Ben Carson calls on IRS to target Muslim advocacy group

MSNBC ^ | 10/02/2015 | Aliyah Frumin

[celmak]

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is going after an influential U.S. Islamic group, arguing it violated the federal tax code after its executive director recently called on Carson to withdraw from the race following his controversial remarks about Muslims.

The retired neurosurgeon started a petition on Thursday asking supporters to encourage the Internal Revenue Service to take away the Council on Islamic-American Relations’ tax exempt status.

[celmak]

Even if you don't want him as President, you have got to like what Carson is doing here.

[HarleyLady27]

That’s all fine and good, but you start in with the muslim talk about this and that, your going to have obuma coming after your ‘money bags’....

[grania]

you have to like what Carson is doing here

Dr. Carson has certainly sharpened his message, and he's choosing real good targets.

[MichaelCorleone]

“Even if you don’t want him as President, you have got to like what Carson is doing here.”

I do like it, very much so.

I would expect some stalling from the 0bama IRS, but hopefully this will gain currency and the pressure will build.

I sense political correctness melting away, or at least a moratorium of sorts.

Bravo Dr. Carson!

[mountainlion]

IRS, Justice... should target all anti-American groups.

[CottonBall]

I expect his poll numbers to go up now.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I can see the liberals have a meltdown about this. But even if they meltdown, it gets the idea into the public discussion.

[bicyclerepair]

Like, the lynch-mob will do anything about it? yeah right

[Conservative4Ever]

Yes, you can like what he’s doing here.

[Sarah Barracuda]

CAIR is NOT an advocacy group, they are terror funded organization that gets the majority of their money from Hamas and Hezbollah

[celmak]

Like, the lynch-mob will do anything about it? yeah right Yeppers, Carson should just keep his mouth shut and lat CAIR spit on him! In fact, we should all just lie down and let them musi's chop off all our heads and take over our country!

[VRW Conspirator]

Should have been done long ago.

[celmak]

your going to have obuma coming after your ‘money bags’....

Yeppers, Carson should just drop his pants and let CAIR do it to him.

[Carriage Hill]

Being fellow hate-America suck-ups, you’d think pmsNBC could get the muzzies’ terrorist-funders name right.

“...Council on Islamic-American Relations...” - ???
vs
Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR)
http://www.cair.com

[SandRat]

The IRS is more likely to TARGET CONSERVATIVES, TEA PARTY MEMBERS, CHRISTIANS AND FREEPERS.

[Aria]

I like Carson a lot and think he deserves a high place in the Trump administration.

[Don Corleone]

WTG Ben

[HarleyLady27]

I agree with that...and I can see a good job here by Carson, I just don’t want anyone to ruin him...he is a good person...

If I were him, I would tell my ‘money bags’ if they want to say something about what they think, they should say it themselves...

[100American]

Stupid stupid stupid!!!!!!

Advocating the use of the IRS to target groups is a good idea???

I will leave it at that for reflection, we want to reduce the IRS and what they do NOT amplify and codify it.

That sword has 2 edges...

Now clearing out the “layer” of the IRS in control of “compliance” (501c3 etc.) is rules based not a political tool we use as well

Take the high road, anything a Liberal says is not as it seems at first

Watch and See...

[celmak]

The IRS is more likely to TARGET CONSERVATIVES, TEA PARTY MEMBERS, CHRISTIANS AND FREEPERS.

The IRS is targeting "CONSERVATIVES, TEA PARTY MEMBERS, CHRISTIANS AND FREEPERS" in general, and/or because of what Carson has done? Because the IRS is already auditing what you say.