Stephanie
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yet his cult members still defend this..
SNIP:
Americans must repudiate the political class
Americans are beginning to recognize the disturbing similarities between President Obama and the fallen Richard Nixon, but the comparison that may matter more is between Mr. Obama and King George III.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance, in the words of the Declaration of Independence.
King Georges assault on the Americans natural freedoms was oppressive, intolerable and deserving of a revolution. The truth is, the intrusion, restriction and outright harassment that our government subjects us to today is far beyond what the colonists faced from their tyrannical king. If it was tyranny in 1776, then, by God, it is tyranny today.
Consider the enormous coercive power of the Internal Revenue Service and its lust to wield it. The IRS admits to systematically identifying and harassing political dissidents who dare to disagree with the political bosses. The IRS created what could be considered an enemies list starting with conservative Tea Party groups. It targeted any group calling itself patriot or daring to teach the Constitution or Bill of Rights.
The scope of its abuse is only beginning to unfold. I have also faced its wrath. Mr. Obamas White House urged my editor at this newspaper to drop me. Consider that. Facts or opinions werent challenged and I wasnt challenged in the arena of ideas the White House just wanted me gone. How dare the presidents own cousin criticize him!
Credit The Washington Times for defending the Constitution against the White Houses attack on it. It gets worse. Or is it just a coincidence that around this same time, the IRS inexplicably put a hold on my tax return for several months without ever explaining why? The arbitrator could only say it was very strange and unusual. Indeed.
This abuse is not limited to the IRS. Mr. Obamas appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency likened himself to a Roman conqueror ready to wield his government power to arbitrarily crucify his word energy companies just to keep them obedient and fearful. His forced resignation fails to hide what were learning today, that even in his absence, the EPA routinely waives burdensome fees for politically acceptable groups but imposes them to their fullest on adversaries.
This is not simply picking winners and losers it is something so much more. This is a government declaring friends and enemies among fellow Americans, and it goes all the way up to the Oval Office. In 2010, it was Mr. Obama himself, who declared to a roaring crowd, Were gonna punish our enemies and were gonna reward our friends. Chilling.
Punishing enemies and rewarding friends will be the sad, pathetic and enduring legacy of the Obama presidency. The stimulus failed to create jobs there are 3 million fewer today than when Mr. Obama took office but it did succeed at its real purpose: rewarding political friends and connected crony donors. The IRS witch hunt unleashed a culture of intimidation
all of it here
Read more: WOLF: Tyranny in our time - Washington Times
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SNIP:
Americans must repudiate the political class
Americans are beginning to recognize the disturbing similarities between President Obama and the fallen Richard Nixon, but the comparison that may matter more is between Mr. Obama and King George III.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance, in the words of the Declaration of Independence.
King Georges assault on the Americans natural freedoms was oppressive, intolerable and deserving of a revolution. The truth is, the intrusion, restriction and outright harassment that our government subjects us to today is far beyond what the colonists faced from their tyrannical king. If it was tyranny in 1776, then, by God, it is tyranny today.
Consider the enormous coercive power of the Internal Revenue Service and its lust to wield it. The IRS admits to systematically identifying and harassing political dissidents who dare to disagree with the political bosses. The IRS created what could be considered an enemies list starting with conservative Tea Party groups. It targeted any group calling itself patriot or daring to teach the Constitution or Bill of Rights.
The scope of its abuse is only beginning to unfold. I have also faced its wrath. Mr. Obamas White House urged my editor at this newspaper to drop me. Consider that. Facts or opinions werent challenged and I wasnt challenged in the arena of ideas the White House just wanted me gone. How dare the presidents own cousin criticize him!
Credit The Washington Times for defending the Constitution against the White Houses attack on it. It gets worse. Or is it just a coincidence that around this same time, the IRS inexplicably put a hold on my tax return for several months without ever explaining why? The arbitrator could only say it was very strange and unusual. Indeed.
This abuse is not limited to the IRS. Mr. Obamas appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency likened himself to a Roman conqueror ready to wield his government power to arbitrarily crucify his word energy companies just to keep them obedient and fearful. His forced resignation fails to hide what were learning today, that even in his absence, the EPA routinely waives burdensome fees for politically acceptable groups but imposes them to their fullest on adversaries.
This is not simply picking winners and losers it is something so much more. This is a government declaring friends and enemies among fellow Americans, and it goes all the way up to the Oval Office. In 2010, it was Mr. Obama himself, who declared to a roaring crowd, Were gonna punish our enemies and were gonna reward our friends. Chilling.
Punishing enemies and rewarding friends will be the sad, pathetic and enduring legacy of the Obama presidency. The stimulus failed to create jobs there are 3 million fewer today than when Mr. Obama took office but it did succeed at its real purpose: rewarding political friends and connected crony donors. The IRS witch hunt unleashed a culture of intimidation
all of it here
Read more: WOLF: Tyranny in our time - Washington Times
Follow us: [MENTION=39892]Was[/MENTION]htimes on Twitter
