Community | September 30, 2010 | 17 comments

No Corporate Elections: IRS to Investigate Karl Rove's Group ?!

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On Wednesday, Sen. Max Baucus called on the IRS to investigate non-profit organizations engaged in political activity, focusing on groups that are newly flush with corporate cash and strongly connected with the GOP. Karl Rove better get ready to open his books.

Sen. Baucus wrote a letter to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman stating that the groups in question “have raised serious questions about whether such organizations are operating in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.” He has asked for the IRS to help identify any tax laws that these groups may have violated. His next step would be to oversee his own committee investigation and “take appropriate legislative action” if needed.

Sen. Baucus’s much needed leadership has no doubt been spurred on by national campaigns demanding an investigation of Karl Rove’s so-called grassroots, ahem astroturf, group American Crossroads. Watchdog groups assert that Rove's group accepts millions from shadowy corporate donors and funnels the money into the campaigns of Republican candidates. As the mid-term election season heats up, this topic will only get hotter.

Bloomberg just reported that “Republican-leaning groups outspent the two political parties combined during September’s first four weeks in a bid to sway the U.S. congressional elections, Federal Election Commission reports show.”
In July, Salon uncovered Rove’s “grassroots” funding sources — four billionaires, three from Dallas, two with fortunes from the oil and gas industry.

Thousands of Americans have seen through Rove’s sham operation and have sent letters to Congress calling for an investigation of his American Crossroads group. Groups like American Crossroads Watch (AWC) have stayed hot on Rove’s money-trail. And they’re serious about bringing Rove to justice. AWC recently even put up $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Rove.

Sen. Baucus’s formal request for an investigation may just produce a lucky winner.



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17 comments // No Corporate Elections: IRS to Investigate Karl Rove's Group ?!

  • bike10
  • Incredulous
    • +1
      Incredulous  

    • Nothing could be better for this nation than to see Karl Rove behind bars for a long, long time, with Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld not far behind.

    • 1 year ago
  • nanac
    • +6
      nanac  

    • Karl Rove is one of the most corrupt politicians in history ....It's about time that he is investigated....He should be charged with treason for outing Valeria Plame, a CIA agent...

    • 1 year ago
  • Mark701
  • nanac
  • AJILIVIZION
  • timetide
  • Fr_Gregory
    • -3
      Fr_Gregory  

    • Suspicion is not actionable. Unless there is factual concrete evidence to present to a Grand Jury. Sounds like simple minded political slander to deflect attention away from some one...imagine that.

    • 1 year ago
  • Mark701
    • +3
      Mark701  
    • Fr_Gregory:

      Bull. The man is a dirty player, a cheat and a criminal and his motif hasn't changed. Where do you think he got $50,000,000 to toss around to right wing groups, the Tea Partiers?? Someday someone is going to bag that Turd Blossom and he'll spend the rest of his twisted life in a cell with a guy who likes to be called Big Mona.

    • 1 year ago
  • brit50
    • -1
      brit50  

    • This is a joke, even though I disagree with Rove's comments against O'Donnel in Delaware, I still think he is a very intelligent strategist. There is nothing to back up Max Baucus' claim. Shady corporations donating money?? This makes no sense, companies can donate however much they see fit, it is going right into a PAC anyway. Roves organization can do whatever it wants with that money independently, and can give up to 15,000 dollars directly to the party.

    • 1 year ago
  • ayipis
    • -2
      ayipis  

    • LOL.. is this the same thing as putting charges on Cheney and Bush??

      what is happening is called the "gloria alred" manuver...LOL..

    • 1 year ago
  • MAssappeal
  • MotherForTruth
    • +3
      MotherForTruth  

    • It appears to be a game between Republicans and Democrats, who can hide their corruption and abuse of public better. I am just sick of both.

    • 1 year ago
  • littlwarrior
  • Fr_Gregory
  • 2hellnwait
    • -3
      2hellnwait  

    • The Demoliberalsocialosts will do just about anything to cause their oppositional counterparts from exploiting the very same PAC tactics employed by their own progressive marketing machine. . . no surprise here!

    • 1 year ago
  • brit50
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