That title is not a typo. This is not a Question and Answer. It is an Answer and Question, which is based on Patrick Howley\’s latest blog at dailycaller.com:
Answer: From mediamatters.org, we have this remarkably telling paragraph, in which the guy who runs it, David Brock, specifically admits it is advocating on behalf of Hillary Clinton:
By refusing to release the transcript, the Republicans want to hide the true nature of the Blumenthal deposition: Their partisan attempt to both chill Blumenthal\’s right to freely express his own political views and more broadly to intimidate our organizations — organizations that have led the way in exposing the fraudulence of the Benghazi investigation itself. (Not to mention our role in specifically defending Hillary Clinton from the Republicans\’ unfair attacks on the subject).
Question: Since, Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office….how in hell does mediamatters.org retain its 501(c)3 (tax exempt) status?
Here is what a 501(c)3 is allowed to do, straight from the IRS web site:
The exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) are charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition, and preventing cruelty to children or animals. The term charitable is used in its generally accepted legal sense and includes relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining public buildings, monuments, or works; lessening the burdens of government; lessening neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human and civil rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
Do you see anything about political advocacy there? Neither do I.
And, for good measure, let\’s be clear that this same question has been relevant for years, as media matters has ongoingly advocated for specific leftward candidates and against specific non-leftward alternatives.
So, asking again: how in hell does mediamatters.org retain its 501(c)3 (tax exempt) status?
I\’ll wait for an answer….but I doubt I\’ll get one any time soon. Not from an IRS that is still stonewalling its refusal of tax exempt status for so many groups with names suggesting they might be advocating for legitimately tax-exempt causes that oppose Barack Obama\’s policies.
Will Trey Gowdy finally break through this disgrace of the Obama administration…and of a compromised media that tries everything possible not to report about it?
I hope so. And so should you.
