Posted on 02/13/2014 5:17:42 AM PST by xzins
Edited on 02/13/2014 5:25:48 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
On Monday, Dr. Benjamin Carson, the former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, said he and his family were targeted by the IRS in retribution for comments critical of Barack Obama, Newsmax reported.
According to Carson, audits and other harassment began in May or June of 2013, just a few months after his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Gradually, he added, the harassment expanded to include family members, associates, and his charitable endeavors.
“I’ve been quite — I would say astonished at the level of hostility that I have encountered,” he told Newsmax TV’s John Bachman.
“The IRS has investigated me. They said, ‘I want to look at your real estate holdings.’ There was nothing there. ‘Well, let’s expand to an entire [year], everything.’ There was nothing there. ‘Let’s do another year.’ Finally, after a few months, they went away. But they’ve come after my family, they’ve come after my friends, they’ve come after associates,” he added.
Until now, Newsmax said, Dr. Carson has shied away from tying the IRS actions to his criticism of Obama, but now he says Americans live “in a Gestapo age” even though they may not realize it.
He also said Congress has to step up to the plate and do its job.
“The reason we have divided government is if one branch of the government gets out of control, starts thinking they’re too big for their britches, you need to be able to have control,” he said.
…”We sit there and we say, ‘Oh this is horrible.’ But we don’t do anything. And see, that’s what I’m trying to get our congressional people, our lawmakers – they’ve got to get courage,” he said. “Because why would anybody who has an agenda to fundamentally change this nation, why would they stop if no one is opposing them?”
Carson also believes the retribution will continue, but promises he will not be forced into silence.
“The only reason that I haven’t shut up is because in Romans 8 it says ‘If God be for you, who can be against you?’ And I believe in that protection that God gives you,” he added.
Carson’s experience is “not that different from what many others are experiencing,” said GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell. “It’s quite, quite troublesome and disturbing.”
“I have heard this same story over and over and over throughout the last year,” she said. “I cannot tell you how many donors to conservative organizations, people who have become active, have said ‘I was never audited until I started giving money to X conservative candidate or cause.’”
“The only reason that I haven’t shut up is because in Romans 8 it says ‘If God be for you, who can be against you?’ And I believe in that protection that God gives you,” he added.
The biggest power we had in this country was a separation of powers. With a compliant legislature giving the executive branch anything and everything it wants with a judiciary that refuses to respond to common Americans, it’s becomes very clear that America is no longer a constitutional republic.
Impeach the hero of benghazi and remove from office.
And every day that Obama is not challenged and stopped by a sycophantic GOPe and by a corrupt justice system, he grows bolder. There will soon come a day when groups and individuals who openly and publically oppose Obama will be silenced by any means necessary.. After all, as Obama has said, he can do anything that he wants.
Going to jail?
Lois Lerner needs to be given the needle. The death penalty is appropriate for her destructive crimes against the Republic
As long as we have bohenr & mcconnell in leadership roles.
I’ve said before that they have something on the GOP-E that makes them toe the line. The more I think about it, though, I believe the GOP-E is doing exactly what they believe in.
Obama doesn’t need anything on them. They’re liberals and on his side.
It is going to go on until we take our country back. We will be able to tell when all involved in this BS are in prison. That is if the libturds want to “play nice”. Otherwise there will be a great deal of blood shed. Their choice.
The gestapo arm of the U.S.A. - United Socialists of America
HOORAY Ben! “See something, say something” ALERT!
The MSM is the enemy.
The GOP take a stand. Not a chance. A few will try and rally but for the most part the GOPe is Obama Lapdogs.
Amazing what the NSA programs can do. Listen in on a few phone calls, build files and let the blackmail begin.
It might be time for the people to do what the slugs in DC refuse.
Lavrenti Beria, the head of Joseph Stalin’s KGB, once quipped to his boss, “show me the man and I will find the crime.”
(ref: Alan Dershowitz on SpitzerGate: What Is This? Russia?)
Big Prayers up For Dr. Ben.
He is “One Of Us”. Let us stand with him and support him in any way we can.
But ESPECIALLY with PRAYER!
Your on your own Ben...there are not enough in Congress, who gives a damn and those that do are categorized as trouble makers.
Sad situation, very sad, very, very sad, corruption is the accepted norm.
Conversation at IRS HQ:
Intercom buzzs, IRS Employee:”Hey Boss, how’s that massage therapist working out?”
IRS Boss: “Great! Just one of the perks of working for the people. By the way, send over the Ted Cruz donor list. I need to make the audit list for next year.”
IRS Employee: “Sure thing, Boss. And send over that massage therapist when he is done. Auditing conservatives is stressful.”
...” Carson’s experience is “not that different from what many others are experiencing,” said GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell. “It’s quite, quite troublesome and disturbing.”
“I have heard this same story over and over and over throughout the last year,” she said. “I cannot tell you how many donors to conservative organizations, people who have become active, have said ‘I was never audited until I started giving money to X conservative candidate or cause.’”...
The IRS came after us after my husband sent a donation to a local Tea Party. Thankfully, we have used a CPA since we retired years ago and he was furious over what they were trying to do and was very verbal in his communications to them concerning the matter. There was nothing there and no two people could have been as careful to pay the required taxes over the years as we have been. My belief is that they looked at our age and decided they could intimidate us because we are Senior Citizens. The amount of money they told us we owed to them was astronomical and confiscatory of our savings. The whole thing was frightening. We have wondered whether we should go public with what happened to us. Sounds like we have plenty of company. The Gestapo tactics are very sobering. I love Dr. Carson and am very grateful to him for using his visibility to speak out in that wonderfully logical and eloquent way. I saw him on O’Reilly last night and was aghast that O’Reilly seems to think Nazi Germany could not happen here. Stunning!
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