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More candidates for jail in IRS “scandal?” In 2011 GOP Congressmen demanded the IRS audit AARP

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· Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at 11:32 am 
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GOP ask IRS to go after AARP April 2011Link, April 2011

GOP ask IRS to go after AARP 2011Link, December 2011

One more time: It’s important to clarify to those who miss the point more often than not, that this isn’t about defending the IRS. It’s about the hypocrisy of some on the right.

And there’s a whole lot of hypocrisy on the right to draw from; this is only the latest. The Hill, April 2011:

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee asked federal tax authorities Friday to look into AARP’s finances. [...] Democrats say Republicans are simply trying to punish the seniors’ lobby for putting its considerable weight behind healthcare reform.

Above are screen shots of two letters, one from April 2011, one from December 2011, from Republicans requesting the audit.

To repeat, House Republicans called for an IRS probe into AARP when it supported passage of the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. So who’s going to jail for that scandal?

Boehner:

“The IRS admitted to targeting conservatives, even if the White House continues to be stuck on the word ‘if.’ My question isn’t about who is going to resign. My question is who’s going to jail over this scandal?”

H/t: Hugh Kaufman

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7-year-old boy gets handwritten letter from Joe Biden

Posted by Paddy 
· Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 8:15 am 
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What a mensch. I’d let him take a stab at the Presidency. Can we do a Kickstarter for the chocolate bullets?

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin boy wrote Vice President Joe Biden with an unusual suggestion for making the nation safer: Create guns that shoot chocolate bullets.

On Monday, he got an unusual response: A handwritten note from Biden on vice presidential stationery.

(snip)

The student, Myles, wrote to Biden, President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore several months ago. It was after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun violence was in the news. Myles had been having lunch with the school’s reading specialist, Barbara Rankin, when he told her he had an idea.

“He said if we have chocolate bullets, nobody would get hurt and nobody would be sad,” Rankin said. “I’m going to start crying again because he was so insightful.”

(snip)

Then an envelope from Biden’s office arrived Monday at the school office. It went to Flynn since Myles had signed his letter with his first name but no last name and the school’s address. The school did not release Myles’ last name Monday, and his mother did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press.

Flynn rushed the letter up to Myles’ class where she shared it with him and his classmates.

“Dear Myles,” the letter said. “I’m sorry it took me so very long to respond to your letter. I really like your idea. If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, it would be happier. People love chocolate. You are a good boy, Joe Biden.”

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Dems blast GOP over “false, extremely irresponsible” Benghazi charges, demand apology to Hillary Clinton

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 2:11 pm 
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Which party was it again, that withheld all that money for embassy security improvements, the money that would have kept our diplomats abroad safer?

As I posted previously, per a fascinating post at Down With Tyranny, the loudest nonstop accuser, McCain, said that Ambassador Stevens “sent concerns about security, voiced them to me.” And then McCain himself chose to do nothing, instead doing his “look over there” routine with the help of his faithful sidekick Lindsey Graham. Why is that? Well, maybe because of his own failure to support an increase in the security budget, or maybe his story isn’t true, or maybe to divert attention away from the fact that he chose to do nothing when he got direct information from Ambassador Stevens about his safety concerns.

The Economist explained why a Benghazi cover-up by the administration would make absolutely no sense.

Now, per The Hill, Dems are blasting the GOP over the absurd Benghazi charges against Hillary Clinton. More like this, please:

Republicans should apologize to Hillary Clinton for the “false accusations” that she personally signed off on security cuts at the Benghazi mission prior to last year’s attack, the top Democrat on the House oversight panel said Thursday.

The allegations are “false, extremely irresponsible, and lack even a rudimentary understanding of how State Department cables are processed,” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) wrote in a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). “I respectfully request that you retract your erroneous staff report and apologize to Secretary Clinton on behalf of your Chairmen and your Republican conference.”

Here are a few screen grabs of Rep. Cummings’ letter. He put the Republicans in their place with a blistering exposé of their embarrassing and false claims:

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WTF Moment: Sen. James Inhofe to #Newtown families: Gun debate has nothing to do with you.

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 3:23 pm 
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Yesterday, President Obama was in Connecticut speaking on common-sense measures to reduce gun violence:

“What’s more important to you, our children or an A grade from the gun lobby?”

“Shouldn’t we make it HARDER, not easier for domestic abusers to get their hands on a gun?”

“If you believe those killed by guns deserve a vote.. Stand up. Stand up.”

All great points. He also quoted Newtown victim, six-year-old Dylan Hockley‘s mom, Nicole:

“Every night I beg for him to come to me in my dreams so that I can see him again. And during the day, I just focus on what I need to do to honor him and make change.” Now if Nicole can summon the courage to do that, how can the rest of us do any less?

Now wouldn’t you think Nicole Hockley and others who were directly affected by the Sandy Hook massacre (or any other mass shooting, for that matter) might be relevant to the gun debate we’re having in this country? After all, they are voluntarily and passionately lobbying Congress members to expand background checks, get tougher on gun trafficking and increase school safety.

Which brings me to Senator James Inhofe who is one of the 14 senators below who have threatened to block gun safety legislation:

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Now Inhofe is revealing exactly how delusional and cold-hearted he really is. Via HuffPo:

“See, I think it’s so unfair of the administration to hurt these families, to make them think this has something to do with them when, in fact, it doesn’t,” Inhofe said.

When it was suggested that the families of Newtown victims actually believe the gun debate pertains to them, Inhofe said, “Well, that’s because they’ve been told that by the president.“

Yes, President Obama made them do it. They are clearly incapable of thinking for themselves, of feeling so much pain that they are driven to act on behalf of their slain loved ones, of drawing obvious conclusions, and taking action on behalf of their murdered family members in order to help prevent this from happening again.

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Think Progress:

The Oklahoma senator has an A+ rating from the NRA and Gun Owners of America. He has taken at least $19,800 from the former since 1998.

If I go on, I won’t be able stop at simply referring to Inhofe as an insensitive, gun-sucking, self-serving, cowardly prick. I’ll stop now.

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VIDEO: Pres. Obama on common-sense measures to reduce gun violence, Hartford, CT + the Senators who will block them

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Monday, April 8th, 2013 at 4:49 pm 
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guns letter filibuster gopgop senators filibuster gun laws 2Via @navyvet50 and @catonahill

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“What’s more important to you, our children or an A grade from the gun lobby?”

“Shouldn’t we make it HARDER, not easier for domestic abusers to get their hands on a gun?”

“If you believe those killed by guns deserve a vote.. Stand up. Stand up.”

This broke my heart. The president quoted Newtown victim, six-year-old Dylan Hockley‘s mom, Nicole:

“Every night I beg for him to come to me in my dreams so that I can see him again. And during the day, I just focus on what I need to do to honor him and make change.” Now if Nicole can summon the courage to do that, how can the rest of us do any less?

And this:

… A mom I met from suburban Chicago whose son was killed in a random shooting. This mom told me,  “I hate it when people tell me that my son in the wrong place a the wrong time. He was on his way to school!” He was exactly where he was supposed to be! He was in the right place at the right time, and he still got shot! The kids at Sandy Hook were where they were supposed to be!… They were also exercising their rights.

Thank you President Obama, for  kicking ass on gun safety measures. I was in tears. Now PLEASE do the same on behalf of Social Security and Medicare.

And while you’re at it, kick the asses of the 15 Republicans who have now pledged to filibuster Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s gun safety bill. Here’s the text of the letter:

March 22, 2013

Dear Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,

We, the undersigned, intend to oppose any legislation that would oppose on the American people’s constitutional right to bear arms, or on their ability to exercise this right without being subjected to government surveillance.

The Second Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens’ right to self-defense. It speaks to history’s lesson that government cannot be in all places at all times, and history’s warning about the oppression of a government that tries.

We will oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions.

  1. Rand Paul (Ky.) (ring leader)
  2. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
  3. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
  4. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
  5. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
  6. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
  7. Sen. Richard Burr (R – NC)
  8. Sen. Daniel Coats (R – IN)
  9. Sen. Jerry Moran (R – KS)
  10. Sen. Pat Roberts (R – KS)
  11. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R – OK)
  12. Sen. Ron Johnson (R – WI)
  13. Sen. James E. Risch (R – ID)
  14. Sen. Mike Crapo (R – ID)

There is a fifteenth name, but I can’t seem to find it. If you do, please let me know and I will add it.

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Lawmakers write letter to President Obama asking for details on drone policy

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· Monday, March 11th, 2013 at 3:58 pm 
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“Authorizing the killing of American citizens and others has profound implications for our Constitution, the core values of our Nation, our national security and future international practice. The executive branch’s claim of authority to deprive citizens of life, and to do so without explaining the legal bases for doing so, sets a dangerous precedent and is a model of behavior that the United States would not want other nations to emulate.”

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Former Press Sec. Robert Gibbs was told, “You’re not even to acknowledge the drone program. You’re not even to discuss that it exists.”

Next thing we knew, Rand Paul was filibustering for close to 13 hours, “droning on” if you will.

Now eight Democrats have written a letter to President Obama asking him to declassify documents that would clarify the legal basis for all those drones the Obama administration has been increasingly employing. There have been more and more questions about using them to kill foreign nationals and even U.S. citizens.

The letter was organized by California Rep. Barbara Lee and Michigan Rep. John Conyers, and also signed by Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Raul Grijalva of Arizona, Donna Edwards of Maryland, Mike Honda of California, Rush Holt of New Jersey and James McGovern of Massachusetts.

H/t: Politico

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97 GOP House members to Pres. Obama: We “strongly oppose any efforts to nominate Ambassador Susan Rice.”

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Monday, November 19th, 2012 at 2:45 pm 
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Entire letter here.

Ninety-seven House Republicans believe their own rabidly partisan, whacked-out conspiracy theories about Ambassador Susan Rice’s ultra super duper evil plan to mislead America about the attack in Benghazi. They even felt they had to write President Obama a letter about their opposition to her possible nomination for Secretary of State.

To be specific, they’re saying that Rice “either willfully or incompetently misled the American public in the Benghazi matter.” Or as I like to call it, a witch hunt.

First Read notes that the letter was written by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-Delusional) who wanted it known that his merry group of conspiracy theorists is “deeply troubled” that Rice should be considered for a position for which she’s clearly well-qualified. You can see who else signed on here.

Let’s see… she’s a valedictorian, Stanford Phi Beta Kappa,  Rhodes Scholar,  Oxford Ph.D., and the House GOP are, how you say, a bunch of nuts and dolts.

She also worked at Brookings Institution as a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development program and served under the Clinton administration as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, plus she served on the staff of the National Security Council.

But according to 97 incompetents, she’s incompetent.

They attack her credibility, which of course, is an example of their own lack of credibility. So once again, they’re using the tried and true default GOP tactic of projection. It was the Bushies whose very own Rice twisted intelligence into knots, sold us a bill of mushroom cloud goods, and war-mongered her fool head off.

But that’s okay with the Nutball Ninety-Seven. They can’t bear another painful reminder of President Obama’s second victory, so they don’t want his Rice in, and they want Obama out.

And so the GOP obstruction continues.

Added, something I should have mentioned at the top:  The House has no say about presidential appointments. This is just one more example of their desire to oppose. It’s wishful obstruction.

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