Jon Stewart’s Brilliant and Hilarious Commentary on the IRS Scandal

While the video below is scathing and hilarious, it is much, much more than that.  Jon Stewart is well aware that the IRS being caught targeting groups for political reasons represents a major turning point in the psyche of the nation.  In the past, whenever anyone was targeted by the IRS the masses would generally assume that this person did something wrong.  Not anymore. From this point forward, every politically active person critical of the government who is targeted by the IRS will no longer be assumed guilty by the public, rather they will be seen as the victim of a federal witch-hunt.  With trust in the Federal government at a record low 29%, this is extremely significant and will only further erode whatever trust is left.

It is my view that the government is actually in full on collapse right in front of our eyes at the moment, and Jon Stewart understands that.  Will anyone at the IRS be held accountable?  Will people be jailed for this like a civilian who makes a tax mistake might be?  My favorite line in this clip is:

Hold on a minute, I didn’t realize apologies were sufficient in IRS related issues.

Enjoy!

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5 thoughts on “Jon Stewart’s Brilliant and Hilarious Commentary on the IRS Scandal”

  1. Uhh, gang, does anyone notice how he starts off with a screed that labels the people hitting on Bengazi as conspiracy weirdos? Granted, the rather left-leaning Mr. Stewart does finally get some truth out about the IRS, but doesn’t this fall neatly into Michelle Bachmann’s theory that the liberals are trying to get the focus off of Benghazi? The IRS can be blamed on rogue underlings, but Benghazi goes all the way to the top.

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  2. I am sure another distraction is on its way, … so we forget about Benghazi, and the IRS … we have already forgotten about Fast and Furious
    AHA … maybe no where else to go but Martial law? if you’re trying to be a dictator then there is no where else to go … but control everybody no matter your political view.

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  3. It Not to trust IRS is not to trust the Government. It is heart breaking this happened in the United States of America. Freedom of speach and equal justice to all has to be respected.

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