Comments for Yourish.com http://www.yourish.com Cutting straight to the point Sat, 18 May 2013 15:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on The NEW New Journolist spin by BethesdaDoghttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/15/18050/comment-page-1#comment-50295 BethesdaDog Sat, 18 May 2013 15:01:45 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18050#comment-50295 In fact, it wasn't an investigation at all. It was an "audit," as you properly noted above. There is a apparently a difference, and I've read dozens of IG reports. This was a very superficial inquiry to determine whether the program was functioning without any major dysfunction or problems. It was not designed to turn up wrongdoing. An investigation would be designed to do that. The whole thing was superficial and shallow. In fact, it wasn’t an investigation at all. It was an “audit,” as you properly noted above. There is a apparently a difference, and I’ve read dozens of IG reports. This was a very superficial inquiry to determine whether the program was functioning without any major dysfunction or problems. It was not designed to turn up wrongdoing. An investigation would be designed to do that.

The whole thing was superficial and shallow.

]]> Comment on The NEW New Journolist spin by Shtetl Ghttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/15/18050/comment-page-1#comment-50274 Shtetl G Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:15 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18050#comment-50274 What a bunch of hacks. I get Carney dissembling and obfuscating for the Democrats. He is a paid shill and will probably get a sweet book deal in the end. What do the rest of these hacks get for shredding their integrity? View point discrimination by the IRS should horrify any citizen and only the hackiest of hack "journalists" would try to minimize the story because their side was not discriminated against. Politicizing the IRS is even worse than most government scandals because because so much of our tax system works because of voluntary compliance but that is still not a story for our hack journalists. I'm not going to miss it when the last newspaper closes. What a bunch of hacks. I get Carney dissembling and obfuscating for the Democrats. He is a paid shill and will probably get a sweet book deal in the end. What do the rest of these hacks get for shredding their integrity? View point discrimination by the IRS should horrify any citizen and only the hackiest of hack “journalists” would try to minimize the story because their side was not discriminated against. Politicizing the IRS is even worse than most government scandals because because so much of our tax system works because of voluntary compliance but that is still not a story for our hack journalists. I’m not going to miss it when the last newspaper closes.

]]> Comment on Happy Mother’s Day! by Pamelahttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/12/18029/comment-page-1#comment-50253 Pamela Wed, 15 May 2013 23:28:32 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18029#comment-50253 Furry kids are just as fun and a lot less complicated...most of the time. Big Kittie scritches all around Furry kids are just as fun and a lot less complicated…most of the time.
Big Kittie scritches all around

]]> Comment on The NEW New Journolist spin by Stan Brinhttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/15/18050/comment-page-1#comment-50252 Stan Brin Wed, 15 May 2013 20:49:32 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18050#comment-50252 Check the "Z-Street" blog for their experience with the IRS handling of their non-profit application. They are suing. Check the “Z-Street” blog for their experience with the IRS handling of their non-profit application. They are suing.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Angelahttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50251 Angela Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:16 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50251 Adam, I think the point is that the IRS targeted conservative policy positions and conservative names. It really doesn't matter if the workload doubled or tripled or stayed the same. The criteria they used to target applications was politically biased. They can claim it was unintentional all they want, but that doesn't change the result. Conservatives were targeted because of politically biased criteria created and used by the IRS. Liberal policy positions and names were not targeted - just conservative. <<biased Maybe the FBI will be able to uncover what motivation led to these biased actions. Adam, I think the point is that the IRS targeted conservative policy positions and conservative names. It really doesn’t matter if the workload doubled or tripled or stayed the same. The criteria they used to target applications was politically biased. They can claim it was unintentional all they want, but that doesn’t change the result. Conservatives were targeted because of politically biased criteria created and used by the IRS.
Liberal policy positions and names were not targeted – just conservative. <<biased

Maybe the FBI will be able to uncover what motivation led to these biased actions.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Adam B.http://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50250 Adam B. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50250 I read the post. Quoting from the IRS official's explanation of what happens does not require any coordination at all, and is not suspicious at all. I read the post. Quoting from the IRS official’s explanation of what happens does not require any coordination at all, and is not suspicious at all.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Angelahttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50248 Angela Wed, 15 May 2013 06:40:06 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50248 Almost forgot to mention Obama's brother's charity speedily approved for exemption by none other than "not-so-good-at-math" Lerner. Almost forgot to mention Obama’s brother’s charity speedily approved for exemption by none other than “not-so-good-at-math” Lerner.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Angelahttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50246 Angela Wed, 15 May 2013 06:32:36 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50246 Conservatives targeted by IRS. Pro-Israeli group targeted by IRS. Romney donor targeted by IRS. Reid with "anonymously" provided Romney tax info. Libs leaking confidential Koch tax info. ProPublica confesses to IRS leaking confidential info to them. But rest assured, politics are not a factor...pfft. Conservatives targeted by IRS.
Pro-Israeli group targeted by IRS.
Romney donor targeted by IRS.
Reid with “anonymously” provided Romney tax info.
Libs leaking confidential Koch tax info.
ProPublica confesses to IRS leaking confidential info to them.

But rest assured, politics are not a factor…pfft.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Meryl Yourishhttp://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50244 Meryl Yourish Wed, 15 May 2013 02:32:16 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50244 So basically, Adam, you didn't read the post where we pointed out that the New JournoList talking points are exactly what you're quoting? Nice try, but we're onto that flimsy excuse. So basically, Adam, you didn’t read the post where we pointed out that the New JournoList talking points are exactly what you’re quoting? Nice try, but we’re onto that flimsy excuse.

]]> Comment on The New JournoList spin on the IRS by Adam B.http://www.yourish.com/2013/05/13/18040/comment-page-1#comment-50239 Adam B. Tue, 14 May 2013 14:12:14 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=18040#comment-50239 There is no conspiracy; it comes directly from Lois Lerner's own remarks which sparked the controversy: "We get about 60,000 applications for tax exemption every year, most of them are 501(c)(3) organizations. But between 2010 and 2012 we started seeing a very big uptick in the number of 501(c)(4) applications we were receiving and many of these organizations applying more than doubled, about 1500 in 2010 and over 3400 in 2012. So we saw a big increase in these kind of applications, many of which indicated that they were going to be involved in advocacy work." http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50160 There is no conspiracy; it comes directly from Lois Lerner’s own remarks which sparked the controversy:

“We get about 60,000 applications for tax exemption every year, most of them are 501(c)(3) organizations. But between 2010 and 2012 we started seeing a very big uptick in the number of 501(c)(4) applications we were receiving and many of these organizations applying more than doubled, about 1500 in 2010 and over 3400 in 2012. So we saw a big increase in these kind of applications, many of which indicated that they were going to be involved in advocacy work.”

http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50160

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