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Posted on 10/07/2009 5:06:41 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
Bertha Lewis is all done with apologies.
Fresh off her ACORN Apology Tour, the group's CEO on Tuesday kicked of her new Denial Tour, charging that nearly every accusation lodged against the embattled community organizing group in recent weeks is not only false but downright racist.
And for good measure, she threw in former President George W. Bush's adviser Karl Rove, arch villain and longtime whipping boy of liberals nationwide.
"For many years, there've been folks who've disagreed with our ideology or methodology that has gone after us," Mrs. Lewis said in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington.
"I mean we, back going to 2004, we now see through e-mails from Karl Rove from the previous administration that ACORN itself was targeted, targeted to go after us so that we would stop doing voter registration because it was said that we were moving too many minorities to vote, changing the power dynamics on the local election and that we needed to be stopped."
She also labeled as racist the filmmaker of the recent viral YouTube videos, which show workers from ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- advising a man and a young woman posing as pimp and prostitute how to circumvent the law.
"These new filmmakers, [James] O'Keefe himself, told The Washington Post: 'They're registering too many minorities, they usually vote Democratic, somebody's got to stop them,' " Mrs. Lewis said. (snip)
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Sorry Bertha, the race and Bush cards have already been used from your deck...got anything new? DIdn’t think so. bye.
There ought to be a twelve step program to help these race card players...
ACORN is nothing but a taxpayer-funded criminal enterprise. Ms Lewis is about to lose her high-paying cushy gig, and apparently wants to go down fighting. Good! It will make the destruction of this entity all the more satisfying.
"The organization has a problem that it needs to deal with," Steele told the audience in remarks that were recorded and posted on YouTube over the weekend. "I will say that current head of the organization, she has done a phenomenal job of getting out in front of it. I applaud her. I take her at her word that she wants to make sure that the bad apples are thrown out."
What a putz. The GOP has no leadership.
The racist card become smaller and smaller with each use. It’s REALLY small right now.
From the article:
“These new filmmakers, [James] O’Keefe himself, told The Washington Post: ‘They’re registering too many minorities, they usually vote Democratic, somebody’s got to stop them,’ “ Mrs. Lewis said.
Even though at one point she quoted her grandmother as jokingly telling her, “Don’t let facts get in the way ‘cuz I’ve already made up my mind,” the former theater producer failed to mention that the newspaper was forced to issue a correction on the story, saying Mr. O’Keefe never said anything of the kind.
I would like to see someone challenge her to such an investigation, open and above board. Her response could be very telling!
At some point we've got to find a way to start calling the bluff of these people who are constantly resorting to the race card. Somehow we've got to seize the initiative and get them on the defense. Over the years they've learned by playing that card early-on they are on offense. We can change that, and by challenging them to an investigation is the a good start!
Hey, with the chairman of the Republican Party going out of his way to praise her, why should she apologize?
You assume correctly. The washington post reporter has already confessed to making up the quote.
"These new filmmakers, [James] O'Keefe himself, told The Washington Post: 'They're registering too many minorities, they usually vote Democratic, somebody's got to stop them,' " Mrs. Lewis said.
Even though at one point she quoted her grandmother as jokingly telling her, "Don't let facts get in the way 'cuz I've already made up my mind," the former theater producer failed to mention that the newspaper was forced to issue a correction on the story, saying Mr. O'Keefe never said anything of the kind.
” The washington post reporter has already confessed to making up the quote.”
Made it up? In an msnbc sort of way, or honest accident? :-p
Jet, ping!
Check out her photo accompanying this article!
Well, bertha isn’t known for good research skills, that’s for sure. And if she knew the truth, would she have still thrown out the race card? If she doesn’t make a retraction, I hope the 2 journalists blast her in court for it. Bertha could have caused a safety issue aka retaliation...am thinking panther thugs..
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Bertha Lewis is all done with apologies. ... charging that nearly every accusation lodged against the embattled community organizing group in recent weeks is .. downright racist.
Give it up Bertha. That Card don't play any more.
Your American Depress Race Card account has been canceled.
Just a one step program - laugh at them when they play it.
Made it up. See post # 8.
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