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reply posted on 8-9-2008 @ 07:57 PM by LLoyd45
Here's a little more information on ACORN for those who are interested. It doesn't sound quite as benign as some would make it seem.

If you don't know what ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is all about, you better bone up. 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 claims that 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. 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. Let's take a closer look at the ACORN Obama knows.

Last July, ACORN settled the largest case of voter fraud in the history of Washington State. Seven ACORN workers had submitted nearly 2,000 bogus voter registration forms.


Full Story

[edit on 8-9-2008 by LLoyd45]


reply posted on 9-9-2008 @ 07:36 AM by marg6043
reply to post by Anonymous ATS



I am with you, this elections are the biggest circus in town, for those that have eyes to see we can tell the big joke that our presidential elections has become in this nation.

The honesty is lacking and the corruption is rampant.

I decided to stand up and vote, even just for the personal satisfaction even if I already know that the next president is already elected.

But my vote is not going for neither of the primary corporate ones.


reply posted on 9-9-2008 @ 11:06 AM by Dronetek
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I have a feeling they don't want it bumped to the top, so they are staying out. The more it stays on the front page, the longer it raises questions about Obama. Deny Ignorance, yeah right..



reply posted on 9-9-2008 @ 11:17 AM by nyk537
reply to post by Dronetek



You got it. It's not just this one or the Ayers threads either.

Every thread that someone makes about a non issue like race or religion or gaffes, they are all over it in a heartbeat defending him to no end. Now, I don't have a problem with that at all.

BUT...

If they can defend him on those little things, why can't they defend him on the things that really matter; like these associations?

Must be something to that hmmm...?




reply posted on 9-9-2008 @ 01:24 PM by marg6043
reply to post by LLoyd45



Hey Doronek thread call my attention I am very interested on this issue with Obama, I already got Biden figure out but Obama was a littler harder to understand.

I will like to know if Acorn has been collecting money for Obama campaign and how much.


reply posted on 9-9-2008 @ 03:22 PM by Dronetek
reply to post by marg6043



Actually, Obama has been giving them money and lying about where the money was going.



www.pittsburghlive.com...
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat's campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports.

An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. -- a subsidiary of ACORN -- worked in "get-out-the-vote" projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary.


Here is a run down of where the Obama campaign originally claimed the money was going.

www.americanthinker.com...
$310,441.20 25-FEB-08 STAGING, SOUND, LIGHTING
$160,689.40 27-FEB-08 STAGING, SOUND, LIGHTING
$98,451.20 29-FEB-08 TRAVEL/LODGING
$74,578.01 13-MAR-08 STAGING, SOUND, LIGHTING
$18,417.00 28-MAR-08 POLLING
$18,633.60 29-APR-08 STAGING, SOUND, LIGHTING
$63,000.00 29-APR-08 ADVANCE WORK
$105.84 02-MAY-08 LICENSE FEES
$105.84 02-MAY-08 LICENSE FEES
$75,000.00 17-MAY-08 ADVANCE WORK
$13,176.20 17-MAY-08 PER DIEM



reply posted on 11-9-2008 @ 01:21 PM by LiquidMirage
reply to post by Dronetek




Thanks Dronetek for bringing this to my attention. I haven't heard of this before but I will research it more and help to bring attention to this thread. Stared and Flagged!


reply posted on 11-9-2008 @ 03:01 PM by Dronetek
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic




but as far as I can tell, Obama doesn't have any real contact with ACORN.



You might have missed it, but a few posts up I posted a story about Obama's campaign giving ACORN 800,000 in donations and lying about what the money was being spent on.
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