Glenn Beck's Withering Response to the IRS Admitting It Targeted the 9/12 Project, Conservative Groups

Glenn Beck (File Photo)

Glenn Beck issued a response Saturday to the Internal Revenue Service's shocking admission that it has unfairly targeted conservative groups, pointing out that he and his news organization have been reporting on the issue for over a year.

"In February 2012, TheBlaze first reported what the IRS now admits to - that they unfairly targeted conservative groups including the 9/12 project. It is nice to see everyone else playing catch-up and finally asking the same questions that TheBlaze started raising over a year ago," Beck's statement read. 

As early as February 14, 2012, TheBlaze's Mike Opelka published a story titled: "Is Obama Using the IRS to Silence Opposition Voices?"

In it, Opelka detailed the emails TheBlaze has received from conservative groups "alerting us to the oppressive demands being sent to them from the IRS."  Among other things, the IRS apparently wanted hard copies of every social media post; the name, address, and corporate federal ID of members; and the time, location and content schedule of each event, including printouts of the text of every speech given.

The IRS apologized on Friday for singling out groups with words like “Tea Party,” “Patriot” or “9/12 Project” in the run-up to the 2012 election, and an IRS watchdog organization claims senior IRS officials knew about the matter in 2011.

The issue hits close to home for Beck, who started the 9/12 project as a volunteer based, non-partisan movement focusing on building and uniting our communities back to the place they were on 9/12/2001.

And Beck wasn't the only one to issue a public statement on the scandal.

Sarah Palin also weighed in on Facebook, saying Obama likely appreciated the IRS' efforts during the election before warning:

Americans should remember that this same corrupt IRS will be in charge of enforcing Obamacare. And this same inept and corrupt government will supposedly secure our now unsecured borders in advance of immigration reform and will implement a completely ethical and non-political IPAB panel to make life and death health care decisions for you and your family. Forgive me for not trusting these big government promises any more than I trust the White House’s latest Benghazi spin or the IRS’ fairness.

She concluded with a word of inspiration, saying the so-called "fundamental transformation of America" is only temporary.

"This attempted transformation into a disheartened, weakened, unrecognizable nation is so far below anything Americans deserve," she wrote. "It becomes permanent only if we throw up our hands and surrender to the corruption and cover-ups."

Related:

• Is Obama Using The IRS To Silence Opposition Voices?
• SHOCK: IRS Admits to Targeting Conservative Groups During 2012 Election, Apologizes
• Watchdog: Senior IRS Officials Knew Conservative Groups Were Being Targeted in 2011