"a-c-o-r-n"

[Willie99]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

1) "community organizers"
2) "for reform now"
3) "close connections to one political party"
4) "recruited voters, many illegally, for one political party"


birds of a feather flock together

how else can you explain stuff like tax cheats being named to lead the treasury department? and calling them irreplaceable

they think alike

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Witch-hunt or corrupt government?

Friday, September 11, 2009
Anne Kramer, Robert Lang and Associated Press

The activist group ACORN has fired two employees of its Baltimore office who were seen on hidden-camera video giving advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute.

Fox News broadcast excerpts Thursday from the video. The man and woman ask about buying a house and how to account on tax forms for the woman's income. An ACORN employee advises the woman to list her occupation as "performance artist."

Maryland ACORN board member Margaret Williams says in a statement that the employees "did not meet ACORN's standards of professionalism."

ACORN spokeswoman Sonja Merchant-Jones told WBAL-TV that she believes the video may have been altered to make the organization look bad.

The statement also says the video was an "attempt to smear ACORN" and that undercover teams attempted similar stunts in at least three other ACORN offices.

Williams said no tax returns were filed and no assistance was provided.

The Baltimore city state's attorney is considering prosecuting those responsible for taping the ACORN employees on charges that they violated Maryland's wiretap laws.

STATEMENT OF STATE’S ATTORNEYS OFFICE FOR BALTIMORE CITY RELATIVE TO THE ALLEGED BALTIMORE ACORN INCIDENT​

Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2009 – We have received inquiries from citizens and the media asking whether the Baltimore City State’s Attorneys Office would initiate a criminal investigation for acts allegedly committed at ACORN offices located in Baltimore. The only information received in reference to this alleged criminal behavior was a YouTube video. Upon review by this office, the video appears to be incomplete. In addition, the audio portion could possibly have been obtained in violation of Maryland Law, Annotated Code of Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article §10-402, which requires two party consent.
If it is determined that the audio portion now being heard on YouTube was illegally obtained, it is also illegal under Maryland Law to willfully use or willfully disclose the content of said audio.

The penalty for the unlawful interception, disclosure or use of it is a felony punishable up to 5 years.

 

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Just saw on Fox News on the net ACORN denied govt funds 87-7 for promoting child prostitution & they are also going to take away their tax exempt status.

 

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http://channelsurfing.net/watch-fox-news.html

 

[FadeMeToWin]

ACORN is cornholing america. Glad to see that 7 idiots think it is ok to assist prostitutes set up a business. If this were a "right" sided group there would be a freaking nuke dropped on them by the mainstream press. Why is it ok for a dem to fuck an intern, or lie about everthing, or evade taxes, or break the law in any way? They run to their defense and make excuses. I think that if Bush had been caught fucking an intern, he should have been asked to leave, if a republican is caught evading taxes or breaking any laws, then he should be escorted out the door. I don't have a double standard. Many on the right don't have a double standard. Why is that not the case on the left? Why is it ok to fuck up spending or fuck over tax payers or lie or cheat or break the law if it is one of theirs? At some point your credibility and sanity is put into question.

Wow..... I feel better now.

 

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Complete Roll Call

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Yes Votes (83)

<TABLE class=roll-call-table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><THEAD><TR><TH class=member>Member</TH><TH class=party>Party</TH><TH class=district>State</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=yes-D rel="HI"><TH>Daniel K. Akaka</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>HI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="TN"><TH>Lamar Alexander</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>TN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="WY"><TH>John Barrasso</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>WY</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MT"><TH>Max Baucus</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="IN"><TH>Evan Bayh</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>IN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="AK"><TH>Mark Begich</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>AK</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="CO"><TH>Michael Bennet</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>CO</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="UT"><TH>Robert F. Bennett</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>UT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NM"><TH>Jeff Bingaman</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NM</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="MO"><TH>Christopher S. Bond</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>MO</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="CA"><TH>Barbara Boxer</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>CA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="OH"><TH>Sherrod Brown</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>OH</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="KS"><TH>Sam Brownback</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>KS</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="KY"><TH>Jim Bunning</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>KY</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="WA"><TH>Maria Cantwell</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MD"><TH>Benjamin L. Cardin</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MD</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="DE"><TH>Thomas R. Carper</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>DE</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="GA"><TH>Saxby Chambliss</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>GA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="MS"><TH>Thad Cochran</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>MS</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="ME"><TH>Susan Collins</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>ME</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="ND"><TH>Kent Conrad</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>ND</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="TN"><TH>Bob Corker</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>TN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="TX"><TH>John Cornyn</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>TX</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="ID"><TH>Michael D. Crapo</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>ID</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="SC"><TH>Jim DeMint</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>SC</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="CT"><TH>Christopher J. Dodd</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>CT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="ND"><TH>Byron L. Dorgan</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>ND</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="NV"><TH>John Ensign</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>NV</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="WY"><TH>Michael B. Enzi</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>WY</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="WI"><TH>Russ Feingold</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="CA"><TH>Dianne Feinstein</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>CA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MN"><TH>Al Franken</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="IA"><TH>Charles E. Grassley</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>IA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NC"><TH>Kay Hagan</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NC</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="IA"><TH>Tom Harkin</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>IA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="UT"><TH>Orrin G. Hatch</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>UT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="OK"><TH>James M. Inhofe</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="HI"><TH>Daniel K. Inouye</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>HI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="GA"><TH>Johnny Isakson</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>GA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="NE"><TH>Mike Johanns</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>NE</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="SD"><TH>Tim Johnson</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>SD</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="DE"><TH>Edward E. Kaufman</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>DE</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MA"><TH>John Kerry</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MN"><TH>Amy Klobuchar</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="WI"><TH>Herb Kohl</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="AZ"><TH>Jon Kyl</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>AZ</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="LA"><TH>Mary L. Landrieu</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>LA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NJ"><TH>Frank R. Lautenberg</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NJ</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="FL"><TH>George S. LeMieux</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>FL</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MI"><TH>Carl Levin</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-I rel="CT"><TH>Joseph I. Lieberman</TH><TD>ID</TD><TD>CT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="AR"><TH>Blanche Lincoln</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>AR</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="IN"><TH>Richard G. Lugar</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>IN</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MO"><TH>Claire McCaskill</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MO</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="KY"><TH>Mitch McConnell</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>KY</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NJ"><TH>Robert Menendez</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NJ</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="OR"><TH>Jeff Merkley</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>OR</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="AK"><TH>Lisa Murkowski</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>AK</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="WA"><TH>Patty Murray</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="FL"><TH>Bill Nelson</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>FL</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NE"><TH>Ben Nelson</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NE</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="AR"><TH>Mark Pryor</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>AR</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="RI"><TH>Jack Reed</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>RI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NV"><TH>Harry Reid</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NV</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="ID"><TH>Jim Risch</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>ID</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="KS"><TH>Pat Roberts</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>KS</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="WV"><TH>John D. Rockefeller IV</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WV</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NY"><TH>Charles E. Schumer</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NY</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="AL"><TH>Jeff Sessions</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>AL</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NH"><TH>Jeanne Shaheen</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NH</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="AL"><TH>Richard C. Shelby</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>AL</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="ME"><TH>Olympia J. Snowe</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>ME</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="PA"><TH>Arlen Specter</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>PA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MI"><TH>Debbie Stabenow</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MI</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="MT"><TH>Jon Tester</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MT</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="SD"><TH>John Thune</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>SD</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="CO"><TH>Mark Udall</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>CO</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="NM"><TH>Tom Udall</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NM</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="OH"><TH>George V. Voinovich</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>OH</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="VA"><TH>Mark Warner</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>VA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="VA"><TH>Jim Webb</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>VA</TD></TR><TR class=yes-R rel="MS"><TH>Roger Wicker</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>MS</TD></TR><TR class=yes-D rel="OR"><TH>Ron Wyden</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>OR</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/senate/1/275

 

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No Votes (7)

<TABLE class=roll-call-table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><THEAD><TR><TH class=member>Member</TH><TH class=party>Party</TH><TH class=district>State</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=no-D rel="IL"><TH>Roland W. Burris</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>IL</TD></TR><TR class=no-D rel="PA"><TH>Bob Casey</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>PA</TD></TR><TR class=no-D rel="IL"><TH>Richard J. Durbin</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>IL</TD></TR><TR class=no-D rel="NY"><TH>Kirsten Gillibrand</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>NY</TD></TR><TR class=no-D rel="VT"><TH>Patrick J. Leahy</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>VT</TD></TR><TR class=no-I rel="VT"><TH>Bernard Sanders</TH><TD>I</TD><TD>VT</TD></TR><TR class=no-D rel="RI"><TH>Sheldon Whitehouse</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>RI</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Did Not Vote (9)

<TABLE class=roll-call-table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><THEAD><TR><TH class=member>Member</TH><TH class=party>Party</TH><TH class=district>State</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=not-voting-R rel="NC"><TH>Richard M. Burr</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>NC</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-D rel="WV"><TH>Robert C. Byrd</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>WV</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="OK"><TH>Tom Coburn</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="SC"><TH>Lindsey Graham</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>SC</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="NH"><TH>Judd Gregg</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>NH</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="TX"><TH>Kay Bailey Hutchison</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>TX</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="AZ"><TH>John McCain</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>AZ</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-D rel="MD"><TH>Barbara A. Mikulski</TH><TD>D</TD><TD>MD</TD></TR><TR class=not-voting-R rel="LA"><TH>David Vitter</TH><TD>R</TD><TD>LA</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>