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Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s column appears Sundays. The former Maryland governor and member of Congress is a partner at the law firm King & Spalding and the author of "Turn this Car Around" and "America: Hope for Change" — books about national politics.
1 posted on 06/29/2014 8:26:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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"Why no outrage over the IRS' tea party targeting?"

For the same reason Pravda didn't make a stink about the gulags.

2 posted on 06/29/2014 8:29:23 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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They have been told that the Tea Party is Evil by the Super Evil Democratic party over and over and over again ,Democrats repeat things so much that people think it’s true


3 posted on 06/29/2014 8:30:02 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The comments are most enlightening, seems that the constitution does apply equally. Rights for us, but none for thee.


5 posted on 06/29/2014 8:31:39 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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For the same reason that the senior Senator from Chappaquiddick never spent a single moment in jail.
6 posted on 06/29/2014 8:31:40 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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because the Tea Party isn’t PC


11 posted on 06/29/2014 8:35:04 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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Why is there no liberal outrage over Obama’s war crimes, spying, dirty tricks, partian attacks, etc... PING!


14 posted on 06/29/2014 8:42:09 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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Because this is a country of lambs being led to the slaughter.


15 posted on 06/29/2014 8:42:39 AM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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Could it be that some GOPe members were involved? That would mute interest on both sides of the aisle.

The media’s lack of attention is understandable since they use the same bias in their reporting; it just seems natural to them that a government agency would be used to win elections.


16 posted on 06/29/2014 8:43:56 AM PDT by DBrow
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Why no outrage? That’s easy. Because for the uniparty, the political infrastructure...and let’s face it...the majority of the electorate, the ends justify the means.

You don’t fix that by reference to a rigged electoral system. You fix that by getting a divorce.


19 posted on 06/29/2014 8:45:07 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Be a part of the American freedom migration: freestateproject.org)
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In part because few know about it. In part because a larger case needs to be made. Our side describes it as ‘targeting the tea party’. It needs to be discussed as using the IRS for political gain and revenge. Make it more general and get it out beyond the highly engaged newsies. Say these are actions that would make Nixon blush.

It’s largely about effective messaging. Something our side continues to do poorly. The tea party has effectively been painted as some fringe group even as many who share every view of the movement think they aren’t part of it.


20 posted on 06/29/2014 8:45:57 AM PDT by ilgipper
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Oh there is outrage but the media refuses to report it.


21 posted on 06/29/2014 8:46:23 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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Why no outrage?
Because this is a democrat administration.
If Bush were still president this IRS targeting of leftist groups would be an OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!
We would NEVER hear the end of it.

Leftist hypocrites make me sick.


23 posted on 06/29/2014 8:48:25 AM PDT by mowowie
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The Tea Party is the cheese that stands alone.
Rinos see it as their greatest enemy.
Dems surely don’t care about it.
When the Tea Party’s voice is silenced, who is left to defend it? Works out perfectly for both sides.


30 posted on 06/29/2014 9:05:08 AM PDT by Shugee
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Both major parties want the Tea Party to be gone and have worked hard and spent loads of money at that end.
Both parties want the current go along get along big gub mint every one makes lot of money deal to continue.
Tea Partiers like me want ot do away with about 80 percent of this federal worthless gubmint.
Well that’s about it.


31 posted on 06/29/2014 9:11:23 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
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President Obama says it’s another phony scandal. So it is.


32 posted on 06/29/2014 9:17:39 AM PDT by informavoracious (Open your eyes, people!)
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No outrage.
It’s simple
People now feel threatened and intimidated by the
IRS and NSA. We are no longer a FREE nation
Time to make changes to this uncontrolled government.


33 posted on 06/29/2014 9:17:46 AM PDT by hapnHal (hapnHal)
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Many people are too stupid to see the significance.


34 posted on 06/29/2014 9:21:33 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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I’m sorry, but you can’t put this down to a crosstown high school rivalry where the Democrat media is always going to support the Democrat Party. The Democrats have to pay the media to be so partisan.


35 posted on 06/29/2014 9:22:50 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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"Come to think of it, this would be the type of scenario a young, community activist, Harvard Law professor would typically get excited about."

Obama was never a professor. He was a teacher's assistant.

39 posted on 06/29/2014 9:41:16 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro.)
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While America burns, Boehner tans…….


44 posted on 06/29/2014 10:21:06 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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