Donna Brazile: No conspiracy here, IRS targeted liberals, too

Tampa Bay Times Pundit Facts ^ | June 22, 2014

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Our ruling:

Brazile, who did not respond to an email, said the IRS was "looking at everybody" including liberal groups and progressive groups. Yes, some progressive groups did have their tax-exempt status applications flagged as the IRS reviewed whether nonprofit groups were engaging in political activities.

But it wasn’t to the same degree as tea party and other conservative groups, nor did it result in the same actions. The list targeting tea party groups resulted in delayed processing that in some cases lasted almost three years and inquiries into their donors. Further, the inspector general found tea party groups were systematically singled out as part of an office-wide effort, while progressive groups were not.

Weighing all of this, we rate Brazile’s comments Half True.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

100% Bravo Sierra.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I have not heard of ONE far left group being targeted by the IRS..Brazile is full of poo..one day karma is gonna be a well, ya know..and leftists won’t like when they get targeted instead of Conservatives..then you will hear them crying

[ClearCase_guy]

the IRS was "looking at everybody"

Yeah, but they were smiling at some and frowning at others. All depends on the party, pal.

[JSteff]

"Brazile, who did not respond to an email, said the IRS was looking at everybody" including liberal groups and progressive groups"

Really? Can you provide a list to prove that?

[allendale]

One thing Obama has going, the commissars stay loyal. No leaks. no deep throat. Would be funny though if the technician who records all oval office conversations suddenly got religion.

[originalbuckeye]

Agree 100%!

[Viennacon]

The IRS targeting liberal groups was DEBUNKED you lefty sweathog!

[Texas Eagle]

Oh, good.

So she won't be the least bit displeased when President Cruz returns the favor when he's in office.

[MeshugeMikey]

President Cruz.

I like the look and the sound of that!

President Cruz Yes there may yet be HOPE....real hope, for our Republic!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

She has utterly zero basis for making such a comment. None, zero.

[DemforBush]

Isn’t Brazile the one who started the rumor back in the day that H.W. Bush was messing around with a secretary or some such rot?

[PGalt]

Another Marxist mouthpuss speaks.

[South40]

What a dumbarse. If the IRS targeted anyone it is a conspiracy.

Has she been hanging out with the tree again?

[R_Kangel]

.... I believe what Donna Brazile said is 100% accurate ..... there was in fact 3 or 4 Democrat groups out of the 450 or so incidents of IRS targeting. So she is therefore technically correct .... but fundamentally wrong. She can however technically claim that the targeting was Bipartisan in scope..... and that is how the State Controlled Media will report it to the masses and spin it as nothing but a partisan GOP witch hunt.

[Vision]

Donna Brazile is a racist with no credibility.

[QT3.14]

[xzins]

So Brazile’s argument is that since the IRS abused its power with both sides, that it’s fine and dandy that they melted down the evidence, obstructed investigations, lied to Congress, and are still stonewalling.

As long as the IRS is impartial tyranny, then the US is ok with it. Is that right MS. Brazile?

[garjog]