Posted on 09/17/2009 7:24:18 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Community-organizing group Acorn said Thursday it was considering quitting its voter-registration work amid a growing political storm over its activities, a move that could hurt Democrats at the polls.
In the latest rebuke, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to block the group from receiving federal funds. Republicans attached the measure attacking Acorn to an unrelated bill that advances a top Democratic priority: making the federal government the sole provider of college loans, forcing private lenders out of the origination market.
The Acorn measure passed with strong bipartisan support, 345-75, while the student-loan bill passed by 253-171, largely along party lines.
After the vote, Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia said "Acorn has violated serious federal laws" and was a "corrupt organization."
Acorn's most recent problems stem from a series of secretly recorded videos showing Acorn employees offering advice on evading taxes, setting up brothels and smuggling illegal immigrants. In the past, Acorn employees have admitted to filling out false voter-registration forms.
Earlier this week, Acorn President Bertha Lewis said the group would conduct an internal investigation into the videos, citing "indefensible action of a handful of our employees."
Acorn spokesman Kevin Whelan said the group was now deciding whether to focus on such lower-profile election activities as persuading registered voters to head to the polls. Its stated mission has been to register low-income Americans to vote.
"If you do registration on a large scale, you open yourselves up to political attack because it's inevitable that you will make some small mistakes," Mr. Whelan said.
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ACORN will be a “shell” game to try to fool us.
exactly what i was going to add....don’t believe this folks.
It’s stated mission is to steal elections.
Secondary mission statement items are fraud, theft, prostitution, illegal alien smuggling, probably drug dealing etc etc.
How will dead people and cartoon characters ever get equal representation in this country then?
” a move that could hurt Democrats at the polls.”
Serious understatment.. LoL no more dead voters, no more cartoon characters....
Two years? It’s 1 year until 2010, no?
Yep...but I have a feeling the Rats want to distance themselves as far away as they can from these idiots!
> Acorn May Cut Voter-Registration Work
What? That would leave only prostitution, money laundering, tax evasion, child slavery and a few other means of earning money. /sarc
This is going to be a busy ping list ;)
I see it. I will do what can...
I agree, they caved to easy. No way are they going to give up their golden goose that quick.
Acorn will pass off to other branches or sub-organizations that are created to keep the lies hidden.
How do we keep up with those?
Is there a list of the 200 or so organzations that are linked to Acorn???
EXACTLY RIGHT!
Only the naive would possibly believe these claims.
To do so is to reveal yourself as being ignorant of how criminal / communist organizations do business.
Even the defunding votes and claims the Census Bureau has deleted them from their employment.
Sorry - but WORDS MEAN NOTHING to these liar/crooks/defrauders.
What would be needed would be a total exam of Acorn and all its subsidiaries and their FINANCES by a Congressional oversight committee composed of some hard nosed conservatives plus the necessary Dems of course.
I won’t hold my breath.
Oh, and do you really think Obama and the Dems will allow the number one organization in getting them elected through voter fraud STOP doing business before 2010 and 2012????
NO WAY
These comments are simply to STOP any further investigation at this time - if that is possible.
I’m thinking this may be a retaliation for the democrats throwing them under the bus.
They Won, they can all spend the cash leftover that us taxpayers gave them.
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“Let’s keep the pressure on them until the whole ship is sunk.”
And make damned sure the same characters (and their fellow travelers) don’t resurface with another name.
Roger that! We have to keep an eye on the weasels in the organisation.
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