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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (40289)8/18/2008 6:26:22 PM
From: MJ  Read Replies (1) of 224748
 
Ann et al

With the General Election coming and people registering to vote it is very important that those who vote are legal citizens and are properly registered.

I am concerned about an organization known as ACORN which Obama is said to have ties with------here is an article of interest by Malkin from June 2008 about Acorn and its activities both legal and alleged illegal.

humanevents.com

Her Introductory paragraphs:

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.

(See link for middle of article)

<b Malkin's Concluding Remarks

"Republicans have largely looked the other way as ACORN has expanded its government-funded empire. But finally, a few conservative voices in Congress have called for investigation of the group's apparent extortion schemes.

This week, GOP Reps. Tom Feeney, Jeb Hensarling and Ed Royce called on Democrat Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, to convene a hearing to probe potential illegalities and abuse of taxpayer funds by ACORN's management and minions alike.

Where does the candidate of Hope and Change -- the candidate of Reform and New Politics -- stand on the issue? Barack Obama, ACORN's senator, is for more of the same old, same old subsidizing of far-left politics in the name of fighting for the poor while enriching ideological cronies. It's the Chicago way"

mj
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