House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again.
The California Republican said Lerner’s Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination was voided when she gave an opening statement this morning denying any wrongdoing and professing pride in her government service.
“When I asked her her questions from the very beginning, I did so so she could assert her rights prior to any statement,” Issa told POLITICO. “She chose not to do so — so she waived.”
Lerner’s decision to speak at all immediately triggered a dust-up among lawmakers who were confused about whether she gave up her Fifth Amendment protections when she made an opening statement.
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), a former federal prosecutor, said Lerner lost her rights the minute she started proclaiming her innocence, and that lawmakers therefore were entitled to question her. But Ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland said hearing rules were not like those of a courtroom.
A man with blood-soaked hands holding what appeared to be a meat cleaver and a machete spoke out at the gruesome scene of a suspected terror attack that left one man dead in broad daylight in London on Wednesday, telling a cameraman, “you people will never be safe.”
According to reports, two men attacked and killed a third man near a London military barracks,shouting “Allahu Akbar.” The London Daily Telegraph characterized the attack as “Islamist terror.” Unconfirmed reports stated the man killed was a soldier. Two U.K. government officials told the Associated Press the attack seemed to be motivated by radical Islam.
“We swear by Almighty Allah, we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone. The only reasons we killed this man is because Muslims are dying daily. This British soldier is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” the man with bloodied hands told a camera, as the victim’s body lay nearby. ” I apologize that women had to witness this today, but in our land, our women have to see the same! You people will never be safe. Remove your government, they don’t care about you!”
A British soldier was reportedly murdered near an Army barracks by two men who beheaded him while shouting “Allahu Akbar!” Eyewitnesses told reporters they saw the victim — believed to be a soldier stationed at the Royal Artillery Barracks — being “hacked to bits” Wednesday on a street in the South London area of Woolwich by two men with large knives variously described as “meat cleavers” or “machetes.” One witness said the two attackers appeared to be attempting to record video of their butchery of the victim. . . . The BBC confirms the British government is treating the incident as terrorism . . . One witness, identified only as James, said two men had attacked another man, aged about 20, who was wearing a T-shirt of military charity Help for Heroes. “These two guys were crazed. They were just animals. They dragged him from the pavement and dumped his body in the middle of the road and left his body there,” he told LBC radio. He said after the “horrendous” attack, the two men, who were also in their 20s, stood around, waving knives and a gun, and asked people to take pictures of them “as if they wanted to be on TV or something”. “They were oblivious to anything, they were more worried about having their photo taken, running up and down the road,” he said.
“Why was the culture such under your watch that an employee felt comfortable targeting conservative groups?” Gowdy continued. “Did you investigate that?”
“From my reading of the report, um, I can’t tell if it was political motivation or if it was tone-deaf, somebody trying to expedite a way –” Shulman started.
“You still don’t know that this was political?”
“Excuse me?”
“You still don’t know that this was political?”
“I defer to the inspector general.”
“Well, I’ll tell you this, Mister Shulman, your predecessor said that he wasn’t sure if it was partisan and that requires the listener to be as stupid as the speaker.”
In an appearance on 1210 AM WPHT in Philadelphia on Tuesday, CBS investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson, whose investigative work on the Obama White House has frequently provoked hot reactions, revealed the she had discovered evidence that her computer system may have been tampered with.
Attkisson explained her situation to host Chris Stigall and indicated more details would be forthcoming.
“I’m not ready to fully speak publicly about some things that have affected me because I’m trying to be methodical and careful about what I say,” Attkisson said. “But there has been an issue in my house and there has been an issue with my computer that’s gone on for quite a long time that we’re looking into.”
Meet Mr. Balls. He’s the friendly and surprisingly graphic mascot for a Brazilian nonprofit cancer association, and as a brand ambassador he is a wildly inappropriate success. According to the group’s website: “Both children and adults loved taking pictures with the mascot.” That explains the shot of him waving to the camera on a city street while children frolic at his hairy side. No joke; we totally respect raising awareness for testicular cancer research. But does there really need to be such loving attention to detail in the sponge painting around the bottom of Mr. Balls’, um, teabag?
Mr. balls? I think we are being played folks, I think we know who Mr. Balls REALLY is. have a look
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union which represents employees of the Internal Revenue Service, met at the White House with President Obama the day before two IRS officials created the “Sensitive Case Report” that targeted Tea Party groups for special scrutiny on their applications for non-profit status. White House visitors logs show that Kelley visited the White House on March 31, 2010, to meet with Obama, a day before an Inspector General’s report shows that the “Sensitive Case Report” was created, Jeffrey Lord of The American Spectator reported . . .
[A]n NTEU member since 1974, Kelley was an IRS Revenue Agent for 14 years and served in various NTEU chapter leadership positions, including chapter president of NTEU Chapter 34 in Pittsburgh. She was elected National President in August 1999 and was overwhelmingly re-elected to a fourth four-year term in 2011. Kelley first joined the IRS upon graduation from Drexel University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Pittsburgh.
Go read it all, Stacy also lists the folks, or some of them, that Kelley seems to, shall we say, dislike intensely. I am sure Dan Pfeiffer would dismiss this all as “irrellevant”, and tell us these are just funny coincidences. Me, I think The Church lady might sum it up best
The Obama IRS demanded that several Tea Party groups provide back-end access to their websites.
And, from reliable sources: This happened to several Tea Party groups!
The source has this in writing. It states they wanted access to everything the members had access to, which would be chats, email, contact information, etc. The group raised less than $600. She was targeted as early as October 2010.
Central Texas 912 President, Maria Acosta joined Kristina Ribali from FreedomWorks to discuss being singled out by the Feds.
The IRS asked for back-end access to the group’s website. And this is a tax question?
4) Provide the following for your publishing activities including books, CD’s, DVD’s, newsletters, literatures, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, voter guides, and class handouts (from October 22,2010 to now): a) Copies of allthe publications and/or advertising materials that you have distributed. b) Expense amounts incurred for your publishing activities from October 22,2010 to now c) lndicate the percentage of time and resources you spend on these activities in relation to 1oo o/o of all your activities. h) Will your near future publishing activities remain similar to those you have been conducting recently? lf not, explain the changes of your publishing activities in the near future in terms of contents, time, and resources. 5) Provide the following information for your web and internet related activities: a) Copies of your current web pages and your presentations on other web pages such as social networking sites and blog sites (from October 22,201 to now). lf you are a membership organization, please include all the pages that are accessible only to your members. b) Expense amounts incurred for your web and internet related activities from October 22,201 to now. b) lndicate the percentage of time and resources you spend on these activities in relation to 100 o/o of all your activities. 6) Have you attempted or will you attempt to influence the outcome of specific legislation (in the near future)? lf so, provide the following: a) Provide copies of all communications, pamphlets, advertisements, and other materials distributed by the organization regarding the legislation. b) Provide copies of any radio, television, or internet advertisements relating to your lobbying activities c) Please indicate the percentage of time and resources you have spent or will spend conducting these activities in relation to 100% of all your activities. lf not, please confirm by answering “No” to this question. 7) Have you engaged or will you engage in business dealings with any candidate(s) for public office or an organization associated with the candidate, such as renting office space or providing access to a membership list (in the near future)? lf so, describe the relationship in detail and copies of any contracts or other agreements documenting the business relationship
On Tuesday 07 May, this site celebrated it’s Fifth Anniversary [thank you, thank you...thank you all...please...oh thank you...you're wonderful, thank you so much...no...no...I don't need a standing ovation, thank you...thank you...thank you...come on now, we won't have any time left if you keep this up, thank you...thank you all...thank you]. Well, that was one heckuva surprise, thank you all. Anyway…as I mentioned: last Tuesday, I decided to delay our celebration one week in order not to take any of the thunder away from Stacy McCain’s annualNational Offend A Feminist Week celebration. So here we are: NOAFWended yesterday and now it’s time for a swingin’ affair.
In celebration of this monumental occasion, I have declared and decreed that there shall be Six Days Of Rule 5 Cheesecake here at The Camp Of The Saints And The Beloved City. What better way to mark this wonderful milestone than to reward you, my dear readers, with some of the best vintage snaps of some of world’s most voluptuous gals.
This year we’re going to do something a little different.
Instead of featuring the work of various photographers across the decades, TCOTSis going to showcase the work of one of the best pin-up photographers in the business today.
Carla Gugliano is an artist who specializes in recreating classic pin-up and glamour shots and her work has been justly praised across the world. So, without further adieu, let’s get this joint hoppin’.
Congrats Bob, Ed and I will be marking our fifth Blogiversary next month. Guess I better start thinking up something for June. Hmmm
Right now my right wrist and lower forearm are swollen up, and damn painful, this has been happening lately, in both my hands and wrists. I have no idea what the cause is, but typing is, well, not helpful, so, I am hoping it is better by morning or I might have to miss work and go back to the doctor. He thinks it might be some form of Carpal Tunell, but is not sure. The anti inflammatories should kick in soon, I hope. And there is so much I am itching to write about. Maybe tomorrow.
Beyond partisanship indeed. the fact is Team Obama lied, this was not spin, it was complete and utter bullshit. They put political gains over the truth and the nation as a whole.
The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will provide a new option for dependent applicants to describe their parents’ marital status as “unmarried and both parents living together.”
The new form will also use terms like “Parent 1 (father/mother/stepparent)” and “Parent 2 (father/mother/stepparent)” instead of gender-specific terms like “mother” and “father.”
Because gender is anti-gay dontcha know.
Traditional families are déclassé! Heather has two mommies, and that dad guy just gets in the way of their right to copulate with the womyn of their dreams.
The Left screams about equality, but equality is not their goal. the trashing of traditional families is.
