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Liberal group’s fraud shows voter ID need (ACORN/AJC Article)
What do Barack Obama, Cynthia Tucker and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) have in common? I’ll tell you a few facts and you decide.
I’ll try not to load my words, as Cynthia Tucker did in her Sunday column blasting voter ID laws as the product of “pseudo-facts” and “overhyped allegations of voter fraud.” Readers of my column will, I hope, be outraged by their own thinking, not feelings emanating from pejorative terms.
My introduction to ACORN was in the 1990s. When the savings and loan debacle occurred and large numbers of S&Ls had to be taken into receivership, I was the eastern U.S. director of investigations for the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency established to clean up the mess.
My staff of investigators worked with the FBI, federal prosecutors and local law enforcement on criminal matters and with internal and external lawyers to bring civil claims against those who caused major S&L losses.
The RTC took control of assets, such as foreclosed real estate, to sell on behalf of taxpayers.
Read the rest of the article here.
I’ll try not to load my words, as Cynthia Tucker did in her Sunday column blasting voter ID laws as the product of “pseudo-facts” and “overhyped allegations of voter fraud.” Readers of my column will, I hope, be outraged by their own thinking, not feelings emanating from pejorative terms.
My introduction to ACORN was in the 1990s. When the savings and loan debacle occurred and large numbers of S&Ls had to be taken into receivership, I was the eastern U.S. director of investigations for the Resolution Trust Corporation, the agency established to clean up the mess.
My staff of investigators worked with the FBI, federal prosecutors and local law enforcement on criminal matters and with internal and external lawyers to bring civil claims against those who caused major S&L losses.
The RTC took control of assets, such as foreclosed real estate, to sell on behalf of taxpayers.
Read the rest of the article here.
ACORN - Traces Of Nuts
As they say, follow the money and people involved with ACORN. JustSayNoDeal traces the ACORN path. It has pictures and descriptions to help you follow the sordid trail.
Hat Tip: NoQuarter
Hat Tip: NoQuarter
An ACORN Falls from the Tree - Article by Ken Blackwell
As negotiations over Congress’s emergency rescue bill continued over the weekend, repeated rumors leaked out that the Democrats were trying to funnel money to a hyper-partisan organization involved in criminal voter fraud. I’m speaking of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — known by its acronym, ACORN. Although ACORN was cut from the final legislation, it’s important to understand this organization and its long history with, of all people, Barack Obama. And it’s important to see how partisan this emergency legislation has become.
As the weekend progressed, reports were constantly emerging of the sticking points preventing a final agreement. One of these reputed points of contention was whether 20 percent of the profit proceedings for asset sales in the future would go to what is called the Housing Trust Fund, subsidizing certain groups for ostensibly nonpartisan activity. One of these groups that this trust supports is ACORN.
ACORN has often been in the news since 2004. Officially, they work to register voters and support housing. In reality, everyone in public life knows that they are hardcore supporters for the Democratic Party, and employ bare-knuckle tactics. Their organization is plagued by repeated investigations of voter fraud and other crimes.
In Ohio, where as secretary of state I oversaw elections for eight years, ACORN has been busy. One ACORN man in Reynoldsburg was indicted on two felony counts of voter fraud, and another was indicted in Columbus. Other such problems surfaced in Cuyahoga County, where criminal investigations are ongoing.
It’s not just Ohio. ACORN personnel are facing criminal charges in over a dozen states. In Washington State, for example, seven ACORN leaders had felony charges filed against them for voter fraud.
And there’s an unexpected twist. One of the organizations accused of pushing banks into making many of the unwise loans at the heart of the current crisis is … ACORN. Now that’s ironic. An organization that possibly contributed to our current financial profits is now being considered to make money off of it. And by “money,” I’m referring to your tax money.
Twice already this year Congress has funneled money to ACORN. Some report that February’s economic stimulus included funds for ACORN, as did the bill to help people struggling with mortgages passed this April.
What deserves closer scrutiny is Barack Obama’s history with ACORN. Obama cites Saul Alinsky, a self-acknowledged radical who advocated extreme acts to achieve social goals, as one of his inspirations. ACORN follows the Saul Alinsky model. After Obama graduated from Harvard, he went to work for ACORN in Chicago. Mr. Obama then became a trainer for ACORN, teaching others how to employ ACORN tactics in voter registration drives.
This ACORN involvement coincides with the increasing partisanship of this situation.
Congressional Democrats, and specifically Mr. Obama, are now saying that the problem underlying all this is “deregulation,” pushed by the Republicans. There are two fundamental flaws with this allegation.
Read the rest of the article here.
— Ken Blackwell, a former Ohio secretary of state, is a senior fellow at the American Civil Rights Union. He has also served as an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (From NRO article)
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We've had several comments sent via email asking us to "stop picking on ACORN". We will stop picking on ACORN when they fulfill their obligations as a "non-partisan" organization and stop cheating and misusing funds meant for low incomed families.
We are not entitled to the American Dream in this country. We're guaranted "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". How you choose to pursue all 3 is entirely up to you, but it's not the government's responsibility to make sure you share a piece of that pie.
ACORN should be held to the same standard as any other organization claiming to "help low income and minorities" attain affordable housing. Likewise, the leadership of ACORN needs to step up and take responsibility for the voter fraud registration and misuse of government funds.
As the weekend progressed, reports were constantly emerging of the sticking points preventing a final agreement. One of these reputed points of contention was whether 20 percent of the profit proceedings for asset sales in the future would go to what is called the Housing Trust Fund, subsidizing certain groups for ostensibly nonpartisan activity. One of these groups that this trust supports is ACORN.
ACORN has often been in the news since 2004. Officially, they work to register voters and support housing. In reality, everyone in public life knows that they are hardcore supporters for the Democratic Party, and employ bare-knuckle tactics. Their organization is plagued by repeated investigations of voter fraud and other crimes.
In Ohio, where as secretary of state I oversaw elections for eight years, ACORN has been busy. One ACORN man in Reynoldsburg was indicted on two felony counts of voter fraud, and another was indicted in Columbus. Other such problems surfaced in Cuyahoga County, where criminal investigations are ongoing.
It’s not just Ohio. ACORN personnel are facing criminal charges in over a dozen states. In Washington State, for example, seven ACORN leaders had felony charges filed against them for voter fraud.
And there’s an unexpected twist. One of the organizations accused of pushing banks into making many of the unwise loans at the heart of the current crisis is … ACORN. Now that’s ironic. An organization that possibly contributed to our current financial profits is now being considered to make money off of it. And by “money,” I’m referring to your tax money.
Twice already this year Congress has funneled money to ACORN. Some report that February’s economic stimulus included funds for ACORN, as did the bill to help people struggling with mortgages passed this April.
What deserves closer scrutiny is Barack Obama’s history with ACORN. Obama cites Saul Alinsky, a self-acknowledged radical who advocated extreme acts to achieve social goals, as one of his inspirations. ACORN follows the Saul Alinsky model. After Obama graduated from Harvard, he went to work for ACORN in Chicago. Mr. Obama then became a trainer for ACORN, teaching others how to employ ACORN tactics in voter registration drives.
This ACORN involvement coincides with the increasing partisanship of this situation.
Congressional Democrats, and specifically Mr. Obama, are now saying that the problem underlying all this is “deregulation,” pushed by the Republicans. There are two fundamental flaws with this allegation.
Read the rest of the article here.
— Ken Blackwell, a former Ohio secretary of state, is a senior fellow at the American Civil Rights Union. He has also served as an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (From NRO article)
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We've had several comments sent via email asking us to "stop picking on ACORN". We will stop picking on ACORN when they fulfill their obligations as a "non-partisan" organization and stop cheating and misusing funds meant for low incomed families.
We are not entitled to the American Dream in this country. We're guaranted "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". How you choose to pursue all 3 is entirely up to you, but it's not the government's responsibility to make sure you share a piece of that pie.
ACORN should be held to the same standard as any other organization claiming to "help low income and minorities" attain affordable housing. Likewise, the leadership of ACORN needs to step up and take responsibility for the voter fraud registration and misuse of government funds.
Who is Maude Hurd - President of Acorn
As mentioned in the article below, Maude Hurd is the president of ACORN.
What is interesting about Ms. Hurd, and not getting play on MSM outlets across the nation, is her background. Who is she and why should we be concerned about her political activities?
Have a look for yourself:
From Family Security Matters:
According to columnist Michelle Malkin:
This left-wing group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers - you and me - and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance, some of which have been implicated in perpetuating illegal immigration and encouraging voter fraud. A new whistleblower report from the Consumer Rights League documents how Chicago-based ACORN has commingled public tax dollars with political projects.
Who in Washington will fight to ensure that your money isn't being spent on these radical activities? Don't bother asking Barack Obama. He cut his ideological teeth working with ACORN as a "community organizer" and legal representative. Naturally, ACORN's political action committee has warmly endorsed his presidential candidacy.
According to ACORN, Obama trained its Chicago members in leadership seminars; in turn, ACORN volunteers worked on his campaigns. Obama also sat on the boards of the Woods Fund and Joyce Foundation, both of which poured money into ACORN's coffers. ACORN head Maude Hurd gushes that Obama is the candidate who "best understands and can affect change on the issues ACORN cares about" - like ensuring their massive pipeline to your hard-earned money.
Our note: Look who sits on the board of the Woods Fund--no other than William Ayers.
More:
Major Progressive and Labor Leaders Demand Conditions For Drastic Financial Bailout
Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley has sent this letter to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ("ACORN") requesting information on whether ACORN has abused its charitable exemption through election and voter fraud.
ACORN's "homebuyers" Program
Obama Hid $832,598 Payment To ACORN
Grapes of Rathke
Bailout Update: Dodd's collecting ACORNs
We're not done! We just covered the Housing side of ACORN, now let's look at the Voter Registration side of ACORN:
Massive national voter fraud investigations tied to ACORN
ACORN In The News Again For Workers Registering Dead Voters And Others
Let's watch the video, shall we?
ACORN and VOTER FRAUD
ACORN is non-partisan, right?? Think again!
ACORN Agenda Exposed Pt. 1
ACORN Agenda Expoed Pt. 2
Project Vote: Non-partisan according to a speaker at ACORN.
If you have any further details to add about ACORN and Maude Hurd, please leave us a comment. Thank you.
What is interesting about Ms. Hurd, and not getting play on MSM outlets across the nation, is her background. Who is she and why should we be concerned about her political activities?
Have a look for yourself:
From Family Security Matters:
According to columnist Michelle Malkin:
This left-wing group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers - you and me - and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance, some of which have been implicated in perpetuating illegal immigration and encouraging voter fraud. A new whistleblower report from the Consumer Rights League documents how Chicago-based ACORN has commingled public tax dollars with political projects.
Who in Washington will fight to ensure that your money isn't being spent on these radical activities? Don't bother asking Barack Obama. He cut his ideological teeth working with ACORN as a "community organizer" and legal representative. Naturally, ACORN's political action committee has warmly endorsed his presidential candidacy.
According to ACORN, Obama trained its Chicago members in leadership seminars; in turn, ACORN volunteers worked on his campaigns. Obama also sat on the boards of the Woods Fund and Joyce Foundation, both of which poured money into ACORN's coffers. ACORN head Maude Hurd gushes that Obama is the candidate who "best understands and can affect change on the issues ACORN cares about" - like ensuring their massive pipeline to your hard-earned money.
Our note: Look who sits on the board of the Woods Fund--no other than William Ayers.
More:
Major Progressive and Labor Leaders Demand Conditions For Drastic Financial Bailout
Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley has sent this letter to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ("ACORN") requesting information on whether ACORN has abused its charitable exemption through election and voter fraud.
ACORN's "homebuyers" Program
Obama Hid $832,598 Payment To ACORN
Grapes of Rathke
Bailout Update: Dodd's collecting ACORNs
We're not done! We just covered the Housing side of ACORN, now let's look at the Voter Registration side of ACORN:
Massive national voter fraud investigations tied to ACORN
ACORN In The News Again For Workers Registering Dead Voters And Others
Let's watch the video, shall we?
ACORN and VOTER FRAUD
ACORN is non-partisan, right?? Think again!
ACORN Agenda Exposed Pt. 1
ACORN Agenda Expoed Pt. 2
Project Vote: Non-partisan according to a speaker at ACORN.
If you have any further details to add about ACORN and Maude Hurd, please leave us a comment. Thank you.
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