This. Is. Awesome. Breibart is getting audited!

[AngryAmish]

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/breitbart-news-audited-irs-110797.html

The IRS has audited Breitbart News Network, according to the company, which runs the conservative blog Breitbart.com.
The company suggested that the IRS’s move to audit its financial information from 2012 was politically motivated.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/breitbart-news-audited-irs-110797.html#ixzz3CuuWiPDM

Fox next, please.

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

Rec

[brer cat]

2. K&R nt

[bullwinkle428]

3. Cue the cries of "POLITICAL PERSECUTION!!1!1!"

[groundloop]

6. HA !!!!!!

As soon as I saw the headline I KNEW the story would include the words "politically motivated".

[BlueCaliDem]

13. Yep! Because RWers are politically motivated, exclusively.

Everything they do is politically motivated so naturally they believe everyone not of their ilk acts only because they're politically motivated.

I remember during G.W. Bush's residency, Republicans used to whine and wail 24/7 that Democrats only act because they're "playing politics", and they got away with that lie because MSM-propaganda allowed them to, unchallenged.

[PatSeg]

47. I've noticed that quite often with republicans

They accuse Democrats of things that THEY do all the time. Sometimes I'd shake my head trying to figure out what they are talking about. Then I realize they are saying what they would do and they probably believe that the Dems are like them. I've noticed that people who lie, cheat, and steal, just assume that everyone else does too.

[rickford66]

51. Yup. Projection.

Listen carefully to all their accusations and you'll know exactly what they are up to.

[PatSeg]

52. And it seems to be human nature

I've seen people do this with their spouses or parents with their children, sometimes unaware of what they are doing.

Of course with republicans, it is not always an unconscious reaction, sometimes it is a political tactic.

[mehrrh]

26. bring on the audits

That is my first response also -- they will scream bloody murder about political persecution from the Obama administration.

[Laelth]

4. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[meow2u3]

5. K & R for the exposure it needs!

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. Ha ha! Love it! - n/t

[Feral Child]

8. K&R n/t

[tooeyeten]

9. NFL 1st

Sorry, Breitbart is small potatoes, like one potato compared to the NFL.

[mountain grammy]

10. Breitbart must be furious.. oh never mind, he's dead

but his creepy organization carries on with their hate and lies. Audit the shit out of them.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. And we thought becoming a vampire was the way to become undead.

[AtheistCrusader]

20. He's not dead, he's hanging with 2Pac.

And elvis.


I can't wait for the 'IRS is attacking conservatives' howls of outrage on Fox, should be entertaining.

[Gothmog]

12. This is amusing

Shirley Sherrod should end up owing this entity when the lawsuit is done

[1StrongBlackMan]

22. Any idea as to the status of her defamation suit? eom

[Gothmog]

35. The last that I saw, it has survived the SLAP and motion to dismiss

Usually, defendants settle when they lost their motion to dismiss. I will check later

[1StrongBlackMan]

36. Okay ...

denial of a motion to dismiss is, generally, a bad omen for defendants ... but then again, most defendants are not ideologically motivated and will pause to listen to the court.

[Gothmog]

37. It is in discovery phase

First, Kirkland & Ellis is representing Sherrod. That is a good firm to do a pro bono case.

Second, the plaintiffs just took the depo of that idiot Christian Adams. Adams is counsel to True the Vote and is a true idiot who was illegally hired by the bushies in the DOJ. Adams is truly an idiot who who could never get hired by the DOJ without the law being broken. Adams is mad at Sherrod for going after Brietbart's widow and his anger is amusing. If depos are being taken, then the case is headed to trial.

I hope that Sherrod ends up owning brietbart.com and that we can bid for the pieces at auciton

[1StrongBlackMan]

40. Thanks ...

If depos are being taken, then the case is headed to trial.

Yep ... The arrogance of the ideological ... "I'm gonna fight this cuz I'm right!" ... never-mind what the law says.

[Gothmog]

46. I agree

Normally a case only goes to trial when one side or the other has misjudged the value of the case. Here the arrogance of the right prevents them from looking at the facts. The same is true in the Michael Mann vs. National Review case. The National Review should have settled that case a long time ago and not risk a trial

[BlueCaliDem]

14. K&R!

[Capt. Obvious]

15. BIG AUDIT

[Happyhippychick]

16. Hey Lurking Freepers, don't take this lying down! Boycott the IRS now!

[jeff47]

17. And make sure you send the IRS a letter saying you're boycotting them.

Be sure to include your home address and SSN so they know just how serious you are.

[valerief]

30. And tell them how many guns you have in case they try to trespass

on your property.

[Happyhippychick]

34. And tell the same thing to Obama, especially the gun part!

[Indydem]

18. Expect vicious retaliation the next time a R occupies the WH.

The IRS should NOT be used as a political weapon.

(Assuming it is being used that way, of course)

[Bjorn Against]

19. What evidence suggests it is being used as a political weapon?

Even if an organization is ideologically opposed to taxes they still have to pay them, and enforcing the same laws on Breitbart that are enforced on ordinary people is not political targeting.

[AtheistCrusader]

21. It'll be spun that way by the guilty though, you can be sure.

[1StrongBlackMan]

23. +1 eom

[conservaphobe]

25. And the IRS should always do its job, regardless of how it looks. nt

[heaven05]

27. they haven't done their job

with bundyshit, yet. That's what I want to see. Everything he has confiscated for back taxes and unpaid fees. THAT would make my day, week, month, year.

[conservaphobe]

29. I agree. They need to use their teeth more often. nt

[Man from Pickens]

31. seems so obvious

Once the floodgates open, what person would expect a Repub to close them?

E.g. Clinton's Glass-Steagal repeal mistake led directly to the twin bubbles of the Bush era. Remember Bush pushing (vastly overpriced) mortgages on everyone with his "Ownership Society"? As a direct result of that, not only is homeownership at generational lows (due to foreclosures by the millions), but the middle class lost a third of its wealth in the process.

We still haven't recovered from that one, and ten years from now the first part of this sentence will probably still be true.

[drray23]

50. first off

There is likely never going to be another R in the wh for a long time. If hillary or whomever is the dem candidate wins and does two terms it will be 2024. By then the ddmographic shift will already be on its way to have latinos be the biggest voting block. Wasps will be in the minority. If the gop does not win the wh in 2016 and get a chance to stack the supreme court they are cooked.

Second, there is no evidence its a politically motivated investigation. Its the irs job to investigate suspicious activity.

[broadcaster75201]

24. I SO gotta head over to "the site that shall not be named" and see the reaction

Here's what those Teabagging nitwits don't get. Outside of them, Breitbart, WND, etc are absolute jokes. No one takes them seriously. In fact, we Libs love them because those sites are SO bat Boy stupid that it becomes the face of the Right and America has no patience for that sheer level of ignorance and certainly will have even less patience in the long haul.

If it were a real Right Wing site, etc that was targeted (if there is such a thing) I could wonder if it was politically motivated because, well, sadly, that's just what our Government does. But ... Breitbart? HAHAHA!

[Vogon_Glory]

28. Breitbart News Network: Delusions Of Persecution

As anyone who has paid the slightest attention to what outfits the IRS has been auditing, both right-wing and left-wing outfits have been auditing. The wing-nutz, as usual, are suffering from delusions of persecution.

I am of the opinion that Breitbart's right-wing hatred of "big government" has probably led to some very questionable book-keeping. I hope the IRS catches Breitbart's dodges and busts Breitbart and its allies for them.

[libdem4life]

32. Right. Because they don't do politics...just fair and balanced news!!!! n/t

[corkhead]

33. How can that be? Doesn't he have a beachfront house on the Lake of Fire?

[Cleita]

38. Great. Would have been better if it were Drudge, but this is good too. eom

[JI7]

39. i kind of regret he is dead , imagine what his reaction would be

considering his "beHAAAAVE yourself" rant.

[cascadiance]

41. Maybe we should find out from Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks...

... Perhaps he's still channeling Breitbart from Breitbart's last interview that he had with him a couple of weeks before he died...

It was spooky hearing how he died shortly after I saw that interview... And Uygur also interviewed Rodney King shortly before he died about the same time frame too.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

43. I saw BrightFart's last interview with Cenk

I said to the person I was with...."This man will be dead within two months. He looks unhinged, ashen and sick"

I was right.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

42. Zombie NotSoBrightFart just rose from the grave!

Had another massive heart attack and dropped dead!

[MADem]

44. So, there IS a god, then!

What good news!

[Enrique]

45. the source is the Breitbart company itself

if Politico is going to use such a discredited source, they need to include the fact that Breitbart has been caught in gigantic lies.

[Veilex]

48. Awwww... couldn't happen to a nicer roll of toilet-paper...

[brewens]

49. Breitbart? I thought he accidently swallowed a gagball and choked to death? He's still alive?

[Cha]

53. I can't imagine the IRS would be auditing them without good reason.

thank AA