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grasswire

(50,130 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 06:32 PM May 2013

The Bush IRS hassled NAACP because its director criticized W.

And, according to Joy Reid, the reason for the hassle was spelled out in the IRS letter to the NAACP. Julian Bond had criticized W. The Bush IRS went after the organization.

Was there any outrage over that?

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The Bush IRS hassled NAACP because its director criticized W. (Original Post) grasswire May 2013 OP

Got a link to this? 1KansasDem May 2013 #1

Here magellan May 2013 #2

This, and the fact that the guy who did the targetting was appointed by bush senseandsensibility May 2013 #3

IOKIYR, as usual corkhead May 2013 #4

Would love to see some links relating this. If true, the NAACP should demand an investigation. Was rhett o rick May 2013 #5

1KansasDem

(251 posts)

1. Got a link to this?

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 06:59 PM

May 2013

magellan

(13,257 posts)

2. Here

Reply to 1KansasDem (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2013, 07:02 PM

May 2013

Nearly two years after a controversial decision to investigate the NAACP for criticizing President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the remarks did not violate the group's tax-exempt status.

In a letter released yesterday by the NAACP, the IRS said the group, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, "continued to qualify" as tax-exempt.

IRS Ends 2-Year Probe Of NAACP's Tax Status

senseandsensibility

(17,108 posts)

3. This, and the fact that the guy who did the targetting was appointed by bush

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 07:27 PM

May 2013

should be put out there by Dems, but it's not, of course. Instead, we have tweety screaming about how scandalous it all is and his "liberal" guests agreeing. Sickening.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

4. IOKIYR, as usual

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 07:35 PM

May 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

5. Would love to see some links relating this. If true, the NAACP should demand an investigation. Was