Media cover: “I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On” –New York Times headline, obfuscating the issue
“Look, if you play by the rules and if you do what you’re supposed to do, an audit doesn’t take very long. IRS agents are there for a reason. Am I defending the IRS? Yeah I am! … So let’s all get on board with the president who wants to simplify the tax code! … I don’t think the IRS ought to apologize for anything!” –MSNBC‘s Ed Schultz
“Even when they have real evidence of misdeeds and malfeasance, conservatives still want to change the subject to the fake, ginned up scandal they’ve been pushing month after month.” –MSNBC’s Chris Hayes
“Well, what difference will that make if the White House has already put out the talking points and said that they were written by the CIA with the input of other agencies?” –ABC’s George Stephanopoulos echoing Hillary Clinton
Alternate universe: “What’s so sad about it is the president has been very rightfully proud of the lack of scandal in his administration so far.” –Time magazine assistant managing editor Rana Foroohar
A stopped clock is right twice a day: “These have been a bad few months for journalism. We’re getting the big stories wrong, over and over again.” –CBS’s Scott Pelley
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We Blame George W. Bush: “Carney: I.R.S. Run by Bush Political Appointee” –TheWeeklyStandard.com
Longest Books Ever Written: “Why We Should Mistrust the Government” –RealClearPolitics.com
Leave Her Alone, You Creeps!: “Benghazi Investigation Creeps Closer To Hillary Clinton” –BuzzFeed.com
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking: “Need a Mustache Transplant? Visit Turkey” –The Wall Street Journal
News You Can Use: “How to Lose a War” –Hoover Institution website
(Thanks to The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto)
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“I was going to start off tonight with an Obama joke but I don’t want to get audited by the IRS.” –comedian Jay Leno
“The best spin they have at their disposal is to argue that the President of the United States has to turn on the nightly news to find out what’s happening [in] the government he runs.” –columnist Guy Benson
“At a press conference, Nancy Pelosi blamed the sequester for keeping her from visiting the troops on Mother’s Day. Ironically, the troops credit the sequester for the same reason.” –Fred Thompson
“The White House was blasted for inaction during the Benghazi attack in House hearings. The terrorists overran the consulate then they overran the annex. So it does support Barack Obama’s claim during the campaign that he’s got al-Qaeda on the run.” –comedian Argus Hamilton
“Obama recently warned some college graduates against being all worried about government tyranny, and Obama has good reason to warn you against that because worrying about government tyranny is the exact sort of thing that will get you audited. Or, when Obamacare is in full force, it will be the attitude that gets you denied life saving health care. So have faith in government. Or it will get you.” –humorist Frank J. Fleming
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A trio of home invaders entered a house in Houston, Texas, forced the homeowner’s son into a closet and ransacked the house. While the criminals were searching for valuables, the son left the closet, retrieved a gun and fired on the intruders, striking one in the leg and neck and causing all to flee. The wounded criminal only made it to a nearby home before collapsing, at which point neighbor Craig Gaddis discovered him and called the police. Following the incident, Gaddis showed support for the young man who was forced to defend himself, telling local media “The owner, thank God for rights, he shot one of ‘em.” Gaddis also addressed the criminal adding, “He got what he deserved… You want to come over here and rob houses? Those of us who carry guns in our houses, they are there for one reason – to keep you people out.”
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Ted Nugent may be the Motor City Madman, but it was his brand of madness that allowed a wounded solider to shoot for the first time in three years…
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