Me: Before you swallow the relatively sanitized MSM coverage of ACORN that has for over a year sought to provide protective cover for this near-gangster organization and its hand-in-glove relationship with Dems and Obama, read this compendium:
"A quick guide to The Examiner on ACORN" By: Kevin MooneyCommentary Staff Writer09/18/09 5:52 PM EDT
The Washington Examiner on ACORN: (Below are excerpts--go to full article for headline summary of coverage)
Reports:
February 25, 2009: ACORN gets double-dips of pork in stimulus and omnibus spending bills.
April 19, 2009: ACORN is closely connected with The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), according to U.S. Labor Department disclosure forms.
April 22, 2009: ACORN deletes references to SEIU affiliations from its web site after The Examiner exposes the connections.
May 6, 2009: Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) reverses his earlier position to open an investigation into ACORN.
May 7, 2009: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) pushes his pro-ACORN amendment as new charges are filed in Nevada and Pennsylvania.
May 13, 2009: Only four House Democrats oppose an amendment from Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) that would allow ACORN to receive funding under the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act. ...
Editorials:
April 23, 2009: Top recipients of federal bailout money like Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup should stop funding corrupt organizations like ACORN.
May 24, 2009: Rep. Barney Frank and other Democrats continue to rationalize support for ACORN, despite new indictments. ...
Beltway Confidential:
Sept. 1, 2009: ACORN quick to collect federal funds, but slow to pay taxes.
Sept. 11, 2009: Census Bureau terminates relationship with ACORN.
Sept. 12, 2009: Who is Hannah Giles?
Sept. 12, 2009: Why is ACORN giving tax advice? It began with H&R Block.
Sept. 12, 2009: In ACORN scandal, Maryland may prosecute...the journalists who revealed it.
Sept. 12, 2009: Maryland still promoting ACORN for housing help. ...
Special Reports:
May 5, 2009: ACORN has received $53 million in federal funding since 1994 and remains eligible for $8 billion more
May 19, 2009: ACORN’s Citizens Consulting Inc. (CCI) affiliate appears to be in control of the organization’s financial transactions, which are recorded on tax documents.
July 7, 2009: ACORN has a long history of aggressive tactics that reaches back to the 1960s. ...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/A-quick-guide-to-The-Examiner-on-ACORN-59786247.html
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