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29. Because computer crashes hardly ever happen it must be incompetence or on purpose, that is a giant

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 02:33 PM

Jun 2014

leap of logic.

Notice how the media always report Republicans scrambling for any thing to keep the faux scandals alive as "lawmakers" or "Congress".

Almost like the media is covering for them, when have they ever done that before?

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Lawmakers: IRS lost more emails in tea party probe [View all] alp227 Jun 2014 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #1

forced to admit nothing PatrynXX Jun 2014 #2

the only group to be denied was a liberal group leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #14

"conservative controlled IRS" ROTFLAMO! Good one. Conservative FBI? I'll buy that. Conservative 24601 Jun 2014 #57

Impossible To Insult Your Intelligence, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #6

The irony. uppityperson Jun 2014 #7

Whole lotta crashin' goin' on! nt louielouie Jun 2014 #3

Lberal groups were targeted more so Iliyah Jun 2014 #4

There was no IRS "tea party investigation". You suck AP. nt tridim Jun 2014 #5

+1 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2014 #8

Calling it the 'tea party investigation' is deliberately misleading Newsjock Jun 2014 #9

AP does know better, that is why they mislead on purpose. And the lawmakers are all cons. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #43

"when Lois Lerner's computer crashed" PeoViejo Jun 2014 #10

Onto the server that held the e-mail, apparently. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #19

Hmm, reminds me of the old folk song: if I had a hammer... 4139 Jun 2014 #31

BS story lark Jun 2014 #11

I don't get it YarnAddict Jun 2014 #12

as a former email adminstrator LittleGirl Jun 2014 #16

If I understand correctly, the IRS was required to keep this information hughee99 Jun 2014 #18

You can be sure copies were retained server-side. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #20

I hate to say this YarnAddict Jun 2014 #21

No, that's false, you do not *hate* to say it, you've been posting right wing talking points CreekDog Jun 2014 #71

You are correct sir. When a person, or group of people, come under any investigation there's a hold Yavin4 Jun 2014 #28

One the one hand LittleGirl Jun 2014 #34

But, this is the federal government YarnAddict Jun 2014 #22

The government doesn'[t have unlimited resources creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #55

Stick with "I don' get it." Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #44

Just ask for the backups from our friends at Fort Meade erronis Jun 2014 #50

The IRS has very old equipment creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #52

It being 2014, I am amazed at the incompetence we still employ/contract in our computer ops. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #13

could be lowest bid n/t LittleGirl Jun 2014 #35

his email should be posted so we can contact him and tell him it's not a t-party probe leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #15

Now it looks like a coverup. Skip Intro Jun 2014 #17

Unfortunately, YarnAddict Jun 2014 #24

There is a simple explanation creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #54

so you think it's a conspiracy that some emails from over 3 years ago disappeared? CreekDog Jun 2014 #70

The IRS thinks it is being clever. former9thward Jun 2014 #23

not always. nt LittleGirl Jun 2014 #36

Yes always. former9thward Jun 2014 #48

They've already searched other computers creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #56

Yes, and now the IRS is saying they have lost emails from six others former9thward Jun 2014 #59

I wouldn't be screaming creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #62

Thanks for proving my point. former9thward Jun 2014 #64

Congressional investigators couldn't find their backsides in a dark room! benld74 Jun 2014 #25

Incompetent or intentional. Pick one. /nt seveneyes Jun 2014 #26

Because computer crashes hardly ever happen it must be incompetence or on purpose, that is a giant Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #29

Crashes don't usually affect the multitude of redundant backups seveneyes Jun 2014 #30

Yeah, like the 30 year old system the VA uses, modern stuff like that. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #42

Do you work for the VA? forthemiddle Jun 2014 #65

which computer crashed? the mail server or the backup mail server? frylock Jun 2014 #40

Every conservative group who lost their tax exempt status should get it reinstated!!!! JoePhilly Jun 2014 #27

The tea party has a lot to answer for here jmowreader Jun 2014 #32

Well, if their equipment was as ancient as I think EC Jun 2014 #33

exactly. LittleGirl Jun 2014 #37

But if you were being investigated by the IRS, christx30 Jun 2014 #39

yeah, right Doctor_J Jun 2014 #38

Finally, we are fighting back. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #41

Can you say "Rule of Law?" Big_Mike Jun 2014 #45

+1! YarnAddict Jun 2014 #47

Its already been cleared up creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #58

As I might have expected from Krauthammer NoGOPZone Jun 2014 #63

I didn't feel it was. Big_Mike Jun 2014 #68

Um. Wrong. YarnAddict Jun 2014 #46

What's this "we" shit? Throd Jun 2014 #51

Well said! Government agencies should only have to answer questions if they WANT to... hughee99 Jun 2014 #69

are the 'other people', going to testify or 'take the 5th'? ..nt quadrature Jun 2014 #49

IRS lost emails but repugs lost their minds! rickyhall Jun 2014 #53

It's never the crime... Steerpike Jun 2014 #60

While the IRS "thing" is nothing, I'll believe them when they lose our tax returns n/t broadcaster75201 Jun 2014 #61

65,000 Emails? padfun Jun 2014 #66

Welcome to DU. Well, that's 65k emails in FOUR YEARS. alp227 Jun 2014 #67