Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
‘Scandal’ Falls Flat: IRS Approved Twice as Many Conservative Groups as Liberal Groups
http://occupydemocrats.com/scandal-falls-flat-irs-approved-twice-as-many-conservative-groups-as-liberal-groups/Omar Rivero
In 2010, the IRS correctly decided that any group with the words “tea party”, “patriots” or “9-12 project” in its name was sufficient enough to raise an administrative red flag.
Of course, the very same conservatives that didn’t raise any objections when President Bush’s Justice Department was caught illegally screening their potential lawyers in order to ensure that any new hires didn’t have liberal leanings, are now throwing an epic hissy fit over a simple administrative decision taken by mid-level IRS employees in Ohio.
The Inspector General’s recently concluded report about this administrative decision included an audit of 298 groups that had applied for tax-exempt status and received special schooling me. Of these 298 groups, 96 of them were flagged due to having one of these 3 “indicators” in their name.
Unfortunately, that is all that we know at this point. We still have no clue as to how many of the 298 groups were conservative and how many were liberal, because the IRS does not publicly release the name of groups that have applied for tax-exempt status.
Fortunately, the IRS does publish the names of groups that not only received a special scrutiny, but were actually approved for tax-exempt status. They recently made public list of 176 organizations that have been approved since the year 2010.
The results are likely to confuse conservatives and validate liberal criticisms of Fox news and the Tea Party’s cynical persecution complex:
- 122 conservative groups
- 48 Liberal/nonconservative groups
- 6 unknown
(more)
In 2010, the IRS correctly decided that any group with the words “tea party”, “patriots” or “9-12 project” in its name was sufficient enough to raise an administrative red flag.
Of course, the very same conservatives that didn’t raise any objections when President Bush’s Justice Department was caught illegally screening their potential lawyers in order to ensure that any new hires didn’t have liberal leanings, are now throwing an epic hissy fit over a simple administrative decision taken by mid-level IRS employees in Ohio.
The Inspector General’s recently concluded report about this administrative decision included an audit of 298 groups that had applied for tax-exempt status and received special schooling me. Of these 298 groups, 96 of them were flagged due to having one of these 3 “indicators” in their name.
Unfortunately, that is all that we know at this point. We still have no clue as to how many of the 298 groups were conservative and how many were liberal, because the IRS does not publicly release the name of groups that have applied for tax-exempt status.
Fortunately, the IRS does publish the names of groups that not only received a special scrutiny, but were actually approved for tax-exempt status. They recently made public list of 176 organizations that have been approved since the year 2010.
The results are likely to confuse conservatives and validate liberal criticisms of Fox news and the Tea Party’s cynical persecution complex:
- 122 conservative groups
- 48 Liberal/nonconservative groups
- 6 unknown
(more)
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
