Political dirty tricks are alive and active in the Democrat administration. What used to done covertly by shady characters is now being done in the open by party leaders and the government under klieg lights.
After admitting it targeted Tea Party organizations and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, the IRS called upon their fellow colleagues in Treasury, the FBI, to investigate. While the investigation continues, the FBI indicated it would not be bringing criminal charges against anyone in the IRS, as they only found evidence of mismanagement. Surprise! Meanwhile, Tea Party groups say they have not been questioned by the FBI.
During the slow news days of the Thanksgiving recess, the IRS changed the rules to now label all educational activities that 501(c)(4) organizations engage in as “political.” Attorneys for the groups have been told that input from the White House, other agencies or individuals used in the development of the new rules wouldn’t be available until April.
“It is clear that we will not pass anything legislatively as long as the House of Representatives is in Republican control, but there are many things that can be done administratively by the IRS and other government agencies,” Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said in a speech before the left wing advocacy organization, Center for American Progress. Incidentally, the Center’s founder, John Podesta, is now President Obama’s chief of staff. In a direct freedom of speech attack, Schumer accused Tea Party groups of funneling millions of dollars into campaigns to “distort the truth and attack government.”
Also getting scrutiny is the group, Friends of Abe, made up of some 1,500 members of the film industry who meet to hear conservative speakers and discuss politics. Similar liberal Hollywood organizations operate freely.
It’s all from Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals, No. 12. – Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy.
Democrats vilify anyone associated with the Tea Party, because they support no new taxes and small, limited government, positions strongly supported by the majority of Americans. Republicans must stand on their principles.
