Sorry, GOP: IRS official has not been ‘consorting with the devil’

[hue]

Source: MSNBC (Hardball)

Republicans may think Obamacare is akin to hell. But that doesn’t mean the Internal Revenue Service is consorting with the devil.

Sarah Hall Ingram, an IRS official in charge of implementing parts of Obamacare, insisted during an unusual line of questioning that she hasn’t been dealing with the devil.
Ingram made the remarks during testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday. Democratic Congressman Gerald Connolly of Virginia was trying to deride GOP attempts to paint her as evil.

The Q&A went like this:

Connolly:Have you ever read “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller?

Ingram: I’ve not read it, I’ve seen it performed.

Connolly : And you know what it’s about

Ingram: Yes sir.

Connolly: What is it about?

Ingram: Well I’m from New England so I’m familiar with the original story. It’s about the Salem witch trial.

Connolly: You’re under oath. Have you been consorting with the devil?

Ingram: Not to my knowledge sir.

Connolly: Are reports that you can fly accurate?

Read more: http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/10/09/sorry-gop-irs-official-has-not-been-consorting-with-the-devil/

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This insanity has got to STOP!!

[Ratty]

1. Ha ha. Love it! nt

[bigworld]

2. MAXIMUM TROLLING <nt>

[Snake Plissken]

3. I doubt any of them even realized they were being trolled

They were probably glad someone got those questions out of the way and addressed all their constituent's concerns for them.

[happyslug]

5. But he did not ask her if she was ever a member of the Communist Party!!!!

There is no Federal Law against being in league with the Devil, but the Smith Act is still on the books, and we all know the IRS is nothing but a Communist Front Organization:

Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or

Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or

Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
As used in this section, the terms “organizes” and “organize”, with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385

[hue]

4. It's to the point where we take it for granted that the RW'ers r nuts & have to calm their paranoia.

This is too crazy!!