Re: Michele Bachmann: Bush appointee targeting of Tea Party groups tied to Obama’s political agenda - Suppress the vote of Conservatives by obstructing community organizing

[RichTravsky]

Obama's, Legion, of, Flash, Mobs, @, 7/11.nig wrote:
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> http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/michele-bachmann-irs-targeting-tea-party-groups-tied-110321920.html
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> Michele Bachmann: The IRS targeting of Tea Party groups tied to
> Obama�s political agenda
> By Jeff Zeleny, Richard Coolidge, and Jordyn Phelps | Power Players �
> 2 hrs 31 mins ago.
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> Michele Bachmann: The IRS targeting of Tea Party groups tied to
> Obama�s political agenda - Suppress the vote of Conservatives by
> obstructing community organizing
>
> The Fine Print
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> As the chair of the Tea Party Caucus, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R �
> Minn.) is railing against the IRS�s targeting of Tea Party groups,
> saying: �clearly, this had political implications�that would benefit
> President Obama.�
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> �Over and over and over, the common thread is the Obama administration
> was too willing to use the government to advance their agenda, their
> political agenda,� Bachmann tells The Fine Print.
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> Bachmann says individuals in the Tea Party have been voicing concerns
> to her about getting �ridiculous questions� from the IRS for quite
> some time and asserts that other groups, in addition to the Tea Party,
> were also targeted.
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> �The IRS couldn't do enough to part the waters to make sure that every
> progressive, left-wing leaning organization got their new tax-exempt
> status,� she says. �So they were able to get a favorable tax
> treatment, while Christians, pro Israel, conservative, Tea Partiers,
> pro-growth, pro-job, pro-business, they were hurt.�
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> The congresswoman says the recent controversy highlights her broader
> concerns that the IRS may gain access to people�s medical information
> under the Affordable Care Act.
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> �When people realize that their most personal, sensitive, intimate,
> private healthcare information is in the hands of the IRS that's been
> willing to use people's tax information against political opponents of
> this administration, then people have pause and they pull back in
> horror,� Bachmann says.
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> The Obama administration has refuted the claim that the IRS will
> handle people�s medical records, but Bachmann is not convinced. The
> long-time critic of the president�s health care plan led a vote in the
> House last week calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
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> �Well the ball is in Harry Reid's court now, because the House of
> Representatives has done its part,� Bachmann says of the measure that
> passed the House, but is not expected to gain traction in the Senate.
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> While the former presidential candidate says she isn�t thinking about
> running for president again, she isn�t exactly ruling it out either,
> saying: �you never know.�
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> �My calculus never has been about politics,� Bachmann says. �It�s
> really about the issues. And I will tell you, the reason why I ran for
> president is because I knew I had the backbone and the spine to repeal
> Obamacare.�
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> For more of the interview with Bachmann, and to hear why she thinks
> there would be a �cultural earthquake� if the Supreme Court moves to
> legalize gay marriage, check out this episode of The Fine Print.
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> ABC's Eric Wray, John Parkinson, Omar Quinonez, and Pat French
> contributed to this episode.
>
> CB
> Revised:
> Being Progressive means never reflecting back as to moralize on one's
> behavior or character. Looking back to see the wake of ones
> destruction doesn't interest the Progressive because they can do no
> wrong.
>
> Being Progressive means to look the other way when President Obama
> and/or Hillary ignores three requests for increased security leading
> up the to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Resulting in the murder of
> America's ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens.
>
> Being progressive is to look the other way when the White House tries
> to cover Benghazi up by blaming a film about Mohammad to purposely
> inflame Islamo-fascists! Impeachable
>
> Being Progressive means never checking on the whereabouts of the guns
> that Fast and Furious walked into Mexico to give to drug cartels.
>
> Being Marxist 'is' driving up the cost of energy to 'necessarily
> bankrupt the coal industry', Fascism is going after your political
> enemies using the IRS/SS
>
> Being Conservative means to hold oneself to a standard of behavior
> that honors God for fear of Judgment on a life time of choice,
> behavior and character.