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Did Senate vote blocking ACORN funding awaken the media?
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/09/15/did-senate-vote-blocking-acorn-funding-awaken-the-media/ ^

Posted on 09/15/2009 7:24:15 AM PDT by chessplayer

Did the media finally start informing its consumers, after a Senate vote defunding ACORN, about the undercover investigations at ACORN which showed staffers in three cities giving assistance for tax evasion by a prospective child-prostitution ring? After all, they did manage to report on the Van Jones story after his resignation forced media outlets to finally report that Barack Obama had hired a 9/11 Truther as a close adviser, with his hands on $80 billion for “green jobs” promotion. The widely bipartisan Senate vote stripping funding from the HUD and Transportation appropriation took place at 6 pm ET, plenty of time for the East Coast dailies to let their readers know about the vote — and the reasons for it.

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Even after the Senate vote, the NYT STILL has`nt said anything about the ACORN scandal.
1 posted on 09/15/2009 7:24:15 AM PDT by chessplayer
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CRICKETS


2 posted on 09/15/2009 7:36:22 AM PDT by DRey
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They’ll still claim to not know anything about it.


3 posted on 09/15/2009 7:58:45 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220 ("Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - Anonymous)
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To: chessplayer

zzzzzzzz


4 posted on 09/15/2009 8:06:22 AM PDT by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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5 posted on 09/15/2009 8:07:28 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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7 senators defend this corrupt organization...

They’re probably on the receiving end of the benefits of voter fraud.


6 posted on 09/15/2009 8:07:55 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: chessplayer

Media still in coma.


7 posted on 09/15/2009 9:27:52 AM PDT by Vaduz
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No, media realizes the story isn’t about talking points from an election that was conducted almost a year ago.

It’s about the economy, health care and unemployment.


8 posted on 09/15/2009 2:57:12 PM PDT by Democratus
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