Rep. Louie Gohmert Claims IRS Would Have Murdered Boston Tea Party Protestors

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Erratic Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who last made headlines when he ranted about how Attorney General Eric Holder was “casting aspersions on [his] asparagus,” now claims that the IRS would have murdered Tea Party participants back in the 1770s.

Gohmert made a 30-minute floor speech in the House on Friday, expressing outrage that the Department of Homeland Security is “protecting the free speech rights of pro-Shariah Muslim supremacists,” as some internet rumors have alleged, and also called out the IRS as potential murderers.

“You know, thank goodness that the IRS was not around to have helped the Founders when they founded the country or otherwise they would have probably shot the Boston Tea Party participants, they would have killed off over half of the signers of the Declaration of the Independence,” Gohmert said.

The grounds for this accusation, apparently, is a couple IRS bureaus going after “Tea Party” oriented groups for further scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status back in 2011. Adjusting for inflation, this activity, apparently, is equivalent to mass murder by today’s standards.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/money/jobs-and-careers/rep-louie-gohmert-claims-irs-would-have-murdered-boston-tea-party

[ZRT2209]

1. does this guy have a brain tumor? WTF is wrong with him?

[spanone]

2. he must, there's no other explanation for stupidity that deep....

[hobbit709]

3. If he's not on something he ought to be.

He's either blithering because he's high on drugs or he's blithering because his mind is not normal.

[socialist_n_TN]

10. Nah, he's just stupid....

nm

[11 Bravo]

4. It shouldn't be possible for him to actually be dumber than he looks, but ...

he proves that he is on a daily basis.

[gordianot]

5. A couple decades ago this type of nuttery was confined to sandwich placards on the street.

Today they find a home in the Republican Party and get elected to Congress.

[spanone]

9. 'they would have killed off over half of the signers of the Declaration of the Independence'

nuttery....yep

[gordianot]

12. The American dilemma at the time was 1/3 Loyalist, 1/3 Revolutionary, and 1/3 did not care.

Today there is about 1/3 who meet some degree of nuttery, 1/3 have some idea of their self interest, and 1/3 are dumber than a box of rocks and have no idea what is in their self interest. Who ever convinces the box of rocks wins. Louie is deep deep in the nut category.

[DCKit]

6. Oh, Gomer. Hyperbole much? nt

[Half-Century Man]

7. Electroshock therapy.

or a lobotomy, maybe firing a taser up his nose. Who knows...The problem isn't how does something this stupid remain able to move in straight lines. But somehow this argument for terminating pregnancy in the 280th trimester got picked to make decisions for the common good.
Which is proof there are people stupider than him.

[ruffburr]

8. I must say-

Michelle B. and louie along with cruz and ryan should all step away from their cushy little gov. "jobs" and get some serious mental therapy,Leave us not forget west and all the rest of the teabag right that some how duped the voters into electing them . Mama always said crazy is as crazy does

[Boomerproud]

11. Please explain how people other than his family vote for this imbecile?

He is