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Is President Obama Trying to Intimidate GOP Voters?
Fox News ^
| may 13, 2011
| Liz Peek
Posted on 05/14/2011 3:07:36 AM PDT by UniqueViews
Not only is the White House pushing an executive order requiring would-be federal contractors to disclose political donations - a proposal so blatantly partisan that even Democrats are crying foul - but now the IRS has climbed aboard by challenging gifts to politically involved not-for-profits.
Scurrying to develop other ways to clamp down on GOP money-raising and influence, the Obama administration also has the IRS scrutinizing gifts made to non-profit groups that have political leanings. The tax authority has sent letters to five wealthy donors questioning, for the first time, the treatment of gifts to such advocacy groups. President Obama has long been on the warpath against such entities, that are organized as 501(c)(4)s and that have become increasingly powerful vehicles for political activists.
The IRS has gone out of its way to portray this unprecedented inquiry as the labor of two "career civil servants" in the estate and gift tax department, trying to suppress suspicions that the move is politically motivated. Still, the Financial Times calls the move a "radical departure in how tax authorities have treated such 'gifts' over the last 30 years."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; allenwest; elections; executiveorder; government; govtabuse; irs; ltcallenwest; obama; obma; taxes; tyranny; west
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To: UniqueViews
“a proposal so blatantly partisan that even Democrats are crying foul”
I would like them to name ONE
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posted on
05/14/2011 5:43:44 AM PDT
by
dozer7
(Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe)
To: dozer7
To: Just A Nobody; All
Found West's waffling nemesis in the video:
On Thursday night, Dan Gordon commented on the need to "redefine" the relationship between the federal government and its contractors. Mr. Gordon was recently appointed by the Obama administration to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), the federal government's procurement policy maker.
Read more at the link in the title.
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posted on
05/14/2011 5:58:33 AM PDT
by
Syncro
(Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
To: Syncro
Sitting there telling bold faced lies.
Mr. Gordon is not Honorable.
Any fool can see the purpose of this EO.
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posted on
05/14/2011 5:58:40 AM PDT
by
Venturer
To: UniqueViews
What goes around comes around including investigating the donations to Zero’s 2008 campaign.
To: Venturer
Plus not having the courtesy or guts to say if he agrees with the EO
Which is obvious that he does.
He is one of Obama’s butt boys.
Acts like a little kid caught stealing cigs from his mother's purse, guilty as all get out yet still maintains his “innocence” NOT!
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:20:11 AM PDT
by
Syncro
(Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
To: cripplecreek
Theyre used to giving contradictory answers without confrontation and West isnt letting it go. I KNOW! He is like a dog with a bone at times. Makes me LOL everytime I see him stick to guns and NEVER back down.
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:21:01 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Go for it! ;*)
I've got to get out of here soon and hate to post a thread and run.
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:21:59 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Syncro
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:28:57 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Syncro
WOW! Thanks for the link on this lying weasel.
Without going into detail, Mr. Gordon said it would be a priority of his tenure to reassert the governments control of the contracting process.
Well, that's all we need to know!
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:31:30 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Just A Nobody
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:47:07 AM PDT
by
Syncro
(Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
To: Syncro
Not sleeping much myself these days. The pain is becoming intolerable.
Yes, I remember the pics of Jim with Sarah. LOL! IIRC, Sheila threatened to divorce him...AGAIN! ;*)
Your link didn't work for West at the FReeper Convention.
Here is Part 1 of his speech.
And Part 2!
Congressman LTC Allen West for President 2012
West above the rest!
To be added to this Ping List simply ping or FRmail me or Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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posted on
05/14/2011 6:57:03 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Just A Nobody
Oops thanks.
I left the last url I copied instead of snagging the new one.
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posted on
05/14/2011 7:48:18 AM PDT
by
Syncro
(Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
To: Syncro
NP...I figured it was sumpin like that. Have a GRATE day.
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posted on
05/14/2011 8:02:41 AM PDT
by
Just A Nobody
(Beware the ENEMEDIA ... Never Again! Support our Troops!)
To: Just A Nobody
To: sbMKE
Extortion not for public use only hacks have that right.
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posted on
05/14/2011 10:02:11 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
To: Just A Nobody
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posted on
05/14/2011 2:09:22 PM PDT
by
manic4organic
(We won. Get over it.)
To: Just A Nobody
Thanks for the ping. Cong. West exposed that lying sack of dung effortlessly.
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posted on
05/14/2011 4:48:17 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Who crashed the markets on 9/15/08 and why?)
To: Just A Nobody
“I am not in a position to yield an opinion about the draft.” What a rat bastard.
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posted on
05/14/2011 7:04:27 PM PDT
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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