ACORN

[classicman]

Redux - can you get a copy of the report mentioned here?

Such rhetoric in the past has deflected scrutiny of Acorn tactics, such as street demonstrations and boycotts against banks to force lower credit standards for home loans, which a congressional report found contributed to the subprime loan mess.

just a few more tidbits to add:
1) Acorn was sanctioned by the National Labor Relations Board in 2003 for illegally firing workers trying to organize a union.
2) Acorn unsuccessfully sued California to be exempt from the minimum wage
3) Wade Rathke, who founded Acorn in 1970, engaged in a cover-up of a million dollar embezzlement of Acorn funds by his brother Dale, then the group's chief financial officer.
4) Acorn's allies in Congress have long stopped every move to rein it in.

5) Rep. Steve King (R) has tried six times to get House floor votes restricting Acorn's access to federal funds but has been blocked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hand-picked Rules Committee members. Some Democrats have grumbled.
6) John Conyers urged a hearing be held on Acorn abuses in March, but "the powers that be" decided against it.

"MSM ignored the Van Jones story, so it now seems the same is happening with the latest ACORN situation, a story being carried only by FOX,
"If something is on FOX first, does that automatically make it anathema for the MSM lest they be thought to [be] anti-Obama?"

Seems like they are not the only ones....

"A search of transcripts through Monday at NBC, CBS and MSNBC revealed no national TV coverage of the growing ACORN scandal."

I'm not surprised that Americans don't trust the media to cover stories responsibly or objectively. All Americans should want to hear all sides of a debate (good and bad) and learn all about it, not just the biased points selected by media elites. It’s quite TELLING when a 20 year old girl and 25 year old guy out-sleuth the entire Main Stream Media!

Lastly, I am amazed at the lack of shock or surprise shown by all the ACORN workers. They didn't even flinch when the couple told them about the prostitution ring nor bringing in children to use as sex slaves...

These videos showed the demeanor the organization portrayed in assisting the 'young professionals'',showcasing eager and willing individuals offering them nonchalant assistance.
The videos were released from three separate locations, all with the same advice; one in Baltimore, the next in DC, and the third in Brooklyn.
Now, another video has been released.
Make that four different cities. The video, not surprisingly, contains the same exact guidance. The location this time is San Bernardino,CA . Except this time a lady admitted to shooting and killing her husband, on video.