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GAO opens ACORN investigation
Politico ^
Posted on 12/17/2009 11:21:11 AM PST by Sub-Driver
GAO opens ACORN investigation By: Jake Sherman December 17, 2009 01:52 PM EST
A top House Republican says the Government Accountability Office has opened an investigation into ACORN’s use of taxpayer dollars.
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) made the announcement Thursday in the course of demanding a separate FBI investigation into the group.
“Only an independent criminal investigation conducted by the FBI can get to the bottom of the nationwide allegations against ACORN,” Smith said in a news release.
The GAO investigation will be completed jointly with the executive branch’s inspector general.
More than 20 senators and several House members asked the GAO to investigate ACORN after videos.....
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; acorn; biggovcom; briebart; crushacorn; gao; hannah; hannahgiles; probe
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About time..........
To: Sub-Driver
The FBI is asleep when it comes to ACORN’s theft of elections. Sickening.
To: Sub-Driver
So the dems can’t say no to this? Pelosi or Obama can’t order it stopped? What has changed?
To: Sub-Driver
“Only an independent criminal investigation conducted by the FBI...can get to the bottom of the nationwide allegations against ACORN,” Smith said in a news release.”
...or a three year old who has seen the film clips...
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posted on
12/17/2009 11:23:32 AM PST
by
jessduntno
("The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.")
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
12/17/2009 11:23:57 AM PST
by
opentalk
To: Eric in the Ozarks
FBI asleep? not asleep.... AG Eric Holder has ordered all ACORN investigations ceased.
To: Sub-Driver
Can the GAO be nonpartisan in their findings working jointly with the executive branch’s inspector general though?
What if they come to completely different findings, more importantly who wins the face time with the MSM cameras if they do?
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12/17/2009 11:25:53 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: FlingWingFlyer; altair; stephenjohnbanker; little jeremiah; ~Kim4VRWC's~; voteNRA; Admiral_Zeon; ...
ACORN Ping
FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.
To: Sub-Driver; SunkenCiv
Does the GAO actually hold enough authority to do anything other than investigate?
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
ACORN was busy stealing elections before Holder took office.
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
12/17/2009 11:29:24 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Sub-Driver
"“Only an independent criminal investigation conducted by the FBI can get to the bottom of the nationwide allegations against ACORN,” Smith said in a news release. "
Oh, there's no need for that...ACORN already investigated themselves and found themselves innocent of all charges.../sarc
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posted on
12/17/2009 11:29:47 AM PST
by
FrankR
(oBAMA: I'd rather pay higher premiums and live, than sit before your Death Panels and die.)
To: Sub-Driver
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) made the announcement Thursday in the course of demanding a separate FBI investigation into the group. “Only an independent criminal investigation conducted by the FBI can get to the bottom of the nationwide allegations against ACORN,” Smith said.
'An independent criminal investigation by the FBI'?!?
Sorry Lamar, no disrespect intended. But you DO realize that Eric Holder would have to approve this, don't you? And he'll investigate ACORN when Obama puts on a Dress and joins Cirque du Soleil as Dancing Clown.
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12/17/2009 11:33:08 AM PST
by
Condor51
(The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
To: Sub-Driver; All
I want some of Obama's stash!
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posted on
12/17/2009 11:34:38 AM PST
by
BP2
(I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
To: Sub-Driver
The GAO investigation will be completed jointly with the executive branch’s inspector general. Who exactly is the executive branch’s inspector general?
http://www.ignet.gov/igs/homepage1.html#a
To: Sub-Driver
The GAO investigation will be completed jointly with the executive branch’s inspector general. I smell a whitewash happening.
Call in the FBI on this and we'll probably see what happened (the FBI cleaned house) to corrupt pols in Alaska -- In Palin's governor days.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
The FBI is asleep when it comes to ACORN’s theft of elections. Sickening.Agreed. And what is the deal with the Obama campaign's fraudulence in taking an obscene amount of foreign monies....how is it that was of no interest during the end of the W administration...
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posted on
12/17/2009 12:02:52 PM PST
by
Paul Ross
(Ronald Reagan-1987:"We are always willing to be trade partners but never trade patsies.")
To: Sub-Driver
Oh come on!!!!! Bull Crap, nothing will happen to King Obama storm troopers.
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posted on
12/17/2009 12:06:36 PM PST
by
Logical me
(Oh, well!!!)
To: Sub-Driver
Who do you suppose is having a worse run:
America-hating-liberals (Trashcanistan troop surge, Climategate, The One plummeting in the polls, Socilization of medicine, ACORN, The thrashing they’re facing in the 2010 elections...)
Or Tiger Woods?
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12/17/2009 12:18:51 PM PST
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Sub-Driver
GAO is full of libs, imo, I don’t care what they claim.
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