Lerner even refused to testify about her own previous statements on the IRS abuse scandal.
Today, we may be seeing the results of that Tuesday afternoon confab at the White House.
Josh Marshall (10:15a.m.): Lerner Must Go http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/05/she_has_to_go.php …
Ezra Klein (9:45a.m.): Heads should roll at IRS http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/22/yes-heads-should-roll-at-the-irs/ …10:40 AM - 22 May 2013
Yes, heads should roll at the IRS It's hard to fire civil servants. But that doesn't mean it can't, or shouldn't, be done. Washington Post @washingtonpost
The synchronicity is striking.
It’s also an indication of just how worried the White House is, and how it intends to contain the scandal. First, get reliably friendly bloggers and columnists on board with a story that focuses attention away from the White House. Then, isolate and target someone who has already become a central figure in the scandal and, more importantly, who does not work directly for the White House. Finally, make it appear as if these reliably friendly bloggers actually take the IRS scandal seriously, so they become voices in the larger media advocating for a strong response — just strong enough to look decisive, while keeping the White House outside the main storyline.
Events rolling at a breakneck speed, interesting time ahead.
Then she’d better realize there is no value in protecting the administration anymore. She needs to flip.
Yup. And I believe we should carefully examine the role of a potential Special Prosecutor. I am highly skeptical hearing it first from Democrats! If they want a SP, you can be sure they’ve already decided Who and the whole thing will be a way to “move on” without any real answers.
If she is dimissed, she will be back at the job in a year with full back pay after appeals.
I have to wonder in light of this journolist bs why the conservative ‘leaders’ that signed Rubio’s Ocho letter don’t also sign one saying no conservative should have any contact with the ‘listers’.
And shun anyone that does right out of the political right..
The list, Ping
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The JournoList File
http://www.nachumlist.com/journoli.htm
Nailin it.
Josh Marshall (10:15a.m.): Lerner Must Go http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/05/she_has_to_go.php … Ezra Klein (9:45a.m.): Heads should roll at IRS http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/22/yes-heads-should-roll-at-the-irs/ …
9:40 AM - 22 May 2013
They'll flip big time on the bigger rats if they're looking at prison time.
Some thoughts:
Coincidence ???
Lois just happened to give her opening remarks eliminating her fifth rights.
Issa just happened to not have a copy of her written remarks and needed her to affirm they were in fact from her
WH just happens to meet with journa-list who are now targeting her WH suspects what was coming down
D party was supportive of cleaning up IRS
Folks I think we were watching kaboki theater today in an attempt to get her testimony on record without exposing her testimony. Miss Lois may have indeed pulled the trigger before she was in their cross pins
Pray for her safety
Occam's razor. The simplest and direct answer.. She is on the dole for the Obama mob and wanted to have an 'in your face moment'.
And Issa? He has little power to do much here. The best he can do is try to get them to embarass themselves for the public. Hope it works.
Information you just pinged me to would fit under coincidence
Also add
Her high price lawyer allowed her to read her statement
They had to know her testimony to know to plan the attack against her
Otoh the bringing her back / leaving hearing in session is setting up ???
Is it just a time extender to check out something or set up a sting for someone?
Wonder what the sun light will bring?
There is some truth in that. When the committee drags the hearrings on, more evidence comes out from different sources.
Where’s that dripping faucet pic I’m growing to love!!!
That might have worked last week, but it's too little too late at the moment. I wouldn't have given a 25% chance then that Lerner would do jail time; now, after that ridiculous performance with the 5th Amendment I'd say it's closer to 50-50 and maybe even leaning a little toward the Grey Bar Hotel.
Even if she decides not to bend over and take it, there is still the matter of proof. Someone will go down for this if Klein and his little chorus line are all singing the company tune correctly. I mean down hard, Haldeman and Erlichman and Mitchell hard. If she doesn't have it on paper, I hope Lerner likes her jumpsuit.
Is the reason they had them all trek to the WH because they wanted to send a message they still have watery friends in the media, or was it because they’re afraid their phones are being tapped? I mean, I could see that being true..
I heard a GOPer on CSPAN say that the boss, Lerner?, was in the room when they questioned the underlings.
Isn’t that a huge red flag?
That be like letting Hillary run the Benghazi investigation... oh wait...
Holly Paz.
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