Posted on 09/28/2009 2:36:53 AM PDT by Scanian
The image of ACORN as a racketeering organization just got another boost from court records revealed in the New York Post. Dale Rathke, brother of the founder Wade Rathke was charging lavish spending to the family business.
Ginger Adams Otis of the Post reports:
"American Express filed a claim against Rathke in 2003 in Louisiana civil district court.
Among the court papers is a partial credit history that indicates Rathke had several different cards from different companies. He used them to shop at places like Gucci and Neiman Marcus, where he spent $1,003 and $1,742 respectively on July 6, 2000.
He visited Gucci at least three other times that year, spending $968, $3,631 and $718, the credit report shows.
In November, he traveled to New York, renting a limo and plunking down $2,000 for a stay at the Waldorf-Astoria and $700 for a gourmet dinner at La Cote Basque."
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They are the kings
We are the slaves
No protesting
That it is. But if you also think of it as a plantation system (with the slaves bringing in membership dues, seminar fees and grant money rather than cotton) then "Massah" Rathke's high living on the backs of poor blacks makes even more sense.
ACORN isn't the only organization "helping the poor" that are really helping themselves line their pockets...
It seems like what is good for the goose should be good for the gander(?)
The ACORN 8 have that figured out but they are totally ignored by the SRM.
One things conservatives don’t do enough of, in my opinion, is to point out the phoniness of libs who brag about their compassion with other people’s money while they give practically nothing of their own money to charity.
Maybe we could bust down the front door of the banks like the “anarchists” did in Pittsburgh. They didn’t get criticized for it very much. Conservatives are always so nice! But what has it ever gotten us?
Good idea.
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