Sounds Kinda Like An “Enemies List” to Me
A few years ago, a lady named Christine O’Donnell ran for the Senate in Delaware. She ran an, um, interesting campaign.
She lost.
One can argue whether or not she was a good candidate. I personally thought she was a poor candidate, ran at best a mediocre campaign, and that a better candidate could have won. But regardless, she managed to parlay that experience – and the publicity it generated – into a new gig. She now writes a column for the Washington Times Communities.
Ms. O’Donnell is quite conservative. She was a Tea Party favorite when she ran for the Senate.
However, for the past few years she’s been having a bit of trouble with a certain Federal agency. Let’s see – she’s conservative and writes a column for a conservative publication. Gee, what Federal agency do you think might be giving her a hard time?
If you guessed the IRS, give yourself a pat on the back. Yeah, the same IRS that has been proven grossly biased against conservatives – giving conservative organizations filing for nonprofit status the “slow-roll” treatment, while expediting the processing of those who are politically liberal and/or well-connected.
The IRS has now reportedly frozen Ms. O’Donnell’s bank accounts. In error. For the second time in the last 5 years. And the IRS also reportedly removed $30,000 from her accounts when it froze them – which has yet to be returned.
If you or I pulled a stunt like that, it would probably be called “theft by deception”, fraud, or something similar, We’d almost certainly be on the “hot seat” being grilled by Federal LEOs.
But here, it’s the IRS doing it to a public figure of the opposite political philosophy than the current DC clown krewe in charge Administration. So it’s seemingly A-OK.
You know, I can’t help but contrast this incident to stuff I remember from years ago. When employees of a certain past former POTUS pulled similar stunts, it was called “dirty tricks” and an “enemies list”; the press raised hell about it. But today, for the current Administration it seems to be just “business as usual” – and the press doesn’t seem to give a damn.
“Most transparent administration in history”? Well, maybe. If you’re talking most transparently willing to abuse the power of the Federal bureaucracy to retaliate against its political enemies, that is.
And meanwhile from the press we hear . . . nada. They seem unable to pull their thumbs out of their keisters and write anything
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I honestly can’t think of a good reason why the IRS would target O’Donnell of all people. It’s not as if she is a powerhouse in the political arena. I can’t escape the thought that it’s some IRS agent’s idea of a sick joke. A hurtful, damaging joke, but a joke.
Having said that, if there is any government organization that deserves to be smacked down hard and then smacked down again HARDER, it’s the IRS. Slimeballs all.
Maybe not, MustangCryppie. There were a helluva lot of “head-scratchers” on Nixon’s complete enemies list, too. Paul Newman, Carol Channing, and Joe Namath were all on it.
No John Lennon?
She must have said something that annoyed the sycophants surrounding bodaprez, and we can ONLY guess who that might be.
Good reason to keep money locked up in a safe place at home.
It’s also a good reason to keep ALL of your effing tax records for the last 25 years, and mail your returns by certified or registered mail with a ‘signature required’ return receipt.
Especially with the current (lack of) administration, do not trust the banks until these criminals are gone.
So they basically stole money from her, froze her assets, and that’s okay?
Yet Al Sharpton owes millions in back taxes and he gets to visit the white house.
Plus, they haven’t collected 6 billion in tax dollars from people that they know need to pay it.
There was a poll a couple years ago that indicated that IRS employees don’t feel the need or care to follow the law, they do what they think is necessary.
I hope when the next President that comes in (who will be republican if they don’t screw it up) fires the lot of them.
Al Capone owed $150,000 and went to prison. Sharptoon owes $4.5 Million and he gets invited to White House parties and “advises” the President and the commie mayor of Nooo Yawk.
Fmr Treasury Secy Tim “Turbo Tax” Geithner, and Charlie Rangel….somehow just not a big deal when there is a “D” by your name.
Yeah, and to be fair Congressman Michael Grimm (R) New York has alot to answer for.
The IRS is run by the treasury dept who along with the justice dept works directly for Hussein. So the Bum in the White House didn’t know Lois Lerner was screwing with conservative organizations. When she had multiple meetings with the justice dept before the elections. And screwing around with conservatives bank accounts is just an error. So what do they talk about at cabinet meetings everyday…..the weather. This stinks all the way to the top dog. It’s just that the left leaning media is looking through rose color glasses an can’t see any blood here, an won’t ever find anything wrong with the left.
Maybe she should put a hex on the IRS?
Sorry, couldn’t resist. 🙂