Sen. Marco Rubio is just asking to be #FlaggedForAudit with that subversive (and “admittedly racist”) #TeaParty hashtag. One head might have rolled this afternoon with the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS, but that’s not going to be the end of it. Rubio blames the Obama administration’s culture of intimidation for allowing those “low-level employees” at the IRS to justify their targeting of conservatives.
We read about other places where leaders use govt to muscle dissent & opponents.Now realize that this #POTUS making us one of those places
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 16, 2013
. @marcorubio what is your evidence for that assertion?
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 16, 2013
For a journalist, Politico’s Ben White really isn’t showing a grasp of current events.
@morningmoneyben @marcorubio Are you naive of have you just been living under a rock?
— Quincy Wigglesworth (@WillSmith876) May 16, 2013
@morningmoneyben @marcorubio and what planet have you come from Mr. White?
— Della Ree ? (@Lleeoonn007) May 16, 2013
@morningmoneyben @marcorubio IRS admission they targeted groups of people based on their political affiliations.
— onesoldiersmom ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@onesoldiersmom) May 16, 2013
POTUS not yet implicated “@onesoldiersmom: @morningmoneyben @marcorubio IRS admission they targeted groups
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 16, 2013
It’s true that the president has managed to avoid implication in the IRS’ shenanigans. After all, he doesn’t seem to have any idea what’s going on under his nose until he reads it in the newspaper.
https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/334839415622995971
What do you mean? Don’t read too much into Obama giving speeches encouraging audiences to “punish our enemies” by voting — because voting is the best revenge after all.
Very broad charge “@LoganDobson: @morningmoneyben. One can create an atmosphere that fosters a kind of behavior without directly ordering
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/morganjosephina/status/334839883162062850
@morganjosephina @marcorubio that's not what he said
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) May 16, 2013
No, that’s not what he said, thankfully. For what it’s worth, RNC Chair Reince Priebus isn’t afraid to make the same claim.
RNC Chair Reince Priebus says resignation of Miller not enough, "clearly a scapegoat that distracts from answering the core questions"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) May 15, 2013
Priebus says Pres. Obama still owes apology,"no denying he created a culture in his admin. that encouraged the targeting of these groups"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) May 15, 2013
Priebus: key question is who in WH knew and when, Pres. "should take responsibility for what happened and stop avoiding the tough questions"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskNews) May 15, 2013
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