Private foundations offer millions to ensure accurate census count (Libs "helping" the census)

San Jose Mercury News ^ | January 3, 2010 | Karen de Sá and Matt O'Brien

[wac3rd]

With the state strapped for cash, a crew of about 20 private foundations has pumped $9 million into outreach efforts designed to help the Bay Area and all of California get counted properly in the 2010 U.S. Census. The charities say they have awarded grants to more than 125 community organizations that have intimate connections to people the U.S. Census Bureau had difficulty counting in the past. The list of hard-to-reach residents includes immigrants who do not speak English, college students, people who live in crowded or inaccessible housing, people who move frequently and those who might be wary of authorities.

Grant recipients range from Fremont's Afghan Coalition to the Bananas baby-sitting network of Berkeley to the NAACP of eastern Contra Costa County.

[wac3rd]

ACORN, community organizing, get-more-Democratic-dependent voter outreach by far-Left organizations.

The shill "journalists" arguments for reaching voters distrustful of government or with language barriers is laugable...the "private groups" want to register illegal aliens, double dip in poor areas and register dead people for more public welfare and Democratic programs paid for by the taxpayer.

Our voting process is being falsified by Liberals while boys are dying in the Middle East to preserve that same sacred right...when will this country wake up?

[Jet Jaguar]

ACORN Ping

FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.

[relictele]

125 community organizations that have intimate connections to people the U.S. Census Bureau had difficulty counting in the past

Wink wink nudge nudge.

[Oldexpat]

We need Rush and company to work on this. If you live in a Blue State..then we need to lie to the census. Tell them that you have your real residence in a Red state and that this is your second home and you are only here part time.
Or..if you are married and have kids living in a Blue state..lie and tell them you have no kids. Likewise..if you are polled in a Red state..claim more kids and your out of state kids and grand kids as residents.
A lie in the defense of freedom is no lie at all.

[SierraWasp]

"A lie in the defense of freedom is no lie at all."

"Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice!" - Senator Barry Goldwater (R)(AZ)

[billybudd]

"people the U.S. Census Bureau had difficulty counting in the past"

i.e. dead people.

[bitt]

THANKS, JJ
SO MANY BATTLES, SO LITTLE TIME!

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

I had that same gut instinct as well. As I read the article, I kept asking “well who are the foundations?” as the article does it’s best to gloss over that fact.(only about 7 of the 20 are actually specifically named in the article)

——————Our voting process is being falsified by Liberals while boys are dying in the Middle East to preserve that same sacred right...when will this country wake up?———————

When the dots are connected. Liberal media isn’t gonna ‘out’ liberal foundations, and this article is a great example of that. They won’t even name all of the foundations, much less investigate them.

Check out this post, you’ll see what I’m getting at.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419777/posts

[jamaksin]

Or, when in doubt, multiple by zero and then add the “appropriate” answer (like climate-change data).

[stephenjohnbanker]

“.the “private groups” want to register illegal aliens, double dip in poor areas and register dead people for more public welfare and Democratic programs paid for by the taxpayer.

Our voting process is being falsified by Liberals while boys are dying in the Middle East to preserve that same sacred right...when will this country wake up? “

Incredible..

[Roccus]

.....and after all the numbers are crunched there will be massive re-districting which will result in many, many new Congressional Districts all of which will be safe, liberal and Democrat.

The GOP may make gains in the House this year, it may even grab a majority, but come the 2012 election I foresee a perpetual Democrat majority.

[wac3rd]

When the dependents exceed the producers, you get Communism/Socialism and when laws are specifically targeted to hamper White, Christian, heterosexual male CITIZENS by definition of discrimination, the death knell is sounding.

[Roccus]

Kinda makes me glad I have no kids, am old, not in the best shape and gonna die soon.

[Don Corleone]

Largely running under the radar, this census could easily determine the representation in Congress for the foreseeable future and insure the Socialist control of your life from birth to an early death. Remember, its those who “Count the Votes” that matters. The same applies to the census. Why do you think Obama wanted to put control of the census under the Executive branch?

[Grizzled Bear]

The Census Taker

Census-Taker.....Tim Meadows
Mr. Leonard.....Christopher Walken

Census-Taker: Mr. Leonard? I’m with the U.S. Census Bureau. We sent you a Census form, but you failed to return it to us.

Mr. Leonard: My mail is piled up like crazy.

Census-Taker: Yeah. Well, I just need to fill out this Census form with you. Uh.. how many people live in this residence?

Mr. Leonard:Oh, boy.. good question. I’m bad with numbers.. Maybe 80.

Census-Taker: 80 people live in this apartment?

Mr. Leonard: Seems high, doesn’t it? Not 80. How about 4? I don’t know.. I’m so bad at guestimating..

Census-Taker: Well, just take your time, and count.

Mr. Leonard: Okay.. there’s me.. my wife.. our plants.. we have some candy bars..

Census-Taker: Well, you know, we don’t count candy bars or plants..

Mr. Leonard: Well, then, there’s just the two of us. Boy, I really overshot with the 80!

Census-Taker: Listen, don’t worry about it. I’m gonna put you down as the Primary Resident, okay? Now, are you currently employed?

Mr. Leonard: Yeah.. part of the time.

Census-Taker: Well, you work part-time. How many days of the week?

Mr. Leonard: Every day.. but just part of the day. From 9 to 5.

Census-Taker: So, you work a full day?

Mr. Leonard: I wouldn’t say that. There are huge chunks of time.. at night.. where I’m just asleep. For hours. It’s ridiculous.

Census-Taker: No, it’s not that ridiculous. Mr. Leonard, do you own or rent this apartment?

Mr. Leonard: Sure. You have to ask one of the other 79 people.

Census-Taker: You mean your wife?

Mr. Leonard: Yeah.

Census-Taker: Well, can I talk to her, then?

Mr. Leonard: She won’t answer you. She’s a bobcat.

Census-Taker: You got a bobcat in there?

Mr. Leonard: Well, I have a permit. [ reaches into apartment and pulls out a sheet of paper ] Here you go.

Census-Taker: [ examines paper ] This is a permit to run a nail salon.

Mr. Leonard: Wrong one! Wrong one! [ pulls another sheet of paper out of his apartment ]

Census-Taker: [ examines paper ] This is a permit to do street performances.

Mr. Leonard: Yeah. My wife’s a big part of the act.

Census-Taker: [ shaking head ] You know what? Fine. [ changing subject ] Mr. Leonard, are you a citizen of the United States?

Mr. Leonard: I have dual-citizenship with the United States and Florida.

Census-Taker: Florida is a part of the United States.

Mr. Leonard: Don’t push your politics on me, pal. All’s I know is when I turned 50, I was issued a Florida passport. [ hands him the “passport” ] Here you go.

Census-Taker: [ examining “passport” ] Alright.. this is a novelty birthday card. And it says, “You’re over the hill. Here’s a passport to Florida.” This is not a real passport.

Mr. Leonard: I don’t know.. you know? Whenever I go to Florida, I show it at the border, and they always let me in!

Census-Taker: Listen, Mr. Leonard. A real passport wouldn’t have a picture of a sexy nurse on it. This is a joke card.

Mr. Leonard: Well.. it’s a hell of a forgery!

Census-Taker: [ exasperated ] Okay, let’s just proceed as if this were going really well. Now, how long have you lived at this address?

Mr. Leonard: Oh, man! There you go with the numbers again!

Census-Taker: Just take your time.

Mr. Leonard: Well, what do most people say?

Census-Taker: That’s not important!

Mr. Leonard: I feel an enormous amount of pressure to get this right. I want to win that car!

Census-Taker: [ shaking his head ] There’s no car, Mr. Leonard! How long have you lived here?

Mr. Leonard: Alright, when I moved in, it was the Spring, and Clinton was President.. I’d just gotten out of jail.. I’d say an hour.

Census-Taker: Alright, let me go over this again, then. You are a convicted criminal, living alone in an apartment with a bobcat. And you work 56 hours a week as a street performer.

Mr. Leonard: When you say it like that, my life sounds pretty damn good!

Census-Taker: You know what? I’ve talked to a lot of people all over this country.. and your life is pretty damn good. You wanna get a beer?

Mr. Leonard: You know, I’d love to, but.. [ points into apartment ] ..you know.. the ol’ ball and chain..

Census-Taker: Alright. Take care.

[CaliforniaCon]

RE: “Kinda makes me glad I have no kids, am old, not in the best shape and gonna die soon.”

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I’m kind of on the cusp of ‘old.’ Given all that’s going on these days, I’m not worrying about living a long, long time. My accountant says ‘spend your money now — take some trips.’ He understands how bad things are and how much worse they will get.