tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2790666811887428764..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-10875085828345194062007-04-11T10:35:00.000-05:002007-04-11T10:35:00.000-05:00Please take a moment to thank Rep. Austin for her vote against SJR7 and the integrity of the Indiana Bill of Rights.<BR/><BR/>317-232-9798 oe 317-232-9600<BR/><BR/>h36@in.gov<BR/><BR/>You know the WingNuts are doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45175470538338485122007-04-10T10:55:00.000-05:002007-04-10T10:55:00.000-05:00I briefly saw the genuine newsprint version from Anderson - when glancing at it, I'm pretty sure I saw the magic "P.A.C." words because it's something I definitely look for when I see politically-tinged advertisements.<BR/><BR/>I do not recall if it had the legally-mandated disclaimer of "Paid for and authorized by the Whatever PAC" -- it may have been merely "signed" by the AFA PAC. Interestingly, it was by the 'mothership' PAC, not the Hoosier affiliate!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-13420700949761558342007-04-10T10:16:00.000-05:002007-04-10T10:16:00.000-05:00I beleive the IRS has, on occasion, looked narrowly and negatively on PACs run by the same folks as tax-exempt entities.<BR/><BR/>If the offices, personnel and mailing address are exactly the same, it bends the rules, doesn't it, Gary?<BR/><BR/>And the copy of the ad I was e-mailed, may have omitted the PAC mention...but I cannot find it. Did the ad clearly say the PAC paid for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-65323244096104945122007-04-10T06:43:00.000-05:002007-04-10T06:43:00.000-05:00Wilson, It's the same folks running the PAC as run the AFA.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-16388051641625198972007-04-10T06:34:00.000-05:002007-04-10T06:34:00.000-05:00Continue to attack Tony Dungy and the Colts, that will really help your cause!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43300821491572474132007-04-10T06:14:00.000-05:002007-04-10T06:14:00.000-05:00The AFA has a separate Political Action Committee (PAC) which actually bought the ad legally. The cash Tony Dungy raised for IFA did not go directly to pay for the ad. The "goodwill" and approval of AFA by Dungy certainly makes the separate PAC fundraising easier however...Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/06987859307032067229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35176460738900645932007-04-10T04:37:00.000-05:002007-04-10T04:37:00.000-05:00Excellent post, and thank you.<BR/><BR/>Here's the rub: IF we run to support Rep. Austin, the money we'd give could be used against her, too.<BR/><BR/>"She got thousands from gay activists in Indianapolis..." I can just hear it now.<BR/><BR/>For now, the best alternative is: if you know ANYONE in her district, urge them to give to her.<BR/><BR/>And, just like the questions surrounding Eric Miller, isn't this ad political activity? Isn't AFA a 501(c)3? IRS complaints are an option, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com