Thursday, September 19, 2013

IRS Targeting Conservatives : It Hasn't Stopped



From USA Today - that show how the IRS targeted particular conservative groups who were filing for non-profit status.

Newly uncovered IRS documents show the agency flagged political groups based on the content of their literature, raising concerns specifically about "anti-Obama rhetoric," inflammatory language and "emotional" statements made by non-profits seeking tax-exempt status.

The internal 2011 documents, obtained by USA TODAY, list 162 groups by name, with comments by Internal Revenue Service lawyers in Washington raising issues about their political, lobbying and advocacy activities. In 21 cases, those activities were characterized as "propaganda."

"Emotional" statements? "Anti-Obama rhetoric?" Propaganda?"

How the IRS targeted targeted these groups is troubling and this scandal is far from over. The IRS is the Loser of the Day for targeting the free speech of Americans.

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