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ACORN and SEIU: Anatomy of a Shakedown
Big Government ^ | Spet. 27, 2009 | Anita Moncrief

Posted on 09/27/2009 12:00:23 PM PDT by patriotgal1787

As various charges and complaints have materialized over the years, it seems that ACORN uses the communities in which they are located as staging grounds for national power grabs. With multiple states and entities receiving federal funds, ACORN plays to win. Aiding ACORN are groups like DEMO’s, the Democracy Alliance, Soros Open Society Institute, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The Washington Examiner has covered ACORN’s: “Muscle for the Money” program:

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: acorn; berthalewis; coi; crime; dalerathke; obama; seiu; shakedown; unions; waderathke
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To: patriotgal1787

21 posted on 09/27/2009 1:48:40 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; altair; stephenjohnbanker; little jeremiah; ~Kim4VRWC's~; voteNRA; mkjessup; ...
ACORN Ping!

FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.


22 posted on 09/27/2009 5:25:25 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (A mob of one.)
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To: backhoe

Can’t wait to check out your website! I’ll add a link to my fr homepage by alamogirl and nachum’s links. Do you have this information? It’s from 2008

Obama Moves to Silence All ACORN Critics
Heritage Foundation ^ | 10/20/2008 | Conn Carroll
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110999/posts


23 posted on 09/27/2009 5:33:38 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“SEIU is ACORN is OBAMA.”

We finally learn what the meaning of IS is.


24 posted on 09/27/2009 6:02:07 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: patriotgal1787

As various charges and complaints have materialized over the years, it seems that ACORN uses the communities in which they are located as staging grounds for national power grabs. With multiple states and entities receiving federal funds, ACORN plays to win. Aiding ACORN are groups like DEMO’s, the Democracy Alliance, Soros Open Society Institute, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The Washington Examiner has covered ACORN’s: “Muscle for the Money” program:

“ACORN’s so-called ‘muscle for money’ strategy extorts ‘donations’ from targeted government and corporate officials by offering them Mafia-like protection from protests by the group’s own paid thugs, many of them convicted felons. ACORN has also blocked bank mergers until the targeted financial institutions agreed to change their lending policies to ACORN’s satisfaction.”


25 posted on 09/27/2009 8:11:12 PM PDT by GOPJ (UN mixing democracies & dictators' is like mixing ice cream and shit-all of it stinks.(Steyn))
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

“Do you have this information? It’s from 2008

Obama Moves to Silence All ACORN Critics
Heritage Foundation ^ | 10/20/2008 | Conn Carroll
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110999/posts";

I don’t think I have that one, so I’ll add it- thank you.


26 posted on 09/28/2009 1:41:47 AM PDT by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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To: theyreallthesame

Oh you must have missed the end of it. The link to the fox video was found, and the raid was last year. Fox news was covering the trial. The trial is tomorrow. The field manuals.....well, they are real. Would love to see breitbart and glen bleck give those the coverage they deserve.


27 posted on 09/28/2009 7:28:02 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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