Jim McDermott: Let's Face It, You Deserved to Get Targeted by the IRS

I had the audio on, and I immediately knew this was Jim McDermott when I heard the, um, texture of his claims.

There was just a fun little exchange: McDermott was claiming that all sorts of people got targeted, and that the Tea Party merely "feels" that they were targeted. The chair (I don't know who-- Ed: It was Paul Ryan) informed McDermott that the minority Representatives had the opportunity to call as witnesses liberal groups which were targeted, but couldn't find any.

So, even though they couldn't find a witness who could say "I was targeted due to my progressive beliefs," McDermott asserts they exist nevertheless, and he's here to share the pain of these hypothetical victims with you.

Adding: The exchange went on. I'm sure it will be cut by some site. It was a darned good exchange. After Paul Ryan hit McDermott, Aaron Shock brushed the Democrats back from all the various bullshit excuses and justifications they were using. He brought up Organizing For America -- a 501(c)4 whose and asked, "Is that political?"

Who's "We"? Has McDermott confessed something here?

We know that the most partisan Congressmen write letters to the IRS demanding these sorts of investigations. When McDermott says if you had never applied, "we" would not have had to ask you these questions, is he tipping his hand?

Did he write some letters demanding just this treatment, which he's now justifying?

Corrected: Paul Ryan administered the Donkey Punch to McDermott, and then Aaron Shock applied the Dirty Sanchez. As I'm listening, not watching, I'm not always sure who is speaking.

Video of Paul Ryan's reply here. I'm sure the Aaron Shock one is coming.

posted by Ace at 12:35 PM

| Access Comments