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Sen. Corker: IRS Mess Will Affect Other Federal Agencies and Programs
NewsMax ^ | May 18, 2013 | By Bill Hoffman

Posted on 05/18/2013 11:13:02 AM PDT by Jim Robinson

The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal is going to be felt in many other federal agencies and programs, including Obamacare and immigration reform, Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says.

"This episode is going to have a big effect … There are multiple, multiple issues that have to be addressed,'' Corker told "The Steve Malzberg Show'' on Newsmax TV.

"This is a wakeup call for all of those who see our large government and the way people can be coerced … For instance, as we move to immigration reform, just being aware … of judgments that take place within organizations.''

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: bobcorker; corruption; impeachnow; irs; obama; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; scandal; tennessee
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To: justiceseeker93

Corker

what exactly is his version of “immigration reform”?
___________________________________________

For years Corker has pushed hard for full blown AMNESTY for all of the illegal aliens ...

In the past he has maligned anyone calling his office to ask him to vote against...

How dare we...etc

“now, as we move toward immigration reform,”

Hes a golfing buddy of Obama...He thinks AMNESTY is in the golf bag...no sand traps ahead...

FORE !!!


21 posted on 05/18/2013 3:17:59 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: justiceseeker93

“First time in quite a while I recall something worth quoting out of the mouth of Sen. Corker.”

The problem is with most of the RINOs (like Corker), they have finally awakened to the stark reality that this $h!t is going to stick to them as well as to the RATs.
This phalanx of scandals is a game changer for all of them, as well it should be. Personally, guys like Corker should be primaried, but the GOPe will try very hard to discourage this activity because it will mess up the order in the club, which is always more important than doing anything positive for the country as a whole.


22 posted on 05/18/2013 4:32:16 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387; All
The problem is with most of the RINOs (like Corker), they have finally awakened to the stark reality that this $h!t is going to stick to them as well as to the RATs.

This phalanx of scandals is a game changer for all of them, as well it should be.

Wish I was as optimistic as you seem to be. Remember that the next congressional is still a year and a half away. The GOP will need a lot of persistence to keep these scandals, and the issues that arise from them, alive until then. They haven't shown much of it collectively in recent years, unfortunately.

23 posted on 05/18/2013 4:49:50 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

“Wish I was as optimistic as you seem to be. “

I am not optimistic. I was just pointing out the mechanism that provoked Corker (or at least a possible mechanism). The Tea Party needs to run effective primary challengers against all of these rotten bastards in the GOP. At the minimum, it will force them to campaign, and in so doing let us know more about them (which might just result in their loosing their elections).


24 posted on 05/18/2013 4:53:54 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Tennessee Nana
For years Corker has pushed hard for full blown AMNESTY for all of the illegal aliens ...

I was afraid that was where he's at. Quite foolish for a Republican to push for full blown amnesty for illegals, unless he wants to be voted out of office by swarms of them.

25 posted on 05/18/2013 4:55:59 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Jim Robinson

Unless we abolish taxation (to dream the impossible dream), there will always be an IRS. Or something like it. Somebody has to collect the taxes and somebody has to check to see if I’m a tax cheat. But it should be a much smaller organization with smaller powers and a LOT more transparency. And the tax code should be vastly simplified (3 pages, maximum).


26 posted on 05/18/2013 5:27:41 PM PDT by cookcounty (They thought he was the Black Lincoln. But he's the Black Nixon.)
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To: cookcounty
The movie Freedom to Fascism by the late Aaron Russo is quite inspirational. IRS: government sanctioned extortion.
27 posted on 05/18/2013 8:01:27 PM PDT by SisterK (you catch 'em, He'll clean 'em)
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To: JDoutrider

The IRS has a 40 year history of abuse. It can never, ever be trusted with more, or even the same power,


28 posted on 05/18/2013 8:32:50 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie; rmlew; ml/nj; ExTexasRedhead; All
The IRS has a 40 year history of abuse. It can never, ever be trusted with more, or even the same power.

Actually, the abuse of the IRS by the ruling administration for political purposes goes back to the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration in the 1930s, where a few of Roosevelt's rich and well-known Republican political adversaries were prosecuted on dubious tax charges. That would have been about 75 to 80 years ago.

At the same time, Roosevelt himself pretty much paid whatever amount of income tax he wished, according to a copy of a letter I have seen written by him and addressed to his appointed IRS commissioner.

29 posted on 05/18/2013 9:56:04 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: Jim Robinson
It has provided us the opportunity we need.

From now on, any time any liberal or moderate advocates any form of government expansion in the name of sentimentalism, we answer, "Oh, more government power - just like the IRS."

30 posted on 05/18/2013 10:55:09 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: Jim Robinson

bomb shell 0 released irs to take eyes off bengazi.........

http://www.reagancoalition.com/articles/2013/20130513008-bachmann-irs.html


31 posted on 05/19/2013 4:09:06 AM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: Liz

the deaf ear to his state finally wakes up? I know he is a tad better than Lamar, but even he is tone deaf. Our primaries are set up in such a way that when 2 conservatives run against a moderate, the moderate will always win, thus corker and halsam. Neither conservative would back down, not even the one with the worst polling numbers. Who should have stepped down and thrown his/her weight to the leader, and we would have had conservatives in these positions. I only hope lamar retires this year, other wise another 6 years of the doddering old 70+ year old fool moderate to willing to cross the isle, like corker, money and power before the people and Constitution. Both have made themselves extremely wealthy up there.


32 posted on 05/19/2013 4:13:11 AM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: Liz

he like lamar will turn coat on illegal invaders, I refuse to call them immigrants, I know what a true immigrant is, I am the daughter of one. It isn’t the free loaders taking our jobs and all our medical assistance and food stamps and sending their under the table money back home to mexico.


33 posted on 05/19/2013 4:15:38 AM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: justiceseeker93

The opportunistic pols all seem to be trying to outdo themselves in expressing outrage over this......to assuage the voters back home.


34 posted on 05/19/2013 6:09:09 AM PDT by Liz (To learn who rules over you, determine who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire)
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To: GailA

He needs to be told “you know what you can do w/ Obama’s immigration reform administered by the IRS.”


35 posted on 05/19/2013 6:15:24 AM PDT by Liz (To learn who rules over you, determine who you are not allowed to criticize. Voltaire)
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