1. The Republican Party exploited a fraud video made by scam artist James O’Keefe as a pretext for de-funding the left-leaning group ACORN — abusing government power for political payback.
2. James O’Keefe’s organization was granted 501(c)4 status by the IRS in 2010.
3. The Republicans, insisting the Obama IRS abused government power for political payback, are outraged by news that conservative groups applying for 501(c)4 status were scrutinized by the IRS (even though twice as many right-wing groups were approved over left-wing groups).
The twisted meta-world of Republican politics.
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