SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): There is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration. The I.R.S. is just the most recent example. Let me just recount a few for your audience. Over at HHS, back during the Obama-Kerry debates, Secretary Sebelius sent out a directive to health insurance companies telling them they couldn't inform their policy holders of what they thought the impact of Obama Care would be on them. Now she's trying to shake them down for contributions, in effect, to a group to go out and try to convince the public that they should love Obama Care.
Over at the FCC, there've been efforts by Obama appointees to shut down or make difficult the people who are seeking to buy advertising to criticize the administration. Over at the SEC, Obama appointees have been engaged in an effort to make it difficult for corporations to make it difficult to exercise their First Amendment political rights.
The I.R.S., coming back to the I.R.S., the head of the union at the I.R.S. gives 99% of her campaign money to Democrats. She openly criticizes the Republican House for trying to reduce government spending, and has specifically targeted Tea Party groups in her public comments. It's no wonder that the agents in the I.R.S. sort of get the message. The president demonizes his opponents. (Meet the Press, May 19, 2013)
DOJ TARGETED FOX NEWS REPORTER
Tracked movements via key card, traced calls, searched email...
May 20, 2013 4:00 AMTrue Scandal
A tea-party group targeted by Democrats gets attention from the IRS—and the FBI, OSHA, and the ATF.