Hammond on IRS: They Didn't Ask Nicely.

Pass the potatoes.

What?

Please pass the potatoes.

Dum dee dum...

Pretty please!

Too late.

Like the passive aggressive kid at the family dinner table, Pastor Mac Hammond won a victory in court yesterday because the IRS failed to say pretty please with sugar on it.

[Living Word Christian Center] had argued that it didn't have to provide detailed financial information focusing on the compensation of its founder and senior pastor, James (Mac) Hammond, requested by the IRS.

Earlier this year, the IRS petitioned the U.S. District Court to force the church to answer its demand for information. The church argued that the request wasn't made by a "high-ranking official" as required by law, and the magistrate judge agreed.

Next, a U.S. District Court Judge can decide to follow the ruling, or a higher-ranking IRS official can request the information. Both Hammond and his mentor Kenneth Copeland insist they'd cooperate with the IRS... they just haven't.

The case is specific to laws covering religious organizations. That means kids being told by the teacher to sit down in class still can't hold out for an order from the principal. Perps had best listen to the cop with the Taser when he says to freeze.

If you've just bankrupted a company, though, be sure to pick up your check as you're shown the door. And don't forget your bag of sugar.