Posted on 03/28/2011 7:07:46 AM PDT by opentalk
Media Matters, the George Soros-backed legion of liberal agit-prop shock troops based in the nation's capital, has declared war on Fox News, and in the process quite possibly stepped across the line of legality.
David Brock, MM's founder, was quoted Saturday by Politico promising that his organization is mounting "guerrila warfare and sabotage" against Fox News, which he said "is not a news organization. It is the de facto leader of the GOP, and it is long past time that it is treated as such by the media, elected officials and the public.”
To that end, Brock told Politico that MM will “focus on [News Corp. CEO Rupert] Murdoch and trying to disrupt his commercial interests ..." Murdoch is the founder of Fox News and a media titan with newspaper, broadcast, Internet and other media countries around the world.
There is nothing in the Politico article to suggest that Brock, who was paid just under $300,000 in 2009, according to the group's most recently available tax return, plans to ask the IRS to change his organization's tax status as a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt educational foundation.
Being a C3 puts MM in the non-profit, non-commercial sector, and it also bars the organzation from participating in partisan political activity. This new, more aggressive stance, however, appears to run directly counter to the government's requirements for maintaining a C3 tax status.
Since Brock classifies Fox News as the "leader" of the Republican Party, by his own description he is involving his organization in a partisan battle...
..But in the IRS application for 501(C)(3) tax-exempt educational foundation status, Section VIII, Question I asks the applicant: "Do you support or oppose candidates in political campaigns in any way?" (Emphasis added).
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ROFL
Man, these idiots really don't have a clue do they?
does it really matter if they break the law? Does anyone expect them to be held accountable?
Liberals don’t break the law, they get activist judges to do what they can’t do with elections: change it.
It helps that a corrupted Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service have their back and can be counted on to look the other way about any illegal activities or tax status violations by Media Matters.
RICO.
Who’s going to prosecute them? Eric Holder?
I guess the converse would be....
NPR is the leader of the DEM Party....
Hmmm - anybody remember how to spell RICO? How ‘bout “industrial sabotage”?
Uh, Mr. Holder? Think this is worth investigating?
Ahem...
Colonel, USAFR
The marxists are going all-in. Out corrupt marxist and racist government will NOT do anything here, but this is WAY over the line. If a conservative is elected President, they are probably toast. Ergo, they are all in to stop that from happening. Ever...
I wish someone, anyone had the balls to go after that POS George Soros. He’s a corrupt MARXIST/SOCIALIST that needs to have his ass handed to him.
Man, these idiots really don’t have a clue do they?
I agree, but the left ACTUALLY believe FOX is the mouth piece of the GOP and there is no arguing with them.
I am around a lot of lefties and just mentioning FoxNews makes the lefties foam at the mouth like a rapid dog.
This war with the left is going from cold to hot very quickly.
“Who’s going to prosecute them? Eric Holder?”
Now you know why the first thing the RATS did after Bush won was go after his Attorney General. Kill the ability to enforce the law.
Rat playbook page 105.
They expect the law to protect them while they subvert it. It's going to be a bloody day that they finally figure out what's wrong with that plan.
A strange question to ask when the answer is so obviously "Yes." However, I doubt that anything will be done about it (Holder is an honorable man anyone? - and yes I know it's an IRS matter).
What I don’t understand is why bother with Fox News - it only has around 5 million viewers (and that’s the top show - BOR).
We are entitled to watch and watching is optional. It’s not like there is any fair and balanced reporting alternative.
Allowing a few million people to view fair and balanced reporting - at least from their point of view and in most cases from any point of view seems like nothing to worry about or be concerned with. Now, if 50 million people started to watch FOX News I could see their point, but right now why waste funds on damning Fox News?
Education is the only way a Free people can remain Free; the left knows this.
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