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- Virginia GOP Nominates Candidate For Lt. Governor Who Says ‘The Idea That Barack Obama Is a Christian Is Laughable’
- LOL Of The Week: Reince Tells Republicans Not To ‘Cry Wolf’ As Obama’s Approval Rises
- Right-Wing Radio Host Wants To Shoot Hillary Clinton, Watch Her Die
- Obama: ‘The Middle Class Will Always Be My Number One Focus’
- Weekend Reader: The Price Of Justice: A True Story Of Greed And Corruption
- Washington Circus Steals The Spotlight From Where It Belongs
Weekend Reader: The Price Of Justice: A True Story Of Greed And Corruption
National Memo StaffThis week, Weekend Reader brings you an excerpt from The Price Of Justice: A True Story Of Greed And Corruption, by Laurence Leamer. A real-life drama, The Price Of Justice details a court case in West Virginia in which Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, one of the top coal-producing companies in the U.S.
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Washington Circus Steals The Spotlight From Where It Belongs
Cynthia TuckerCan President Barack Obama put out the brush fires that are sucking the air out of his second-term agenda? Can he stop the spread of mini-scandals that are consuming Washington?
No, he cannot. The president could (unconstitutionally) shutter every Internal Revenue Service office and fire every staffer, from top-ranking executives to lowly administrative aides, and it would hardly matter.
Outgoing IRS Chief Blames Underfunding For ‘Foolish’ Mistakes
Jason SattlerTestifying in front of the House Ways and Means Committee, acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller apologized for his agency Friday.
“I want to apologize on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service that we provided,” Miller said. “The affected organizations and the American public deserve better.
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The Media Have Decided Barack Obama Is Richard Nixon
If you’ve been watching TV news recently, you’ve probably heard someone try to compare President Obama to Richard Nixon.
“I find the comparison — that whoever is making the analysis is challenged in their understanding of history.
Outgoing IRS Chief Blames Underfunding For ‘Foolish’ Mistakes
Testifying in front of the House Ways and Means Committee, acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller apologized for his agency Friday.
“I want to apologize on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service that we provided,” Miller said. “The affected organizations and the American public deserve better.
WATCH: In New Ad, Mother Of Mass-Shooting Victim Rips Senator Who Betrayed Her
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) probably should have seen this coming when he decided to lie to the mother of a heroic mass-shooting victim.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns has released a new ad attacking Flake for his double-talk on expanding gun sale background checks.
Poll: Mostly Republicans Care About Obama’s ‘Scandals,’ And That’s Bad News For The GOP
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans are paying less attention to the Benghazi and IRS “scandals” than they typically do to major news stories.
Republicans are more likely than Independents or Democrats to be following both stories.
They are also more inclined to believe both stories merit serious investigation.
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This Week In Crazy — May 17th Edition
Welcome to “This Week In Crazy,” The National Memo’s weekly update on the wildest attacks, conspiracy theories, and other loony behavior from the increasingly unhinged right wing.
Read more...The Real Scandal At The IRS Is That The Agency Is Underfunded To Protect The Rich
The National Memo’s David Cay Johnston explained the real scandal at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday’s Democracy Now.
Read more...GOP Obamacare Repeal Mania Hits Peak Crazy
House Republicans have voted to move forward on their 37th repeal of Obamacare and it probably won’t be their last, though they have no plan to actually replace the law.
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North Carolina GOP Takes On Tesla By Trampling Free Market
After North Carolina introduced legislation that would make it illegal to predict rising sea levels on its coast, the state’s Republicans are now moving to make in-state business difficult for an electric-car manufacturer.
Read more...The IRS, Non-Profits, And The Challenge Of ‘Electoral Exceptionalism’
What the IRS scandal really shows us is that it’s getting harder and harder to draw a line between electioneering and political speech.
Read more...5 Other ‘Scandals’ That Were Supposed To Destroy Obama
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Throughout the past week, revelations regarding the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party groups, the Department of Justice’s decision to subpoena the phone records of over 100 Associated Press journalists, and the Republican Party’s continued obsession with a supposed cover-up in Benghazi have left President Barack Obama on the defensive.
Obama Demands Congress Fully Fund Embassy Security, Vows To Fix IRS Problems
President Obama said Thursday that he did not know that agents in the IRS had been targeting Tea Party groups until the Inspector General’s report leaked last week.
Speaking at a press conference with Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the White House Rose Garden, the president said that he first heard of the IRS misconduct through reports in the media.
