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IRS investigating whether Obama speech at church event broke law
Columbus Dispatch ^ | Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | Meredith Heagney

Posted on 03/11/2008 11:51:20 PM PDT by Winged Hussar

The Internal Revenue Service has started an investigation into the United Church of Christ, Sen. Barack Obama's church, because of a speech Obama gave at the denomination's meeting last year, church officials said today.

...The IRS sent a letter to the United Church of Christ headquarters in Cleveland last Wednesday, saying it was concerned because of articles posted on several Web sites that mention Obama's appearance. The letter states that 40 campaign volunteers set up tables outside the Hartford Civic Center.

(Excerpt) Read more at dispatch.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; christ; church; irs; nobama; obama; politicking; religiousleft; ucc; united
http://obamasharpton.blogspot.com/2008/03/did-obama-victimize-his-own-church.html for a viral E-mail on this issue.

Subject: Obama Betrayed his Church. How much would his oath of office be worth?

The United Church of Christ, of which Barack Obama is a prominent member, is currently under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service for allegedly allowing its 501(c)(3) tax exempt resources to be used to support Barack Obama's campaign (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/26/irs_investigating_obamas_churc_2.html). As shown by "IRS Investigation: A Test Of Church's Faith?" by Davida Foy Crabtree (http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-commentarycrabtree0302.artmar02,0,2026115.story) we must conclude that Barack Obama (1) promised the United Church of Christ that no campaign-related activity would take place during the United Church of Christ's General Synod in June 2007, and then (2) he promptly broke his word by using the 501(c)(3) tax exempt event to promote his Presidential candidacy. If this is how Barack Obama keeps his word to his own church and then, by breaking it, gets the church into trouble with the IRS, we really have to wonder whether any oath of office he takes will be worth the air he speaks it with.


1 posted on 03/11/2008 11:51:20 PM PDT by Winged Hussar
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To: Winged Hussar

Hillary Has “Friends” in the IRS
Remember how all the Conservative Groups got a High number of Audits when She was in the Whitehouse?
She will do anything to win.
dont forget Fort Marcy Park.


2 posted on 03/11/2008 11:55:48 PM PDT by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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To: Winged Hussar

HILLARY IS HEAD OF THE KKK

SHE EATS BLACK BABIES.

HILLARY IS A RACIST.

< How sweet is this? >


3 posted on 03/12/2008 12:00:34 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes)
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To: Winged Hussar
IRS investigating whether Obama speech at church event broke law

Didn't these guys at IRS get the word? Barack Hussein Obama is a Democrat!

4 posted on 03/12/2008 12:01:10 AM PDT by RJL
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To: Winged Hussar

Blacks generate political speech constantly in Black - and white, if they’re liberal enough - churches during political campaigns. And now the law is broken?


5 posted on 03/12/2008 12:02:47 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Winged Hussar

That is one weird church...


6 posted on 03/12/2008 12:04:23 AM PDT by LowOiL (Duncan Hunter .. accept no conservative substitute... it can cause cancer of the heart...)
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To: Winged Hussar
Personally, I'm for the 1st amendment.
7 posted on 03/12/2008 1:00:22 AM PDT by DB
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To: LtKerst

What is the Fort Marcy Park thing?


8 posted on 03/12/2008 3:55:24 AM PDT by blueyon (Loose lips sink ships.)
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To: LtKerst

How many speeches did Jesse Jackson- no rhyme I cannot speak- make in churches in the past?

What a bunch of hypocrites?
Clintons, also.


9 posted on 03/12/2008 5:03:01 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Winged Hussar

The IRS fascists look forward to seeing the Clintons back in office so they can get the green light to play gestapo warrior and run around the country sticking guns in conservative faces.


10 posted on 03/12/2008 5:24:53 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Governments hate armed citizens more than armed criminals)
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To: Winged Hussar

BWAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAA


11 posted on 03/14/2008 8:58:14 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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