Comments on Advance Indiana™: "Nonprofit" AFA Endorses South Bend Mayoral Candidate

Thanks, Bil.

2007-04-22T16:43:00.000-05:00

Thanks, Bil.

Great post, Gary. I've linked to you in my covera...

2007-04-22T14:24:00.000-05:00

Great post, Gary. I've linked to you in my coverage of the AFA's latest advertisement against Russ Stilwell.

This is all academic. Nothing will come of it. The...

2007-04-21T18:39:00.000-05:00

This is all academic. Nothing will come of it. They've been getting by with it for years, and they will continue doing it for many more years. Nobody in the mainstream media will say anything about it because they're either afraid of offending someone, or they're just too lazy to do anything about it. The IRS has shown no inclination to take on these phony nonprofits in any meaningful way. As a consequence, you and I will continue subsidizing these groups with our tax dollars to enrich Micah Clark, Eric Miller, Curt Smith et al so they can make keep Hoosiers in the dark ages.

Concerning the Advance Indiana post at 2:38PM.Woul...

2007-04-21T16:17:00.000-05:00

Concerning the Advance Indiana post at 2:38PM.

Wouldn't that include the full page adverts that the AFA takes out deriding a member of the legislature, such as the one against Stillwell, Bauer and Austin?

If you look too at just the front page of the AFA compared to the IFI it appears that the AFA is much more politicized. I imagine that comes from the mind of Micah Clark. Seems to blur the lines a lot.

The AFA website is a joke of lost links and pages ...

2007-04-21T16:12:00.000-05:00

The AFA website is a joke of lost links and pages never finished. They don't seem to update much except their home and archive pages. Their "Support" link takes you to the AFA page of a site called "campaigncontribution.com" - which leads one to speculate where all the money that is contributed to them goes since that site.

From the IRS handbook for not-for-profits:If any o...

2007-04-21T14:38:00.000-05:00

From the IRS handbook for not-for-profits:

If any of the activities (whether or not substantial) of your organization consists of participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, your organization will not qualify for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3). Such participation or intervention includes the publishing or distributing of statements."

I can contribute to HRC to promote GLBT issues. Th...

2007-04-21T13:20:00.000-05:00

I can contribute to HRC to promote GLBT issues. The difference is that my contributions to HRC aren't tax-deductible as they are for people who contribute to the AFA.

Scribe, I'm a Christian, and I don't subscribe to ...

2007-04-21T12:48:00.000-05:00

Scribe, I'm a Christian, and I don't subscribe to any group, Christian or not, that breaks the law.

AFA has clearly done so.

Monday morning...I'm filing a compaint with the IRS. Someone has got to stop these clows in their tracks.

Surely there are homosexual organizations that do ...

2007-04-21T12:02:00.000-05:00

Surely there are homosexual organizations that do political activism, and even openly or otherwise support candidates. Is there a difference?

Surely most Christians agree with me on that score.