Nixonian Enemies List

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Not since Richard Nixon have we seen a president who puts together an enemies list and has a whole team pursuing it,” House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday morning on the Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends.” “That’s what’s happened in this administration. It’s sad. It’s not the America I want to see going forward. I sincerely hope that after the election, regardless, the American people will have made a statement that they won’t tolerate this.”

Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/issa-obamas-media-matters-collusion-like-richard-nixons-enemies-list/#ixzz27701uFJX
 
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Issa said he expects Congress will look into whether or not political advocacy organizations like Media Matters should enjoy tax-exempt statuses normally reserved for apolitical charities, too.
“Congress should address that tax loophole for entities that are really not charities,” Issa said, adding that Media Matters “is certainly one of them.”
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This sort of implies Media Matters is tax-exempt. Is there some evidence of this, because afaik, it is not. So this little tidbit is dropped in just to make us think they are, isn’t it?
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Isn’t that the same as lying?
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Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/issa-obamas-media-matters-collusion-like-richard-nixons-enemies-list/#ixzz277Lm8Xbp
 
Julia_Mae said:
From the article:

This sort of implies Media Matters is tax-exempt. Is there some evidence of this, because afaik, it is not. So this little tidbit is dropped in just to make us think they are, isn’t it?

Isn’t that the same as lying?
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Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/issa-obamas-media-matters-collusion-like-richard-nixons-enemies-list/#ixzz277Lm8Xbp

foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/14/tax-exempt-media-matters-ramps-up-support-for-obama-during-election-year/
 
Julia_Mae said:
From the article:

This sort of implies Media Matters is tax-exempt. Is there some evidence of this, because afaik, it is not. So this little tidbit is dropped in just to make us think they are, isn’t it?

Isn’t that the same as lying?
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No need to imply.

Media Matters is tax exempt under tax code 501c3.

Imagine if Paul Ryan called Archbishop Dolan and asked that all the priests in the NY area give sermons demonizing Obama. And then Dolan and all the parish priests did so. Imagine the calls for the revocation of the Church’s tax exempt status.
 
SamH said:
No need to imply.

Media Matters is tax exempt under tax code 501c3.

Imagine if Paul Ryan called Archbishop Dolan and asked that all the priests in the NY area give sermons demonizing Obama. And then Dolan and all the parish priests did so. Imagine the calls for the revocation of the Church’s tax exempt status.
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Thank You.
 
Scalia said:
Not since Richard Nixon have we seen a president who puts together an enemies list and has a whole team pursuing it,” House oversight committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday morning on the Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends.” “That’s what’s happened in this administration. It’s sad. It’s not the America I want to see going forward. I sincerely hope that after the election, regardless, the American people will have made a statement that they won’t tolerate this.”

Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/09/20/issa-obamas-media-matters-collusion-like-richard-nixons-enemies-list/#ixzz27701uFJX
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I find this statement curiously in error, that is, wrong!

Let’s look at what Karl Rove did during both election campaigns for George Bush. It was reported that he even faked having a listening device planted in his office. He stirred up and used the religious right while again it was reported, he was actually contemptuous of them.

Then there is the declaration that corporations are individuals who can pour megabucks into surrogate organization which then make spurious claims about the President and his administration. The PACs attack ads are based upon inaccuracies that are swallowed whole by some voters. Evidence the whole birther controversy.

Makes me gag.
 
Ohana said:
I find this statement curiously in error, that is, wrong!

Let’s look at what Karl Rove did during both election campaigns for George Bush. It was reported that he even faked having a listening device planted in his office. He stirred up and used the religious right while again it was reported, he was actually contemptuous of them.

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Source?
 
Nixon’s ‘enemies list’ was just a list of people who were not to be invited to social functions at the White House. It was trivial compared to the maliciousness that have seen from the Clinton and Obama administrations.
 
I would love, just once in my life, to see an election that isn’t’ about demonizing your opponent, and instead focuses on the matters that are actually important… Oh well, a man can dream.

But seriously… we should outlaw derogatory commercials that spout lies and half-truths; both sides do it, and it’s counter-productive. Instead, commercials should only be allowed to state the platform and the potential-elect’s plans. I think that would lead to a far better-informed populous.
 
Ohana said:
I find this statement curiously in error, that is, wrong!

Let’s look at what Karl Rove did during both election campaigns for George Bush. It was reported that he even faked having a listening device planted in his office. He stirred up and used the religious right while again it was reported, he was actually contemptuous of them.

Then there is the declaration that corporations are individuals who can pour megabucks into surrogate organization which then make spurious claims about the President and his administration. The PACs attack ads are based upon inaccuracies that are swallowed whole by some voters. Evidence the whole birther controversy.

Makes me gag.
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I apologize but I don’t follow your logic at all.
 
Julia_Mae said:
From the article:

This sort of implies Media Matters is tax-exempt. Is there some evidence of this, because afaik, it is not. So this little tidbit is dropped in just to make us think they are, isn’t it?

Isn’t that the same as lying?

The evidence is in, they are tax exempt as pointed out by other posters.

NOT a lie.
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ProdglArchitect said:
I would love, just once in my life, to see an election that isn’t’ about demonizing your opponent, and instead focuses on the matters that are actually important… Oh well, a man can dream.

But seriously… we should outlaw derogatory commercials that spout lies and half-truths; both sides do it, and it’s counter-productive. Instead, commercials should only be allowed to state the platform and the potential-elect’s plans. I think that would lead to a far better-informed populous.
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Dream on. The last election that did not demonize their opponent was the one before the one that election that Washington win. 👍:gopray:
 
I have a hard time taking FAUX seriously. At best, I have to eat it with a whole salt MINE.
 
tabycat said:
Dream on. The last election that did not demonize their opponent was the one before the one that election that Washington win. 👍:gopray:
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Ah, to have been born before smear campaigns…

But seriously… have EITHER of them released a commercial that actually talks about what they’re going to DO, and not what their opponent is going to do wrong?
 
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