Obama's OFA is a a 501(c)4

[boedicca]

So. Obama's campaign organization has taken its assets, personnel and agenda and is now "Organizing for Action", with the tax exempt benefits of a a 501(c)4.

I wonder how long the approval process took for this, and why they weren't grilled about using the Obama political logo and the host of political activities in which they are engaged. [Rhetorical]

This looks to me like the Obama equivalent of a Socialist Party apparatus designed to intimidate and harass The People into compliance and silence.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XSh1IT57Px0]Organizating for Action[/ame]


The video was sent out by OFA today and posted on BarackObama.com, which is operated by OFA. But 501(c)4’s aren’t supposed to be about politicians, theoretically, but about issues. Yet there’s not much in the video in the way of substance. How many keywords for the IRS can you come up with? Change? Moving Forward?

Just more anecdotal evidence that the IRS needs to get out of the regulating political speech business altogether. No matter how refined the mandate, the agency is always far more likely to target groups outside the political mainstream and in the opposition than fan clubs of power like OFA.
Tea Party Groups May Be Too Political For IRS Comfort, But Here?s How OFA Defines Itself - Hit & Run : Reason.com

 

[JakeStarkey]

You would not know a socialist party apparatus if it were stuck up your butt.

What a totally insane OP.

What we need to do is end all tax-exempt political action groups hiding behind "social welfare" escape clauses.

 

[boedicca]

You are a dunce. MoveOn.

 

[JakeStarkey]

So you are willing to have Obama and the Tea Party movement clearly evade the law?

 

[boedicca]

Leaves-Forest-Trees, bub.

If we didn't have this convoluted tax system (that even the government admits no one person can possible comprehend) run by a bureaucracy that is too vast to manage, we wouldn't have the extreme moral hazard to abuse power that we now do.

OFA is a particularly egregious example. No doubt, it will funnel ObamaCare "Navigator" funding to ACORN remnants and continue to be an active arm of the Obama campaign (his campaign has never ended).

If we had a simple, flat tax code, the IRS wouldn't be involved in evaluating any of this.

 

[JakeStarkey]

We can never have a flat tax code.

There are no ACORN remnants: just a made up fraidy-cat slogan.

And don't kid yourselves about those on the right and center and left who are absolutely committed morally to abusing power every which way they can come up with.

 

[mudwhistle]

We can never have a flat tax code.

There are no ACORN remnants: just a made up fraidy-cat slogan.

And don't kid yourselves about those on the right and center and left who are absolutely committed morally to abusing power every which way they can come up with.

You're lying. ACORN merely renamed itself. It would take a huge investigation, but I'm certain that a lot of those ACORN folks ended up working in OFA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizing_for_Action

 

[mudwhistle]

History[edit]

The formation of Organizing for America was announced by then-President-Elect Obama on January 17, 2009.[4]
The group officially began operations on the third day of the Obama administration, January 23, 2009. On the same day, it was announced that Mitch Stewart would serve as the first Director. Jeremy Bird, a former Obama for America field operative, was named Deputy Director.[5] In mid January 2013 the organization was transformed into a nonprofit group Organizing for Action. The president's 2012 campaign manager, Jim Messina, was announced as the group's national chairman, and White House official Jon Carson will leave the administration and become the executive director. Campaign senior adviser David Axelrod will serve as a consultant.
The organization will accept donations from individuals and corporations but not from lobbyists and political action committees. Offices will be in Washington and Chicago.[6]
Mission[edit]

The organization's activities originally centered around political activism in favor of Obama's early legislative goals including the 2009 stimulus package and Democratic Party plans to reform the healthcare system. Another stated goal of OFA was alleviating perceived political apathy and increasing support for the Democratic Party. In preparation for President Obama's second term, Organization for America was turned into a nonprofit group — funded in part by corporate money — to mobilize support behind the president's agenda. As a tax exempt organization it will seek to harness the energy of the president's re-election campaign for future legislative fights. The group will be separate from the Democratic National Committee and advocate on key policy issues such as gun control and immigration, train future leaders and devote attention to local issues throughout the United States.
Organization[edit]

Organizing for America is composed of 50 different state organizations, united by a single national umbrella. The states have a high level of autonomy when it comes to deciding how to execute tasks given by the national office, but most major programs are ultimately delegated by the National directors. Under the federal tax code 501(c)(4) the group will have tax-exempt status as long as it is not primarily involved in activity that could influence an election. As a nonprofit, it can run support ads for an issue as long it is not involved in activity aimed at electing candidates for office.
Political activism[edit]

Organizing for America has provided logistical support to local community groups, including holding conference calls with volunteers, sponsoring events and house parties, using social networking and New Media, and providing talking points.

Organizing for America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[depotoo]

ACORN now exists under several umbrellas

 

[JakeStarkey]

We can never have a flat tax code.

There are no ACORN remnants: just a made up fraidy-cat slogan.

And don't kid yourselves about those on the right and center and left who are absolutely committed morally to abusing power every which way they can come up with.

You're lying. ACORN merely renamed itself. It would take a huge investigation, but I'm certain that a lot of those ACORN folks ended up working in OFA.

Organizing for Action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You and the loons can just loon along. We have all used wiki and we all know its weaknesses.

 

[boedicca]

We can never have a flat tax code.

There are no ACORN remnants: just a made up fraidy-cat slogan.

And don't kid yourselves about those on the right and center and left who are absolutely committed morally to abusing power every which way they can come up with.

You're lying. ACORN merely renamed itself. It would take a huge investigation, but I'm certain that a lot of those ACORN folks ended up working in OFA.

Organizing for Action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's true. ACORN has rebranded itself and set up new legal structures...but the agenda remains the same.

 

[boedicca]

We can never have a flat tax code.

There are no ACORN remnants: just a made up fraidy-cat slogan.

And don't kid yourselves about those on the right and center and left who are absolutely committed morally to abusing power every which way they can come up with.

You're lying. ACORN merely renamed itself. It would take a huge investigation, but I'm certain that a lot of those ACORN folks ended up working in OFA.

Organizing for Action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You and the loons can just loon along. We have all used wiki and we all know its weaknesses.

I bet you just love your Obamaphone!

 

[JakeStarkey]

You're lying. ACORN merely renamed itself. It would take a huge investigation, but I'm certain that a lot of those ACORN folks ended up working in OFA.

Organizing for Action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You and the loons can just loon along. We have all used wiki and we all know its weaknesses.

I bet you just love your Obamaphone!

Such silliness. In fact, I have probably paid more in taxes than you have earned in life or will earn during your working career.

Mainstream Republican cannot endure your nonsense anymore. We cannot afford it. The far reactionary right's stupidity cost us the last two presidential elections, and it has kept the Senate blue while diminishing the red majority in the House.

You guys are going to have to realize the American mainstream is not as gullible as you would like.

 

[boedicca]

You and the loons can just loon along. We have all used wiki and we all know its weaknesses.

I bet you just love your Obamaphone!

Such silliness. In fact, I have probably paid more in taxes than you have earned in life or will earn during your working career.

Mainstream Republican cannot endure your nonsense anymore. We cannot afford it. The far reactionary right's stupidity cost us the last two presidential elections, and it has kept the Senate blue while diminishing the red majority in the House.

You guys are going to have to realize the American mainstream is not as gullible as you would like.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that anonymous people who feel compelled to boast on anonymous message boards about how much money they make are usually overcompensating for a shortcumming.

 

[JakeStarkey]

An universally acknowledged truth holds that people compelled directly or inferentially to attack others status and earning ability in life, as you did, are usually overcompensating for their own short comings.

Yes, that describes you exceptionally well, little minion of Political Creepy.

 

[Sallow]

Name one tea party group..or conservative group that was denied 501c status..or was "silenced".

Link too.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I also want an objective link to any so called ACORN "remnants".

 

[boedicca]

Stalling "True the Vote" for years with requests for additional paperwork, responses to questions has the same impact as a denial. They've been waiting for years.

61/true-vote-files-suit-against-irs-ian-tuttle

 

[JakeStarkey]

Stalling "True the Vote" for years with requests for additional paperwork, responses to questions has the same impact as a denial. They've been waiting for years. 61/true-vote-files-suit-against-irs-ian-tuttle

?

 

[boedicca]

I also want an objective link to any so called ACORN "remnants".

Here you go - although I doubt you have the cognitive ability to understand it.

Judicial Watch Releases Special Report: ?The Rebranding of ACORN? | Judicial Watch