From: Kelley Lynch <kelley.lynch.2010@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Subject: When Will I Get My Refund?
To: "*irs. commissioner" <*IRS.Commissioner@irs.gov>, Dennis <Dennis@riordan-horgan.com>, Washington Field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, ASKDOJ <ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov>, "Kelly.Sopko" <Kelly.Sopko@tigta.treas.gov>, "Doug.Davis" <Doug.Davis@ftb.ca.gov>, rbyucaipa <rbyucaipa@yahoo.com>, Robert MacMillan <robert.macmillan@gmail.com>, moseszzz <moseszzz@mztv.com>, a <anderson.cooper@cnn.com>, wennermedia <wennermedia@gmail.com>, "Hoffman, Rand" <rand.hoffman@umusic.com>, Mick Brown <mick.brown@telegraph.co.uk>, woodwardb <woodwardb@washpost.com>, "glenn.greenwald" <glenn.greenwald@guardiannews.com>, lrohter <lrohter@nytimes.com>
Hello IRS Commissioner's Staff,
Date: Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Subject: When Will I Get My Refund?
To: "*irs. commissioner" <*IRS.Commissioner@irs.gov>, Dennis <Dennis@riordan-horgan.com>, Washington Field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, ASKDOJ <ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov>, "Kelly.Sopko" <Kelly.Sopko@tigta.treas.gov>, "Doug.Davis" <Doug.Davis@ftb.ca.gov>, rbyucaipa <rbyucaipa@yahoo.com>, Robert MacMillan <robert.macmillan@gmail.com>, moseszzz <moseszzz@mztv.com>, a <anderson.cooper@cnn.com>, wennermedia <wennermedia@gmail.com>, "Hoffman, Rand" <rand.hoffman@umusic.com>, Mick Brown <mick.brown@telegraph.co.uk>, woodwardb <woodwardb@washpost.com>, "glenn.greenwald" <glenn.greenwald@guardiannews.com>, lrohter <lrohter@nytimes.com>
Hello IRS Commissioner's Staff,
Perhaps Leonard Cohen was one of the people that watched "When Will I Get My Refund?" If you are actually good stewards, you will prosecute Leonard Cohen for his tax fraud and collect the taxes due the American people. I find it particularly offensive that Leonard Cohen (who cannot live in Canada due to tax and residence issues) moved to this country, defrauded the U.S. and state governments, and has now abused legal tactics and feels comfortable lying on court, concealing corporate books and other evidence, fraudulently obtaining an astounding refund, issuing illegal K-1s,refusing to provide me with an IRS required form 1099 for the year 2004, and lying about the IRS in court.
The IRS, on the other hand, merely created a lame parody that has not defrauded the U.S. government of millions of dollars. Leonard Cohen's tax fraud is a huge story but he has awe-inspired journalists willing to advance his carefully crafted garbage comments and good rock and roll stories about Phil Spector. Move onto LA Confidential and leave Star Trek behind you.
All the best,
Kelley
Thanks to Lame Leaked Star Trek Parody, I.R.S. Definitely Not Getting into Its Local Comedy Troupe
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The I.R.S.—not as funny as you figured, even in your least generous guess-timate of the
government agency’s sense of humor. This realization comes courtesy of an unfortunate leakedStar Trek–“parody” training video that was played at the opening of a 2010 training and leadership conference. The video begins with a voiceover alerting viewers that they will “boldly go where no government employee has gone before,” a chaotic planet called “Notax,” where costumed I.R.S. workers aboard an elaborate spaceship set and make thinly veiled Starbucks jokes (“Starlight coffee. . . . It’s better than McDonald’s and only twice the price”) in eyelid-lowering monotone
To us, the most insulting aspect of the video is not just that, together with a Gilligan’s Island training video, the spoof reportedly cost taxpayers $60,000 to make, but that the I.R.S. could not even achieve a semi-respectable production value for its money. We understand that I.R.S. employees likely weren’t enrolled in any theater electives in high school, but couldn’t the I.R.S. have summoned a cast capable of only moderately flat line readings? Or a screenwriter who did not consider “I spent my per diem” a punch line?
The I.R.S. has since apologized for its poor judgment. In a statement to the A.P., an agency spokesperson said, “The IRS recognizes and takes seriously our obligation to be good stewards of government resources and taxpayer dollars. . . There is no mistaking that this video did not reflect the best stewardship of resources.” The agency did not, however, apology for its brand of comedy, uninspired line readings, or that joke about Avatar 17. Understandably, the agency did not want to release the Star Trek parody but was ultimately forced to after CBS News filed a Freedom of Information request. The agency alleges that some of its other videos, like the thrillingly titled “When Will I Get My Refund,” have been legitimately helpful for taxpayers and have been viewed nearly one million times online during this year’s filing season.
The I.R.S. has since apologized for its poor judgment. In a statement to the A.P., an agency spokesperson said, “The IRS recognizes and takes seriously our obligation to be good stewards of government resources and taxpayer dollars. . . There is no mistaking that this video did not reflect the best stewardship of resources.” The agency did not, however, apology for its brand of comedy, uninspired line readings, or that joke about Avatar 17. Understandably, the agency did not want to release the Star Trek parody but was ultimately forced to after CBS News filed a Freedom of Information request. The agency alleges that some of its other videos, like the thrillingly titled “When Will I Get My Refund,” have been legitimately helpful for taxpayers and have been viewed nearly one million times online during this year’s filing season.
Question: How can you tell the difference between an attorney lying dead in the road and a coyote lying dead in the road?
Answer: With the coyote, you usually see skid marks.
Answer: With the coyote, you usually see skid marks.
