Posted on 09/10/2009 6:29:15 PM PDT by freespirited
I thought I'd heard every possible charge about corruption at ACORN, a feisty, union-backed activist group that became infamous last year when it was investigated for voter registration fraud in 15 states. Just yesterday, 11 ACORN workers were accused by Florida prosecutors of falsifying information on some 900 voter registration forms.
But this morning brings a Fox News report that ACORN officials in Baltimore offered to help get a housing loan and falsify tax documents for a proposed house of prostitution that would employ underage girls from El Salvador. ...
In helping Mr. O'Keefe set up his supposed brothel, ACORN employees also invited him to attend an August conference the group was holding for prospective home-buyers. But it linked attendance to Mr. O'Keefe joining ACORN and paying $120 in annual dues: "We ask that you join ACORN." The problem is that such a request is illegal, since the ACORN housing conferences are underwritten by federal government grants. ACORN has a political arm, so insisting that attendees at its housing conferences join the group and pay dues is a no-no.
It was precisely that kind of activity that got ACORN in trouble during the Clinton administration. The Inspector General of AmeriCorps, the government's volunteer agency, accused the group of "using government resources to promote legislation." ACORN was stripped of its federal grant as a result.
This past March, Senator David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, tried to block ACORN from receiving additional federal funds when he proposed restrictions on federal support of the group. ... The Senate voted against Mr. Vitter's amendment by 53 to 43, with only two Democrats -- Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Robert Byrd of West Virginia --voting to restrict ACORN funding.
In light of the Fox video, Mr. Vitter should revive his amendment -- pronto.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Those two ACORN employee’s should be arrested for aiding and abetting child prostitution.
Sadly, the MSM won’t even mention this story.
Nice to see SOMEBODY in the MSM pick this up.
I seriously fear for the lives of those 2 kids. They are in imminent danger. Seriously.
It seems to me that this is a bit like Abscam--the journalist O'Keefe and his accomplice were not really a pimp and a prostitute, and they weren't really going to bring underage illegal aliens there to engage in prostitution. The ACORN workers thought they were and didn't see anything wrong with it, to be sure, but because the authorities didn't set up the sting, they may ignore it.
I think Eric Holder is more likely to try to prosecute the journalist and the young woman than to go after ACORN.
Everyone else is in on the scam or are afraid.
Defeat everyone in congress...how in the world did they think it is okay for these thugs to be given $8.5 billion of our taxpayer money?
HOW??
No-one represents the taxpaying White middle-class any longer...WE ARE ON OUR ON!!
He'll send Mark Lloyd (The diversity CZAR) after Beck.
We're losing our country to these thugs.
Everyone Must Do Something Everyday.
The fox is now in the hen-house...Obama and Eric Holder (The Attorney General) are the leaders of this band of thugs. Holder will disrupt any attempt to stop ACORN...you watch.
Congress must get off their butts and begin to address these thugs...NOW!!
Kudos to Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, John Fund (Wall Street Journal) and Fox News. Brett Baier reported this story tonight on "Special Report". Sean Hannity and I believe Greta talked about it earlier tonight as well.
It was Andrew Breitbart (along with James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles) who broke this story on Breitbart's brand-new website BigGovernment.com.
I hope that was sarcasm. She recommended they claim underage girls, victims of human trafficking and sexual slavery, as dependents.
Someone said ACORN has 278 affiliated organizations. Can this be right? Like an octopus on steroids. Hydra. Hard to get rid of if so.
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RICO !!!!!
How long before the race card gets played b/c the women in the video are black and endorsing the slave trade (sex trafficking) Oh boy Glenn Beck is on point.
ACORN are real, true communists. The fact that they get even $1.00 from the US Gov’t is a disgrace.
George Bush was a good man, who took good action after 9/11 to keep us safe from terrorists.
But his two terms (or 1 1/2 terms practically speaking) was a great waste in terms of driving out forces like ACORN.
Hopefully, the triumph of the great Commie Hope, Obama, will have learned our side a lesson.
And when we get power again we will crush these types and drive them out of every nook and cranny in which they plot and plan our destruction.
But that is the Point isnt it? If the Republicans RIGHT now with the atmosphere in the Country about the Finances the fact that ACORN is in Line for almost 6 BILLION dollars dont tell me that ALL the Republicans standing in Unison and pointing to this Kind of Corruption and waste and we are talking about giving Govt Control of Our Health Care to this Group In Washington, This is a No Brainer ,but the Feckless Republicans will only put their tails between their Legs ,Dont want to Be called Racists
This is the kind of thing 60 Minutes would do and they would win prize after priszr. Our Country is falling apart. It will be like Mexico soon.
Yes, it is correct. I think the number is actually more than 300.
Check the report by Rep. Issa. The link is in one of the posts above.
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Your forgot voter fraud - that's big with ACORN. And yeah, you're paying for it...
The demonrats got the money just like the mafia only 100 times worse. Compare acorn to Somalia, both run by the same thugs. Bringing Africa home to America. Thanks for letting my tax dollars pay for these bums for the last 50 years. Well at least they can’t aim a pistol. Going to be a lot of blood spilled over this one.
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