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Originally posted by soldiermom
reply to post by maybereal11
More worthy than an organization that apparently condones prostitution and gives no pause when told that there are underage girls being brought over for that sole purpose?
Please be specific in what organizations are rife with corruption comparable to this, and I'll be just as outraged at them. Though I think you'll have a hard time finding any that can outdo Acorn.
Originally posted by soldiermom
reply to post by maybereal11
Please be specific in what organizations are rife with corruption comparable to this, and I'll be just as outraged at them. Though I think you'll have a hard time finding any that can outdo Acorn.
One day after two ACORN officials in Baltimore were fired for offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute to engage in child prostitution and a series of tax crimes, another secretly shot videotape has surfaced that shows the same couple getting similar advice from ACORN officers in Washington.
Originally posted by soldiermom
reply to post by maybereal11
I'm not saying that there's not corruption in other organizations, but not on the same level as Acorn. This story isn't the first account of corruption within Acorn, and judging by the last post I read on here, it won't be the last. Acorn is head and shoulders above any organization when it comes to corruption. AND, they get federal funding for it. I didn't read anywhere in that blog that The Family gets funding of any sort.
So, I would still have to say, no comparison.
[edit on 9/11/2009 by soldiermom]
Originally posted by mthood
Originally posted by soldiermom
reply to post by maybereal11
I'm not saying that there's not corruption in other organizations, but not on the same level as Acorn. This story isn't the first account of corruption within Acorn, and judging by the last post I read on here, it won't be the last. Acorn is head and shoulders above any organization when it comes to corruption. AND, they get federal funding for it. I didn't read anywhere in that blog that The Family gets funding of any sort.
So, I would still have to say, no comparison.
[edit on 9/11/2009 by soldiermom]
Acorn is head and shoulders above any organization when it comes to corruption? Really? I don't think so.
I'm much more concerned with right wing "The Family" type organizations than I am with Acorn. They are in the cross hairs because they received "stimulus" funds. I pretty sure if you follow the paper trail we're going to find a lot more disturbing uses of taxpayer money.
Originally posted by VEGETA007
reply to post by JacKatMtn
Just to put a little light on this matter the people that made this video tried to do the same thing at 3 other locations run by ACORN and failed. This video was made in July 09 and the two people that they are talking to are SEASONAL PART-TIME workers. So you can not say that the whole organization is at fault at this just the 2 people that happen to have fallen for the bait by these people that made this video after at least 3 known attempts at another location.
Originally posted by Digital_Reality
I can see it now. ACORN is going to say these are rouge employees and they had no idea and do not condone this.
[edit on 10-9-2009 by Digital_Reality]