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He does seem fishy.
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As a lifelong liberal Democrat, who worked for many, many years in the non-profit world, it infuriates me that organizations like this make the whole sector look bad. Most do excellent, important work helping real people who desperately need assistance. Shame on the staffers at ACORN.
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What, did he save the costume from the Pimps 'n' Ho's parties he threw in college?
Fucking racists.
09/24/09
How much does ACORN help poor people if it provides tax preparation advice and loans to pimps, who help destroy communities? Do you make the connection that helping to establish a brothel perpetuates poverty by promulgating the abuse of females and acting as fertile ground for hardcore substance abuse? This is where urban rot comes from, this is how it happens in plain sight.
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Defense contractors acting on the behest of the US Government and a community organization/NPO receiving Federal funding are not analagous entities. Regardless of how you feel about the Iraq War, they did not commit analagous crimes. That said, I would have every expectation that the Federal Government review third parties that it provides funding to for impropriety and take appropriate action when illegal or questionable activities - like ACORN was caught on camera engaging in - are alleged.
09/24/09
@Unsolicited Advice: Before we get all apocalyptic, lets remember that no pimps, whores or brothels were actually facilitated in the making of this movie. Maybe this will spark a criminal investigation by police or IRS, and we'll find out Acorn has done this sort of thing for real, but right now all we have is a handful of idiots talking to each other.
09/24/09
there are bigger fish to fry. Or, nuts. There are bigger nuts to crack. Whatever.
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"The Army's Criminal Investigations Command...said in February that it had 90 criminal investigations under way related to alleged contract fraud in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Two dozen U.S. citizens had been charged or indicted.
[www.huffingtonpost.com]"
Those guys are getting investigated and busted. The ACORN guys will too. I don't see the double standard.
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[www.acorn-8.net]
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Also, seriously? They made a mistake? Telling someone there are 31 days in September is a mistake. Leaving a left turn out of directions is a mistake. Providing instructions on how to secure federal funding to finance criminal activity is not a mistake. It is illegal. Very clearly illegal, too...not even one of those gray areas.
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