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IRS Spends Thousands On Star Trek Video; Shatner 'Appalled' | NewsBreaker | OraTv

2013-04-23 30 Dailymotion

"Star Trek" star William Shatner was not amused by a video parody of the television show thatInternal Revenue Service workers produced at public expense.<br />The actor, who appeared in the 1960s series as Captain James T. Kirk, used Twitter to give a thumbs down to the video, which reportedly cost $60,000. "So I watched that IRS video. I am appalled at the utter waste of US tax dollars," Shatner wrote to his more than 1 million Twitter followers. The Internal Revenue Service has apologized for spending taxpayer revenue on the six-minute video, which is attracting wide attention on the Internet.<br />IRS workers portrayed characters from the television series and vowed "to boldly go where no governmental employee has gone before." The IRS has acknowledged it was a mistake for employees to make the video. It was shown at the opening of a 2010 training and leadership conference but does not appear to have any training value.<br /><br />Host @DavidBegnaud delivers breaking news and today's trending buzz in 45 seconds. 

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