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To: longnshort who wrote (324917)	9/18/2009 5:26:05 PM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793957

I would certainly think so....but then so is voter fraud against the law, but that little trivial law didn't seem to stop ACORN.... 501c3's are definitely NOT to engage in politics.... There really needs to be a HUGE investigation of ACORN --ALL 631 or so sub divisions of ACORN as well...

To: longnshort who wrote (324917)	9/19/2009 4:10:35 PM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793957

why did ACORN get 5 billion in the stimulus bill when that money could have gone to the little sick children ? ACORN did not get 5 billion in the stimulus bill. My understanding is that the stimulus provided for 5 billion (or 8.5 billion, I'm not sure) in grants for which ACORN could compete. I think ACORN has received a little over 50 million over the past few years. Government spending on community organizers may be completely wasteful, but assuming ACORN will get 100% of it diminishes the argument. It's like the crowd count of last week's protest - it sidesteps the real issue. About those deer - I think we're seeing evolution in action. When we first moved out to Northern Virginia, seeing deer was something of a special occasion; now it's an almost daily occurrence. 15 years ago, if there were deer in the back yard and I got up to look out the window at them, they'd take off. Now I can open the sliding doors to the deck, and they'll just stand there and continue to eat the azaleas. I have to throw something at them to get them to move.