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Originally Posted by ptownrob
A little honesty here from the dittoheads- ACORN is NOT being investigated- they hired independent contractors who scammed them. Kind of like blaming Halliburton for the shoddy work of it's subcontractors- oh, wait a minute,....never mind. Secondly, 11 of the 35 million dollar "retentives" left the company anyway- and still took the money.
AIG is basically bankrupt on U.S. life support- seems to me their contracts, as in any bankruptcy are null & void- at least they would be if this was about the American worker, rather than the Free Market chickens.
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From 3/23...
"Members of Congress heard testimony against the activist group ACORN on Thursday, exposing the group's illegal activity and mafia-style tactics.
Pittsburgh lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh appeared before the a House Judiciary subcommittee alleging that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has violated campaign finance and tax laws in addition to their protest-for-hire and coerced donations. The source of the accusations was from the sworn testimony of ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief, who was a clerk for ACORN's sister organization called Project Vote."
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org...pub_detail.asp
from 3/24
"Last Thursday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr., D-Mich, proposed holding hearings about the activist group Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), to give the group an opportunity to answer allegations it has engaged in illegal or improper activities.
Mr. Conyers, who has defended the organization in the past, asked for the hearings after listening to testimony about the organization during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing titled “Lessons Learned from the 2008 Election.”
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/...3375047652.txt
from 3/19
"A lawyer for a whistleblower on the activist group ACORN is prepared to tell a House panel Thursday that the group provided liberal causes with protest-for-hire services and coerced donations from the targets of demonstrations through a mob-style "protection" racket.
ACORN called it the "muscle for the money" program, according to prepared testimony Pittsburgh lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh plans to deliver at a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties. "
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...of-mob-tactic/
This an article from the Tacoma WA newspaper when they marched in there, uininvited by the way, and how they were received....
They are local members of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Inc., ACORN for short. According to a statement by their Tacoma Sentinels group, those problems “prevent us from feeling secure in our homes and compromise the integrity of our neighborhoods.”
They want them fixed.
"The ACORN presentation irked veteran activists.
Sure, if things are going awry in your neighborhood, it’s natural to want someone to fix them for you.
It would be lovely if that were the way it worked.
But most Tacomans know better. They know they have to help with the repairs."
Who, she asked, is ACORN to make demands without doing its share of the work?
They, too were miffed by ACORN’s attitude."
http://www.thenewstribune.com/merrym...ry/649853.html
Would suggest you read the 3 part (I believe) series that appeared in the NY Times recently on this group.
Hey, again you folks want groups that intentionally create havoc using the poor versus rich line always (and THAT was the intent of the bus tours) then enjoy the America that gives you.