Posted on 09/07/2011 4:45:59 AM PDT by tobyhill
Earlier today, a few of us Tea Party “sons of bitches” decided to call on the “debunked” progressive propagandists at Media Matters for America (MMFA) to ask them to produce their latest IRS 990 form–the tax document that non-profit organizations are required to file annually with the IRS to maintain their tax-free status.
Unlike other tax-exempt organizations that make their latest IRS filings easily available at their own websites (such as the Media Research Center, for example), MMFA apparently wants the public to find that information for itself. Since the most recent available IRS 990 filing from MMFA covers 2009, we decided to see if they had any more recent information to provide us.
By sheer chance, we happened to walk into the building as MMFA head honcho David Brock was walking in. He looked very uncomfortable. But he kindly sent a couple of goons–who by this time had brought their own video camera–to deliver a sheaf of papers. Sadly, it was just MMFA’s IRS 990 filing for 2009 all over again.
MMFA’s IRS 990 filings–for 2009 as for previous years–declare that its purpose is “TO NOTIFY ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, PUNDITS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT INSTANCES OF MISINFORMATION, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES TO REBUT FALSE CLAIMS AND TAKE DIRECT ACTION AGAINST OFFENDING MEDIA INSTITUTIONS.”
Only conservative institutions count as “offending,” of course. With its self-described “war” on FOX News, MMFA is now effectively a campaign arm of Obama for America and the Democrats, violating the rules that allow it to avoid paying taxes to the federal government–even as it clamors for the federal government to raise taxes on everyone else.
(Excerpt) Read more at bigjournalism.com ...
This would make a great T-shirt:
“Proud Tea Party Son of a Bitch”
It needs a tagline on the back, though — I was thinking “want to go to War?” but that seems overly provocative...
It needs a tagline on the backHow about: "The Teamsters want to 'take me out', and all I have to wear is this t-shirt."
How about a picture of a cement truck on the back, the Teamsters logo, and Jimmy Hoffa’s words of wisdom?
It’s “son of a bitches.” Don’t misquote Mr Hoffa.
I think it should read:
“Proudly bringing tea bags to Union brawls since 2009”
How about:
.... and I’m a hobbit, too!
Gee, where’s the IRS when ya need ‘em?
NO T-shirts!!! ALL UNION thugs have T-Shirts....it shows them who not to BEAT UP! T-Shirts are SO “sheeple-like”.
-——T-Shirts are SO “sheeple-like”-——
T shirts are military uniforms.
They are the work of the terrorist Trumka who in 1988 put his UMWA thugs on the streets and roads of Southwest Virginia in camo clothing uniforms. Even wives and kids wore the solidarity clothing as they attacked and destroyed public and private property.
It should be available for free online at Guidestar...
“It needs a tagline on the back, though — I was thinking “want to go to War?” but that seems overly provocative...”
How ‘bout: “This T-Shirt protected by non-union laborers Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson.”
Someone needs to “take out” David Brock. Yous got a problem wid’ that language, Brock? Then go talk to your buddy Hoffa.
There are three years tax forms available for free..
I don’t know how to cut & paste or I could put them in a post. They are very interesting reading.
They say they have no direct or indirect political activities! LOL
Look at Schedule C page 2 on Lobbying Activities
I note that on page 31 of 38, Schedule O, Media matters purpose is only to examine conservative political misinformation. I think the conservatives should look at this as a violation of their 501 C 3 status.
If the conservatives hired a CPA to review most of the 990 filings of the dem’s non profits (such as the guy who was in the beer summit), they would easily find a lot of activity that would disallow them non profit status. It would also increase tax revenues when their status is disallowed. Media Matters spends $6-$7 million per year of which over 30% of their revenue/contributions received are non-public revenue.
The copy at the web site is a copy of the actual from 990 files with the IRS
Lots of T-Shirts at the Tea Party rallies I have been to (and signs, which are the preferred communication media of seiu and code pinko and the like.
We can’t let the left take any part of our message delivery from us through preemption.
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