IRS Union gave Dems $23 for every $1 to GOP. Buzzfeed headline: GOP Took IRS Campaign Cash http://t.co/sbPnxlB5D3
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) May 17, 2013
Well, give BuzzFeed credit for trying … and failing. We’ve learned from experience to be skeptical when headlines use the adjectives “GOP” or “Republican” as shorthand. The numbers don’t always add up, but some things just feel Republican sometimes, you know?
IRS union donated 17x as much to Dems as Reps, but Buzzfeed headline is: "Republican Lawmakers Took IRS Union Campaign Cash." #CantMakeItUp
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) May 17, 2013
I'll have a smidgen of respect for you if you admit that this headline was click bait and nothing more. http://t.co/i7qlwiXd2q @KateNocera
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 17, 2013
BuzzFeed reporter Kate Nocera’s tweet linking to the story actually manages to be more accurate than the headline itself.
House GOP members took IRS union cash too (not as much as Ds but still): http://t.co/4l3eb0d2fE
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) May 17, 2013
Yes, the Democrats enjoyed the vast majority of the union’s cash, as the article notes. GOP candidates got less from the union than current IRS Obamacare chief Sarah Hall Ingram made in a single bonus check. But what’s “interesting” about Democrats being in bed with the IRS union?
The National Treasury Employee’s Union, the union that represents IRS employees, gave $16,500 to current Republican members of Congress last cycle. Additionally, the union gave $6,500 to candidates who lost or retired, according to OpenSecrets.
Granted, that’s not even close to the near $392,000 they gave to Democratic candidates, but it’s interesting considering the NRCC is calling on House Democrats to “give back this tainted money.”
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But still.
So @buzzfeed, when you find the IRS union donating 100:1 D:R, your headline is "GOP Took IRS Union Cash?"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 17, 2013
Were you joking or retarded, @BuzzFeed
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 17, 2013
What a fucking clownshow joke you are @buzzfeed.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 17, 2013
yes, @buzzfeed does seem to make its rent on idiotic trolling, hoping for Outrage-Linking. No sale. @OneTAggie @BuzzFeed
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 17, 2013
BuzzFeed hack headline on #IRS GOP donations is why I don't follow any of them despite their great photo lists. #shinyobject
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) May 17, 2013
What bias? MT @politicalmath: IRS Union gave Dems $23 4 evry $1 to GOP. Buzzfeed headline: GOP Took IRS Campaign Cash http://t.co/57iZEq9IOu
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) May 17, 2013
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