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Pattern and practice (updated)
The American thinker ^ | September 14, 2009 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 09/14/2009 12:20:55 PM PDT by Scanian

Isn't it time for RICO investigation of ACORN? A third videotape of ACORN employees counseling a couple posing as pimp and prostitute on evading the law has been published on BigGovernment.com. James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles, and Andrew Breitbart have demonstrated a pattern and practice of corruption in the national organization at three different locations.

ACORN is now threatening a lawsuit against Fox News for not observing the MSM embargo on the videotapes produced by the awesome thresome from BigGovernment.com. John Fund of the WSJ comemnts, "Bring it on!" in the video discussion below.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: acorn; foxnews; hannahgiles; okeefegiles; rico
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1 posted on 09/14/2009 12:20:55 PM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian
I hope ACORN files suit against FNS. The discovery would be very interesting if done properly. Lots of skeletons in the ACORN closet.
2 posted on 09/14/2009 12:22:52 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit The law will be followed, dammit!)
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To: Scanian

How about a Federal False Claims Act filing by the ACORN 8?


3 posted on 09/14/2009 12:23:16 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: mad_as_he$$

“I hope ACORN files suit against FNS. The discovery would be very interesting if done properly. Lots of skeletons in the ACORN closet.”

The reason they won’t sue...discovery would kill them...


4 posted on 09/14/2009 12:23:50 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
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To: mad_as_he$$

They aren’t suing anybody.

That was just false bravado. You are exactly right—those dirtbags don’t want their inner workings made public.


5 posted on 09/14/2009 12:25:32 PM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

A better question is why wasn’t a RICO investigation of ACORN done before the 2008 election?


6 posted on 09/14/2009 12:28:17 PM PDT by anonsquared
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To: anonsquared

The Bush administration failed us in a lot of ways, the ACORN situation included.


7 posted on 09/14/2009 12:31:18 PM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian
Forget expecting racist Holder to do anything re: ACORN.

However, it would be great for some enterprising state AGs to bring the hammer down.

Too bad the couple who exposed ACORN in DC, MD and NY didn't target them in friendlier territory.

8 posted on 09/14/2009 12:31:22 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (Buy Gold and Guns Now!)
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To: Scanian

What do we want?...Rico!

When do we want it?...Now!


9 posted on 09/14/2009 12:31:33 PM PDT by devistate one four (Back by popular demand: America love or leave it (GTFOOMC) TET68)
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To: Dr. Thorne

I wonder how many ACORN offices exist in “friendly territory?”

They seem to be in blue state urban areas fairly exclusively.


10 posted on 09/14/2009 12:33:07 PM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

It will be a big inposition

When they get Acorn in a deposition.


11 posted on 09/14/2009 12:37:12 PM PDT by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: Scanian

My guess: If there is a RICO investigation, obama will make sure that it is an investigation of those who exposed ACORN and not of his communist enablers.


12 posted on 09/14/2009 12:38:05 PM PDT by TurtleUp (I believe that America is good and that human life is good, so I'm a conservative.)
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To: Scanian

Agreed. Allowing ACORN to grow was Bush’s fault.

To the GOP, repeat after me...

We will not be afraid of being called racist by RACISTS!


13 posted on 09/14/2009 12:41:13 PM PDT by anonsquared
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To: TurtleUp

The only thing left now is for the msm to accuse O`Keefe and Giles of racism.


14 posted on 09/14/2009 12:42:04 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: anonsquared

Oh, that would have been too partisan, too mean, and probably racist.


15 posted on 09/14/2009 12:43:55 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: Scanian

acorn must be broken apart and none who have ever worked in its evil embrace can ever be allowed to move to a differently named organization and move on with business-as-usual.

I will have confidence in the “justice department” again when I see that happen.


16 posted on 09/14/2009 12:46:23 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
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To: MeekOneGOP; spectre; Fred Nerks; TigersEye; floriduh voter; MHGinTN; snippy_about_it; ovrtaxt; ...

ACORN STING — Strike 3 !

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339499/posts

[For those who didn’t catch it, biggovernment.com has blown the lid wide open on ACORN. In three places, ACORN reps were videotaped giving tax cheat advice to a child prostitute pimp claiming he had hookers in the age range of 13 - 15 [actually a sting]. Not only is ACORN supported with tax money, it also will be in charge of the 2010 Census.]

Online video feeds here:
http://biggovernment.com/2009/09/11/washington-dc-acorn-video-child-prostitution-investigation

“Isn’t it time for RICO investigation of ACORN? A third videotape of ACORN employees counseling a couple posing as pimp and prostitute on evading the law has been published on BigGovernment.com. James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles, and Andrew Breitbart have demonstrated a pattern and practice of corruption in the national organization at three different locations. ACORN is now threatening a lawsuit against Fox News for not observing the MSM embargo on the videotapes produced by the awesome thresome from BigGovernment.com.” [snip]

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NAILED IT

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2331929/posts

“We expose their hair brained plots to change the world for what they really are — castles made of sand that will vanish with the first strong wind. We unveil everything they’re hiding from, all the cold, cruel facts of life that render them helpless: that in the grand scheme of things, human beings are quite small; that none of us can or should play God; and that there are consequences for cruel or evil behavior.” [snip]

Amen!

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17 posted on 09/14/2009 1:03:20 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Ayers unimportant? What about Robert KKK Byrd or FALN pardons? DNC -- the terrorism party.)
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To: Rockingham

Explain what you mean. I read a summary of the Act.


18 posted on 09/14/2009 1:37:07 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: jessduntno

Discovery would only “kill them” if the trial’s revelations were shown to the public. They won’t be.


19 posted on 09/14/2009 1:38:04 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Scanian

ACORN and a slew of other Marxist organizations have been carried by the government for longer than Bush - going back to the 60’s. Every time the Left runs a race or sex victim show, they pass leglislation establishing and funding ACORN like activists organization to “solve” the “problem.” The Watermelons like Van Jones are funded with all that Climate Change money!


20 posted on 09/14/2009 1:40:44 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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