Posted on 06/04/2013 12:36:57 PM PDT by servo1969
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) not only blamed the victims of the IRS's targeting on Tuesday--he also implied the IRS would have been justified targeting conservative and Tea Party groups if the agency did so based on what the groups stood for instead of on the words in their names.
At a House Ways and Means hearing in which six leaders of organizations the IRS had targeted were testifying, McDermott said the "mistake here was the staff used the names of the organizatiions instead of the work they do."
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McDermott lashed out at the witnesses, saying "each of your groups are highly political" and said that Tea Party and conservative groups that were essentially asking for "a tax break" were trying to game the system and should have been scrutinized for submitting applications for tax-exempt status. He continued by saying taxpayers should know "which side you fall on" and whether groups were interested in finding voters who vote without IDs or doing things like promoting Communist views.
He called the hearings a "circus" and "political theatre" and accused Republicans for looking for a "conspiracy" that did not exist. He suggested the law should be rewritten to prevent groups that engage in political activity from getting tax-exempt status.
He also then went on a rant against George W. Bush and accused the Bush administration of targeting liberal groups "without any concern."
An exasperated Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who was the next to question, told the witnesses, "so you're to blame ...I guess that's the message."
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So Jim, been busted for any felonous wiretapping violations lately.
There are out in the open. And to be honest, you have lived near Illinois, you could see this coming.
We need to learn to play the game, only get more organized and play it better than the other side.
He was reading from a prepared statement , probably prepared by the Dem propaganda board a few days ago
Double standard is a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another. A double standard is a sign of amorality, which is a consequence of anti-conceptual mentality which is the typical mentality of clueless libtards who choose not to, or are unable to think.
It’s evidentiary of their Humanist worldview.
They believe that they are gods, who can decide what ideas should triumph, and what is right and wrong, good and evil.
(See Gen 3:4-5)
He sounds like a combination of Daffy Duck on a rant, Adolf Hitler (sorry Godwin), a demon-possessed Robin Williams, Nathan Thurm (”It's not me, it's him”), Satan (circa 200AD), and the alien from the Monkees that said, “My feet aren't on backwards, yours are.”
https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanJimMcDermott
Remember he was convicted of passing an illegal wiretap and had to pay Gingrich a very big chunk of money. He a moral leper
Hey McDermott, you senile azzhole, that was the LSM talking point for SUNDAY. It didn't fly. Go ask Jarret what the new talking point is today. Or did you and you just forgot? /spit
” Where are our Republicans to defend us against azzholes like this.”
Cowering in a corner, afraid to take a strong stand on any issue.
I think McDermott would blame a woman for being raped too.
He never did care. LOL! At one point he claimed to be a Vietnam vet. Turns out all he did was serve on some base in the US. He is an evil nutcase.
media would’ve skewered bush if he did this, the nixonian references would have been gigantic.
I read this and went ballistic.
Talk about the war on women — with this statement, he proves, that deep down, he really believes that every woman who gets raped... it’s really her fault.
WHAT A F__&*^&* A$#@$%))^
if they can lkie, and lie to the cameras, convincingly, all they need is their base to believe it, and the willing lapdog media to further repeat the lies for them.
He looks like the worthless SOS he is.
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