"“Media Matters Action Network... is one of Media Matters’ political arms. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code.”" "J Street, tax exempt and a registered lobby, "facilitated meetings with members of congress and...Judge Richard Goldstone, author of a U.N. report that accused the Jewish state of systematic war crimes." "MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501(c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on important national issues. MoveOn.org Political Action is a federal political committee which primarily helps members elect candidates who reflect our values."
3/10/12, "NY Times Backs IRS Efforts to Out Donors to Tea Party, Other 501(c)(4) Groups," Tax Prof Blog, Caron
"Following up on yesterday's post, IRS May Out Donors to Tea Party, Other 501(c)(4) Groups: New York Times editorial, The IRS Does Its Job:
Taxpayers should be encouraged by complaints from Tea Party chapters applying for nonprofit tax status at being asked by the IRS to prove they are “social welfare” organizations and not the political activists they so obviously are. Tea Party supporters claim they are being politically harassed with extensive IRS questionnaires. But the service properly contends that it must ensure that these groups are “primarily” engaged in social welfare, not political campaigning, to merit tax exemption under § 501(c)(4).
Such IRS inquiries are long overdue and should be applied across the board to the growing number of organizations, allied with the major political parties, that are also ludicrously posing as “social welfare” groups. Legitimate social welfare organizations are allowed limited political activity. But these political offshoots are using that tax status in a transparent ploy to keep big donors secret while funneling the money to campaigns. Chief among these groups are American Crossroads, the campaign machine created by Republican guru Karl Rove, and Priorities USA, the Democratic counterpart founded by former White House aides, now openly encouraged by President Obama as he runs for re-election. ...
All these groups should be operating as political organizations required to disclose their donors under the law. Blatant abuses of tax law and common sense are part of the laissez-faire dynamic that is driving the 2012 campaigns. The IRS must not flinch from its duty to enforce the tax code and root out political operatives who are abusing the law and conning taxpayers and voters." via Instapundit, via John Hendrix
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3/7/12, "The I.R.S. Does Its Job," NY Times Editorial
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"The J Street family of organizations is comprised of:
• J Street: a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation and registered lobby.
• JStreetPAC: a political action committee endorsing federal candidates.
• J Street Education Fund, Inc: a legally independent 501(c)(3) non-profit." from JStreet.org/About=================
9/24/10, "Soros revealed as funder of liberal Jewish-American lobby (J Street)," Washington Times by Eli Lake
-----------------------------------9/29/10, Washington Times: "Israel lobby (J Street) aided hill visits for UN report author," by Birnbaum and Lake
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9/29/10, "J-Street president responds to Soros funding lie, "It's OK everybody lies,"" BigJournalism.com, by J. Dunetz
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10/3/10, "More J-Street Revelations; Moneymen and more Soros connections," American Thinker by Ed Lasky
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11/3/10, Hate group J Street contributed to US Congressional losers Tom Perriello, Joe Sestak, among others3/11/12, "JStreet and Media Matters: Same Funding, Similar Ideas," Israel NationalNews.com, by Rachel Hirshfeld
"Bill Benter, prominent supporter of JStreet, is also financing the left-leaning Media Matters, widely accused of anti-Semitism."
"Bill Benter, billionaire and prominent supporter of JStreet who made his fortune on horse-gambling in Hong Kong, has been discovered to be financing the left-leaning media watchdog organization of Media Matters, The Daily Caller (DC) reported on Sunday.Benter, has been funding the research center that has been widely accused of espousing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric, at least in part, to ensure that the organization’s M.J. Rosenberg be retained as its voice on foreign policy.
Rosenberg has been the object of much contentious debate due to his initiation of the term “Israel-firster,” accusing American Jews of dual loyalty and a primary allegiance to the State of Israel.
“I have been a contributor to Media Matters for many years and am proud to support the important work that it does fighting for truth in media, working for more honest political discourse and promoting our shared progressive values,” Benter told The DC.
Yet, despite his claims that Media Matters works toward promoting an “honest political discourse,” many view the organization as encouraging the very opposite ideals.
Alan Dershowitz, law professor at Harvard University, recently declared war on Media Matters, claiming that the organization will be responsible for Obama losing the election if the administration continues to maintain these anti-Semitic alliances. He vowed that he will “personally make [the issue] an election matter.”
In an article in the Daily News on February 27, Dershowitz compared Rosenberg’s allegations to those voiced by the Nazi and Stalin regimes. “This false accusation of disloyalty to country was a central tenet of Nazism, Stalinism and other anti-Semitic regimes. Today, it is the mantra of Jew haters and neo-Nazis,” he said.
“Media Matters Action Network paid Rosenberg $129,568 in 2010, plus $4,505 in other compensation. That organization is one of Media Matters’ political arms. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code,” The DC stated.
In response to a question posed by the DC to Benter’s intermediary, Matt Dorf of Rabinowitz of Dorf Communications, regarding whether Benter possibly solicited funds for Media Matters’ (c)(4) affiliate to help pay Rosenberg’s salary, Dorf said the question was “exactly the right question” and that he would ask Benter to directly respond, the DC reported.
While JStreet prides itself as being “pro-Israel” and “pro-peace,” many Jews believe that the funded organization, supported by Soros, actually undermines the interests of the State of Israel and the values J Street claims to uphold.. Several American Jewish leaders have objected to JStreet’s positions, which include accusing Israel of committing war crimes, suporting the infamous Goldstone Report and being responsible for the failure of the peace process, and have publicly disassociated themselves from the organization.
Benter became the center of public inquiry when it was discovered that he solicited an $811,697 donation to J Street from a mysterious Hong Kong donor named Consolacion Esdicul. At the time of Esdicul’s donation, it was J Street’s largest, reported The DC."...
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Ed. note: Media Matters Action PAC, J Street, and MoveOn.org are "social welfare" organizations? We shall see if billionaire supported left wing tax exempt activist and lobby groups are held to the same standard as the Tea Party.
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