Benjamin Franklin’s Favorite Blog Tumblr (3.0; @poorrichardsnews)http://poorrichardsnews.com/PoorRichardsNewshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51190512847http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51190512847Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:12 -0500politicsnewshuffington posteric holderobamascandalFox NewsJames RosentoctconservativelibertarianliberalmediaIf you’re a liberal, and you’ve lost even the Huffington Post, it sure doesn’t look very good for you.  This is currently the home page over in Puffington Land.  The headline is in reaction to today’s news that Attorney...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51181518620http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51181518620Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:40 -0500politicsnewseric holderobamaJustice DepartmentDOJscandalfox news1st Amendmentfreedom of the presstcotconservativelibertarianWell, there it is, folks.  I was wondering when the dam was going to break on the Obama Justice Department’s “plausible deniability” and here it is.  Law enforcement officials have told NBC News that Attorney General Eric Holder...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51171648228http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51171648228Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:45 -0500politicsnewspro lifePlanned Parenthoodabortionpro choiceadoptionIRSIRS scandalobamatcotconservativelibertarianWe have reported over the past couple of weeks on the the IRS’s harassment of conservative and pro-life groups, even going so far as to demand the disclosure of  pro-life groups’ prayers and demand that they not picket Planned...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51162231601http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51162231601Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:33 -0500politicsnewsnew yorkobamascandalsirs scandalap scandalobama supporterslow-information votersjesse wattersbenghaziBill O'ReillyThis video is amazing, depressing and hilarious. Jesse Watters, a Fox News producer and notorious street-interviewer, who is rumored to be an Obama supporter himself, decided to go to south Manhattan and interview Obama supporters about the latest...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51152766531http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51152766531Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:16 -0500politicsnewslois lernerlernerirsirs scandalscandalobamatea partytyrannyconservativetcotMore is coming out about the past of Lois Lerner, the IRS agent who mysteriously invoked the 5th amendment Wednesday after declaring her innocence under oath. In the 1990s, Lerner was chief of enforcement at the Federal Elections Commission. During...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51150532908http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51150532908Thu, 23 May 2013 10:01:30 -0500polticsnewsgowdytrey gowdylindsey grahamshulmanDoug Shulmanirsirs scandalscandalobamatyrannyopressiontea partylibertyfreedomconservativetcotThings got a little awkward when South Carolina representative Trey Gowdy questioned the former head of the IRS, Doug Shulman, today. Shulman rarely had an explanation or a defense as Gowdy asked him why he refused to do more to stop the targeting...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51115369899http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51115369899Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:29 -0500politicsnewsfox 19irsirs scandaltcotconservativescandalA report by Fox 19 in Cincinnati explains the protocol and chain of command at the IRS, both of which strongly suggests that the overseer of the entire Cincinnati office must have known of the indiscretions taking place at the IRS. Here’s the...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51102945894http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51102945894Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:57 -0500politicsnewsissalois lernerlernerirsirs scandalobamaconservativeoversight committeetcotconstitution5th amendmentfifth amendmentAs we reported to you earlier, Lois Lerner apparently doesn’t understand how the 5th amendment works. And, judging by the fact that Lerner has been called back to testify again, Darrell Issa agrees. From Politico: House Oversight and...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51087022133http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51087022133Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:39 -0500politicsnewsIRSIRS scandalobamawhite housedoug shulmantcotconservativelibertarianTea PartyThis is the kind of arrogance that Rep. Darrell Issa and company are dealing with in their investigations of the numerous White House scandals. Today, when asked why he visited the White House 118 times, former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman replied,...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51085940138http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51085940138Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:36 -0500politicsnewslondonterroristislammuslimenglandtcotconservativelibertarianWow.  The events that transpired in London today are absolutely bone chilling.  After butchering a British soldier with a knife and meat cleaver, the terrorist approaches a bystander with a camera. Here’s the video: The terrorist here,...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51072827893http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51072827893Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:40 -0500politicsnewsIRSIRS scandallois lernerscandalwhite housetcotconservativelibertarianTea PartyWow! This morning’s testimony from Lois Lerner was downright explosive. Not only did she “plead the 5th” and refuse to answer questions, she testified that she did “nothing wrong.”  The contention here is that by...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51067661365http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51067661365Wed, 22 May 2013 08:20:00 -0500politicsnewsscandalirs scandalbenghaziap scandalfox news scandalconstitutiontcotobamaconservativeliberalismbig governmentYesterday, NPR White House correspondent, Ari Shapiro tweeted this:  Spotted: @joshtpm @CapehartJ @ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney meeting? Anyone? Now what on earth could this...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51011234388http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51011234388Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:16 -0500politicsnewsLois LernerIRSIRS scandalWhite HouseObamascandal5th amendmentplead the fifthconstitutionfounding fatherstcotconservativelibertarianThe IRS official who headed up the division that oversaw non-profits wil plead the 5th, according to her defense lawyer.  from LA Times: A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51009391556http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51009391556Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:49 -0500politicsnewsIRSIRS scandalDouglas SchulmanJohn CornynSenatetcotconservativetea partylibertarianscandalWhat’s interesting about this clip to me is that Senator Cornyn gives him multiple opportunities to apologize, and it seems like he comes close at a couple points.  But he just doesn’t.  His position seems to be, “It wasn’t...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51000652153http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/51000652153Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:03 -0500politicsnewsobamaclintonhillary clintonbenghaziwhistle-blowerschristopher stephenstcotconservativescandalAccording to new reports, more whistle-blowers are prepared to testify as to the details surrounding Benghazi. And if what they have said off the record is true, it’s not good news for Obama or Clinton. From PJ Media: More whistleblowers...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50995047013http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50995047013Tue, 21 May 2013 11:06:36 -0500politicsnewsbenghaziFast and Furiouswhite housescandalDOJCBSFox NewsSharyl Attkisson1st AmendmentjournalismtcotconservativelibertarianShe doesn’t say who has hacked into her computers, but it’s not like we need too many guesses to figure it out, especially with all the news we got yesterday about the Obama administration spying on journalists and treating them as...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50987586153http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50987586153Tue, 21 May 2013 08:28:00 -0500politicsnewstcotconservativedemocratsdemocrattornadoesglobal warmingrepublicansgopagwclimate changeoklahomaI understand that it’s typical for Democrats to waste no time in using a tragic event to further their political agenda, but this one is even outrageous by their standards. Sheldon Whitehouse, distinguished senator from Rhode Island, decided...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50971666716http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50971666716Tue, 21 May 2013 00:40:43 -0500politicsnewstornadooklahomamooretcotThis high definition video will give you an idea just how massive the storm in Oklahoma was today.  Filmed by an independent tornado chasing group called Bashunters, the video shows the tornado approaching a school and a subdivision.  The filmmakers...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50949664921http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50949664921Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39:00 -0500newstornadooklahomatornadoesA massive, mile-wide tornado ripped through Oklahoma today hitting an elementary school head on. Reports say that two-dozen elementary students are possibly dead. The overwhelming devastation prompted one reporter to call it “the worst tornado...http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50937971280http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/50937971280Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:41 -0500politicsnewsobamabenghazihillary clintonwhite housestate departmentlibyascandaltcotconservativelibertarianSince the terrorist attack on September 11, only one State Department official from the Bureau of Near Easter Affairs has been placed on leave, a mid-level employee who had no authority to make security decisions for the US facility in Benghazi. His...