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 Issas 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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Bad, matginzac...double post....naughty.
refresh my memory but didn't the LIAR Carney state that Benghazi happened a long time ago....like nine months???
wonder what he classifies 40 years ago being??? this entire group of jerks makes me ill wondering if they feel they are getting even, lol such cry babies.
I weep for the America I knew, the America I grew up in where we played in the streets until dark and were safe and our parents didn't worry about what we were doing...thoes days are no more...sad..
The pursed lips, the petulant stare, that tousled boyish hair....yep, you guessed it...I don’t care if he is married (or bearded or however you call it).
Desperation yields panic
Obama will ultimately run off the rails. Near the end Hitler sent orders to long destroyed divisions. Obama will order minions with bus tracks on their backs to intimidate Issa
Oh wow! Get with it!
Can’t wait to see you!
IANAL, but I do believe it is. And Issa would be giving assent to the statement if he doesn’t sue.
Yep, you’re right on all counts!
God bless and keep you and everyone here.
Precisely.
He’s got all the traits and he’s snooty to boot.
If Davey is married to a female, it is more likely that she beats him. He looks like some wimpy dork.
-PJ
Y’all drive carefully and make sure your maintenance is good. This is the hottest of the hot of the summer in the desert....
Keep poking that bear, boys. It isn’t going to hurt him but it might just piss him off.
In December 2010, Plouffe received $100,000 for two speeches in Nigeria from an affiliate of the South African telecommunications company MTN Group. At the time, MTN had been doing business with the government of Iran since 2005. Recently, MTN has come under increased scrutiny by the U.S. for allegations that the Iranian government has used the MTN network in the country to track and monitor dissidents. MTN has been listed on the “Iran Business Registry” of prominent watchdog group United Against Nuclear Iran since 2009.
Ugly paid whore.
From Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals:
RULE 12: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
BREAKING: IRS Paper Trail All The Way To The Top Level In D.C.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/06/breaking-irs-papertrail-all-the-way-to-the-top-level-in-d-c/
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