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Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/15/2009 2:42:23 PM
Message:
Hummm It appears that ACORN cannot sue FOXNews or anyone, in the state of Maryland since their "Authority of Corporation" was revoked on November 14, 2008. It is not in good standing with the state of Maryland. Damn the luck I bet they are thinking about now...
In other words... ACORN is operating illegally in the state of Maryland.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 2:32:46 PM
Message:
From Chooch: "More false statements from you Rob? There is absolutely nothing in military regulations that forbids personnel from taking part in any legal political process, in support of candidates or a party or otherwise, to include non-violent protests.. The only regulations requirement is that it not take place while in uniform. Where do you come up with this garbage?"
What is my current list of false statements up to according to you?
From Navy Regs (Office of the Naval Inspector General):
"When acting in their official capacity, service members may not engage in activities that associate the Navy with any partisan political campaign or election, candidate, cause, or issue.
Active Duty personnel shall not organize or manage political campaigns, events or conventions even in their personal capacity."
This is the section which, like I said is similar in nature and language as it pertains to nonprofit organizations. I didn't say Acorn has anything to do with the wearing of a uniform. I said the 501c tax exempt status has similar prohibitions to the DOD's restrictions. We could not rally for a cause or campaign while representing the US (by virtue of the uniform) and LIKEWISE a 501c group cannot rally or campaign as a representative of itself (Acorn).
Hopefully that explains it. I know you were there as I was. Please know that I know my own regs.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/15/2009 2:27:46 PM
Message:
Rob: What else can they say?? They have run out of BS and the tapes don't lie. (of course they say they do) So the only logical next step is to call racist.
One thing very evident lately, Liberals can sure dish it out...but they can't take it. I applaud Joe Wilson for standing up to a lie. The time comes when one must speak out and he did just that. I hope more follow him until this government gets cleaned up and back on track to the America we once knew and loved. I think ACORN is about to be history and more to come from what I hear.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 2:01:59 PM
Message:
On the subject of Joe Wilson and his "you lie" comment, our very own GA Rep had this to say today:
"In an obvious reference to the KKK, Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said Tuesday that people will put on "white hoods and ride through the countryside" if emerging racist attitudes, which he says were subtly supported by Wilson, are not rebuked. He said Wilson must be disciplined as an example. "
He isn't the only liberal to pull the race card today:
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wrote in her column Sunday that Wilson's outburst convinced her that racial angst is the underlying motive among Obama critics like Wilson.
"I've been loath to admit that the shrieking lunacy of the summer ... had much to do with race," she wrote. "But Wilson's shocking disrespect for the office of the president -- no Democrat ever shouted 'liar' at W. when he was hawking a fake case for war in Iraq -- convinced me: Some people just can't believe a black man is president and will never accept it."
I am sometimes in disbelief that educated people could call someone a racist for disagreeing with the president's statements. I am appalled that Hank Johnson would invoke the KKK during this situation.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/15/2009 1:39:33 PM
Message:
Watch Glenn Beck for his next video of ACORN in action. This video even has names of politicians .... gonna be good. FOXNEWS at 5:00
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 1:04:41 PM
Message:
The new (4th) ACORN video will be shown on Beck's show today at 5:00 and can be seen on www.biggovernment.com starting at 4:00. This one is from an ACORN office in California. These 2 kids spent 6 months undercover on this project. Why isn't the rest of the media covering this!
I'll bring the popcorn!
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 12:59:26 PM
Message:
I thought some of you might find this interesting during all this Acorn mess. It explains a little about how Acorn's many affiliates and susidiaries are connected and funnel money around, in addition to setting up brothels with teenaged hookers they have a well-established link to the president:
Founded in Arkansas in 1970, ACORN long has been considered a political ally of the Democratic Party. It has received praise from leading Democrats, such as Howard Dean and former President Bill Clinton, for its community activism, especially regarding efforts to increase housing for low-income people and restoration work after Hurricane Katrina.
Early in his career, Obama worked as an organizer for Project Vote, an ACORN offshoot, and represented ACORN in legal actions, according to various published reports, including Associated Press articles. ACORN's political action committee endorsed Obama in the primary.
The organization has sparked controversy.
Accusations of voter fraud have followed ACORN's canvassing projects in about a dozen states. ACORN has dismissed the charges as politically motivated allegations from conservative groups, yet cases are pending and, in other cases, ACORN workers have entered guilty pleas. For example, three ACORN workers pleaded guilty to submitting phony voter registration forms in Washington, and eight ACORN employees pleaded guilty to federal election fraud in Missouri.
ACORN is at the center of a scandal involving a $1 million embezzlement by Dale Rathke, brother of ACORN founder Wade Rathke. ACORN discovered the embezzlement in 2000 but did not alert law enforcement officials.
ACORN's management committee instead negotiated an agreement to have the Rathke family repay the stolen funds, according to a report in The New York Times. The Rathke brothers resigned from ACORN this summer after news reports disclosed the embezzlement. A donor agreed to repay the most of the money, the Times reported.
Sunday Alabi, an ACORN activist and spokesman in St. Paul, is one of CSI's three-person board of directors. Alabi described CSI as a nonprofit consulting firm related to ACORN.
"I do not know the day-to-day work of what they do. I'm on the board," Alabi said, referring other questions to Robinson, the executive vice president.
Robinson said CSI is a "not-for-profit political and campaign management firm, much like any political consulting firm."CSI is not tax-exempt under any IRS code, he said. Without tax-exempt status, the organization isn't bound by IRS restrictions for nonprofits on political activities.
"We have a wide range of clients. We provide political campaign management. We provide field services," Robinson said. "Our clients are typically considered liberal. Our clients are labor unions, liberal to progressive candidates, nonprofit organizations on the liberal side of the political spectrum."
In 2006, CSI collected all the signatures and managed successful statewide ballot measure campaigns in Missouri, Ohio, Colorado and Arizona to increase the minimum wage, he said. "We have a good reputation. We provide good services."
Regarding CSI's nonprofit status, Robinson said: "We are organized specifically not to make money, but we make money. There are no profits. We have a staff of 60 people around the country, and that eats up our entire profit. We're not a for-profit corporation, but we are not a group like a United Way."
CSI is a "separate organization entirely" from ACORN, he said.
"ACORN is a client of ours," Robinson said. "ACORN has a lot of different partner organizations. We are a partner, but we are separate."
Robinson is listed on several Web sites as national deputy political director for campaigns and elections at ACORN. He is also listed as political director at the nonprofit Communities Voting Together and as a consultant at Project Vote. He did not return phone calls or an e-mail request for a follow-up interview.
Money flows back and forth between ACORN, Citizens Services Inc., Project Vote and Communities Voting Together. ACORN posts job ads for Citizens Services and Project Vote. Communities Voting Together contributed $60,000 to Citizens Services Inc., for example, in November 2005, according to a posting on CampaignMoney.com. Project Vote has hired ACORN and CSI as its highest paid contractors, paying ACORN $4,649,037 in 2006 and CSI $779,016 in 2006, according to Terry of the Consumers Rights League.
My source? No, Pinto not Fox or CNN.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_584284.html
But I can come up with others if you think the Pittsburg Tribune isn't neutral enough for you.
Name: Chooch
Email: Chooch@Choochplanet.com
Date: 9/15/2009 11:06:52 AM
Message:
More false statements from you Rob? There is absolutely nothing in military regulations that forbids personnel from taking part in any legal political process, in support of candidates or a party or otherwise, to include non-violent protests.. The only regulations requirement is that it not take place while in uniform. Where do you come up with this garbage?
Name: Marine
Email: marine1
Date: 9/15/2009 10:26:04 AM
Message:
Rob, the problem is that ALL of anyone's info is a form of 'parroting'. Nobody was born with the knowledge so it must be derived from somewhere. be it the web,media, newspapers, etc..So there you have it. The most anyone is permitted is to attain their own take on what they've learned from these sources. I really don't accept the notion that this is a 'blogging' board. It has become a venting board at the very least. Sometimes you can even tell when someone just has a rotten day or had the red licked off their lollipop. What better way to vent the daily aggrivations than with those you inherantly disagree with anyway?
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 9:02:13 AM
Message:
Point taken Marine. Doom doesn't care how old you are. It is no cooincidence that the sand people like to use children as suicide bombers. I understand that some of them are told the bomb is a toy (dummy) and they must scare people by walking up to them... then it is remotely detonated. And folks here whine about waterboarding. Any enemy who will use their own children obviously didn't read the "be nice to your enemy who is trying to kill you" manual. My favorite ROE is TOO.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/15/2009 7:28:11 AM
Message:
FINALLY! 56 Million taxpayer dollars since 1994. Congress finally does something right:
(Chooch, most of your guys voted for this too)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases.
The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
Name: Marine
Email: marine1
Date: 9/14/2009 5:52:00 PM
Message:
Rob, quite honestly if I even saw a fetus coming at my platoon with a grenade, it would be in my sights. They would actually tell children that grenades were toys, so anytime you approach an American, just pull the pin and throw. Sad, but true.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 5:43:08 PM
Message:
Stand by kids....it appears that we aren't done with ACORN yet. Tuesday will be a new day and yet another new tape. This one promises to be an Oscar nominee. I bet we hear some good bravo sierra from our friends the liberals after this 4th tape.
Name: Ed Jones Jr.
Email: sargon1@windstream.net
Date: 9/14/2009 5:36:17 PM
Message:
NamVet ,
Lets hope acorn DOES sue Fox , remember Discovery sometimes works wonders . Our side will get to ask for financial reports , memos , computer records , etc . I can't wait !
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 5:25:58 PM
Message:
Bobby Smith, I didn't do anything to let the world know about the silliness of the baby milk sign until I wrote about it today. I just did my job and let the people figure that out for themselves. It is typical in warfare for propaganda like that to be used. It was in January 91. We lit it up with a laser designator. Big hole in the ground, big secondaries, no baby milk.
Just one sentence in a huge book.
Marine, we are not allowed our own opinions anymore. Even if we say nothing, I guess we are parroting. Pure genius at work here.
Name: Namvet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 4:35:58 PM
Message:
Rob, Yeppers those babies really give you a nice secondary. Baby milk factory...I remember that but it isn't there anymore no mater what it was and neither is Sadam...god rest his sole. ^5 to you and marine and thank you for your service and taking time out to do something for your country. Just remember "All gave some but some gave all." For them I will for ever be indebted.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 4:30:02 PM
Message:
Jeep, Rob: This lady on TV is complaining about it being open season on the President. I thought for a second there it was an old rerun. The truth is, Obama is at fault for ACORN and while I'm at it, he is also the reason me eggs were overcooked this morning. He is to blame for everything from here on out that goes wrong. I know he will take credit if he thinks something went right. These people really think they're smart spewing all this stuff. Makes me sick...again Obamas fault I feel bad.
Name: Marine
Email: marine1
Date: 9/14/2009 4:15:53 PM
Message:
Chooch, are we going back to where we were again? I've not even posted you and you're accusing me of "parroting"?
Name: Bobby Smith
Email:
Date: 9/14/2009 3:59:16 PM
Message:
Rob, was that the "baby formula" plant that made the news in January (I think it was around the end of the month??) of 1991?
Wow! You were there and helped make sure the world knew about the sign. Now thats what I call making history!!
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 3:31:52 PM
Message:
Namvet and Marine: I guess it doesn't matter what enemy we fight they have all at some point tried to say we killed babies. Only difference is for you guys it was our folks in our own country who were on the bandwagon.
In 1991 my team and I blew up a weapons manufacturing plant in Iraq. The very next day, the Iragis had erected a "baby milk factory" sign in front of the crator. My recon photos proved the sign was not there yesterday, and I don't have to tell you we had plenty of intel. The sign made it to the evening news in the US. It was the only thing that day the media wanted to report: that we blew up a baby milk shop. There were quite a few secondary explosions of "milk", that I can tell you!
Name: jeep
Email: jeep@yahoo
Date: 9/14/2009 3:31:17 PM
Message:
NamVet...You must not have got the memo from the liberals. Nothing is Obama's fault. He simply inherited this mess and regardless of how bad it gets it will be Bush's fault. I would go on to say that Obama will take all credit for any good that comes...but I can't think of anything right off the top of my head that's been good.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 3:03:03 PM
Message:
NamVet, this is typical response from liberals re: Acorn and crime in general. It's always someone else's fault, whether the whistleblowers, the media, Fox News, or society in general, usually white men (remember, according to Van Jones and Pinto white men are poisoning the black community-- when in reality those elected leaders in inner cities have been democrats for the past 100 years)
There is always a blame game and a concerted attempt to turn blame around and place it on someone else. Well, if I get E-Coli from eating a burger at Wackyburger, typically the chain has a problem, not necessarily the person who flipped my cheeseburger. It is worth noting that a year ago one of Acorn's own attorneys admitted there may be some undefendable issues with their nonprofit tax status.
Liberals have a "shut up if you are not one of us" attitude. A culture of takeover--"it's ours now!" instead of just being Americans who want their country back.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 2:16:03 PM
Message:
Relax Pinto...your acting like Bozo again and we aren't up for more clowns, we have Obama. And yes, Obama did Lie and I am so glad he got called for it. Dems can dish it out but they can't take it.
Rob: I contacted my congressman and requested the IRS look into the 150,000 tax returns ACORN has done. No doubt there is alot of fraud there as well. I also asked that our tax dollars stop funding ACORN. Let Bozo and Chooch fund them.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 2:13:35 PM
Message:
Pinto to be fair I will use a word that is popular among liberals. I may have mis-stated the venue in which Harry Reid called Bush a liar. I saw it in a news story and I guess I posted the wrong link.
The fact is, however, that it is a violation of congressional rule to call any president a liar. It is also against the law for a member of congress to accuse the CIA or lying to congress without proof. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi both committed these offenses. Doesn't matter what venue or forum. So you have proven my point for me: laws are meant only for republicans to follow. Liberals get a pass.
I am big enough to admit I was wrong about the venue-for as much as I can tell. You still play the same old liberal doublespeak games. Why don't you just move to a real socialist country where you might be more comfortable and stay the hell out of American politics.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 12:31:08 PM
Message:
This also from ACORN website.. "Preparing, since 2004, approximately 150,000 free tax returns totaling $190 million in refunds and increased earned income tax credit participation;"
Now that we know they have told people to lie on their taxes....shouldn't the IRS go back and audit these 150,000 tax returns with $190 million in refunds? That's an average of over $1,200 per return for people that need free tax advice.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 12:24:23 PM
Message:
Darn Rob...ACORN is really being picked on. This from their website: "We will not be intimidated by this international conglomerate, which has made as its mission the destruction of our organization. ACORN members are committed to the empowerment of their communities - Black, Latino, poor, and working families – at the deepest level."
"International Conglomerate" geeez that sounds good but another lie. "committed to Empowerment".. what like Finer Cat Houses across America? Avoiding taxes unless your a conservative? They also are trying to sue Fox News for picking on them while they were commiting a crime. What does Fox have to do with it?? Fox is simply the "Mailman" This had better be getting attention by the Justice Department soon. More Tax dollars for Obama's agenda. This is Obamas fault! George is long gone folks...Obama is in the hot seat now.
Name: jeep
Email: jeep@yahoo
Date: 9/14/2009 12:15:55 PM
Message:
Chooch...Are you a member of ACORN?
Name: jeep
Email: jeep@yahoo
Date: 9/14/2009 12:13:39 PM
Message:
I just heard an interesting ad on the radio. You can give your child a debit card that texts you everytime they make a purchase. With this kind of micro-manageing of our kids a socialized government will not be that big of a deal. What happened to learning from our mistakes. Our kids are now so used to someone overseeing every aspect of their lives that they really do not have to think on their own. I want to know what's going on in my childs life but respect that they need to make mistakes to truly learn.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 11:52:54 AM
Message:
Enough is finally enough. I have written to Obama and Rep. Deal on this Acorn mess. I encourage all of you to do the same.
http://www.house.gov/deal/contact/default.shtml
http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
Name: Ed Jones Jr.
Email: sargon1@windstream.net
Date: 9/14/2009 11:38:02 AM
Message:
TO: NamVet ,
Strange thing is , some will still believe acorn's BS , even if all of them were sent off to federal prison . Of course , like Rob says , if some of us say its daylight out , some will still shout " dark , ain't it " .
Name: pinto colvig
Email: not@home
Date: 9/14/2009 11:35:22 AM
Message:
Robot's claims get more and more outrageous, because he thinks I won't respond. your own source says harry reid called the bush a liar OUTSIDE the senate chambers, not on the floor as the goober the other day did, and as you continue to say harry reed did. plus, the "chorus of boos" that you attribute to the democrats was probably from the limited seating provided to the public at those speaches. and the video of the incidents backs that up. I suggest you don't rely on news sources that actually call themselves "say anything." this is clearly a satirical news agency, kind of like "the onion," and the fact that you think its real shows how supremely stupid and gullible and frightened you are...
NamVet - I thought you were a comedian, but now you're not funny anymore so I guess you're just confused about your identity. LIke anyone will believe you served in the military! LOL! and you are most certainly a Republican, not an independent as you claim.
again, I will try not to respond to Robot, but its difficult as he seems to be losing his mind more and more every day, and SOMEONE has to open his mind to the truth...
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 11:24:41 AM
Message:
Here's how Acorn gets around tax laws... since they are a 501c3 nonprofit they use "affiliate" branches of Acorn to engage in political campaigns. According to the IRS:
Under the Internal Revenue Code, all section 501(c)(3) organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. Contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity. Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes.
The law simply mandates that any monies received in the form of profit have to be declared to the IRS. I would love to see that document!
So, under their political arm, they have dozens of workers arrested and convicted of voter registration fraud. Under the nonprofit arm, videotaped evidence of tax fraud, HUD housing fraud and criminal activity related to accessory to prostitution.
Hell these guys are as prolific as the mafia!
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 11:08:49 AM
Message:
NamVet: regsrding Acorn's statement "It is clear they've had these tapes for months"-- the 3rd tape was recorded on August 4 of this year.
They also said the filmmaker dubbed over his own voice on the tapes. You can see and hear CLEARLY the responses uttered by the Acorn employees that impune themselves. This is the kind of lie that we have heard for years from Acorn. Keep in mind that Obama worked for (and trained) Acorn in Chicago. They have 350 affilliate groups, offices in 120 cities and campaign solely for the democratic party. Though, as a 501c3 nonprofit organization, they are by law prohibited from engaging in partisan political activity (similar to laws prohibiting military members from participating in political campaigns).
I don't care who you are, it is time for a federal investigation and to tell John Conyers to stop protecting them.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 9:54:20 AM
Message:
This just in (part 3):
Yet another undercover video showing Acorn housing assisting a pimp and prostitute get gov. housing and helping them lie to the IRS! This time in New York:
http://biggovernment.com/2009/09/14/acorn-video-prostitution-scandal-in-new-york-ny/
(Oh yeah, this is just a fabricated smear campaign, I forgot. Thanks Chooch!)
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 9:35:26 AM
Message:
Taken from the front page of ACORN WEBSite:
"The relentless attacks on ACORN's members, its staff and the policies and positions we promote are unprecedented. An international entertainment conglomerate, disguising itself as a "news" agency (Fox), has expended millions, if not tens of millions of dollars, in their attempt to destroy the largest community organization of Black, Latino, poor and working families in the country. It is not coincidence that the most recent attacks have been launched just when health care reform is gaining traction. It is clear they've had these tapes for months. We are their Willy Horton for 2009. We are the boogeyman..."
Lie # 1 : Fox had nothing more to do with the video taping other than airing it for people to see.
These tapes speak for themselves. I saw nothing in them regarding health care. What I saw was the use of taxpayer dollars funding advice for Pimping operations and illegal tax dodging advice. It makes no difference to me how they got the money...only that it is from tax dollars.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/14/2009 9:28:10 AM
Message:
This just in Chooch:
ACORN Housing Corporation received $1.6 million to provide housing services to low-income communities in this fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, according to USASpending.gov, a federal government Web site for tracking government grants.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants has given $8.2 million to ACORN in the years between 2003 and 2006, as well as $1.6million to ACORN affiliates.
Chooch; 9/12/2009 2:19:39 PM: "Newsflash, peeps: ACORN does not receive federal grants. It also does not receive—and will not receive—any of the "bailout money." Would you care to think about this statement and try again?
Acorn, who said on Friday that they had fired the housing employees in the video tape offering assistance to a pimp and his hooker who sought governemnt home loan support and tax assistance, and that those workers do not reflect Acorn or its policies.
Today, Acorn appears to have reversed that stance and threatens to sue the filmmaker who shot the videos, and any news outlet that aired them. Acorn calls the video taped incidents a fabricated "scam". It keeps getting better. If it was fabricated, why did they terminate 4 otherwise innocent employees in the wake of the video evidence?
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/14/2009 5:58:23 AM
Message:
Ok, I checked this out regarding the ACORN 8 billion. If this website is correct, and I hope it is, this 8 billion dollar claim could be a stretch. The play on words is "eligible" and "could." The other confusing issue is ACORN housing and voter registration. ACORN appears to do a lot of shifting money around as the article said.
The point comes to this: "I" do not want any group like ACORN ripping off my hard earned tax dollars. ACORN is a very questionable operation as seen on recent videos. BTW, I am an independent and not a "Republican" if that maters. Keeping the record straight is important not just about ACORN but also about what names we call each other. So just call me an "Independent" if the truth is important.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/13/2009 3:29:40 PM
Message:
Acorn is most certainly elligible for 8 billion in federal funds. According to their own statement they do not intend to apply for stimulus funds however they continue to accept money from HUD, and have complete elligibility for additional federal funding. That is the funding most rational folks want stopped. Like I said, they are all too willing to assist criminals in getting tax breaks and federally subsidized housing. It is on tape.
Yes there is corruption on all sides of our government. Each and every case must be examined and dealt with. With so much corruption inside Washington, why the hell should we have to pay a 3rd party org for their corruption? I think we have enough already.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/13/2009 3:22:47 PM
Message:
NamVet you're right Colvig was indeed the first Bozo the Clown. Yep, you have to consider the source. That clown sure is bozo.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/13/2009 2:45:42 PM
Message:
Chooch, wrong again my friend.
ACORN receives federal money through the affordable housing trust fund after that money has been sent to states and local governments. So Congress, to keep the group from getting money, would need to specifically forbid ACORN from being eligible to get federal funds.
This is from Acorn's OWN WEBSITE:
"ACORN Fair Housing is a federally funded program through the Office of Housing and Urban Development’s(HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program ( FHIP) grant.
ACORN Fair Housing, while an independent organization , has it’s beginnings as part of ACORN, a 38 year old community activist organization."
It's time to give up on Acorn, Chooch. Soon even they won't be able to sustain their own, as you put it, BS.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/13/2009 2:37:44 PM
Message:
Pinto, Reid called Bush a liar and a loser.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/06/AR2005050601814.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0909/Reid_called_Bush_liar_stood_by_comment.html
In 2004, Democrats delivered a “Chorus Of Boos” during Bush’s Bush’s State Of The Union when he called for renewal of the Patriot Act., according to the Washington Times.
In 2005, Dems howled, hissed and shouted “No!” when Bush pushed for Social Security reform in the SOU: “Foreshadowing the contentiousness of the coming debate, Democrats broke decorum and booed twice,” according to the National Journal.
At the time, CNN’s Bill Schneider remarked, “It was unusual. I had never heard it at least at that level before. The Democrats clearly were booing, heckling, saying no when the president talked about the crisis in Social Security.”
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/democrats_heckled_bush_during_speeches_harry_reid_called_him_a_liar/
Sit back down, Colvig. You are full of shit.
Name: NamVet
Email: david@t-t-com.com
Date: 9/13/2009 2:21:28 PM
Message:
Rob, I agree that it is a shame to see a famous name trashed.
Pinto, yes I served and yes I am for real and yes I have the medals to prove it. You, however, can't say the same thing so eat your heart out. Acting like your Bozo is about as good as it will ever get for you.
Joe Blow, I agree with you 100% Vote them out and keep them out.
Marine...^5 brother! I was trying to calm down a post on here about us being "baby killers." Can't be too careful as some on here have not always taken their meds.
Acorn lost again...great news!! And since they we're not getting "federal funds" they shouldn't mind. Now I want them to file charges on the film makers so we can go after them even harder. As Clint said it,"make my day." Take your meds chooch.. your not doing well at this.
Name: Chooch
Email: Chooch@Choochplanet.com
Date: 9/12/2009 2:39:28 PM
Message:
If anyone wants to know the truth about ACORN and funding instead of believing the b.s. that Rob and NamVet, and I do mean bull shit, just read about it here at this link. It's the truth instead of some made of crap or parroted party rhetoric. You numbskulls have some nerve saying there is no convincing me. Your right, when you don't know what the hell your talking about. You definately can't convince me.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/may/21/michele-bachmann/bachmann-claims-acorn-has-access-85-billion-federa/
Name: Chooch
Email: Chooch@Choochplanet.com
Date: 9/12/2009 2:19:39 PM
Message:
Newsflash, peeps: ACORN does not receive federal grants. It also does not receive—and will not receive—any of the "bailout money." The idiots making the claims of 8 billion in federal funds going to ACORN are as usual just full of shit and making false claims about things they have no clue of. What ACORN does get, like a lot of other non-profits, is subcontracts from other government contractors for specific services. Most of these kinds of contracts should be looked at more coldly—but it's not like ACORN is getting showered with millions of dollars just for registering voters. ACORN has also gotten money from banks, mainly by suing or threatening to hold up mergers. The group historically has noted violations of the Fair Lending Act and other scams big banks have perpetrated on regular people (scams that state and federal regulators routinely ignore), and has basically shaken the banks down for payoffs. The organization supposedly spends that money on low income housing and on advocating on behalf of poor people so that they can get housing. This too is worth investigating, auditing, debating, etc. But it's not "taxpayer funding" and it long predates any bailouts. You people need to get an education about things before you even think about correcting me. I know what I am talking about and don't just make up crap because it suits my perspective and I want people to "THINK" I know what I am talking about. You Rob, Marine, Ed, NamVet, you don't know what your talking about. You are only parroting other crap you heard or read without checking the facts. I guess it is because your just too smart to actually research something. When you people actaully have some facts time will stop for all eternity.
Name: Rob
Email: Navy1
Date: 9/12/2009 10:18:14 AM
Message:
Here here! ACORN has been fired from their role in conducting the 2010 census. The Census Bureau terminated their relationship due to their "partisan campaign efforts and illegal activity".
Standing up for what is right does have an effect after all. Acorn remains steadfast in their belief that they are a victim of a "smear campaign", as if anyone would be surprised by that statement. Hopefully this will trigger, finally the congressional investigation that Senator Conyers called off and the government will stop payment of the $8.5 billion stimulus money they are getting.
Name: Marine
Email: marine1
Date: 9/11/2009 10:30:35 PM
Message:
NamVet, I spent 18 months in the jungle and I've never heard of "carding the cong prior to fighting them". I'm not sure how that would work as we were forced to take down some pretty heavily armed under-aged students of war. Anyway, I applaud you for that, wish I'd had the time over there to think of that.
Name: Chooch
Email: Chooch@Choochplanet.com
Date: 9/11/2009 9:58:29 PM
Message:
BillyBoob,, It's certainly refreshing to see you may have actually had a thought of your own. Good for you little fella. You keep on trying and someday you can play with the Big Boys.
Name:
Email: TV@etcmail.com
Date: 9/11/2009 7:47:45 PM
Message:
To the old dude maybe you didn't know it but the lady in the middle of the road was crossing the street with two other women who where very lucky not to have been hit.Also the woman was not drunk. What do you think just because someone is leaving a bar they are drunk? Maybe thats what they did back in your olden days but now a days people go out just to have fun and mingle.Just be glad old fart that it wasn't anyone in your family.Before you start talking about someting you should know the facts! RIP TERRI VOYLES
Name: Old Guard
Email:
Date: 9/11/2009 7:00:12 PM
Message:
Chooch,
It's true. I was a member of the paramilitary group (Boy Scout troop 666) and we used to just sit around planning how to take over the US through the "badge system". There's a little known secret that if you can take over your town you become a "bear scout".
Chooch you have a dry sense of humor. I needed that laugh tonight as my Father-in-law, John Carlsby, died last night up in KY. He was 91 and a Army veteran of WWII.
Name: dazed and confused
Email: on cash for whatever programs
Date: 9/11/2009 6:57:01 PM
Message:
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2009/09/11/three-other-clunkers-that-could-use-some-cash.aspx
awesome, we should push for it all.
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