Ginni Thomas just had her tax-exempt status revoked. Good for the IRS.

[msanthrope]

Yeah....the rightwing blogosphere is all aflutter because Gary Aldrich, the former FBI agent who claimed that Hillary Clinton decorated the White House with condoms and crackpipes at Christmas just had his group's tax exempt status revoked---

The Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty, based in Manassas, Va., “has shown a pattern of deliberate and consistent intervention in political campaigns” and made “repeated statements supporting or opposing various candidates by expressing its opinion of the respective candidate’s character and qualifications,” according to a written determination released by the IRS Friday.

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/04/21/hillary-clinton-tax-exemption-revoked/

Who really gives a shit about that has-been though, right?????

It's who he merged with in 2010---Ginni Thomas's Liberty Central, the anti-ACA, Tea Party front that both she and Clarence used to funnel cash through.

The center’s most recent tax return disclosed $343,503 in revenue for tax year 2012. In recent years, it’s become aligned with the Tea Party movement, contributing to at least one of the groups targeted for extra scrutiny by the IRS beginning in 2010. Also in 2010, the Patrick Henry Center merged with Liberty Central, an advocacy group headed by Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese serves on the center’s board.

One can only hope that some intrepid reporter, somewhere, will follow this story.

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[sheshe2]

2. Kick! n/t

[FSogol]

3. K & R. Hopefully, just the first of many. n/t

[msanthrope]

4. Remember this episode from around the time she and Aldrich apparently merged????

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9350370

[FSogol]

5. Yup. The Thomas's are really awful people. n/t

[Cha]

35. Now I do.. :(

[KoKo]

6. Why is Clarence Thomas still on the Supreme Court..

His wife and his activities seem to show that he shouldn't be in a position that requires at least some impartiality. Instead he and Scalia seem to thrive on inappropriate behavior.

[msanthrope]

8. Congress can impeach, but I think that unlikely. He and Scalia get off on their inappropriate,

power-driven behavior.

[merrily]

20. Can and should impeach.

[msanthrope]

37. I don't know...might be kinda cool having Scalia, Thomas, and possibly Alito facing an HRC

replacement.

[merrily]

42. Thomas has had conflicts of interests without recusing himself.

That further undermines what little confidence the public has left in the SCOTUS. IMO an impeachment is necessary to avoid that and also to send a message to the rest of the Justices, present and future. Otherwise, it set and will remain a precedent that, IMO, is very bad.

I don't see this as having a thing to do with Hillary, or with Obama.

[lunasun]

51. Thomas is the most impeachable -long record

[WillyT]

7. K & R !!!

[Mira]

9. Terrific

KnR

[Orrex]

10. Has Issa issued any subpeonas yet?

[msanthrope]

11. I hope he does. I'd love to see that lush testify about how she was wronged. nt

[Prophet 451]

12. About fucking time

Now go after all this blatantly political Teabagger front groups.

[calimary]

32. AMEN!!!!! LONG overdue!

LONG, LONG, LOOOOOONNNNNNNNGG overdue!!!

[Ernesto]

13. PERFECT!............. N-T

[Helen Borg]

14. All churches next...

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. This is good news... if they follow thru

[The Blue Flower]

16. An excellent beginning

I hope there are more of these in the pipeline, including churches.

[VA_Jill]

17. Woo hoo! n/t

[lillypaddle]

18. kick

I wonder what, if any, will the fallout be over this.

[Orsino]

19. She'll just have to content herself with the Supreme Court Justice in her pocket.

Joke's on her, I guess?

[msanthrope]

27. Ginni thinks she has herself a prize...heck...she accused Anita Hill of

wanting her husband.

[merrily]

21. This is a very courageous act on the part of the IRS, given all they have experienced lately.

Issues of IRS behavior aside, some of the testimony I heard from those wingers (C-Span) during that mess made my jaw drop. Nationwide conference calls every Sunday night to cheer each other on and strategize on things like voter registration and challenging at the polls people who want to vote?

*shudder*

[chknltl]

22. Heard this on Stephanie Miller this morning. "Happy/Clappy" KnR but n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. I have a few suggestions over who should be next...

[47of74]

24. K and...

...fucking R!

[They_Live]

25. More please

"churches"

[mikeysnot]

29. Please oh please!

Should start with the mega churches and work their way down...

[calimary]

33. Seconded! Thirded! And to-infinity-and beyond'ed!!!

[Paladin]

26. Outstanding! (nt)

[Gothmog]

28. This is great news

This lady is a nut case

[MynameisBlarney]

30. Hoooooo DAWGIES!

This is gonna be fun to watch unfold.

[groundloop]

31. Wanna' bet Justice Thomas won't recuse himself when this comes before the Supreme Court?

[Cha]

34. Thank you, msanthrope! This is Huge! ginni thomas, ol clarence's wife.. who

I had read.. had a sit down with the 2010 incoming teabagger congress in order to let them know they would block any and all legislation of the President's.

Had their tax exempt status revoked, did they?

[msanthrope]

36. The VRWC exists. nt

[Cha]

38. NS

[msanthrope]

39. I love "Sherlock!!!" nt

[Cha]

43. LOL, I was going to say NSS but

I decided not to.

Me too.. loves Elementary!

[MannyGoldstein]

40. But won't her husband start voting against Liberal causes in SCOTUS?

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Seems like a risky move.

[msanthrope]

41. What schtick do you face this happy news with? I can't figure out who is responding....

only that I find any reaction other than joy...any reaction that is a gambit frankly puzzling.

[bettyellen]

45. it's called "taking a piss"

and that's for good reasons.

[MannyGoldstein]

46. It's called "sarcasm"

You'll find that word in many dictionaries.

[msanthrope]

50. You'll find "fail" in many dictionaries, too. nt

[stuffmatters]

47. No risk, When has Thomas NOT voted against liberal issues?

[MannyGoldstein]

48. Yes, I was being sarcastic.

Sorry, these days one really does need the tag to tell.

[JI7]

44. HAHAHHAHAH

[DallasNE]

49. Calling Darrell Issa. Calling Darrell Issa.

Witch hunt desperately needed. More at 5.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

52. now it's time to revoke Westboro

church's 501-c status.

[elzenmahn]

53. GOOD!!!!

Now out of a small snowball, may an avalanche develop...