NAACP seen having partisan ties

Washington Times ^ | 12/16/04 | Brian DeBose

[kattracks]

Finding less liberal partisanship in its next president could be a must for the NAACP if it wants to alter its image as being aligned with the Democratic Party.
    "It would send the right signal if they picked someone who could care less about either party," said conservative commentator Armstrong Williams. "Otherwise, it will become so partisan that they will lose their tax-exempt status."
    The Internal Revenue Service is investigating the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for partisanship to determine whether it can maintain its nonpartisan/nonprofit tax-exempt status.

NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond announced last week the formation of a nine-member search committee consisting of Republicans and Democrats to find a new president to replace Kweisi Mfume, an outspoken Democrat, who resigned effective Dec. 31.
    Rupert F. Richardson, a board member on the search committee, said the partisan perception is a fair criticism, but not because of any overt actions taken by the board.
    "I don't think we are too tied to either party, but a majority of our members are Democrats and we are just not sure what to do about that," she said.
    She deemed it only "natural" for news organizations, politicians and others to stick the organization with a Democratic tag, but that a perception should have no bearing on picking a new president.

[Anti-Bubba182]

"... if it wants to alter its image as being aligned with the Democratic Party. "

I don't see them having a problem with this, except that they keep right with the IRS...and not one jot more than that.

[Prime Choice]

Help me out here. I never thought the NAACP had "partisan ties"...it was obvious that the organization itself was partisan. Am I missing something here?

[Billthedrill]

The NAACP, leaning Democratic? Who knew?

[jmcclain19]

And in other news, the sun rises in the East and liberals hate George W. Bush.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

How soon we forget.

It was a woman, Myrlie Evers-Williams, who brought this organization back from the brink of bankruptcy and complete political irrelevancy.

[wildbill]

"NAACP Seen Having Partisan Ties"

"Sun Rises in East" Read all about it.

The problem isn't that the individuals who run the NAACP are members of the Democratic party. You'd expect active citizens to participate in the process.

The problems is that they have extended their organization into partisan politics that represent their views--and that violates the laws by which contributions are tax deductible.