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Hannity invents "tax troubles" for new House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin

March 08, 2010 11:04 pm ET

From the March 8 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (March 08, 2010 11:16 pm ET)
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      Hannity says Levin incorrectly received "a Maryland property tax credit"...which "he repaid to IRS on Friday".

      Why would Levin repay IRS for an incorrect Maryland property tax credit? IRS = Federal. Maryland = State.

      No too bright are you Sean...? Maybe you should have finished high school.
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      • Author by MilitantMNMan (March 09, 2010 3:39 am ET)
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        I believe he finished H.S. It's college he didn't finish.
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        • Author by IRONY 101 (March 09, 2010 7:24 am ET)
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          That may be correct...but it doesn't appear so. Hannity's stupidity is staggering.
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          • Author by bintx (March 09, 2010 10:29 am ET)
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            Beck is the one whose high school diploma is questionable. Before he became the raving lunatic hero of Fox, his bios indicated that it was doubtful that he graduated from high school. Now, they say that he "graduated from high school in the early '80s." Most folks can tell you the year they graduated from high school, why can't Beck?
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            • Author by MilitantMNMan (March 09, 2010 3:13 pm ET)
                 
              I'm not sure about Beck's education. I remember hearing that he flunked out of college as well. That may or may not be true.
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          • Author by MilitantMNMan (March 09, 2010 3:12 pm ET)
               
            Hannity is an idiot. But I don't think he's stupid enough to believe the nonsense that he spews. He knows what pays the bills.
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    • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (March 09, 2010 12:54 am ET)
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      Levin, who purchased the home in 1977, received the tax credit although it was intended for only “owner-occupied” properties, and he does not live in the home. The credit reduced his tax bill to just under $9,500.

      “This is not a tax credit that Rep. Levin applied for and in an abundance of caution he has paid the full amount to Montgomery County to correct their mistake,” Levin Chief of Staff Hilarie Chambers wrote in an e-mail Friday.

      Chambers said the Michigan lawmaker moved out of the home in September 2008, following the death of his wife. His daughter and her family now occupy the home, and he stays at a Silver Spring condominium owned by his daughter when he is in the Washington, D.C. area.

      Levin repaid the credit Friday, Chambers said, after being contacted by Roll Call.

      “Since Mr. Levin was not residing in the property for the full year and it is not his ‘principal residence,’ Mr. Levin has written a check of $690 to the County and clarified and confirmed once again to them that the correct classification of the Morgan Drive property is ‘Not a Principal Residence,’” Chambers wrote in an e-mail.

      Chambers referred to public records maintained by Montgomery County, which indicate the Chevy Chase home is a principal residence. Property records available from a Maryland state Web site indicate the property is not used as a principal residence.

      Nothing to see here, folks. Keep on moving. Just keep on moving...
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      • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (March 09, 2010 12:58 am ET)
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        ARRRGGGHHHHH -- that stupid MMFA problem that turns creates accented As, Euro symbols and trademark signs where there shouldn't be any.

        Here's the corrected text.

        Levin, who purchased the home in 1977, received the tax credit although it was intended for only "owner-occupied" properties, and he does not live in the home. The credit reduced his tax bill to just under $9,500.

        "This is not a tax credit that Rep. Levin applied for and in an abundance of caution he has paid the full amount to Montgomery County to correct their mistake," Levin Chief of Staff Hilarie Chambers wrote in an e-mail Friday.

        Chambers said the Michigan lawmaker moved out of the home in September 2008, following the death of his wife. His daughter and her family now occupy the home, and he stays at a Silver Spring condominium owned by his daughter when he is in the Washington, D.C. area.

        Levin repaid the credit Friday, Chambers said, after being contacted by Roll Call.

        "Since Mr. Levin was not residing in the property for the full year and it is not his "principal residence," Mr. Levin has written a check of $690 to the County and clarified and confirmed once again to them that the correct classification of the Morgan Drive property is "Not a Principal Residence," Chambers wrote in an e-mail.

        Chambers referred to public records maintained by Montgomery County, which indicate the Chevy Chase home is a principal residence. Property records available from a Maryland state Web site indicate the property is not used as a principal residence.

        Nothing to see here, folks. Keep on moving. Just keep on moving...
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        • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (March 09, 2010 1:00 am ET)
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          Because I'm nothing if not persistent...

          Here's the corrected text.

          Levin, who purchased the home in 1977, received the tax credit although it was intended for only "owner-occupied" properties, and he does not live in the home. The credit reduced his tax bill to just under $9,500.

          "This is not a tax credit that Rep. Levin applied for and in an abundance of caution he has paid the full amount to Montgomery County to correct their mistake,"Levin Chief of Staff Hilarie Chambers wrote in an e-mail Friday.

          Chambers said the Michigan lawmaker moved out of the home in September 2008, following the death of his wife. His daughter and her family now occupy the home, and he stays at a Silver Spring condominium owned by his daughter when he is in the Washington, D.C. area.

          Levin repaid the credit Friday, Chambers said, after being contacted by Roll Call.

          "Since Mr. Levin was not residing in the property for the full year and it is not his "principal residence," Mr. Levin has written a check of $690 to the County and clarified and confirmed once again to them that the correct classification of the Morgan Drive property is "Not a Principal Residence," Chambers wrote in an e-mail.

          Chambers referred to public records maintained by Montgomery County, which indicate the Chevy Chase home is a principal residence. Property records available from a Maryland state Web site indicate the property is not used as a principal residence.

          Nothing to see here, folks. Keep on moving. Just keep on moving..
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          • Author by John Paradox (March 09, 2010 2:59 am ET)
               
            Hint: make sure you're using an editor that handles Plain Text.. one trick I have is to put a 'sticky notes' program on, that I can double-click and create a new 'note', then write in that. All of them I've dealt with tend toward 'pure ASCII'/plain text. Plus the 'sticky notes' allow multiple visible notes if there's a lot of different notes/references.
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    • Author by ptluzzi59 (March 09, 2010 9:16 am ET)
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      that clown wouldnt know the truth if it were standing in front of him
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