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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (57367)	1/6/2009 5:08:21 PM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224769

maybe a barrack hussein obama trainee? Woman charged with voter registration fraud By BETSY TAYLOR - Associated Press Writer bnd.com ST. LOUIS -- An East St. Louis, Ill., woman has been charged with submitting false information on voter registration cards, including turning in cards from nursing home residents without their knowledge. U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway's office said Deidra Humphrey, 44, worked for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition from June through August last year. A federal indictment said Humphrey submitted forged voter registration cards to elections officials in St. Louis city and county. It charged her with two felony counts of voter registration fraud. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison on each count and fines. Humphrey does not have a listed phone number, and according to online court records, does not yet have an attorney. Missouri Pro-Vote's Interim Director Joan Suarez said the organization fired Humphrey before becoming aware of the alleged false submissions, and she didn't know how many false cards may have been submitted. She was not aware of anyone who had been able to vote fraudulently because of false cards allegedly turned in by Humphrey. The organization fully cooperated with an FBI investigation into the matter, she said. Humphrey worked as an organizer for Pro-Vote, and Suarez said that while workers have goals for the number of voter registration cards turned in, they are paid by the hour, not by the number of cards they submit. "We certainly do not condone the kind of behavior she (allegedly) engaged in," Suarez said. ACORN's Midwest director Jeff Ordower said Humphrey worked for ACORN for 12 days in late June and early July, and left voluntarily to work for Missouri Pro-Vote. Ordower said ACORN, in its own investigation, determined that Humphrey violated the group's procedures. ACORN reported its findings to the St. Louis County Board of Elections on Sept. 12. He also said the organization pays its workers by the hour, not by cards submitted. Prior to the November presidential election, ACORN came under fire in parts of the nation for allegations of registering fraudulent voters. Ordower said ACORN worked aggressively to root out fraud. "I think this is a great case of the system working," he said.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (57367)	1/7/2009 3:48:57 PM
From: DizzyG	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224769

That's not going to cut it, Kenneth... Several points here, Kenneth: 1. You have made budget deficits your gloom and doom mantra over the last eight years. 2. You have made absolutely no criticism of Obama's plan to spend us in to oblivion. 3. Your lame attempt to deflect this criticism by making a silly comparison with George Bush is rather disingenuous on your part. Bottom line: Obama is the President now and the Democrats control BOTH houses of Congress. It is there fault...and you are a hypocrite for not calling Obama out on this issue. You are such a DNC parrot. LOL! Diz-