As Twitchy reported, the IRS’ apology for targeting conservative groups like the Tea Party Patriots for aggressive investigation just happened to emerge only days before an inspector general’s report is expected to be released, giving the results of a year-long investigation into the agency.
Portions of a draft of that report issued to Congressional aides have made it into the hands of the Associated Press and suggest an even bigger scandal. Not only were words like “tea party” and “patriot” flagged — the AP reports that agents were directed to flag groups “involved in limiting/expanding Government” and “educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.” That leaves public schools out, but really?
https://twitter.com/joethefatman1/status/333356054488428544
educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, social economic reform/movement. IRS says…..thats a Flagging
— Roger Smith (@Nuk3dawg) May 11, 2013
What the holy fuck? IRS targets include groups focused on "educating on the Constitution and Bill of Rights" http://t.co/c3Q0nagBKi
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/333362265485094913
THANKS OBAMA
RT @iowahawkblog IRS targets include groups focused on "educating on the Constitution & Bill of Rights" http://t.co/oasxiX3J54
— Mike Beasley (@MikeBeas) May 11, 2013
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Obama? No, but somebody’s going under the bus for this one.
Dems demonize #TeaParty and DHS calls it threat so guess who gets targeted by #IRS –> Obama owns this
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) May 11, 2013
It is no longer a "right-wing paranoid conspiracy theory" #DHS, FBI & #IRS really have been targeting conservatives #gop #tcot #p2 #dem #nra
— Misha Ski (@msbs05) May 11, 2013
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