Apparently Not All Religions Are Created Equal, The IRS’ Secret Deal With Scientology Under Scrutiny
To most outsiders, the Church of Scientology is a funny little “religion.”
Its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, was a science fiction writer with an intensely unique imagination. From the sound bites mentioning aliens, e-meters and OT levels we hear in the news, to the passionate proclamations of its adherents, (such as the now infamous Tom Cruise testimonial leaked a few weeks back) it’s hardly a wonder why the average citizen doesn’t pay much attention to what’s really goes on behind the CoS doors. It’s too absurd to be taken seriously, right?
For the last 50 or so years, Scientology has had its share of ups and downs like any new “religion” might. One only need look at the global scrutiny Islam has been under since 9/11 to see even ancient and sacredly held beliefs can come under fire when they clash with contemporary culture.
Another great example of this is the Catholic Church, which has had to weather its own violent storm of criticism for an unacceptable and grotesque abomination within its hallowed halls. When rumors of rampant pedophilia committed by ordained priests were uncovered there was outrage. But when it was discovered the Catholic Church’s own hierarchy, all the way up to the Pope himself, knowingly allowed these criminal and vile acts to go unpunished thereby allowing them to continue, people were beyond outraged, they were stricken to their core.
Since then, the fallout has been legendary, with longtime Church officials not only being fired, but many guilty priests tried in criminal courts and sent to jail. Various diocese across the country have had to pay millions in civil claims settlements with victims of sexual abuse. Most importantly, the Catholic Church, under relentless pressure from the public at large, was forced to admit their crimes and culpability in these heinous abuses. This scandal was both embarassing and damaging to the Church’s reputation. Yet, in the end, they came out of it a more open and humble organization better capable of serving the needs of its followers.
If we were to look deeply at each of the major religions of the world, be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or Buddhism, the central tenets that drive and help them grow in their numbers is a shared commonality: to serve the spiritual needs of its followers.
It’s also essential to note one other common factor within these known and established religions: the fundamental necessity of tending to the poor. While all religions request financial donations for the purposes of funding their charitable efforts in the community and the world at large, none REQUIRE it. Depending on what individual church, temple or mosque you go to, any religion seeking to maintain and grow within its faith wants your money.
This requirement to tithe is a necessary component to all religious organizations, so much so, that our own government gives a special tax exempt status to religious groups purposely based on this fundamental value of helping the poor. This is the origin of our own President Bush’s advocacy of “faith-based initiatives” we hear about when he talks about funding for those who are financially challenged. Why should the government get involved in charitable causes, when we have entire organizations built on the foundation of helping those in need? The federal government gives them a break, and they help the poor. A real win-win situation.
Unless of course, someone, or something comes along and takes advantage of this system.
So this brings us full circle. Many of Scientology’s biggest critics state it should have its religious-based tax-exempt status revoked (after many years of fighting the CoS was finally given tax shelter as a religious organization in 1993, after a secret deal was reached between the CoS and the IRS). The documents had been sealed until the Wall Street Journal posted them in 1997, see link for full disclosure of agreement.
But this may change due to a pending lawsuit in a 9th Circuit filed by a couple in Los Angeles against the IRS. From the 2004 NYT article:
The couple, Michael and Marla Sklar of Los Angeles, originally took the I.R.S. to court after being denied $2,080 in 1993 deductions for religious education for their children. They lost that case, in which Mr. Sklar, a tax accountant, represented himself at trial. The couple appealed, and three judges on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against them two years ago. But one judge also took the unusual step of suggesting further litigation that would better define the issues.
The judges in the original Sklar case said ”it appears to be true” that Scientology — founded by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer, in the 1950’s — received preferential tax treatment in violation of the First Amendment.
According to the agreement between the Church of Scientology and the IRS, Scientologists may deduct 80% of the cost of their training and materials (and of course donations to the Church, like all religions) on their tax returns, but no other religious group is allowed to take these same deductions, or at least in this case, the Orthodox Jewish Sklars aren’t allowed to deduct their children’s religious education costs from their tax return.
While to most this may seem an unfair precedent, until the Sklar’s pursued the deduction and the subsequent lawsuit, only one other group had challenged the special ruling for the CoS.
Continued from the article:
When the Sklars tried to take the deduction, the I.R.S. sent them letters laying out the terms for Scientologists to take such deductions. The I.R.S. then denied the deductions because the Sklars did not provide receipts from the Church of Scientology.
Other than the Sklars, the only known legal challenge to the I.R.S. agreement with the Scientologists was made by the nonprofit publisher of Tax Notes magazine. It tried unsuccessfully to get a judge to make the agreement public. (Copies of what seem to be the agreement were leaked several years ago.)
”The reason I got started on this course of action was I felt that there was a precedent being set that is extremely dangerous,” Mr. Sklar said. ”If the government is allowed to do this unchallenged, it means you have a state-favored religion, and that has never fared well for the Jews.”
Mr. Sklar said that after he pressed his claim for a charitable deduction, the I.R.S. audited him and eight clients. ”I think the I.R.S. was harassing me because before I had maybe one audit in two years,” he said.
A subpoena for the secret agreement with the Scientologists has been quashed at the request of the Church of Scientology and the I.R.S. A fight over access to that agreement is likely to be a crucial issue on appeal, which seems certain regardless of how the trial judge rules.
Mr. Sklar said that after more than a decade of tax breaks for Scientologists, he believed that the only proper course for the courts was to allow people of all faiths to take charitable deductions for the costs of religious education and training.
But Judge Silverman, who had urged litigation to settle the issue, took a different approach in his opinion two years ago.
”The remedy,” he wrote, ”is not to require the I.R.S. to let others claim the improper deduction.”
This is where the story left off in 2004, but it seems there has been new developments in the Sklar’s lawsuit. A New York Sun article suggests, things may be looking up for the Sklar’s:
A Jewish couple’s bid to take a tax deduction they say the Internal Revenue Service reserves only for members of the Church of Scientology is getting a friendly reception from a federal appeals court, increasing the possibility of a ruling that could create a tax break for taxpayers of many religions who pay tuition to religious schools.
A 9th Circuit judge reviewing the case had this to say about the IRS’ stance on the Sklar’s assertions the IRS is giving an unfair advantage to Scientologists by allowing them to take tax donations for “training and materials:”
“The view of the IRS is it can unconstitutionally violate the Constitution by establishing religion, by treating one religion more favorably than other religions in terms of what is allowed as deductions, and there can never be any judicial review of that?” Judge Kim Wardlaw asked at the court session Monday in Pasadena, Calif.
Justice Department lawyer Ellen Delsole, who represents the IRS denied that charge, stating “That is not at all what I said.”
Judge Wardlaw disagreed, as did a fellow judge on the panel, Harry Pregerson. Wardlaw followed up with, “This does intrude into the Establishment Clause.”
So we have two federal entities disagreeing with each other about whether the Treasury Department, who oversees the IRS, made special provisions for Scientologists to get tax breaks related to their spiritual training, from which all other religious entities are excluded from. When you couple this, with the fact the original agreement between CoS leader David Miscavige and the IRS was kept confidential (until documents leaked by the WSJ four years later) it does smell fishy.
To this day, the IRS refuses to acknowledge the accuracy of the leaked agreement, but they haven’t denied it either. The also refused to hand the documents over to the Sklar’s lawyers for review.
It will be curious to see how this plays out in the courts. After 10 years of auditing, investigating and looking into the CoS, in 1993, the IRS agreed to drop all pending judgments against the CoS and the organization was granted an 80% deduction rate on all fees paid for in “religious training and services.”
It’s also interesting to note the argument used by the IRS’ lawyer were that the Sklar’s requested deduction weren’t similar to those of CoS members because the deductions were taken for “basic education” for children, this however raised questions for Judge Wardlaw who asked, “How do we know that?”
The IRS’ lawyer, Ms.Delsole tried to use the argument of the dangers of setting legal precedents which the IRS would be unable to handle, due to claims from all sorts of groups claiming deductions under the agreement afforded the CoS, but the judges in the case were unwilling to accept this, saying:
“That’s your best argument: two wrongs don’t make a right,” the third judge on the case, Ronald Leighton, said. He called the agency’s refusal to explain its agreement with the Scientologists “a frustration that is hard to get beyond.”
Ms. Delsole warned the court that the IRS would have difficulty resolving tax disputes if it could be forced to justify those deals in cases involving other taxpayers. “Every person who can find out about it from any other religious group is going to come in and want the same thing and that would really tie the IRS’s hands.”
Members of racial minorities could also claim taxpayers of other races got better deals, the government lawyer said. “That’s the sort of thing that would flow from the idea that the IRS can’t settle and keep this confidential,” she added.
Mr. Zuckerman rejected that idea. “If the IRS were saying white people were entitled to a certain deduction and black people were not, why would it be such a parade of horrors for the courts to come in and say the government may not act that way?” he asked.
The case is still pending, and there have been no official judgments made, but the CoS had their own attorney, Monique Yingling, questioned the basic legitimacy of the Sklar’s lawsuit, and suggested there were no similarities between a Scientologist’s spiritual needs and those of the Sklar’s children. She also stated there was no need for the original agreement between the IRS and the Church of Scientology to be made available to the Sklar’s attorneys.
“There’s a lot of information already in the public record about this question,” she said. “I don’t know that there’s any need for any additional information…They [CoS} are not getting any kind of special treatment…The use of the word ‘training’ in Scientology is not analogous to education,” she said. “It’s just another way of advancing spiritually in Scientology.”
Jeff Zuckerman, Sklar’s lawyer, said this is the exact “distinction” they are wishing to have clarified in this case, stating, “You need to get a factual record on that, then you can make your argument.”
We will keep you posted on any new developments in this pending case.
Editor’s note: Last paragraph has been corrected, Zuckerman is the Sklar’s lawyer, not a judge.
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D,
Thank you for your well researched and important coverage lately of the Scientology cult. Your articles are truly an inspiration for those of us on the internet attempting to get Congressional Hearings to examine what is truly going on behind Scientology’s closed doors. I feel there are members of Scientology who may want to leave, but are afraid. By standing up as a collective, we can expose the cult as well as aiding the members who truly wish to see the light of truth. No longer will people fear for their lives or livelihoods. Keep up the good work! 2008 will mark the end of Scientology as it has come to be known. Expect Us.
Comment by anonymi — February 14, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
It seems to me that the Corporation of Scientology has been taking from the POOR to give to the RICH (Celebs,) and THEN taking extra special tax breaks while doing it!
I would love to see a full investigation of the Corporation of Scientology’s Tax Exempt status.
I’m going to send a letter to my Senator and Representatives in Congress right now.
Thanks for shining the light of Truth on this, D!
Comment by Sou Manona — February 14, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
Well, I am merely reporting on it, it’s the Sklars whom I am most impressed with.
These are the kinds of people who make change happen in our country.
They, and of course, internet activists
Comment by D — February 14, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
It irritates me beyond end that the Scientology Corporation not only disguises itself as a religion, but tries to pass itself off as a superior religion to others with stuff like this.
Comment by Anonymous — February 14, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
“The use of the word ‘training’ in Scientology is not analogous to education,†she said. “It’s just another way of advancing spiritually in Scientology.â€
I think this case has them sort of shooting themselves in the foot. On the one hand they claim that you don’t have to pay to advance in the Church (this based on UK, I don’t know how tht goes in the US), and yet quite clearly here the lawyer is saying that the tax break training is to advance.
So which one is it that they want us to believe?
This case is most interesting. I can’t wait to hear more about this and I hope that the IRS are forced to disclose the deal they made.
Comment by Anon — February 14, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
Very well written. Good info on the cult that is Scientology.
Comment by anon — February 14, 2008 @ 5:36 pm
Why not go right to the horse’s mouth? Here is the contact information for the IRS Commissioner that engineered the secret backroom deal:
http://www.skadden.com/index.cfm?contentID=45&bioID=1011
You might ask if this vile cult had anything personal on him.
Comment by Bob Betts — February 14, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
I, too, will strongly encourage my congressman and senators to look into this matter, because it seems a very clear violation of the establishment clause, and an equally clear example of favoritism without public justification.
You make a very good point that the religious exemption from taxes is predicated on a certain charitable orientation, and it is stated within the precepts of Scientology that nothing is to be given without something returned in exchange, so as not to degrade the spirit of the recipient. I would have to say that religion or no, the lack of charitable orientation of the Church of Scientology leaves it with entirely too much undeserved cash which is often used for mischief and abuse of court systems worldwide, not good.
At the very minimum, the tax code and agreements between collective entities like the IRS and religions/corporations should be explicit and available to the public for review and consideration. These are the rules by which the tax system is governed, and oversight is needed.
The Church of Scientology cannot have it both ways — if it wants religious provisions written into the tax code, those provisions must be available to all “religions” equally. And definition of “training” to which it applies must be made public to preserve the transparency required by democracy, and provide a guiding principle by which the IRS can make its judgments, and by which the courts can judge compliance.
Well done, D. And I appreciate you bringing this to light in such a comprehensive manner.
I eagerly await the appeals court’s ruling.
Comment by Bilbo — February 14, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
Excellent, as always. I think this should be sent to all our congressmen and representatives.
Comment by k — February 14, 2008 @ 8:38 pm
I bow to you O queen of Researchedness. You are the best.
We are legion.
We are coming.
Justice now.
Comment by Hunter — February 15, 2008 @ 9:11 am
There are a lot of college papers writing about the protests and I got to thinking how great it would be if some bright young law students would look into this case and explain to us how we can help (or even just explain the agreement without all the legal mumbo jumbo).
Comment by Nonny — February 15, 2008 @ 10:14 am
Question authority and question…
* Scientology’s harassment and litigious policies against its critics and against free speech.
* Scientology’s attempts to force search engines to omit any websites critical of them.
* Scientology’s belief that they are the only ones that can help the world ( make the world “clear†), thus being intolerant of other religions – something they fight for when it’s their religion being attacked. (most cults believe that they are the only ones that know the “truthâ€)
* Scientology’s disconnection policy, which requires members to cut all ties to friends and family considered “antagonistic” towards the religion (a basic practice of all cults). No other religion does this.
* Scientology’s affirmation that anything written by L Ron Hubbard is the true and definitive word. It can not be altered or disputed (a single messianic figure, another basic practice of all cults). Is he really that much starter than everyone else in the world? Come on… really? Always question authority!
* Scientology’s organizational structure, ethics policies and security checks. No other religion does this.
* Scientology’s military uniforms and titles. No other religion does this.
* Scientology’s attack on psychiatry solely because psychiatry attacked L Ron Hubbard for practicing medicine without a license and having no scientific proof that his form of psychotherapy worked. (once, after stating that Dianetics improved one’s memory, a person declared as “clear†couldn’t even remember the color of Hubbard’s tie). L Ron Hubbard turned Dianetics into Scientology in order to continue to make money and avoid criminal charges. Ask yourself, why psycs? Hmmm.. Do you think that maybe it’s because they are in direct competition for psychotherapy dollars. Did you know that Hubbard himself requested psychiatric assistance from the V.A.?
* Scientology’s contribution scheme which requires you to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to reach the highest level of their “Bridge to Total Freedomâ€. Making money is one of the sole functions of each “org†– organization - aka “mission†( KSW – Keep Scientology Working is their motto). Christians don’t charge for their “secretsâ€. Mormons will send you a copy of “The Book of Mormon†for free. Jehovah Witnesses will come to your house and talk to you freely about their religion. Ask yourself.. why charge if the purpose is to clear the world? Wouldn’t the world be clear quicker if was free? Wouldn’t people gladly give you money for “saving†them?
* Scientology’s misleading images of using the cross (a symbol of Christianity), the words “Mission†and “Minister†to promote their psychotherapy as a religion (Scientologists do not believe in Christ. L Ron Hubbard once said “there was no Christâ€. He said that religion was created in 600 BC by people “using a piece of R6†implant. L Ron Hubbard also implied that Christ was a pedophile). Scientology is not tolerant of any other religion. It can’t be because it goes against everything L Ron Hubbard teaches and he isn’t wrong… is he? Ask yourself… why the cross? I know about the 8 points, but why not just 8 lines intersecting each other? Why use something that looks like a Christian cross? It is maybe to mislead people into thinking that Scientologists are in some way Christians?
* Scientology’s deceptive marketing strategies used to lure you into the church to take courses intended to help you achieve your “full potentialâ€. These include the “Free Personality Testâ€, that always points out problems they can help you with if you paid them, and through frontline organizations such as WISE, ABLE, The Way to Happiness and Applied Scholastics which introduces potential members (including school age children) to the teachings of L Ron Hubbard and his made up terminology (which requires a Scientology dictionary to understand). Ask yourself… why “coursesâ€, books and videos and lectures that you have to pay for? Why not just teach the religion for free in churches? Why deceive people?
* The death of a Scientologist Lisa McPherson while in the care of the Church. The Church settled this case out of court. Why?
* The suicide of Noah Lottick who jumped from the roof of a building because he had no more money to give the Church. There have been many others like Noah, including L Ron Hubbard’s own son, that have taken their own lives because of conflicts the church.
* Criminal activities committed on behalf of the Church and directed by Church officials such as Operation Freakout and Operation Snow White in which L Ron Hubbard’s wife was sent to prison.
* Conflicting statements about L. Ron Hubbard’s life, in particular false accounts of Hubbard’s education (he flunked out of George Washington University and never attended Princeton), credentials (he was never a Civil Engineer nor a Nuclear Scientist), military career (he was never a WWII Hero. In fact, he was decommissioned twice, once for accidentally ordering his ship to fire upon Mexico – It wasn’t until he created the Sea Org that he gave himself the title of “Commodore†and made everyone wear naval uniforms that he finally achieved his dream of being a great naval officer) and lastly his great expeditions (2 failed attempts one trying to make a movie and the other searching buried gold). He also abandoned his first wife and children while he went on these “adventuresâ€, cheated on his wife, committed bigamy, tried to kidnap his daughter from his second wife and was himself on medication at the time of his death. If the man lied about himself… and is a “great†Science Fiction writer… ask yourself, can you really trust him to tell you the truth? Why did all his explorations and accomplishments stop when he after founding the Church?
All-in-all, Scientology is based on lies and the ego of one man. It is a scam in global proportions.
Question it. Question everything the church tells you. Find your own truth.
Comment by Been there... Done that.. — February 15, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
Advice from someone who goes by “LawDog”
“For those who wish to attack the CoS tax exempt status, in lawschool we studied Scientology’s nonprofit status. The CoS had to pay the IRS a huge amount of money, most think around $150 million or more to achieve their status. They also had to put up a nominal argument that selling their books is similar to how Christians tithe and Jews pay for seats at their temple during their high holy days. This is at the federal level that they won their argument and paid a large settlement. The States do not have to provide the same exempt status. Tax their properties at the state level and you can cut a pillar out of their ponzi scheme. Then convince the federal government that paying the IRS off should not allow this cult to avoid taxes because their required charging for crap sciencefiction has no similarities to tithing (you are not required to pay) or sitting in a temple a few days a year (can probably beef this argument up somehow).”
Comment by RandomComment — February 15, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
I believe the correct figure the Church paid was $12million and that was to settle all pending judgments and to close all open cases. In return they were given the same tax exempt status as any established religious organization, with the exception being, Scientologist are allowed to deduct 80% of any expenses they incurred during the fiscal year for “spiritual training, counseling and materials.”
No other organization has been given this deduction and that is what the case before the appellate court is trying to determine. Why does CoS get this tax break no other established religion is given? As of yet, neither the CoS nor the IRS can explain why they in fact deserve this special exemption over all other religions, as well as, why they are unwilling to hand over the official agreement the two entities reached in 1993.
I was told it was standard procedure to keep the agreement confidential (compare to personal tax returns) but once a law suit has been brought against a prior legal precedent, it is expected (though not always enforced) the entities must make the agreement accessible to the involved parties.
Lots of secrecy on the part of the IRS and the CoS, not to mention, some very special privileges given to one religion over another.
This a precedent setting case, and will likely go to the Supreme Court, unless the CoS has its way.
Comment by d — February 15, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
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Pingback by Should Scientology lose its tax exemption? My contribution « Jeff’s Exposing Scientology blog — February 17, 2008 @ 6:18 pm
A beautiful piece about a LONG over-due investigation into a sinister, damaging CULT. Is it possible to contact the lawyers for the Sklar’s and recommend a class-action lawsuit to get my money back I spent on a catholic education? Am I too assume my PHD could have been 80% deductible?
This is a serious issue which warrants immediate action on the part of the US government. The CoS has much to hide, and millions if not billions to protect. The CoS has lobbyists working in the government, senators, congressman bribed and threatened. As a member of the mental health community who strongly protests the gross, out-dated, misinformation spread by the church of scientology against mental health professionals and their patients. The CoS uses 1950’s anti-psych propaganda, trying to disuade, discredit, and devalue the practice of psychology and psychiatry. Hubbard stole ideas , ideaologies and theories from several accredited “Psychs” to use in his “Science” of the mind….none of which have been proven the least bit effective. The REAL break-throughs in Scientology occur simply by hypnosis techniques, and mind weakening states, such as keeping a person up all night as part of “training” so they more readily accept ideas and in that weakened state, sign those check$ required for more “training”. WAKE UP PEOPLE!! Scientology is a business, a pyramid scheme,a fraud, a threat to families, and a threat to common sense.
I am writing my congressman, my state legislature, and every news agency that hasn’t picked this story up. I am encouraging people to inquire about tax deductions for their religious education, I will look into my own class-action lawsuit, to receive the same benefits as a scientologist. We are legion……expect us!
Comment by Dr. Anonymous — February 17, 2008 @ 7:31 pm
LOL — LOOK AT THIS!!
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I’ll quote Monika Yingling:
“The use of the word ‘training’ in Scientology is not analogous to education,†she said. “It’s just another way of advancing spiritually in Scientology.â€
—– THEN —–
Scientology.org ITSELF says:
[ source: http://www.scientology.org/news-media/faq/pg054.html ]
The training delivered by Churches of Scientology could be compared to taking a course in a school or similar facility. Four years at a typical university would cost between $30,000 and $40,000; four years at a top university would run between $80,000 and $90,000 or even more. And those figures do not include additional costs such as books and supplies.
The most thorough study of Scientology available is the Saint Hill Special Briefing Course, which takes more than 50 weeks to complete, at 40 hours per week of study. It provides a student with a full understanding of the mind and life and is the functional equivalent of a complete college education.
– end quote –
Oh snap? Go look yourself.
Comment by Anonymous — February 26, 2008 @ 3:50 am
Obama’s efforts to connect to the Republican Party, specifically Bush, and Dick Cheney, of the Halliburton Company, dates back to the Presidents Grandfather, Prescott Bush, and indeed Cheney was once an executive officer of Halliburton.
The American military pounds Iraq with Artillary, bombs, and the like, destroying large sections of cities, and infra-structures, then Halliburton comes in to rebuild. Halliburton and Halliburton associated companies have raked in ten’s of billions.
Obama is just like the BIG HALIBURTAN. Haliburton has contracted to build detention centers in the U.S. similiar to the one in Quantanammo Bay, Cuba. Halliburton does nothing to earn the Two Dollars for each meal an American Serviceman in Iraq eats.
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/
Halliburton was scheduled to take control of the Dubai Ports in The United Arab Emiirate. The deal was canceled when Bush was unable to affect the transfer of the American Ports.
Now we see what some might suspect as similiar financial escapading from the Democrats.
Two years ago, Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity gave a $50 million contract to a start-up security company - Companion- owned by now-indicted businessman (TONY REZKO) Tony Rezko and a onetime Chicago cop, Daniel T. Frawley, to train Iraqi power-plant guards in the United States. An Iraqi leadership change left the deal in limbo. Now the company, Companion Security, is working to revive its contract.
Involved along with Antoin “Tony†Rezco, long time friend and neighbor of Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, and former cop Daniel T. Frawley, is Aiham Alsammarae. Alsammarae was accused of financial corruption by Iraqi authorities and jailed in Iraq last year before escaping and returning here.
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON –
Recently, Obama’s campaign staff have been vetted by the IRS to disclose his connection to the criminal money generating underworld. Besides, his connections to the REZCO MAFIA types, his up-coming tax fraud charges — Obama needs to disclose why he is a MUSLIM “PATWANG-FWEEE” and disclose Obama’s MUSLIM Farrakhan mob connection to Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama’s spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright’s daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said “truly epitomized greatness.” That man is Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan and Chicago’s Trinity United Church are trumpeting Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama as the second coming of the messiah. Obama should stop suppoting our intervention in IRAQ. It’s time to introduce this false, fake Xerox - X box Obama and invite the self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke “GLORK” Xerox - X box to meet the Buffalo “GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA” Police Department Buffalo Creek. He is MAD!!! –
OBAM YOU’RE NO JFK —
“GLORK” Obama looks like Alfred E. Newman: “Tales Calculated To Drive You.” He is a MUSLIM “Glork” He’s MAD!!! Alfred E. Neuman is the fictional mascot of Mad. The face had drifted through American pictography for decades before being claimed by Mad editor Harvey Kurtzman after he spotted it on the bulletin board in the office of Ballantine Books editor Bernard Shir-Cliff, later a contributor to various magazines created by Kurtzman.
Obama needs to disclose why he is a MUSLIM “PATWANG-FWEEE” and stop suppoting our intervention in IRAQ. It’s time to introduce this false, fake “GLORK” Xerox - X box Obama and invite the self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke Xerox - X box to meet the Buffalo “GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA” Police Department Buffalo Creek.
Michelle Obama should be ashamed.
“GLORK” Michelle Obama should be ashamed of her separatist-racist connection to Farrakhan and Chicago’s Trinity United Church trumpeting Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama as the second coming of the messiah. If Michelle Obama new what her husband — the Hope-A-Dope, Fonster Monster — Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama did in Harlem, she would wash her wide-open, Hus-suey loving MUSILM mouth out, with twenty-four (24) mule-team double-cross X-boX-BorraX. He is a MUSLIM “Glork” It’s time to introduce this false, fake “GLORK” Xerox - X box Obama and invite the self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke Xerox - X box to meet the Buffalo “GAZOWNT-GAZIKKA” Police Department Buffalo Creek. He’s MAD!!!
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/
THE SPEECH –
The Apologia has arrived and once again the self-indicting, separatist-racist Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama, promises to heal the wounds of the world. The speech is the rude awakening of mass messianism of his campaign. Apologetically, Obama the MUSLIM double-cross X-boX-BorraX has an astonishingly empty two-prawn echelon explanation of his misjudgment.
In the first prawn: with regard to his connection to separatist-racist Rev. Wright; Obama summons voodoo and juju to express slavery as beginning and ending with the Rev. Wright.
In the second prawn: Obama’s speech takes credit for Ashley’s dream. A dream of unity Martin Luther King, Jr. borrowed from Ashley for his historic “I Have A Dream” speech. In Obama’s speech, the connective bond Ashley, the elderly black man and Obama’s grandmother share; represents Obama’s self-indicting rise to the Harvard Yard. For Obama, the grand flag of language is the semi-fore of words, bestowed upon our nation by the messiah-alumni from Harvard. Obama’s Swoon-Song Apologia to the nation represents a failed hymn — a hymn that fails to heal the nation, repair the world, or make this time different than all the rest. Obama’s speech is a brilliant failure.
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/
MUSLIM LIES –
The ILLIGITIAMTE MUSLIM MESSIA has blundered yet again!!! The self-indicting, separatist-racist Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama, lied about the politics of his campaign. The danger involved with this self-aggrandizing, -a-hoop, Hope-A-Dope, Fonster Monster — Barack Obama AKA Barack Hussein Obama is that — “Like Father Like Son” Obama is constantly wanting to impress America with “…his incapacity for sound judgment.” On top of the horrible crime Obama committed in Harlem, the fact is, we have to hear it from Karl Rove about Obama’s latest campaign crisis: “GLORK” Top Ten Obama Lies:
1. Obam said his parents met at the Selma march — Reality: He was born 4 years before that.
2. Obam said he was a constitutional law professor — Reality: . . . Obama Made This False Claim In His 2004 Senate Race. “Several direct-mail pieces issued for Obama’s primary [Senate] campaign said he was a law professor at the University of Chicago. He is not. He is a senior lecturer (now on leave) at the school..
3. Obam said he spoke fluent Indonesian as a child — Reality: . . . Obama has claimed on numerous occasions to have become fluent in Indonesian in six months. Yet another Phi Beta Krakatau lie from Obama. Those who knew him disputed that during recent interviews. Israel la Pareira Darmawan, Obama’s 1st-grade teacher, said she attempted to help him learn the Indonesian language by going over pronunciation and vowel sounds. Truth-be-told: Obama’s Indonesian teachers say Kaku-Pooh.
4. Obam said he was involved in community asbestos and housing project for the poor — Reality: Didn’t happen. This was the basis for Barrack and Misshell’s claim, that he was a community activist on the South and East Side of Chicago. Usher A+ lie both he and his twenty-four (24) mule-team, Hus-suey loving wife Misshell Obama have been claiming in the campaign — Reality: The Chicago Newspapers say NO WAY
5. Obam said in his book that he received his racial awakening at age nine reading a Life/Ebony Magazine story about a black man who was scarred trying to dye his skin white — Reality: Didn’t happen. Both Magazines (Life and Ebony), and the Rev. Wright and Farrakhan MUSLIM Trumpet Newsmagazine say, just didn’t happen.
6. Obam’s Campaign Didn’t Have The “Technical Capacity†To Produce The “1984†Ad:
Obama: “But it’s not something that we had anything to do with or were aware of and that frankly, given what it looks like, we don’t have the technical capacity to create something like that.†(CNN’s “Larry King Live,†3/24/07) — Reality:…The Creator Admitted All It Took Was A “Sunday Afternoon†On His Mac. Phillip de Vellis: “I made the ad on a Sunday afternoon in my apartment using my personal equipment (a Mac and some software), uploaded it to YouTube, and sent links around to blogs.â€
7. Obam’s Campaign Claimed His High School Friend Tried To Extort Money From Them:
“According To The Obama Campaign, [Obama’s Punahou Classmate Keith] Kakugawa Explicitly Raised The Possibility That He Could Make Up False Stories About Obama, Implying He Would Do So If The Campaign Did Not Give Him Money.†(Maurice Possley, Kirsten Scharnberg and Ray Gibson, — Reality: “…An Old Friend’s Troublesome Return,†Chicago Tribune, 3/25/07).
8. Obam voted to bring low-cost foreign labor into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — Reality:…This was a slap in the face against the African-Americans who were displaced in that city. Obama also voted to place Michael Chertoff, the man responsible for the Katrina catastrophe, in charge of Homeland Security. Obama voted for Senate-Bills that gave Blackwater the funding they needed to shoot the folks of New Orleans who were only trying to save their own lives. The towel head voted to allow Michael Chertoff to waive all applicable laws, including murder, torture, kidnaping, and he suppoted water-boarding.
9. Obam voted more than five times for USA-PATRIOT ACT renewal — Reality:…This is a Senate-Bill patently offensive to most Americans. City after city has passed resolutions condemning USA-PATRIOT ACT. Obama chose to side with tyranny over freedom and Bush over the folks on this issue. The Real ID Act, which would allow Michael Chertoff to declare martial law and imprison Americans, was supported by Obama, as noted above.
10. Obam is not a MAD MAN. Senator Obama Is not involved along with Antoin “Tony†Rezco, long time friend and neighbor, now-indicted businessman (TONY REZKO), or Tony Rezko and a onetime Chicago cop, Daniel T. Frawley. Senator Obama is not involved in any nuclear security, bribery, money payoffs, or cronyism in the state of Illinois; or criminal activities related to the BIG HALIBURTAN and V.P. Cheney’s Halliburton bribery case; or any political misjudgment in his escalating campaign crisis. “GLORK” Senator Obama is not a self-indicting thief plagiarizing pipsqueke Xerox - X box. Obama executed no crime in Harlem. Obama is Not America’s Poison — Reality:…He’s Radio-Active.
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Comment by Janet Reno — March 30, 2008 @ 1:17 pm