Okay I get what you're saying. That still does not negate the fact that they are not politically involved like lilMike accusrs them of. But he's accomplished his goal of diverting the topic away from the issue.
absolutely
The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations
Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.
Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.
On the other hand, voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates, will constitute prohibited participation or intervention.
The Internal Revenue Service provides resources to exempt organizations and the public to help them understand the prohibition. As part of its examination program, the IRS also monitors whether organizations are complying with the prohibition.
Lying is a strong word..right now Mike only misspoke and can't take it back because in his world if you make an error once, everything you've ever said or will ever say is in error also.. the part he doesn't get is people will only question his past and future remarks when he fails to acknowledge a blatant and non-relevant mistake such as this... I mean, if he won't admit he's wrong here, when obviously he is because TPM doesn't fall anywhere with those IRS guidelines, then what has he knowingly been wrong on before and kept to himself, and what will he falsify in the future?
