IRS: Our Tea Party witch hunt wasn't 'motivated by political bias'; No comment on disciplinary action

Jenn Taylor | 1:23 PM on May 10, 2013

The Associated Press has expanded its story on the IRS “inappropriately flagging” about 75 conservative groups for additional review. Evidently there’s nothing to see here. The bullying of Tea Party organizations wasn’t “motivated by political bias” or anything like that.

[Lois Lerner, head of the division that oversees tax-exempt groups] said the practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati and was not motivated by political bias. After her talk, she told The AP that no high level IRS officials knew about the practice. She did not say when they found out.

https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/332905230813503488

http://twitter.com/ByronTau/statuses/332905145232916480

See, these unnamed “low-level workers” just thought words like “tea party” and “patriot” were awfully suspicious. Bias? What bias, you wingnutty wingnuts?

IRS apologizes but claims practice "was not motivated by political bias." What?! The IRS is actually making that claim?

— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) May 10, 2013

Eh? RT @aaronblakewp: IRS spokeswoman on staff who targeted tea party groups: "They didn't do it because of any political bias."

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 10, 2013

Uhh??? "practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati and was not motivated by political bias." http://t.co/UeQLJiIfXZ

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 10, 2013

Stupidest denial ever? RT @AaronBlakeWP IRS on staff who targeted tea party groups: "They didn't do it because of any political bias."

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) May 10, 2013

100 Pinochchio's! RT@AaronBlakeWP IRS spokeswoman on staff who targeted tea party groups: "They didn't do it because of any political bias."

— Katie Scarlet (@Katiescarlet2) May 10, 2013