This past weekend, GOP candidate, Donald Trump, had his 1995 tax return published by the New York Times. And while it would seem shocking to those who perhaps haven’t always paid attention to politics, Republicans have been getting hit this way for decades …
University staff, court, prosecutors, IRS agents, state employees… does partisanship overrule their oaths? https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
As Jim Geraghty points out, partisanship overrules most things sadly these days.
Back in 1999, George W. Bush’s Yale transcripts were leaked to The New Yorker.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Awww, remember this? How many times did Democrats call W. stupid and use these same Yale transcripts as a means to prove it? Hello typical and predictable media.
In 2008, the director of Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services dug into the records of Joe the Plumber. https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Oh that evil plumber speaking out against Obama! We better shut him up and shut him down … and what better way to do that than through his family. Dirty pool Democrats but again, all too typical.
In 2009, a staffer in the U.S. Atty’s office “accidentally” mailed Post copy of allegations against Michael Steele.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Accidentally.
Adorable.
In 2011, Rick Perry’s college transcripts were leaked to the Huffington Post.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Oh look, another Republican whose transcripts were leaked because let’s face it, to a Democrat there is nothing more offensive than someone who may not be an elitist college snob.
In 2012, the National Organization for Marriage’s tax records were published by the Human Rights Campaign.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Wait, tax records? Say it ain’t so … surely this is the first time a Republican has had a tax return released without their say so.
In 2014, the IRS paid National Organization for Marriage $50,000 to settle a lawsuit over disclosing private info.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
Ahem. Taxes. Again. Let’s not forget our own IRS was used to target Conservative organizations … but that’s another story.
This year, a jury found that PA AG Kane leaked confidential investigative material for revenge on a political enemy.https://t.co/tocUg9vos0
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 3, 2016
But integrity! Oath!
Hogwash. All that matters to far too many of these people is power and pandering, and what better way than to “accidentally” release an important document or two in order to make someone look bad RIGHT before an election.
Lookin’ at YOU, Democrats.
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