Whoa. Can we hear more about that story?
MORE: IRS apologizes for inappropriately targeting conservative political groups in 2012 election: http://t.co/Ahpw9solr8 -CJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 10, 2013
Um … that’s a story about Prince Harry, AP. Do we have another source?
The IRS apologizes for 'inappropriately flagging conservative groups in 2012' http://t.co/EFC1lQXgqZ
— Rare (@Rare) May 10, 2013
According to this Associated Press story republished at Rare, the IRS admits it flagged tax-exempt conservative groups for additional scrutiny during the 2012 election season.
Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their applications for tax-exempt status were singled out for additional reviews.
Lerner said the practice, initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati, was wrong and she apologized while speaking at a conference in Washington.
Flashback: Mark Levin’s Landmark Legal Foundation pushed back against IRS bullying of conservative groups.
FLASHBACK 3/2012: Mark Levin’s Landmark Legal pushes for probe of Tea Party-bullying IRS==> http://t.co/ZNgodd2YqH
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 10, 2013
Obama IRS admits witch hunt vs #teaparty. http://t.co/kzYJ0Q9dzl | Thnk @marklevinshow & #teaparty 4 FIGHTING BACK http://t.co/ZNgodd2YqH
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 10, 2013
But evidently the IRS is totally sorry and stuff.
http://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/statuses/332868504162287616
Yeah, no.
http://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/statuses/332870148736299010
An admission of gestapo tactics by the IRS is not exoneration. This "inappropriate" targeting of conservative groups should be investigated
— WUHAN!!! I Got You All In Check! (@Pqlyur1) May 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/VodkaPundit/status/332873019322155008
Dear IRS: An apology is not enough. Who ordered you to target conservatives, and why has he not been impeached yet?
— Area Man (@lheal) May 10, 2013
This would be a start:
http://twitter.com/lachlan/statuses/332871015447281664
Exit questions:
(1) When did the IRS malfeasance occur and when did it become public?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(2) Has anyone been disciplined for the IRS malfeasance. What are their names? What was the discipline?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(3) How did it happen that "low-level staffers" could cause such trouble?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(4) Why did no "high-level staffers" put a stop to it?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(5) How can this be prevented in the future?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(6) Which groups, specifically, were targeted?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
(7) How much did the inappropriate targeting cost the groups?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013
The real question is what will the consequences be for what the IRS did? If there are none, then liberty is lost in this country.
— Jeremy Wood (@SoonerCubby) May 10, 2013
Update:
More from Mark Levin:
IRS FINALLY APOLOGIZES TO TEA PARTY GROUPS AFTER LANDMARK LEGAL FOUNDATION DEMANDED TREASURY DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION http://t.co/SBvUj9PHbo
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 10, 2013
Landmark's letter to Treasury demanding investigation into IRS intimidation of tea party groups… http://t.co/ygboqdf4VD
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 10, 2013
More on the IRS acknowledgment of politically-motivated behavior against tea party groups http://t.co/Bsn72NUZSB
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 10, 2013
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The letter the IRS sent to those icky conservatives who call themselves “patriots”:
Here's the letter/questionnaire the IRS sent to a bunch of Tea Party groups. http://t.co/uVaDpAkih1
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) May 10, 2013
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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