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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Mon May 20, 2013, 02:26 PM May 2013

MSNBC Speculates: Bush Appointee In IRS Targeted Tea Party Because They Reflected Badly On GOP

VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-speculates-bush-appointee-in-irs-targeted-tea-party-because-they-reflected-badly-on-gop/

Is it possible that the right-leaning Tea Party was being forced to reconcile onerous information requests from the Internal Revenue Service because former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, thought the nascent conservative movement reflected poorly on the Republican Party? This is the theory that was posited on MSNBC on Monday in an effort to explain the IRS’ admission that they had singled out conservative groups for undue scrutiny.
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MSNBC Speculates: Bush Appointee In IRS Targeted Tea Party Because They Reflected Badly On GOP (Original Post) Tx4obama May 2013 OP

That's what I've been saying Politicalboi May 2013 #1

Reaching. IMO nt clarice May 2013 #2

If so, another holdover Bush appointee has demonstratively sabotaged the Obama Administration. indepat May 2013 #3

And the GOP took the opportunity to turn it into a scandal for the current Democratic President. liberal N proud May 2013 #4

Karl Rove vs the Teabaggers? Makes a hell of a lot of sense to me. emulatorloo May 2013 #5

And then Karl gets to throw a hissyfit blaming Obama when the news finally breaks. tanyev May 2013 #6

Nah. DeSwiss May 2013 #7

certainly many more traditional conservatives do consider the Tea Party a destructive embarrassment Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #8

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. That's what I've been saying

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 02:29 PM

May 2013

The GOP want the teabaggers gone for the most part. And they kill 2 birds with one stone, because who got the blame first? Obama.

clarice

(5,504 posts)

2. Reaching. IMO nt

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 02:29 PM

May 2013

indepat

(20,899 posts)

3. If so, another holdover Bush appointee has demonstratively sabotaged the Obama Administration.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 02:39 PM

May 2013

Who would have ever thunk a holdover political appointee would overtly sabotage their new boss? Gee, is nothing sacred?

liberal N proud

(60,335 posts)

4. And the GOP took the opportunity to turn it into a scandal for the current Democratic President.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 03:14 PM

May 2013

They always have been good at twisting facts to favor themselves.

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

5. Karl Rove vs the Teabaggers? Makes a hell of a lot of sense to me.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 04:08 PM

May 2013

tanyev

(42,564 posts)

6. And then Karl gets to throw a hissyfit blaming Obama when the news finally breaks.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #5)

Mon May 20, 2013, 05:36 PM

May 2013

It does have a certain Rovian logic.

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

7. Nah.

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 06:29 PM

May 2013

- Eisegesis. They're not that complicated.....

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

8. certainly many more traditional conservatives do consider the Tea Party a destructive embarrassment

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 06:56 PM

May 2013

Even Karl Rove - recognizes that if the Tea Party movement continues to lead the GOP - they will lead the GOP off the cliff and make them nonviable as a national party. But the Tea Party has a huge ally in the entire right-wing infotainment industry.

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