GBTV Preview: Richmond Tea Party Hit With Audit After Complaining Occupiers Given a Break
- Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:06pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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[Editor's note: this story is a preview to a segment that will run on the Glenn Beck Program on GBTV tonight.]
Occupy Richmond is quick to accuse corporations of not playing by the rules, and millionaires of not paying their “fair” share. So when the Richmond Tea Party learned that the City of Richmond was permitting protesters to “occupy” public space without paying, the local tea partiers felt it was only fair that the city reimburse them for past rally expenses.
But instead of making sure that everyone played by the rules, the city served Richmond Tea Party with a notice that it was being audited. Not the answer they had hoped for after invoicing Mayor Dwight Jones for reimbursement of the $8,500 they had paid for complying with city procedures during their rallies at Kanawha plaza.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that an auditor with the Department of Finance sent the Richmond Tea Party a letter on November 14 telling the political organization to provide tax records related to its meals, admissions, and personal property, and advising that the group it was being audited for nonpayment of taxes in 2010 and 2011
A spokeswoman for the Richmond Tea Party called the letter “a little coincidental,” telling the Times-Dispatch that it appears to be another example of the city’s unequal treatment of the group.
“What did they send to Occupy (Richmond)? Obviously, there‘s nothing to send to them because they didn’t have (a business license or rally permit),” said Colleen Owens, a spokeswoman for the Richmond Tea Party. “It’s kind of adding insult to injury. We complained about the unequal treatment, and they turned around and piled on more.”
Jones’ office claims the issue is not political. The Mayor’s Press Secretary Tammy D. Hawley told the Times-Dispatch that the Richmond Tea Party was one of about 700 taxpayers that were identified as noncompliant during a recent system-led review. Owens maintained Monday that the Richmond Tea Party had submitted the necessary forms every month for the past two years.
On November 15, the Virginia Right blog posted incomplete invoices obtained from the city totaling $7,000 showing that the City of Richmond willingly paid for toilets and cleanup for an Occupy Richmond “event” at Kanawha Plaza, the same location where the Richmond Tea Party has paid to use for rallies in the past. The blog noted that the invoices do not include what the city will have to pay in “police overtime, health inspector’s time and countless other expenses that we do not yet know about.”
Mayor Jones has not responded to Richmond Tea Party requests to meet in regards to the unequal treatment of their group in comparison to Occupy Richmond. The Mayor, however, met with representatives of Occupy Richmond on November 18, at his invitation.
The city had shut down the Occupy Wall Street encampment after about two weeks, on October 31. But since November 15, the Occupy Richmond protesters have been camping in the yard of Jones’ next-door neighbor, Richmond Free Press Editor and Publisher Raymond H. Boone. The Times-Dispatch reports that Boone, who has welcomed the protesters, was cited last week for a zoning-ordinance violation.
The Richmond Tea Party says they received a letter from the city acknowledging that they had received their invoice. The next response they received was the audit letter.
The Richmond Tea Party has already posted this statement on their website following the audit:
“We are the Tea Party and, therefore, have followed every applicable tax law to this point, including filing all the proper forms. We will file them again, though, to satisfy the audit requirements. But that won’t be the last the City of Richmond hears from the Richmond Tea Party and the American people.
The City is now openly rewarding and financing lawlessness, while punishing and charging the law-abiding. These actions represent the kind of bullying and abuse of power the American people have come to expect from those in office and are now dedicated to stopping. We stand united in holding accountable every last corrupt politician, no matter which office they hold or at which level they serve.”
A representative from the Richmond Tea Party will be on with Glenn Beck on GBTV tonight to discuss their frustration with Mayor Jones’ treatment of their group, and the city’s response to their protest.
Leette Eaton-White contributed to this report.
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COFemale
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:57pmHow do you fight corruption at so many levels. Perhaps it is time for the good people of Richmond VA to start a RECALL of this mayor for playing favorites. We can’t fight corruption if the good people sit idly by on the sidelines any longer. Time to fight fire with fire. We need to get out of our comfort zone and do everything we legally can to make their lives miserable. The more we yell like they do, “The whole world is watching”, the more they won’t be able to hide behind Obama skirt tails.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:12pmHey – all Nascar fans, contact Nascar and inform them you will be skipping the Richmond races next year.
Report Post »Popp40
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:13pmGreat point….however, Richmond has been led by corrupt politicians for years, however, the people in Richmond don’t seem to mind. In fact they seem to prefer that type of leadership.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:21pmturkey13
Great ideal. Hurt the businesses & they in turn will put the hurt on the corrupt politicians.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:24pmMaybe this Tea Party group should have paid their taxes in 2010 and 2011. I for one am glad to see this lawless band of thieves finally being brought to justice.
Report Post »dixiedog
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:25pmHey Turkey13. Please don’t. NASCAR RIR located in Henrico County and not the City of Richmond which is a distinct difference here in the Commonwealth of Virginia where cities are not part of any counties.
thegrassroots
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:26pmHow about EveryOne emailing this little obama-ite lemming mayor. Let him know that his actions have not gone un-noticed by America and the payback will be BHO’s slap down and kick to the curb in 2012. Advise him that Richmond isn’t Las Vegas. In other words: Everything that happens in Richmond doesn’t stay in Richmond. America Is Watching and America Always Finds Out! And thank him for doing such a great job of campaigning against BHO and on behalf of America.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:53pm~^~v~~^~~v~^~
COFEMALE what you say is what I have been preaching for two years now. I wish people would listen to me and hear what I propose in engaging the left. You all know how to take on 6 of them, isnt it about time to engage 600!?
How about exposing the corruption, dont waste time with emails and phone calls. These people dont care, but by all means go ahead and do that to crash their email and phone systems! There is no law against it, I mean if all the TEA Parties in decided to call them at once or email them “thats life”! ;)
Think out of the box kids you have to start hitting these people from left field. Lets find out who in Richmond at govt level is in cahoots with the Occupy drones. Who is responsible for ordering the audit? What are their connections etc? Put the spotlight on them I will bet they like most are dirty. You have to stop playing this game by their rules, otherwise you might as well just bend over…. http://SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »Carter John
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:55pm@JZS
Report Post »In case you didn’t read the entire story, they DID and filed everything correctly. The City of Richmond even initially responded saying so.
encinom
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:56pmjzs
Report Post »Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:24pm
Maybe this Tea Party group should have paid their taxes in 2010 and 2011. I for one am glad to see this lawless band of thieves finally being brought to justice.
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Waiting for the leadership of the Tea BAggers to be slapped in irons and dragged from the public square.
OnceA9R
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:57pmthe people who don‘t support Obama don’t live in the city. It’s always been corrupt and will never change. Heck, the Sheriff employs 11 of his own family members. Everyone is on the dole and now a councilman is trying to change the law, outside of the usual protocol, to set up a public space for perpetual occupation and free speech
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:22pmHey JZS,
Just looking at your new picture, and i got to wondering.
Which one of those mindless, faceless, leftist, lemming / drones is you?
Report Post »Skrewedretiree
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:27pmIt would be great if all the Tea Party members would meet downtown on a weekend and go to every shop and stop and look and examine and handle and refuse to buy ANYTHING! On leaving, apologize to the merchant explaining that this is in protest to the City of Richmond’s treatment and promise to return and shop in earnest if and when justice is done. The Merchants will raise hell! Don‘t think the merchants of Richmond don’t contribute to politicians and someone will have to answer. That’s how you get through all the layers of corruption! Hit them where it hurts: in the pocketbook. Call it an in-store boycott. I know there will be innocent merchants who may be hurt, but there will ALWAYS be collateral damage in any conflict.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:32pm@jzs & Encin….Either you’re too young to act like adults or too old to act like children.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:41pmFor those who are interested in emailing Richmond’s mayor Jones, I was just on his site and he has no direct e-address. However, I just used the e-address for one of the departments and sent it
ATTN: MAYOR JONES.
Those little-bho-lib-lemmings love to think their underhanded, backroom behaviors won’t be found out. However, if he gets emails from all over the USA telling him America Knows What He’s Up To, he might do some back peddling.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:43pmOoops! Not peddling! It should read: pedaling.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 8:16pmencinom, you are so right. These brigands, these scofflaws should be in the stocks in Town Square and pelted with heart healthy vegetables. If these these people, these middle class people refuse to pay their taxes, how are we as a country going to finance tax cuts for the millionaires?
Rayblue says, “jzs & Encin….Either you’re too young to act like adults or too old to act like children.” That is correct. I can only speak for myself, but in my case it’s the latter. Just ask my teenager.
Billy, good question. For reference he asked, “Which one of those mindless, faceless, leftist, lemming / drones is you?”
I’m the one in the middle, the one who actually does have some discernible facial features. Originally I was Emmanuel Goldstein until my good name was robbed, then Winston Smith, until I was robbed again. Dang!
The other, featureless people represent the right wing posters here. You know, the ones who go on about this or that person being a communist or a socialist or whatever, and then can’t even be original in their insults. I’m called an “idiot, moron, a slime” over and over. Yawn. Boring!
Anyway, except for that antisemitic tea party guy who goes on about Jews destroying the world, I can’t tell one poster from another. They are faceless.
Okay, the avatar isn’t that great. I admit it. But I do have to throw my impersonator a challenge.
Report Post »AZBUFFETT
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:36pm@JZS and Encinom, have you considered how many of the “occupiers” may not have paid taxes in 2010 & 2011 (but should have). I’m just saying…you seem to have pretty strong feelings against the Tea Party, but you may be way off base when you consider the whole story and everyone involved.
Report Post »I get the feeling you just want to hate what you don’t understand. Maybe some balanced research of the Tea Party Movement might set your mind straight.
By the way, you sound like MOW-rons when you use the Tea ****** insult ( see Bill Maher). It’s very disrespectful. Not unlike when it comes from the opposite direction.
hauschild
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:57pmSeriously, folks, how can any reasonable mind process the vast divide amongst Americans and not conclude that this country will not withstand such a stark contrast in ideologies – something’s got to give.
I’m curious to find out exactly “what” is going to give. Will there be a type of secession? How far up against the wall can those that pay the bills in this country be forced without pushing back? And, when the push-back comes, to what extent? Will they stop “feeding” the machine? Will there be violence and another Civil War???
It is not rational to witness what is transpiring here and expect this country to continue along to the extent that it always has.
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:17pmWe credit this administration with these crimes against our country and they proudly wear it like a badge of honor…
Report Post ».”…for good men to sit by and idle and watch…” We better not be caught doing this or be forced to never look in the mirror again.
progressiveslayer
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:20pmIt’s really quite simple,millions of people still working are being taxed to pay for those who won’t work and government taxes and regulates businesses out of business,rest assured the people paying the bills will push back,and hard.
Of course this is what the Marxist in chief wants so he can crackdown on the productive class,and I suspect it’ll be a bloody affair,how long it lasts and the outcome is any ones guess.
Report Post »We need another George Washington to save the republic and they don’t make em like that anymore,so we’ll be stuck with some pansy ass RINO,God save us all.
Walkabout
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:26pmThe idiots could practice their ideology freely. There are a few working communes. Maybe that is the problem. They actually work at the communes while these people want sinecures where they high mindedly pontificate about how much they do for the work while working naught. The OWS crowd want slaves. Gain they could form socialist communes. If more & more people continually joined them then it would be the law of the land. It would have been consented to by the people. But that it not what they are doing.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:49pmNo surprise here , the city and the ows both live off the taxpayer, ie tea party people, is anybody surprised two PARASITES, are on the same team….. Im not .
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:23pm@ProgSlayer:
You’re right about the candy-asses and RINO’s.
I can’t believe over half of “us” look at either Romney or Gingrich (or any of the other RINOs), says they can support either, and then can face themselves in the mirror. How utterly pathetic and dreadfully short-sighted.
We’re screwed.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 4:29pmTwo parasites on the same team ? Wow big surprise.
Report Post »bill1488
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 5:34pmI think America is on the verge of a civil war, proceed with caution. You can not expect 1/2 of the people to pay all of the bills and than be told they are not paying enough. If I pay the bills of my country I want a say, a real say, in what goes on. We need term limits in Congress. We also need to outlaw Congresses use of insider trading, while you and I would go to prison, they just get rich both sides.
Report Post »hoarsemom
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 8:31pmWho Is John Galt?
Report Post »Notorrius
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:55pmTo me this is just like the illegals everyone complains but doesn nothing. I say arrest them all Illegals to and dump them on the white house law. Just keep renting buses each city and dump the ows and illegals on the white house and I bet you it would change. Its cheaper to rent the buses for a city then to maintain the way it is now
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:54pmOWS and local government, both parasites on the taxpayer, both on the same team … Zero surprise, and how dare the Tea Party suggest fiscal sanity…. If you suggest balancing the budget, you have become an enemy of the STATE… PERIOD
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:54pmGives the city of Richmond a bad smell….
Report Post »Daveed
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:53pmThis is political corruption and cronyism at the least. Unequal treatement under the law. Making matters worse when an honest inquiry (rightfully so) is made by the this Tea Party group they are slapped with an audit. That is abuse of the law that has been corrupted by political ideology and now it is pseudo law, used to hammer it’s opposition into submission. It is anti-freedom, anti-christian, anti-constitution, amoral and just down right arrogant and nasty. Just laws are beautiful and beneficial to all. This should be an afront to all citizens of our Republic.
Report Post »Kevman
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:53pmPlease tell us how we can support the Richmond Tea Party from these govt. thugs.
Report Post »ginger100
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:51pmA culture of corruption!
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:50pmNot that this has anything to do with the Majors actions, but before I confirmed my suspicions and posted this post, I called it: “let me guess the major is Black”.
I guess I do have amazing insight when I can predict the skin color of a Major’s actions even before I know what the mayor looks like. Until we get all these Obama bowers (putting it mildly and keeping it clean) out of office, we can expect this kind of treatment. The people of Richmond need to wake up and quite electing any politician, regardless of skin color, who want to do is suck the life blood out of everyone who does not agree with them and their “messiah” Obama.
Now all you Liberal/Progressive wannabe’s will call me racist, honey if that is the best you got, then Bring It! I always say, “you can call me anything, just don’t call me late for dinner”. If my world revolved around what you thought or called me, then I might as well crawl into the hole you crawled out off.
Report Post »dixiedog
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:19pmYes and after 40 years this pretty much explains the white flight from Richmond to the surrounding counties of Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:25pmCOFEMALE I am proud to be white. Shucks I guess I just might be a raven racist then.. Or can I just be proud like all the other races around.. HHHmmm whites aren’t permitted that. Guess what things change. Get over your keeping the black man down. 4 generations is enough for you to get your sht together. Is that racist our just the facts?
Report Post »geonj
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:47pmthey need to bring a civil suit against the city and attempt to bring criminal charges against the mayor and his cohorts.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:46pmAnd Barry was suppose to make us all equal,it seems it’s not working out that way and his political opponents,real Americans, are finding out the price of being his opponent.
Report Post »momsense
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 5:05pmBarry is nothing but a liar.
Report Post »BrerRabbit
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:45pmBros!
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:38pmIsn’t it funny how some officials actually support the occupiers…seriously where are their brains…up obama’s….well you know the rest.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:00pmThe number of socialists in government at all levels is no coincidence. They have been migrating into those jobs since the 60′s. Today, it very difficult to distinguish a communist and what you and I would call an average politician. “Political Science” isn’t called that without reason.
A ‘science’ is a discipline. And the money in “politics” can be far better than a classic science discipline like biology. Those other ‘disciplines’ have seen the money, too. As evidenced by the East Anglican University global warming fraud. And they are jealous.
Non dogma cool aid drinkers will suffer the consequences and the wrath of the almighty powerful who rule their fiefdoms like rulers of old. You remember how Clinton did the same thing with his ‘adversaries’? It’s how government works. It is totally corrupt. And it can’t be fixed. (http://www.ourcivilisation.com/study.htm) (http://www.ourcivilisation.com/moral2/test.htm) We have gone over the proverbial ‘edge’ intellectually. The 2nd link explains the insanity/sanity paradox.
Report Post »Hatcher
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:27pmObama can not be serious about fixing the economy if he coordinated a plan to collapse the banking system. Which one is it? WHERE’S THE PRESS? Don’t they want to find the roots to OWS to make sure it has “grass-root” credentials? If they do, it would not be hard to track it back to SEIU and the White House.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFTsPADC0Y&feature=related
Hatcher
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:36pmOWS has NO LEGITIMATE grievance against the banks!!
Let’s end this OWS movement once and for all.
How? Unify our position by getting the truth out – Remind everybody that not all banks wanted to be bailed-out, but Obama forced them to take it anyways! – it was to cover up which banks the politicians are favoring, or it was to create the atmosphere that all banks took bailouts, so all banks are evil. This shows that their grievances are with their government, not all the banks. I’ve been talking to the OWS crowd (occupywallst.org ) and every time I mention this, they usually shut up or occasionally go on to say they don’t like Obama either (fine by me, that’s a start). Also you might add – Shouldn’t the banks get their due process of the law before you attack their businesses or occupy (trespass) their property? – they can not argue with this either.
We have the truth on our side, it’s just a matter of getting it heard. Please spread this message whenever possible. Those who continue the OWS movement after knowing this, will be exposed as haters of the rich, not champions of the poor or equal justice.
Remember Stephen Lerhner? Former SEIU exec. who has met with President Obama four times in the first two years. Obama and Lerhner were the ones who started this OWS movement. The Blaze exposed this back in March: Here’s Lehner in his own words (The Blaze video).
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UQQiFW2YDLM#!
Please
Hatcher
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:24pmObama can not be serious about fixing the economy if he coordinated a plan to collapse the banking system. Which one is it? WHERE’S THE PRESS? Don’t they want to find the roots to OWS to make sure it has “grass-root” credentials? If they do, it would not be hard to track it back to SEIU and the White House.
Report Post »SmallGovBigGuns
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:35pmall i can say is wow. ridiculous
Report Post »Clifton
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:33pmSuch Hipocracy from the left.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:13pmThis is what hypocrisy looks like!!
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:32pmThey don’t even try to hide their bias any more. I hope that Tea Party Group fights tooth and nail.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:38pmWe in Nashville encountered the same thing with a rally the 9.12 group had at legislative plaza in the spring. We had to fill out forms and pay as well as pay for State Troopers to provide security. The occupiers now encamped there have done none of those things
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:43pmIf you have a lawyer in your group SUE the city! It’s all they will understand.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:44pmActually its just the opposite of paying these fees…they have cost us money with the police, cleanup, and lost revenue…who wants to go to the park with a bunch of lowlifes occupying it…ummm not me.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:50pmFrom now on every Tea Party needs to call their gatherings a “protest.” We’ll save millions!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:44pm@82nd — as I have stated before, there never is an Abrams around with a lawer when you need one.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:30pmget all their trash and dump it o the Mayors office lawn.
I would also say to take a great big D-mp but that would be to crude and like the Occupiers!
Sue Sue Sue – Thats the only thing these dopes understand $$$$ – Theirs
Report Post »nelbert
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:29pmThis is an example of how a mayor should NOT behave.
Report Post »Early on Mayor Dwight C. Jones met with and expressed empathy with Occupy. After a couple of weeks, however, the empathy wore thin, they got smelly, and he cleared the park where the Occupiers were staying.
It was around this time that the Tea Party lodged its complaint about unequal treatment. To voice their respective grievances, members of the Tea Party and Occupy showed up at a City Council meeting only to have the mayor walk out when it came time for the groups to speak – a show of disrespect that was lost on no one. Nevertheless, one outspoken member of the Council did agree that the Tea Party should be refunded.
Meanwhile, as they say when the plot thickens…
The Occupy “cause” was picked up by Raymond Boone, the editor and publisher of a local rag called the Richmond Free Press. Boone invited the Occupiers to occupy his yard, which just happens to be right next door to the mayor’s house. Needless to say this has not made Mr. Boone any friends in his neighborhood. He has evidently been served with a couple of violations of community ordinances, and last week an altercation between an Occupier and a neighbor in a truck just missed turning hostile. Occupy is now residing in a secluded suburban out of sight to all but those unfortunates in that suburb.
And, of course, the latest with the Tea Party is the mayor‘s office’s issuing what amounts to a threat in the form of a proposed audit.
This oughta be fun t
Sue Dohnim
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:29pmThat is another example of “social justice” instead of “equal justice”
“Social justice” AKA “social control”
So, who are these virtuous people…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A
Report Post »Junter
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:28pmMore political discrimination… this country has gone to hell
Report Post »Santa Cruz Kid
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:23pmOff topic; but I’ve been wondering why the word, “Occupy” was chosen? Same root as occult. Just sayin.
Report Post »True American66
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:32pmYou haven’t read “The Coming Insurrection”, have you?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:21pmGibson guitars , Tea Party, don’t you dare question those in power.
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:17pmWhat do you expect from a Black DemoRat Pig.
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:16pmMay Mayor Jones suffer the same fate as NY’s Bloomberg. Infestation plague. Richmond’s taxpayers apparently have no problem picking up the tab for the infestors.
Report Post »objectivetruth
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:55pmWrong. Bloomberg himself is a infestation.He routinely violates the second amenment and every other one he can find.He is a walking piece of treason in a suit.Mayor Jones is merely possibly corrupt inept definitely silent and sullen.This city has and is infested with corruption.However its also infested with something much worse in some ways.Ineptness across decades and depts.One layer over another.
Report Post »G man
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:12pmThis is just the beginning of the purge. The IRS is coming after all of us. Watch.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:18pmIndeed, this is but the beginning.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 2:35pmThey for sure will come after me – I am not paying tax’s and they can trow me in jail
house me – feed me- turn the heat up when it gets cold, take care of my medical problems,
free TV, Free books, I might sign up for a Doctorate degree program!! (have the Masters)
Or the could just let me go – like in Kalifonia
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 3:08pmThis is open criminality. That’s why they get into positions of power, to exploit their positions against their perceived political enemies.
They must be stopped at all costs, or we are doomed.
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