David Plouffe: IRS Targeting ‘Was Not a Political Pursuit’
Sure thing, PUNK!
Posted on 06/03/2013 3:22:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa appeared to be getting under the skin of Democrats as they hit back hard — bringing up the congressman's past from more than four decades ago.
Issa's allegations about what the White House knew about the IRS targeting conservatives rattled Democrats into sending out a barrage of counter claims.
Former senior Obama aide David Plouffe ripped Issa in a Twitter message, referring to allegations from as far back as 1972 when Issa was still a teenager.
"Strong words from Mr Grand Theft Auto and suspected arsonist/insurance swindler. And loose ethically today," Plouffe tweeted.
Plouffe's "grand theft" crack referred to charges of larceny that Issa faced in 1972 after he allegedly stole a Maserati sports car. Issa claims the incident was a case of mistaken identity and the charges were later dropped.
The "arsonist/insurance swindler" insult referred to a 1982 fire at a Cleveland warehouse belonging to Issa's companies Quantm Enterprises and Steal Shopper. The fire was ruled suspicious and Issa collected an insurance payout but he was not charged with any crime.
Issa called White House press pokesman Jay Carney a "paid liar" over the weekend. He also said low-level IRS employees in the Cincinnati office at the center of the scandal had been directed by Washington.
His Democratic counterpart on the committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, came out swinging about the latter claim.
"Chairman Issa’s reckless statements today are inconsistent with the findings of the inspector general, who spent more than a year conducting his investigation," Cummings said in a statement.
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Hey, David POOF, when did you stop beating your wife?
I'm surprised they took this long to attack him, but perhaps he'll escape the Alinsky noose.
Haha, the Treasury IG conducted no investigation. He had no powers to subpoena. It was merely an audit.
Sounds like the Dems are getting nervous to me!
This is a “flak...target” moment if ever there was one.
From what I understand, Issa was never charged with grand theft and ins. fraud, let alone convicted.
” David Plouffe ripped Issa in a Twitter message, referring to allegations from as far back as 1972 when Issa was still a teenager.”
Back when Obama admitted to felony cocaine use?
Strong tweets from “Mr. pro-Iranian speechgiver / President Jarrett bootlicker”.
Childish
Is this grounds for a libel charge?
-PJ
Perhaps Mr. Plouffe can use these same contacts that were able to dig up dirt on Rep. Issa from 3 & 4 decades ago and have them try to find something ... anything ... from Obama’s past.
How old was Issa then? If he was a minor, chances are that those records were sealed...
Plouffter and Axleshaft. Two of Chicago’s finest.
Next they’ll reveal that Issa kicks puppies. Obama only eats them.
Looks like a poofter.
If that’s all they can find on Issa, he’s an upstanding guy.
Poofda looks like the creepy kid no one ever associated with that everyone had in school. So now he is out to “get even”. Even though I getting kinda old, he’s on my list of 0bama regime creeps that if we ever meet, I intend to kick his a$$!
LOLOLOL.
Yep!
I trust you’re on the road to Texas!
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