The Dems think IRS thuggery is hilarious.
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Virginia Democrat, barely bothered to conceal his disdain for Republicans who wanted to uncover the truth about the targeting of conservative groups and individuals by the Internal Revenue Service when he smugly asked an agency witness giving Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday: Are you a witch? Apparently, the line of questioning — of the former head of the Internal Revenue Service unit that oversaw tax-exempt applications, Sarah Hall Ingram — was aimed at drawing a parallel between Republicans who dared pursue the truth about groups and conservatives who were denied IRS benefits, and that of accusers during the 1600s Salem witch trials. Ms. Ingram now leads up the unit that’s charged with enforcing the individual mandate in Obama’s signature health care reform. The mocking went forth during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meeting. And verbatim, here’s how it played out:
Mr. Connolly: “Now let’s get a few things out of the way here. … Have you ever read “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller?”
Ms. Ingram: “I’ve not read it; I’ve seen it performed.” Mr. Connolly: “And you know what it’s about.” Ms. Ingram: “Yes, sir.”
Mr. Connolly: “What is it about?”
Ms. Ingram: “Well, I’m from New England, so I’m familiar with the original story. It’s about the Salem witch trial.”
Mr. Connolly: “All right. So let’s get you — you’re under oath. Have you been consorting with the devil?”
Ms. Ingram: “Not to my knowledge, sir.”
Mr. Connolly: “Are reports that you can fly accurate?”
Ms. Ingram: “Ah, greatly exaggerated, sir.”
Mr. Connolly: “Have you been involved in any way in trying to pervert our youth, in Salem or anywhere else?”
Ms. Ingram: “I certainly hope not, sir.”
Mr. Connolly: “You’re sure?”
Ms. Ingram: “Yes, sir.”
In order to accuse someone of a witch hunt, you must first assume there are no witches. In this case, there’s an entire coven of them at the IRS.
Ingram was part and parcel to the IRS oppression of Tea Party and conservative groups who sought the same tax-exempt status that leftwing organizations received without any hassles. The petty little tyrant in the White House wields corrupt government agencies like a billy club, targeting the Bill of Rights and outspoken critics. His IRS attack dogs do exactly what is expected of them. At Obama’s direction, the IRS engaged in the deliberate suppression, harassment, and intimidation of patriotic and conservative groups, and those who focus on the Constitution and criticize government spending.
IRS officials testified to those facts.
The day before the targeting began,Obama met with the anti-Tea Party IRS union chief. As a matter of fact Ingram herself met with a top Obama White House official 155 times, and exchanged confidential taxpayer information over email.
Former IRS Commissioner Lois Lerner was caught on tape, discussing the pressure being put on the IRS to do something about the money being spent by conservatives on the election as a result of Citizens United.
Guess who put on the pressure.
Connolly thinks the violations against the 1st and 4th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by an out-of- control government is a real knee-slapper. His hubris, arrogance, and disdain for the guaranteed rights of American citizens is a common denominator among his Dem colleagues.
Newsflash for Connolly: We’re not laughing.
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