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Republican IRS agent says Cincinnati began 'Tea Party' inquiries
Reuters ^ | 6/9/13 | David Morgan and Kim Dixon

Posted on 06/09/2013 3:16:01 PM PDT by jimbo123

A U.S. Internal Revenue Service manager, who described himself as a conservative Republican, told congressional investigators that he and a local colleague decided to give conservative groups the extra scrutiny that has prompted weeks of political controversy.

In an official interview transcript released on Sunday by Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, the manager said he and an underling set aside "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups that had applied for tax-exempt status because the organizations appeared to pose a new precedent that could affect future IRS filings.

Cummings, top Democrat on the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee conducting the probe, told CNN's "State of the Union" program that the manager's comments provided evidence that politics was not behind IRS actions that have fueled a month-long furor in Washington.

"He is a conservative Republican working for the IRS. I think this interview and these statements go a long way toward showing that the White House was not involved in this," Cummings told CNN's "State of the Union" program.

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To: jimbo123

But we know who Congress critter Elijah Cummings is: another Hank Johnson D-GA.
Remember the guy who lobbed the softball to Holder last month?
These guys are so far up the Halfrican’s backside, they can’t tell the difference between s*** and Shinola.


61 posted on 06/09/2013 4:14:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: oblomov

Darrell Issa tweets this afternoon:

“Cummings extreme & reckless assertions signal that his true motivation is stopping oversight & he has no genuine interest in exposing truth”


We have had PUBLIC testimony that the Obama IRS is not fully cooperating now. Issa, Camp and Boehner have done NOTHING about it. The target is the kenyan and his stooges in the IRS.

Cummings is just flapping his gums here. Issa is doing the same with his tweet.

So what is the GOP action plan? Tweet the kenyan to death?


62 posted on 06/09/2013 4:15:39 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Hardraade
Cummings has an IQ of around 50.

That high? I think you have his IQ confused with the collective IQ of that special group he belongs to in the Congress.

63 posted on 06/09/2013 4:17:11 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: jimbo123

The GOPe hates the Tea Party more than the Donks.


64 posted on 06/09/2013 4:19:01 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: jimbo123

SURRRRRREEE......This creep, NO NAME, must be STEVE SCHMIDT! This is out and out PROPANGANDA!!


65 posted on 06/09/2013 4:20:13 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimbo123

Well If Democrat Elijah Cummings says it then it must be so!


66 posted on 06/09/2013 4:20:26 PM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

So the low info voters are the whores, and we pay their pimps like we actually got something on return?


67 posted on 06/09/2013 4:21:50 PM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: DAC21

Elijah is given a chance not to be BREITBARTED.....he was railing against this and the spending scandal at the IRS and maybe his friend Holder or Obama gave him a CALL....or a HORSE’S HEAD in his BED!! This is LAUGHABLE it’s so stupid.


68 posted on 06/09/2013 4:23:11 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: KittenClaws

It’s amazing with all the people looking into this that Elijah Cummings was the only one able to find the guy who did it.

And obtain a confession!


69 posted on 06/09/2013 4:25:03 PM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"he and an underling set aside "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups that had applied for tax-exempt status because the organizations appeared to pose a new precedent that could affect future IRS filings."

No sane "conservative republican" would ever do something so convoluted and frankly, stupid and illegal.

This is like the "conservative republican" couple that bugged that Newt Gingrich phone call and happened to give the tape to Jim McDermott.

This "conservative republican" needs to be outed. NOW!

IF he exists at all, he'll only have donated to democrat candidates to "be sure that elections are fair" or some bull$hit.

70 posted on 06/09/2013 4:25:11 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: swamprebel

SUE HIS ASS.


71 posted on 06/09/2013 4:25:47 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimbo123
In an official interview transcript released on Sunday by Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, the manager said he and an underling set aside "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups that had applied for tax-exempt status because the organizations appeared to pose a new precedent that could affect future IRS filings.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Elijah Cummings?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

This is embarrassing.
But ridiculous.

By the way, I am a lifelong progressive, socialist, communist, environmentalist feminist-supporting Democrat!
and I approve this message.

72 posted on 06/09/2013 4:26:30 PM PDT by publius911 (Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
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To: oblomov

Well GO DARRELL!!!! Nice to see a MAN in the HOUSE!!! GO!!


73 posted on 06/09/2013 4:26:57 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jimbo123

B.S. of the highest order!!!!!!!!!


74 posted on 06/09/2013 4:27:06 PM PDT by District13 (I miss my country!)
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To: lodi90

STOP IT!! Give Darrell some Space and AID....geesh....he’s swimming upstream going after a HUGE...the HUGEST CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE known to mankind....the ENTIRE DEMOCRAT PARTY!!! Give him a chance.


75 posted on 06/09/2013 4:29:32 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

“Solved” is the word Liar Cummings is using.


76 posted on 06/09/2013 4:31:57 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: All

This is a scandal that should not only bring down this administration, but the entire government. It’s time the states stepped in and took power back from this a-holes.


77 posted on 06/09/2013 4:32:11 PM PDT by Stingray (Stand for the truth or you'll fall for anything.)
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To: lodi90

GOP action plan is to splinter into two parties, just before the new civil war turns “hot”.


78 posted on 06/09/2013 4:37:12 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: jimbo123

Even for BS it’s pretty thin. We all have known for some number of weeks that Lois Lerner was doing this for years at the Federal Election Commission.


79 posted on 06/09/2013 4:38:08 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: jimbo123; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

“Hi, Rush? I’m a lifelong registered Conservative Republican, but this will be the first time I’m voting for {name of contemporary commie here] . . .”

PING!


80 posted on 06/09/2013 4:41:35 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Drag Me From Hell!)
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