Pulling “Back The Curtain On ACORN”
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on September 17, 2009 at 9:01 AM in ACORN, Bailouts, Barack Obama, California, Census, Congress (House & Senate), Corruption, Crime, Current Affairs, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, General Election, Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Louisiana, Mortgages, New York State, Paulie Abeles, Stimulus Plan
I came across an article the other day, and was really taken by it, especially as it came out in the midst of the undercover videos by James O’Keefe, four in total thus far, with more to come, which have gone far in exposing the underside of ACORN. O’Keefe’s staggering videos can be found here BigGovernment.com and No Quarter. They are shocking indeed, as the workers at ACORN cavalierly discuss using children, girls, from El Salvador as prostitutes, with one going so far as saying the “prostitute,” Hannah Giles, whose idea the whole venture was, should make sure she tells the girls not to say anything to ANYONE about what they do (for an excellent commentary on this aspect, I highly recommend Pat Racimora’s, “ACORN, Little Girls, And The Red Light Business“). Or the ACORN worker who describes how she shot her husband dead.
Now is when I remind you that not only does Obama have very strong ties to ACORN (he worked on their behalf as a lawyer at one point), and its sister organization, SEIU, and let’s not forget that Obama gave $832,000 to an ACORN affiliate to “get out the vote” during the Election Season. And ACORN, the alleged non-partisan organization, currently under investigation in at least 14 states for voter fraud, the organization that helped create the Fanne Mae/Freddis Mac fiasco, is receiving YOUR tax paying dollars, $53 million to date, and stands to receive $8.5 Billion in Stimulus money.
The aforementioned article? It is this: Former Leftist Activist, Turned FBI Informant, Pulls Back the Curtain On ACORN. Well, you know that caught my eye right away - this guy, Brandon Darby, was a leftie activist, like many of us were, but unlike most of us, worked with the FBI on terrorism. Here is Darby’s story:
I first experienced ACORN in post-Katrina New Orleans. I was part of a relief organization, Common Ground Relief, which had been delivering much needed aid to the 9th Ward, an area that had been hit especially hard by the flood waters and by neglect. Rumors immediately began surfacing, questioning our motives and intentions. I was very confused by these rumors. Who was behind them? How could anyone question the vital work we were doing in the community? We lived and worked in the 9th Ward. We suspended our regular lives and, in many cases, left our families to travel to New Orleans to help those affected by Katrina and poverty. We slept on dirty plywood floors and shared everything we had with the residents. Most of us were white. Was our skin color the issue? I knew from personal experience that the majority of the Black 9th ward residents didn’t care what color our skin was. It took me awhile to get over the hurt I felt at such allegations and to find out where they were coming from.In the following weeks, I was made aware of the fact that ACORN had reopened its New Orleans office (several months after the storm). Various groups from around the city informed me that Acorn was upset with us because we were in “their” community and had not sought approval from ACORN to operate there. I was told that ACORN said that we were “privileged white people who had come to a Black community as saviors and we refused to work with local Black leadership.”
The more I pondered the matter, the more I realized what was happening. As usual in marginalized and impoverished communities, a small group of radical self-proclaimed leaders was insisting that all local aid and relief came through them—even if they were AWOL for several months. Though the majority of residents either hadn’t heard of ACORN or simply disagreed with their politics- ACORN insisted that they were THE Black leaders. This was upsetting to me. Sure, the local pastor we worked most closely with was Black; but that didn’t matter to ACORN. It was as if Pastor Johnson didn’t count because he didn’t evoke the name of Elijah Mohammed or Malcolm X. It was as if Pastor Johnson didn’t count because he didn’t submit to ACORN’s mandate that ACORN was the sole leadership of Black New Orleanians.
Am I reading this correctly? Only black people can work with black people as far as ACORN is concerned? Dang, I bet all of those organizations and churches who sent so many people and aid to New Orleans didn’t know the rules. I know I didn’t when I sent money, and took my niece and nephew there post-Katrina to spend tourism dollars as requested. I think we all thought we were helping our fellow Americans. This is a bit of a shock, I have to say.
Back to the article:
As then director of Common Ground Relief’s 9th Ward project, I was warned by many that ACORN would ruin me politically if I didn’t submit to their leadership. I believed in what I was doing and how I was doing it. I refused to submit. The political fallout was almost unbearable. I just kept my eyes on meeting the needs of the community. When confronted by adherents to ACORN’s brand of race analysis, I pointed out that ACORN was not there immediately after the storm, so I could not have sought their leadership even if I had wanted to.Over the following years, that particular style of political attack was prominent in New Orleans. Anytime that ACORN was displeased, the other party was deemed a racist. If the other party disagreed with the label or with ACORN’s agenda- they were met with “of course you feel that way. You are a racist.” Though it is clearly woefully inaccurate and unethical to use such an accusation as a political attack and as a means of shutting down philosophical debate and discourse, some at ACORN didn’t let that stop them. I refused to submit to it. I believed in listening to the majority of the community, who were desperate for our help, and not only to the self-proclaimed leaders. I paid a dear price for it.
This is disturbing on so many levels, not least of which is the people there NEEDED this help. They still do. People who WANT to help, who take time to do this, are then treated shabbily, and labeled racist to boot. Wow. I can only imagine how that felt to Darby after all his work there on behalf of that community.
And where does the FBI fit into all of this? Here’s how:
I returned to Texas after a couple of years adminst the political quagmire of post-Katrina New Orleans. My experience there with various groups was educational and life-changing, though some of these groups concerned me. Eventually I began to see some of them as dangerous and deceitful about their missions. This, along with a growing appreciation of my country helped lead me to work with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.I was as proud of this new era in my life as I was of my time in New Orleans. I had the privilege of participating in efforts where lives were saved; both in the United States and in Israel. While working undercover with the FBI at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, I helped to uncover a bomb plot. Two men had made firebombs with a homemade napalm mixture of gasoline and oil. Their initial targets were Republican delegates. These bomb-makers (domestic terrorists) later decided to attack a staging area for the Secret Service and other law-enforcement agencies. Fortunately, they were stopped and arrested.
I was asked, and agreed, to testify against them. As was expected, the more radical elements of the media began to attack both me as an individual and the FBI as a whole. One of the men accused plead guilty; the other hired an expensive defense attorney and concocted a story about the FBI building these bombs to “set up left-wing activists” and stop dissent. But once the facts became clear, the defense changed their story and instead tried to blame the FBI for ”influencing” the terrorists. Thankfully, after one hung jury and many months of intense media attacks against me, the other bomb-maker (domestic terrorist) decided to come clean and admitted to the judge that he had invented the whole story.
What does any of this have to do with ACORN? I wondered the same thing on January 31st of 2009 when I was reading an ACORN blog that is run by Wade Rathke (the man who claims credit for founding ACORN). He devoted an entire page to my work with the FBI. How did he describe the FBI’s effort and success in preventing innocent Americans, local police and federal agents from being burned, maimed and/or possibly killed by firebombs? He wrote that it’s “one thing to disagree, but it’s a whole different thing to rat on folks.” That is what ACORN’s founder had to say about my role in stopping a bomb plot.
I was even more shocked as I continued reading the article. ACORN’s “founder” went on to mention that another self-proclaimed “radical” activist who had worked closely with him was also involved in my story. Her name is Lisa Fithian. I first encountered Ms. Fithian in New Orleans. She came to town after Common Ground Relief had started operations. She assumed a position of prominence and continuously challenged my work and leadership. During the RNC bombing trial, she cooperated with the defense of the bomb plotters and led media attacks on me and the FBI.
Ms. Fithian has been quoted in various mainstream news articles as saying, “Nonviolence is a strategy. Civil disobedience is a tactic,” and “Direct action is a strategy. Throwing rocks is a tactic.” She is also quoted as stating that “When people ask me, ‘What do you do?’ I say, ‘I create crisis’, because crisis is that edge where change is possible.”
ACORN receives tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers to promote their agenda. Free speech is sacred, of course. However, it is clear that ACORN has made a practice of blurring the lines between free speech and tax-payer-funded activism. Fortunately, our federal government is adept at investigating and identifying the misuse of federal funds. It will be interesting in the near future to see how Mr. Rathke and his ACORN associates stand up to the same scrutiny they have focused on our military, the FBI and other governmental groups and agencies.
After the revelations exposed in the O’Keefe/Giles videos, maybe the FBI will get the hint and take a look into ACORN. If they need a reminder, they can go back and look at the testimony of ACORN Whistleblower, Anita Moncrief, who had PLENTY to say about how ACORN operates, and acknowledged the connections between ACORN and Obama. It is a shocking reminder of what the MSM let go by in order to carry water for Obama.
So, maybe it’s not too late? Maybe after all of these recent (and not so recent) revelations SOMEONE in law enforcement will do the right thing and go after ACORN? Make the connections, hold them accountable, and do it now? Heaven knows, there is enough information available, isn’t there?
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! Anita Moncrief, the ACORN whistleblower, is going to be on Paulie Abeles, Sins of Omission NQ radio show SEPTEMBER 21st at 9:00 PM (EST)!! WOW!!!! I cannot wait. I’ll be there - hope you will, too!
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Very Good Article Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy.
So it seems we have another Ayers, just clothed in the name of ACORN.
This illustrates one of the worst problems with our country. This time it’s ACORN. Under Bush, there were several conservative organizations and even churches pulling this crap.
NO OVERSIGHT.
NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
Our government takes our hard-earned income and hands it out to whomever will help the current occupant stay in office–whether in the WH or some Congressional seat. This type of government was reinstated in 2000 and is continued by the Current Occupant.
But don’t criticize Bush or you’re a traitor; don’t criticize Obama or you’re a racist.
I will agree with that one.
I have been on both fences, Protesting Bush and Protesting Obama.
**After Thought
Guess I’m a racist birther traitor
Oh my I better turn myself in!!!
LOL - almost made me choke on my cereal. Good one.
And yeah, I guess I’m both, too!
Oh- THANKS!! Appreciate it!
Well, if you dissapproved of Bush you obviously hate white people…/snark
This needs to get through to Fox.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/09/obamas-white-house-acorn-crime-covered-up-by-tides.html
CAROL HAKA
Done. Glenn and Sean now have it.
Well done, Carol and HARP!
Great Carol. I fwd’ed to local radio host.
Having known and read about ACORN since the primary, I’m honestly dismayed that they haven’t even been investigated. There is so much information out there about their involvement in voter fraud alone, dozens of convictions [30 at least] and investigations in at least 15 states.
These people are no different than the MAFIA, and Barack Obama is their patron. There’s a really good article at Pajamas Media from over a year ago, with links to stories that have run, well before the current focus on ACORN. It’s good as a reminder:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-acorn-voter-fraud/
Wow, RRA, good article. I had read that story the other day by Darby; when we had a lot of the ACORN things post here. I am so glad you found it! I will be tuning in to hear Anita on Sept 21st; this should be very interesting.
These non-profit organizations in structure with ACORN need to be examined as well; we know there are probably more hidden facts and information just waiting in the sub groups. I am not sure. but would like to find out if the center for American progress has an association with ACORN as well. The one that disturbed me was the one associated with college campus affiliates: It makes me wonder how much in the way of tax dollars are being given under the guise of tuition aid, to actually aid hidden political agendas?
A sample:
http://www.campusprogress.org/opinions/4558/anti-heath-care-reform-protesters-skewed-old-white
http://www.campusprogress.org/cribsheets/4449/rules-for-dealing-with-radicals
Interesting, and disconcerting, question, Katmoon. Hmmm.
I wonder if these young folks, the ones under 30 who threw their support to Obama while not bothering to look at his record (or lack thereof), realize that they will be paying a big share of the whole health care bill? Karma, baby: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/15/AR2009091503716.html
No they do not Amy, These young people are now strongly focused on just getting a job - even at the lower rungs. They have not gotten much further down the road than that.
Amy,
In reading your always well done articles you have stirred a very pleasant memory. Are you the same Unitarian Minister who met a group of us in NH in the late 90′ early 90’s? I believe it might have been at a local hotel. The clearest memory I have is the group of us sitting at a rectangular table.
You talked and then opened the group for discussions and questions. What you said made so much sense, I spent most of the time just mesmerized by you and your eloquent use of words, while nodding in agreement at most of what you said. The energy of everyone in the group by the end of the meeting was warm and soft - a small miracle directly attributable to the Minister.
Your writing, even on the toughest of subjects, softens the impact, so others are able to take it ALL in without going into emotional overload. Your writing tone is similar to that heard so long ago. Honestly Amy, were you that same person?
Since it has already been shown to help bring illegals in to the country. Has Acorn ever setup terrorists with illegal housing?
Good question Harp. I too have been wondering how the housing has been used with taxpayer money.
My thoughts have been brothels, not just children, crack houses, meth labs and the usual assortment of inner city crime. I never thought about illegals, but now that you mention it….
RRR,
The story you posted could be an episode or a side series to the Sopranos. Muscling in on the ‘action’.
Since ACORN is owned by the Annenberg Foundation; and, the Annenberg Foundation was founded by Ayers, Sr; and, Obama and Ayers, Jr. all know each other from there - is that where the money went (that was to go to the Katrina victims) to initially fund Obama’s campaign? I know Obama is not above stepping on the back’s of the poor to get to where he needs to go. That’s what he did in his own District 13 and his slumlord dealings w/ Rezko.
I have read that ACORN has been pulled from doing the 2010 Census. I am hoping that is true but, to your knowledge, is it?
oops
backs v back’s
TO the Census Bureau question, YES, it is absolutely true. You may not have seen it reported in the MSM, but the Bureau “fired” them Friday night (my paper has just started covering ACORN stuff as of yesterday - one AP article, and at least one more today). Thank heavens.
Then there was the Senate vote, which, shockingly, the third in line to the Pres., Pelosi, DID NOT KNOW HAPPENED. I am not kidding you - she had no idea, even when her own governor has asked the State Attorney to investigate ACORN, Pelosi had no idea the Senate voted 83-7 to take away their HUD funding. (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pelosi_clueless_about_cash_cut_off_ZHSkPZ2Mbhr5phoqht5GHN)
You know, Ginger, as corrupt as Obama’s associates, and presumably, Obama, given all of his machinations during the last election (never mind his other ones), I would not be surprised. I know the Rathke brothers founded ACORN sometime ago, as well as SEIU, the very powerful union that held CA hostage recently with Obama’s help.
That is all to say, we KNOW ACORN has supported Obama since the beginning - they have made that very clear, and is even on video. So, did they use some of our tax-paying dollars, slotted to go to other programs, like Katrina relief, to contribute to his campaign? It seems possible, though it would take some real research to find out.
Remember that a number of organizations are under this umbrella - you may recall that the $832,000 Obama gave to ACORN was funneled through just such an org., a little storefront, which, surprise, surprise, was in New Orleans. When asked abt the money, they referred the questioner back to ACORN. As it turned out, over 290 organizations were listed at this one address: http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/290-acorn-organizations-track-to-the-same-addresses-in-new-orleans/#comment-21759
Good question, Ginger!
Since Obama’s ties to ACORN were here in Chicago, I emailed Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun-Times and asked if she will be investigating this ACORN story, as Americans would like to know about Obama and ACORN. I said I hoped she would not “drop the ball” like she did with the Tony Rezko story (If that had come out BEFORE the first primary rather than a year later, perhaps history might have been different), or pretend not to know about ACORN like Charlie Gibson. I like Lynn, but the Sun-Times as well as the Chicago Tribune and other local newspapers have become almost like Good Housekeeping magazine, not newsworthy, but just chatty about current and local events. I hope someone here in Chicago will do some REAL investigative work on Obama’s ties to ACORN.
PLEASE keep us posted on this. I was wondering where John Kass was on this issue. He can usually be counted on for stepping up to the plate. Has he written anything?
You know, that’s how tinpot dictators in the poorer nations of Africa control the people. They control the aid the comes in, where it goes and who delivers it.
If ACORN tried to do that in NO, it was obviously trying to build political control of that community in exactly the same way.
Should have left it at “poorest nations.” North Korea is the same as are other countries. This doesn’t only happen in AFrica. My bad.
Politico says WH Distances from ACORN
But, not really. They don’t appreciate the trafficking and prostitution, but they don’t mind the voter fraud so much.
The Complete Guide to ACORN Voter Fraud
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-acorn-voter-fraud/
I’m laughing - it’s not funny, but their gymnastic attempts to make these distinctions are just laughable. Thanks for the info, mountainaires!
I`m not sure anything will embarrass this “Post Mortem Media”
Great article, Amy. I was struck by Fithian’s quote:
“‘What do you do?’ I say, ‘I create crisis’, because crisis is that edge where change is possible.”
That sounds like it comes straight out of Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. I wouldn’t trust this organization any further than I could throw them. They hide behind the pretense of helping people but I think their true agenda is propaganda, money and power. One of the Rathke brothers, the one heading SEIU now, embezzled a million dollars from ACORN several years ago. No charges were brought; they merely moved him over to the sister organization. They’re operating like an organized crime syndicate–all these various satellite groups and names.
Beck has definitely rattled a hornet’s nest. Good for him. I hope this is just the beginning, and that our so-called press wakes from its drugged slumber. So far, they’ve been pretty useless.
I know, right?? Isn’t that so telling? And let’s just what what has happened? Obama has done a whole bunch of “look over there at what those people are doing!” while sliding things under the radar - like Cap and Trade. Turns out, the cost to each family is actually going to be $1,000 MORE each year than we were told. SURPRISE!!!!
Amy
Yes–that’s exactly what BO is doing–the House just passed a bill today for the government to take over the student loan industry–no more private lenders–all aid will go through the government. The schools will be allocated funds and they will have to determine, according to BO’s guidelines, what students get help. This is frightening, the info we parents have to fill out for grants and loans on the FAFSA is very private(tax retruns, etc), now they will have access–how much more can we take from this adminsitration that promised no more politics as usual. Apparently not, now we have complete government control as opposed to half.
But Cathnealon, this isn’t “politics as usual” - it is SO much MORE than the usual!!! THat Obama 0 SUCH a giver! Ahem. And, blech.
That is so disturbing abt the college loan programs. You are EXACTLY right abt the level of sensitive financial information parents have to submit, and yes, it is scary as crap that all of that will become available to them.
Thanks for this - I’m just shaking my head - like you said, what’s next?
Dang, we really MUST keep a close eye on these people. They will get into all kinds of shenanigans if we don’t…
BREAKING NEWS - do you know what else was a part of that Student Loan Bill??
THE HOUSE VOTED TO DEFUND ACORN!!!!!! ALL FEDERAL FUNDING!!!!! 345-75 vote! Here’s the link: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/09/house_votes_to.html
New Push for FBI Investigation of ACORN under RICO
[This has been pushed for a year now. But now it's being pushed hard again. We'll see. - mountainaires]
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27188.html
ACORN has changed it’s name to avoid the bad publicity, which apparently includes strong-arming The Carlysle Group. Wow. That’s huge:
Acorn’s Latest Lawbreaking
September 11, 2009
Must read:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/acorns-latest-lawbreaking/
I heard on O’Rilley last night that the FBI is Louisiana has issued a subpoena for Rathke, dont which one, AND ACORNS books.
You know Glenn and Bill pressured Gov. Jindall a couple of months ago to launch an investigation. Maybe he did.
Video Flashback: Carter Calls Obama ‘This Black Boy’
http://www.thefoxnation.com/jimmy-carter/2009/09/17/video-flashback-carter-calls-obama-black-boy
We should all now refer to Carter not as former president Carter, but Carter, the anti-semite. If we are all racist, he is definately anti-semite.
Someone should try to put together a list if it is possible to count just how many MILLIONS of people Carter has caused to be murdered by their government by helping to install the dictators of Iran, and by helping the facist, murderous dictators Castro and Chavez to name just a few.
The women of Iran should be allowed to put him in the clothes they are forced to wear, and live as they are forced to live.
This man shows himself to be a concerned liberal, but is himself a murderer with the blood of millions on his hands.
He is a jew hating, anti-semite, anti-American, disgrace!
RRRA,
Thanks for this post and your comments about Darby’s article. I took the link to read the full article at BigGovernment. Darby’s change of heart came because of a kind of “epiphany” situation that needs to happen over and over for many people. It’s in many ways like what all us ex-Dem Hillary supporters experienced during the primary. Whether enough of the well-meaning, idealistic young will get to that point in time to save this country remains to be seen.
Katmoon’s concerns about the college campuses are valid. There is no better place to pull in the gullible idealistic young.
The one article she provided a link for about how the “old” were the only people at the Washington rally was interesting to me. It makes the point that the twenty and thirty somethings are the ones who make up a large part of the uninsured. It then makes the point that they will benefit from the bill. But, it makes this jump in reasoning based on the assumption that this group of people really want insurance. Many, many, many in this group choose NOT to have insurance because they would rather spend their money on baubles and bling and toys, etc. when they leave college (and, thus, their college mandated health insurance). They think they are invincible. I wonder what their reactions will be if the bill passes and they are forced to buy insurance. I’m thinking the Messiah will then really see some people who are all wee-wee’d up.
And by the way, DID YOU ALL NOTICE THE LINK TO THE O’KEEFE AND GILES VIDEOS FROM SAN DIEGO? (Maybe I’m behind on this, but these are new to me. Why must I be made sick every morning? But keep the pressure on!)
Poor Hannah. I really got the impression that the sleeze bad in ACORN there was trying to figure out how he could become her “client.”
Hannah said last night on Hannity that the creep was asking how much for the weekend.
PUKE! Double PUKE PUKE!
CAROL HAKA
Yes, there will be another post upcoming on the fifth video from San Diego (this post was actually written yesterday before it came out). There are STILL MORE TO COME, but they want to let these five sink in - and maybe give the MSM a chance to catch up. Ahem.
Upthread, I mentioned another article from WaPo that refers to the under 30’s who largely supported Obama and how THEY will be footing a lot of the health care bill. Is it wrong for me to take some perverse pleasure in that? That and how Obama kept claiming Hillary was going to fine people if they didn’t get ins. (she wasn’t) and he IS??? That’s what people get for electing someone with such a thin resume, who refuses to provide ANY documentation. The only problem is - we all have to pay for their mistake, too.
And yes, Diana, it does take that “Aha!” moment when much as you don’t want to believe it - like us abt the DNC - that it breaks through, and we have to acknowledge the facts staring us in the face.
I think they are waiting to let everyone incrimminate themselves further - let’s see how Obama and his gang of thugs react and have it on record.
Regarding insurance for the young adults, my son has had his own insurance in California since 2005. It started at about $185 a month for a good HMO plan. Now, it is $332.35 per month. He is 29. But, there are plenty of plans out there for them to get a basic policy for as little as $60 a month. They just would have to pay a large deductible out of pocket amount if something happened to them. It’s there if they want to purchase it. They all seem to be able to afford cigarettes, alcohol, dating etc.
It’s a choice of where someone wants to spend their money for the most part.
CAROL HAKA
RRRA,
I can forgive you for experiencing a littl schadenfreude over those young obots footing the healthcare expenses if this passes. I’ll be right there with you.
LOL - thanks, Diana!
Hang on, Katmoon - I’ll use my special powers to find those links:
Here they are:
Anti-Heath Care Reform Protesters Skewed Old, White
http://www.campusprogress.org/opinions/4558/anti-heath-care-reform-protesters-skewed-old-white
http://www.campusprogress.org/cribsheets/4449/rules-for-dealing-with-radicals
Thank you my dear! I appreciate it; I know you are reading right now and catching up, but later you have to check into Pelosi comparing the rhetoric against health reform to the situation in SF prior to Milk being assassinated, disgusting.
Oh, you have GOT to be kidding me!!! Seriously? That woman is just out of control.
Please share, Katmoon - where did you hear that?
Belay that last - found it!
Diane,
Yesterday I posted a link here at NQ to the campus site mentioned above, only in reference to van jones, being featured;(”five minutes with van jones”) check it out the site has been scubbed, and of course way back won’t have anything until the far futrure. I am looking through where I posted yesterday in reference to this, but I can’t recall! If anyone finds it please let me know. Thanks!
A second interesting coicendence is Ferd and I think oowawa and maybe pm, (again, not sure) were joking a few days back about different “Czars” that could be assigned; Ferd mentioned one called “Dancing with the Czar’s”; wouldn’t you know Huffpoop used that as the leading headline today.
We are read, and “borrowed” from quite often; no matter what the bots say.
Yes Katmoon, we are clearly the avant garde in snarky wit here at NQ. I think we might also be at the forefront of being really pissed-off.
Right you are Oowawa:)
LOL - oh, you totally are! Y’all are some funny, funny people!
Still laughing abt “Dancing With The Czars” - as many of them as there are, they could have a few seasons worth of participants!
Inside Obama’s Acorn
By Stanley Kurtz
May 29, 2008
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI=
Planting Seeds of Disaster
ACORN, Barack Obama, and the Democratic party.
By Stanley Kurtz
October 07, 2008
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjRjYzE0YmQxNzU4MDJjYWE5MjIzMTMxMmNhZWQ1MTA=
Stanley Kurtz is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Institute.
I guess Al Sharpton and JJ are waiting to see what color the recanting rape victim is before we have to see their ugly faces for the next months while they tell us how it really relates back to Obama being in the WH. Maybe Jimmie “I had slaves on my peanut farm” Carter can weigh in.
I think they are still silent on the “white boy” that had the hell beat out of him on the school bus by a bunch of black kids.
But, remember, we are the rac*sts.
CAROL HAKA
Good job Amy!
I only caught a small segment of one report pertaining to ACORN’s re-training actions. Now that is enough to cause anyone to hurl!
Look for the big guns on the Board of Dirctors to run interference for the team.
Two of them are John Podesta and Kathleen Townsend Kennedy.
Good grief…are there any people left who would take these scumbags down in a heartbeat?
Oh, Diana, yes, you are right - he was trying to figure out how to become her client. Didn’t you “love” how he offered to help them bring in their underage sex slaves via Mexico?????
I have to go throw up now…
Appalling.
I want to thank Brandon Darby for possibly saving my life. I was in St. Paul during the convention. After people found out about the plot, our local media demonized the police/FBI who went after these domestic terrorists. It was pathetic.
Thanks for this article, Amy.
The more I hear about ACORN and these other mob ties that Obama had, the more I am shocked that he is now our President.
How in GOD’S name could the media have ignored all of this? Was it so important to elect a black man that the media ignored that this same man is corrupt?
Unbelievable.
The media is racist, not us.
Tammy, thank heavens indeed that you are still here, and that the FBI/police did their job.
You are absolutely right - the MSM are the racist ones, not us. Moreover, they were derelict in their duty, not just with Obama, but Bush, too.
Those of us here were certainly aware of Obama’s nefarious connections, but my gosh, who knew how far they would go, and Obama would go to serve them (like SEIU - connected to ACORN, too, and the AFL-CIO, UAW, etc.)? It is shocking.
And it hasn’t even been ONE YEAR yet!!!
Even though I’m a conservative, I was disgusted with Bush. He let all of these things slide before Obama took office, and I think history will show that.
I am a member of the AFL-CIO and I’ve written a letters to them. Never heard a word back. The Unions leaders are destroying my Union, and in fact, have destroyed a lot of my work. I could write a piece on that alone.
After linking to past articles here on No Quarter and seeing how the nomination was stolen from Hillary, I was truly appalled.
Just think how different things that would be if Hillary was President? Or McCain?
How the hell are we going to survive this President? Everything he does is stunningly stupid and anti-American!
I could write a piece on that alone.
Why don’t you?
I’ll think about it, TeakWood.
I’m writing a book right now and I already get too distracted by this site!
The writers here are exceptional, even when I disagree with them. LOL.
Rev. Amy
Great piece! I plan to save your article. Acorn and SEIU are joined at the hip. If the WH is separating themselves from Acorn why are SEIU officials making policy with Obama?
That’s the question, EWard! They are essentially one and the same, aren’t they?
And thank you!
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To answer that, I venture one would have to look at it’s roots, as told by Mr.Darby, the nature of RICO crime model that is inherent in Alinsky’s methods. Every time I see “black nationalism” that was agreeable to BO for 20 years in his church and even going back to his childhood, I would question the charecter of BO’s integrity.
..or you could do what I do; wonder if I need to get “better glasses”.
Better glasses just make the whole train wreck stand out a lot clearer!
Over at Huff:
Pelosi is asking everyone to tone down their rhetoric because it might land in the ears of someone willing to commit violence.
Nancy, my dear, you and your thugs might heed your own warning. You’re the nutjobs in Washington. The way you alone have spouted off lies, it’s a wonder …………….
CAROL HAKA
Was she not the one throwing the firecracker into the crowd calling us all Nazis and un-American?
Nothing like preaching to the choir!
Fantasy - MSM
Reality - Criminal Media Complex
Silence is Golden
Voice of Obama
Partners in Crime
Truth Be Damned
Anti-First Amendment
Rev. Amy - Ditto to your post!
I just heard on t.v. that the House now voted to defund ACORN. I’m wondering how tight Pelosi’s panties are feeling right now??? (I am actually trying to do some cleaning and was vacuuming, wishing at the same time I could do some real cleaning in the Congressional buildings.)
unfortunately all this was out there to see during the primaries. hillary tried to tell us but was villified for her efforts. the msm and way too many americans were too taken in by a smooth talking con man but it was all out there if anyone with half a brain bothered to listen. now everyone is shocked!. shocked i tell you, to hear all this. give me a break. i hope these 2 young people ,who had more chutzpah than all the msm put together , win the Pulitzer prize. they are the new woodward and bernstein. lets just hope its not too late.
Pelosi–”tone down the rhetoric”–what the hell??She’s the one that initiated the attacks against the taxpayers at the townhall meetings.
And yes, b mathews, all of this was out there during the primaries–but with Axelrod and 675 million they were able to raise an iron curtanin between us and the truth.
Here is the link I posted it on the wrong thread initally:
(BARF BAG ALERT FOR THIS STORY)
http://www.examiner.com/x-19823-PostPartisan-Examiner~y2009m9d17-VIDEO-Nancy-Pelosi-cries-implies-rightwing-inciting-violence
Yeah - thanks for the alert, Katmoon. Holy toledo - she is something else.
There were some mighty interesting comments there, too, particularly one abt how peaceful the protest was, and how people even cleaned up after themselves, so just HOW does that equate to the violence in SF in the ’70’s??
It doesn’t relate in the smallest way to SF in the 70’s, I lived there, with my gay father, and by god I remember and will never forget. How dare she use, the gay community and the death of Harvey Milk as a presumption of support for the health care bill. That is what she is doing. Fashioning language not only to incite further violence from her own b.s. but taking a huge assumption about the L.G.B.T. community with her, this way if anyone on this side screams out it proves we are nothing more than racist, hating types, I mean after all we would then be disagreeing with a black president(therefore the black community) and acting like gay bashers during the height of the initial aids epidemic, so it “proves” how uncivilized and, “redneck” we are. She is pathetic is this attempt and assumption regarding the LGBT community just as so many have been regarding the American Black community opinion; it appears the democrats are the ones assuming all people of a specific group feel and are the same. They are all truly a bunch of asses in racist clothing.
BREAKING NEWS!!! BREAKING NEWS!! The House Voted To Defund ACORN!!!!!!!!!
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/09/house_votes_to.html
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