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To: i-node who wrote (512447)	9/12/2009 11:58:12 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1577883

when is the last time the NY Times or Washington Post have broke a story, not counting the ones they make up out of thin air.

To: i-node who wrote (512447)	9/12/2009 6:31:45 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1577883

You all wear desperation very poorly.......but then you're pretty predictable when it comes to this kind of stuff. Two ACORN stories - big news? Many readers have called this morning asking why the print edition of The Star hasn't had anything on two scandals involving ACORN. In Florida, authorities arrested 11 ACORN workers suspected of turning in fake voter registrations last fall. And in Baltimore, two ACORN workers were fired after hidden camera footage showed they gave a couple claiming to be a pimp and prostitute advice on cheating the IRS and how to cover up for teenage prostitutes they're planning on bringing into the country. There's also a second video showing a similar outcome at another ACORN office has surfaced. Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board Yael T. Abouhalkah writes, "The future of ACORN is on the line today" on the Midwest Voices blog. Fox News Network and many pundits are making a very big deal out of these two stories, so why weren't they in The Star today? (As of this writing, it's huge at the top of the main Fox News home page, with a graphic proclaiming "ACORN DOES IT AGAIN.") The readers contacting me feel that because ACORN gets millions in federal money, this is important news. I'm of two minds. The Star's covered allegations against ACORN quite a bit, especially when the FBI launched a probe last October that involved Kansas City registrations. That's news, no matter how you look at it. In the Florida case, it's also about alleged violations in voter registrations, though I think it's a salient point that the workers were identified and turned in to authorities by ACORN itself. Still, that has to do with the organization's work. I think reasonable people could argue it should be big news in Kansas City -- or not. adastrum.kansascity.com