NAACP in hot water over speech

[SudieJD]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20041029/ts_usatoday/naacpinhotwateroverspeech

The Internal Revenue Service (news - web sites) is reviewing the tax-exempt status of the nation's oldest civil rights organization, saying criticism of President Bush (news - web sites) at the NAACP's national convention in July may have violated rules against partisan activity.

In a letter dated Oct. 8, the IRS said it had "received information" that NAACP Chairman Julian Bond "condemned the administration policies of George W. Bush on education, the economy and the war in Iraq (news - web sites)" in a July 11 speech.


The IRS asked who authorized Bond's speech and sought an accounting of all expenses for the Philadelphia convention.


Bond called the investigation a political move meant to deter the NAACP from its traditional role of registering and turning out black voters on Election Day, something he said has not been called into question over decades of such activity.


Another one silenced by the Bush regine.

Sudie in MN

[ClintonTyree]

1. Then they'd better start hitting several thousand churches...

as well. It's alright for churches to tell their parishioners how to vote, but the NAACP can't? I call bullshit.

[Robbie67]

2. Oh, for CRYING out loud...

Desperation. Desperation. Desperation.

[davidinalameda]

3. what a crock

of crap

it's retaliation by the Bushies against them

why wasn't this brought up sooner?

[SudieJD]

4. I Heard About It..

On our local news this morning, but haven't seen anything on any of the national news stations.

Sudie in MN

[SudieJD]

5. Bump...For The Night People

Bumpty, Bump Bump

Sudie in MN