Posted on 07/11/2002 9:06:09 AM PDT by mbynack
- Form 990, Line 81, report of zero political expenditures (chief issue)
- Schedule A, Part VI A, Line 37. MMM says it made no efforts to influence legislation (major issue)
- Schedule A, Part VI A, Line 38. MMM says it did not engage in any lobbying.
- Further evidence that the MMM Foundation's fiscal 2000 tax return is a real whopper
- Andrew Cuomo's HUD implicates the Million Mom March
- Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs (LOGA) provides very damning evidence
- Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) with proof that the MMM was attempting to influence legislation
1. In April 2000, the Million Mom March's Web site claimed tax-exempt status while giving "apple pie" awards to Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Joe Hoefel (D-PA) and Connie Morella (R-MD) and putting Tom DeLay (R-TX) in the "time out chair."
2. Election-related speeches were given by and on behalf of politicians at the Mother's Day Rally. This material was taken directly from speech transcripts that were posted on the Million Mom March's own Web site. It's convincing evidence that there was a concerted effort at the Mother's Day Rally, which almost certainly used 501(c)(3) tax-exempt funds, to influence the November elections. A slip of the tongue by one speaker could have been construed as an accident, and something not sanctioned by the event's organizers. Had this been the case, the organizers would of course have reminded the other speakers that electioneering was not appropriate at a tax-exempt activity. Slips of the tongue by at least six speakers, including at two House candidates (Rush and McCarthy) and Maryland's lieutenant governor? I don't think so.
Excerpt from Elizabeth Wright (Coalition to Stop Gun Violence), advocating the defeat of George Bush: "We will translate the incredible energy and enthusiasm generated by this Million Mom March into power at the voting booth in November. We will organize to elect state and local representatives who will advocate sensible gun control legislation. We will make sure that the NRA does not have an office in the White House come November!"
Excerpt from Rabbi Eric Yoffie's (Union of American Hebrew Congregations, also 501(c)3 tax-exempt) speech urging the election of Albert Gore: "We are ready for a knockdown, drag-out, no-holds barred battle against the NRA - which is the real criminal lobby in this country, and which is drenched in the blood of murdered children. Sure, we may not have the money of the NRA, but we've got savvy, grit and passion, and we're going to find out who's getting NRA funds, and who's benefitting from NRA ads, and we're going to vote for the other guy! ..." "The American people, I believe, are ready for a leader who will take on the fanatics and support sensible gun control." (When I last checked, Yoffie's speech was still posted on the UAHC's own Web site.)
Excerpts from a speech given by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor of Maryland. "It is time for Congress to follow the example of courageous leaders like Governor Parris Glendenning, Vice President Al Gore, and Bill Clinton. Today we march with our feet to Washington. In November we will march with our feet to the polling booth!" "Now, let me ask you to join me in a chant that will take us to November: We're going to vote! We're going to vote! We're going to vote!"
Excerpt from a speech given by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL). "I want to thank President Clinton for his outstanding leadership on this issue, and the First Lady, and the Vice President." [Ms. Clinton was, of course, running for Senate (NY)] "You're here today, and I tell you, tomorrow, after you leave, this Congress won't be the same. In November this Congress won't be the same. In January, this Congress won't be the same, because of you!"
Excerpt from a speech by representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), who also was touted on the "Apple Pie Award" page. "Now you are going to go home, and you're going to talk to your legislators, and you're going to vote for those people that stand up for the rights that we believe in -- in making this a safer country for all of us!" "I thank you for coming here. Now go home, and you make the difference. Get out and vote! And bring ten people with you. Get out and vote! And vote for those that stand with you on your issue, and we will beat the NRA!"
Excerpt from the speech by Reese Witherspoon: "I want them to go to the polls in November with gun control in mind, and vote for those representatives who are committed to saving this nation from gun violence. It's just that simple."
Million Mom March
Press Release
9 October 2000
CHICAGO, 9 October 2000 (PRNewswire) -- The Million Mom March today challenged the Commission on Presidential Debates to include questions about gun violence and the safety of our nation's children in next week's debate.
"It was disappointing and disgusting that an issue so important was ignored in the first presidential debate, said Mary Leigh Blek, President of the Million Mom March. "Ten kids die from gun violence every single day in this country. Gun violence is a major public health problem costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
The Million Mom March has been organizing chapters across America since its Mother's Day rally earlier this year. More than 750,000 mothers and others marched on Washington and in 73 additional cities in an historic show of force to demand sensible gun laws and safe kids.
The Moms today announced major get-out-the-vote efforts in key congressional districts including Florida 22nd, New Hampshire 2nd, Connecticut 5th, New Jersey 3rd and 12th, Kentucky 3rd and 6th, Pennsylvania 13th, Ohio 12th, Illinois 10th, Utah 2nd, California 27th and Washington 2nd.
Furthermore, one of the group's regional directors (Katina Johnstone) was herself running for Congress in 2000. See http://www.evote.com/elections2000/results/NewStates/NY.asp
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre writes, "The 'hate NRA' theme was only matched by the demand for political action. ' Get out there and use your vote.' 'Support Al Gore.' 'In November, march with our feet to the polling booth.' 'Take us to November. We're gonna vote!' 'We are going to vote, write checks.'"
Daniel T. McElrath writes, "The march itself turned out to be a thinly disguised Clinton-Gore rally designed to rouse the flagging interest of the 'soccer moms' whose support the Democrats need in November."
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Further evidence (from sources apparently friendly to the Million Mom March) that the group gave the IRS inaccurate information in Schedule A, Item III, line 1Million Mom March
Sensible gun laws, safe kids
BackgrounderEvery day, 12 children die from gunshot wounds. Each day there is no action on this issue, we lose 12 more children. It is the horror of events like Columbine that grab the news headlines, but these daily deaths are even more commonplace than a dramatic school shooting-they are happening in everyone's backyard.
These children are crime victims; wrong place, wrong time victims; unlocked-and-loaded-in-the-house victims; neighbor accidentally killing neighbor; and suicides...all with one major factor in common: death. Lives are destroyed because a gun fell into the wrong hands.
The Million Mom March was conceived in the fall of 1999 by a New Jersey Mom who had enough. Donna Dees-Thomases received a wake-up call while watching the footage of the Granada Hills Day Camp massacre. Her young children were untouched by gun violence, and she was fiercely determined to keep them that way. Her hope was to harness the passion of hundreds of thousands of people who are determined to keep our kids safe.
Today thousands of women and their families are working together to plan for the national Million Mom March rally on the Mall in Washington, D.C., and the local events and rallies in a number of cities throughout the country, all on Mother's Day, May 14, 2000.
These mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, and honorary mothers in this crusade are organizing buses, planes and mini-vans to meet in Washington. And they are pulling together hometown events where they live to spread their message.
The Million Mom March is not about banning guns. The Million Mom March is about common sense gun laws-specifically they are urging Congress to enact a law requiring that all gun owners be licensed and registered, including mandatory safety training.
The hope is that this Mother's Day, from every part of the country, a voice of reason will ring out demanding that Congress take action this session.
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1. http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/wash_update/crime/momsmarch.htm
"The mission statement of the Million Mom March says, 'We, the mothers, are calling on Congress to enact common sense gun control legislation by Mothers' Day 2000.'"
2. http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/00/poltalk_051100.htm
Direct quote of MMM Regional Director Katina Johnstone: "This march is asking Congress to regulate the sale, possession, manufacture and distribution of handguns, which would dramatically reduce the number of gun deaths in this country. With regulation, a ban is not needed.
Note: the Bell Campaign links are no longer online. This information was obtained almost two years ago, but it applies to the Million Mom March's fiscal 2000 statement to the Internal Revenue Service.
1. http://www.bellcampaign.org/media/NRA_attack.htm: "We demand that Congress take action on the President's request to pass the Gun Show Background Check legislation by April 20, the first anniversary of Columbine. The NRA played a major role in the fact that all gun legislation stalled after Columbine. We also call for licensing of gun owners and registration of all handguns."
2. Media release dated September 23, 1999 at http://www.bellcampaign.org/media/million.htm WASHINGTON, DC: Representatives of The Bell Campaign joined Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY- 4), Congresswoman Connie Morella (MD-8) and Donna Dees-Thomases, founder of the "Million Mom March Mother's Day 2000", today on the steps of the nation's capitol in calling on Congress to pass laws that protect communities from gun death and injury.
3. Press release dated August 12, 1999 at http://www.bellcampaign.org/media/jccpress.htm. The title is "Bell Campaign Demands Congressional Action." "With yet another gun violence tragedy occurring this week at a Jewish Community Center near Los Angeles, The Bell Campaign calls on the United States Congress to stand up to the gun industry and pass responsible gun laws."
4. Bell Campaign's attempt to influence Congress on The Safe Streets and Neighborhood Act of 2000 (U.S. H.R. 4051), at http://www.bellcampaign.org/done/maryleighblekhousestatement.htm. (April 6, 2000) "So I am here today to say that calling for the establishment of a grant program to provide incentives for states to enact mandatory minimum sentences will do little to prevent gun deaths and injuries. More importantly, it will divert money and attention from where it truly belongs. What we need are comprehensive and common sense gun policies that include consumer product safety protections, especially in design features to prevent child and other unauthorized use. We must address the many loopholes in our current laws that allow for the distribution of firearms to criminals and prohibited classes of persons. It is way past time to hold gun owners personally accountable and responsible for the possession of firearms and that means a system where all gun owners are licensed and all guns are registered.
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5. Bell Campaign calls on Congress to enact "common-sense gun laws" on April 17. http://www.bellcampaign.org/done/nraadpresresponse.htm "Licensing gun owners and registering guns are just common sense legislation that is way overdue in this country. The Million Mom March is yet another example that the people have had enough of the gun lobby dictating our gun policy. On Mother's Day 2000 there will be a million moms and others joining with victims in Washington D.C. and in local marches as they call upon Congress to enact common sense gun laws."
6. Bell Campaign brochure at http://www.bellcampaign.org/images/bellcambro.pdf: "We will demand national, state, and local gun policies to reduce access to guns." In addition, this brochure, as downloaded on June 15, still represents the Bell Campaign as tax exempt. "Your additional tax deductible contribution will advance our mission to prevent gun death and injury, and to support the victims of gun trauma."
Further evidence that the Million Mom March Foundation's fiscal 2000 tax return is far from truthful
http://128.121.250.41/activism/mmm/index.asp (7/6/02) Brady Center testifies that the MMM's tax return is not truthful.
"On Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14, 2000, over 750,000 mothers, fathers and children converged on the National Mall in Washington, DC to let our elected officials know that gun control legislation is needed and the rhetoric needs to end."
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2000 6:09 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) -
"A crush of media and excited onlookers forced Hillary Rodham Clinton to take a detour shortly after she joined the Million Mom March as it moved along the National Mall on Sunday."
"The Mother's Day march was intended to send lawmakers and the gun lobby a message that American families support stricter gun control laws."
by Tim Wheeler
On Mother's Day 750,000 women rallied in Washington to demand enactment of "sensible gun control" laws. The protesters, many of them mothers holding portraits of their slain children, cheered as speakers called for ousting lawmakers tied to the National Rifle Association (NRA) who block gun control legislation.
Donna Dees-Thomases, Million Mom March initiator, said "Our votes are our power and we will use that in force in the November elections."I have little doubt that Senator Clinton is involved in this scandal up to her neck if not higher, especially given her connection to Donna Dees-Thomases and her husband's well-known record of "creative" fundraising....First Lady Hillary Clinton, a candidate for the US Senate from New York, said in a taped message: "We have had enough bloodshed, enough violence. When children are afraid to walk down their own blocks or walk to their own schools ... or even visit neighbours, it is time to say enough!"
HUD News
HUD No. 00-230
For Release Tuesday September 5, 2000 [note: this is outside the period covered by the fiscal 2000 Form 990, but see below-- and I WILL be asking for the group's fiscal 2001 Form 990 to see if it is as "creative" as the fiscal 2000 Form 990] Or contact your local HUD office
SECRETARY CUOMO, MILLION MOM MARCH ORGANIZERS RENEW CALL FOR GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON - On the day Congress started its return to session, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with local organizers of the Million Mom March to urge passage of sensible gun legislation that would protect children and keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Joining Cuomo at the event were U.S. Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) and James Moran (VA); Handgun Control Inc. President Michael Barnes; Million Mom March board member Beckie Brown; and gun violence victims from DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
"On Mother's Day, hundreds of thousands of mothers cried out that they would no longer tolerate gun violence, and demanded lawmakers to pass laws to stop the epidemic. And no one knows the grim reality of gun-related child mortality better than America's mothers," he added. "As my wife and I stood with America's moms on the Mall that day, we all hoped Congress would end its gridlock on this issue. Sadly, little has changed and the gridlock remains."
As a result of the lack of legislation, Million Mom March leaders today announced November's "March to the Polls," a grassroots effort to elect those candidates who pledge to support gun legislation, and vote against those who do not.
Organizers of today's event say they want Congress to:
require handgun owners to be licensed and all handguns be registered;
close the "gun show" loophole;
limit gun buyers to purchasing one gun a month; and
require consumer product safety standards for guns.
"On May 14, we called on Congress to enact sensible gun laws for the sake of our children and our nation," said Claudette Perry, local Field Office Director for the Million Mom March. "Now, we renew our call. And if these lawmakers do not listen, we will elect new ones."
...However, the NRA is not the force it was. Following a series of shootings in schools, public opinion has started to turn against it. Earlier this year thousands of women in Washington DC took part in a "Million Mom March" against guns, led by Hillary Clinton and the mothers of several children shot dead at Dunblane. Electors were urged to vote against politicians who backed guns.
Their efforts were evident in the results of the November 7 election. Eight out of 12 senators and congressmen deemed to be the staunchest advocates of the gun lobby were resoundingly defeated. Bush failed to win states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan where he had promoted gun ownership as a pillar of his campaign.My own opinion is that the scandal about misuse of 501(c)(3) tax exempt money by the Million Mom March may have LOST the election for Gore, but that's beside the point. This Web page is for gun control, and it implicates the Million Mom March for telling the public one thing and the Internal Revenue Service something else. And, as I said, Hillary Clinton is probably in this mess up to her neck and, when it hits the fan, she will be a one-term Senator unless she has to resign in disgrace.
Million Mom March Comes to DCThe Million Mom March (MMM) is a grassroots movement of mothers and others who will march on the Capitol in Washington D.C. on Mothers Day, May 14, to call upon Congress to pass sensible gun legislation. The March will take place at the National Mall between the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument. The stage will be close to the Air and Space Museum. Rosie ODonnell has agreed to be the Master of Ceremonies. An interfaith service will take place at 10:00 a.m. The rally will begin at noon and will finish by 3:00 p.m.
The MMM is dedicated to the mission of educating and mobilizing concerned families nationwide to seek common sense gun control laws and no-nonsense enforcement of those laws in order to protect our children and our childrens children. The MMM mission statement calls for: 1) cooling off periods and background checks before guns may be purchased, 2) licensing of handgun owners and registration of all handguns, 3) safety locks for all handguns, 4) limiting handgun purchases to one per month per person, and 5) no nonsense enforcement of existing gun laws. Check out the ELCA website www.elca.org/dcs/communit.html for the message on Community Violence.
ACTION NEEDED: Come to Washington on May 14th. Church Women United is planning a briefing on Monday morning, May 15, after which people will be encouraged to go to the Hill and talk to their members of Congress. Bring your husbands, daughters, sons and friends as well. If you cant come to Washington, additional marches and events are also scheduled in cities across the nation.
More good stuff:
The Stentorian's Second Amendment Rights Page
"Cooling off periods" That one rates right up there with "assault rifles" and "cop-killer bullets."
The fruits of these efforts can be noted in the victory of Bush in November of 2000, their ejection from SF General, their layoffs of most of their staff, their merger with Handgun Control Inc. to form the Brady Campaign, and in the size (about 300) of the second MMM march on Washington.
either that or freeze this post, and repost it with the correct image tags and link from this to the new post.
FMCDH
MMM's claims to the "mainstream" media that it got 750,000 contradicted other claims it made in its press kit handed out at the event.
MMM, though, has about disappeared. Two years later, its followup events - in Washington and elsewhere - have been miserable flops. Soros is no longer funding MMM, either - evidently due to its failure to attract a grassroots.
Scandals of antigun activists - including true facts about "Million" Mom March!
Felonies....
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GO FIGURE!!!
May as well just ban all guns. Of course that is what they are trying to do.
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