UPDATE: NEA Scrubs ‘Health Care Resource’ From Website

Yesterday, Scott Johnson at Powerline reported that the NEA homepage ”Health Care Resource” link took you to the Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC), whose own homepage urged artists to ”get involved in the health care debate,” contact Congress and “demand affordable-guaranteed insurance.” 

I grabbed some screen shots, did some digging and discovered that the AHIRC was created by The Actors Fund with a grant from the NEA and is a 501(c)(3), which means, according to the IRS, they…

…may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.

Well, what a difference a day makes. Not only has the NEA completely removed the link to what was essentially a lobbying demand for health care reform, but the AHIRC did a little scrubbing of their own to nudge the rhetoric closer to 501(c)(3)-ey territory… (more…)

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Tags: AHIRC, Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center, nea, Powerline, Scott Johnson
Posted Sep 23rd 2009 at 11:22 pm in Art, Politics | 23441422 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/09/23/update-nea-scrubs-health-care-resource-from-website/UPDATE%3A+NEA+Scrubs+%27Health+Care+Resource%27+From+Website2009-09-24+06%3A22%3A13John+Nolte