Posted on 09/16/2009 6:29:06 AM PDT by markomalley
The liberal activist group ACORN rakes in millions of dollars in federal taxpayer dollars a year - at least $53 million since 1994 for its housing programs alone - but that largess is in jeopardy after a hidden-camera video showed one of its workers advising a supposed prostitute how to cheat on taxes and mortgage applications.
House Republicans on Tuesday introduced the Defund ACORN Act that would sever all ties between the government and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a day after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to prohibit funding the group in the 2010 housing appropriations bill.
House Republican leaders also sent a letter Tuesday to the Internal Revenue Service asking the agency to end its partnership with ACORN for providing free tax preparation services to low- and middle-income Americans.
"It is alarming to think that one the IRS' largest and rapidly growing partners in a tax-preparation program allegedly employs individuals who encourage tax fraud," said the letter signed by House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio, Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia and Rep. David Camp of Michigan, ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee.
ACORN apparently is not compensated for its work with the IRS.
Despite most Senate Democrats turning on ACORN in the vote Monday, House Democratic leaders have remained mum about the troubles confronting their longtime ally and likely will resist bringing the Defund ACORN Act to the floor.
The vote would put many Democrats in a perilous position.
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, New York Democrat, who is considered vulnerable in the 2010 elections, found that out when she voted against the bill Monday. The National Republican Senatorial Committee quickly criticized her for breaking with her fellow New Yorker, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a member of the Democratic leadership
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
And here comes the MSM FINALLY with the Captain OBVIOUS headline. What a worthless bunch.
Not only cut off the money, but we expect the DOJ to investigate the Rathke brothers.............and their connection to BO.
Go to CNN’s website and do a search on ‘acorn’ and only 1 article appears and that is from September 10th. Pathetic.
“...but that largess is in jeopardy after a hidden-camera video...”
A more interesting, AND ACCURATE, line would have been, “...but that largess is in jeopardy after not one, but three hidden-camera videos, at three separate ACORN offices...”
The press is not very effective these days.
What, do they get a percentage of the money they save their members by helping them to cheat on their taxes?
Time for the GOP to stand up and stop this once and for all. Take no prisoners and push it to the absolute limit and nail these crooks to the wall.
Holder will investigate the “pimp and the ho” before he
does anyone from acorn!
What videos [per MSM] ...
BTTT
It’s called Selective Reporting.
http://www.foxnews.com/video/?maven_referralPlaylistId=c985e69916535a2170b2b18ab0ab7eb60401f9bb
This so-called journalist has trouble counting all the way to the number "Two".
Thanks a bunch for pointing me there, but the correct video is:
http://www.foxnews.com/video/?maven_referralPlaylistId=c985e69916535a2170b2b18ab0ab7eb60401f9bb
Hey, thanks! My bad. Now tell me how you posted your URL to be highlighted so that you can just click on the link and it takes you there. I’d like to learn to do that. Thanks!
Wife-beaters deserve to be shot in the head, frankly. If only more women weren't indoctrinated against the virtues of self-defense, and weren't taught to fear and loathe firearms, there'd be a lot less rape and other crimes against women.
Your link is identical to the original one - it’s pointing to the playlist, not the individual video.
Here’s a link to the story, which contains a link to the video:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,550562,00.html
If only more women were indoctrinated against marrying the bastards when they beat them up before they got married. Then the woman thought the bastard would change if she had a baby. Now he beats her up and the kids too...if not physically, then for sure emotionally.
Dang. I checked the number at the end and thought it was different. My bad.
BTW, I think this is far bigger than watergate. No comparison.
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