What’s in a name?
If you’re Lois Lerner, an IRS division head in charge of approving groups for…
IRS Gave Obama Charity Fast-Track Approval while Tea Party Groups Harassed
What’s in a name?
If you’re Lois Lerner, an IRS division head in charge of approving groups for non-profit status, seemingly everything.
By now, just about everyone in America knows that the IRS division tasked with scrutinizing non-profit applications deliberately and consistently targeted groups with the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their name.
No similar litmus test was used for liberal or progressive groups, indicating a clear and convincing bias by the government against ideological opponents of the White House.
In fact, in at least one case, it looks like the very same IRS agents who persecuted conservative groups fast-tracked approval for an outfit whose name practically screamed for – and received – special treatment.