It Looks Like They’ve Lost Bob Schieffer

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(H/T, Instapundit) Well, yes, those of us who were working in the news business back in the early ’70s do see certain similarities to Nixon.

I have to tell you that is exactly the approach that the Nixon administration took. They said, “These are all second-rate things. We don’t have time for this. We have to devote our time to the people’s business.” You’re taking exactly the same line they did.

Yes, but what other line is left for them? The White House staff clearly isn’t able to tell the truth. Consider Preiffer’s rant to Chris Wallace about the irrelevance of facts.

What did the President know, and when did he know it? And where was he and what was he doing when he got told?

You know, I’m beginning to look forward to the day when this generation’s Fred Thompson asks the analogous question to “Mr. Butterfield, were you aware of the existence of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the President?”

UPDATE—Stacy McCain offers the Cliffs Notes version of the White House response: “Shut up, Republicans!”

#BrettKimberlin’s Partner Says the IRS Scandal is Phony

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No, really. Brad Friedman wrote that on his blog, The Brad Blog (No, I won’t link to it). (H/T, @rsmccain) Here’s his headline:

IRS ‘Scandal’ Appears Nearly as Phony as Shirley Sherrod, Van Jones, ACORN ‘Scandals’

BTW, Friedman also says that there’s no scandal about Benghazi either.

Of course, Mr. Friedman, who is a cofounder with Brett Kimberlin of Velvet Revolution US and who is listed in VRUS’s most recent IRS Form 990 as a Director of that organization, probably has no objection to strict analysis of right wing nut job outfits by the IRS. How would he feel about an audit of VRUS?

Stacy McCain has further comments on the broader issues of 501(c)4 tax exempt organizations here.

UPDATE—At 9 am ET, 19 May, The Brad Blog was unavailable.

UPDATE 2—At noon ET, 19 May, The Brad Blog was back up.

Team Kimberlin Post of the Day

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Here’s a status update on some of the members of Team Kimberlin.

Dread Pirate Brett Kimberlin is considering what happens when the consequences of one’s old lies catch up with one.

First Mate Neal Rauhauser is being kept away from any navigation duties until he can tell the difference between Norway and Sweden on a map.

Crew Member Ron Brynaert is keeping a low profile.

Cabin Boy Bill Schmalfeldt is still trying to achieve journeyman status as a Twitter troll with his new handle @KUeatsboogers.

Imaginary Friend Occupy Rebellion admits to being a troll but not to being a real person.

And a new person has joined the crew—

Ship’s Troubadour Craig Gillette has been working photo recon and searching for CPAC maggots to snap pictures of.