The Census Director has sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN notifying the group that the Census Bureau is severing all ties with the community organizing group for all work having to do with the 2010 census. ACORN had previously been tapped to help with low level data gathering. A copy of the Director's letter has been sent to Congress and relevant committees, as well as ACORN.
This latest news comes as two more ACORN officials were fired Friday after a second video surfaced showing staffers in the community organizers' Washington office offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute acquire illegal home loans that would help them set up a brothel.
The firings came less than 24 hours after another pair of ACORN officials from the group's Baltimore office were canned for instructing the "pimp" and "prostitute" how to falsify tax forms and seek illegal benefits for 13 "very young" girls from El Salvador that pair said they wanted to import to work as child prostitutes.
Both of the encounters were videotaped on a hidden camera wielded by 25-year-old independent filmmaker James O'Keefe, posing as the pimp — tapes that have ignited calls for investigations of ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
The group's leaders said Friday they were "appalled and angry" at what their staffers had done, but insisted the videos were part of a political "smear" campaign and not representative of the institution as a whole.
"But that does not excuse the behavior of the employees," wrote ACORN's president Alton Bennet and executive director Mike Shea. "We have fired them and are initiating an internal review of practices and reminding all staff of their obligation to uphold the highest legal and ethical standards."
Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., called for a hearing to investigate ACORN's tax filing assistance programs following the release of the videos he said suggested multiple incidents of tax fraud.
"In light of the apparent flagrant and willful attempts to suborn tax fraud, I ... (am seeking) a hearing of the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee as soon as practicable to investigate ACORN’s activities," he said Friday.
O'Keefe, the filmmaker, was accompanied by 20-year-old Hannah Giles, who posed as a prostitute. On a videotape of their visit to ACORN's Washington's office, they are seen receiving guidance to establish the woman as the sole proprietor of a bogus company to mask the nature of her business.
"She's not going to put on (the loan application) that she's doing prostitution ... she doesn't have to," a now-fired ACORN staffer says. "You don't have to sit back and tell people what you do."
Related StoriesACORN Officials Videotaped Telling 'Pimp,' 'Prostitute' How to Lie to IRS
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the tip of the iceberg
how much money can the loonies keep throwing at these frauds?
it's coming to an end
This latest news comes as two more ACORN officials were fired Friday after a second video surfaced showing staffers in the community organizers' Washington office offering to help a man and woman posing as a pimp and prostitute acquire illegal home loans that would help them set up a brothel.
The firings came less than 24 hours after another pair of ACORN officials from the group's Baltimore office were canned for instructing the "pimp" and "prostitute" how to falsify tax forms and seek illegal benefits for 13 "very young" girls from El Salvador that pair said they wanted to import to work as child prostitutes.
Both of the encounters were videotaped on a hidden camera wielded by 25-year-old independent filmmaker James O'Keefe, posing as the pimp — tapes that have ignited calls for investigations of ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
The group's leaders said Friday they were "appalled and angry" at what their staffers had done, but insisted the videos were part of a political "smear" campaign and not representative of the institution as a whole.
"But that does not excuse the behavior of the employees," wrote ACORN's president Alton Bennet and executive director Mike Shea. "We have fired them and are initiating an internal review of practices and reminding all staff of their obligation to uphold the highest legal and ethical standards."
Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., called for a hearing to investigate ACORN's tax filing assistance programs following the release of the videos he said suggested multiple incidents of tax fraud.
"In light of the apparent flagrant and willful attempts to suborn tax fraud, I ... (am seeking) a hearing of the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee as soon as practicable to investigate ACORN’s activities," he said Friday.
O'Keefe, the filmmaker, was accompanied by 20-year-old Hannah Giles, who posed as a prostitute. On a videotape of their visit to ACORN's Washington's office, they are seen receiving guidance to establish the woman as the sole proprietor of a bogus company to mask the nature of her business.
"She's not going to put on (the loan application) that she's doing prostitution ... she doesn't have to," a now-fired ACORN staffer says. "You don't have to sit back and tell people what you do."
Related StoriesACORN Officials Videotaped Telling 'Pimp,' 'Prostitute' How to Lie to IRS
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the tip of the iceberg
how much money can the loonies keep throwing at these frauds?
it's coming to an end
three and counting
What I find striking is that if Beck were of the Left, taking down (or helping to take down) Bush appointees — with the same bombast and success — he would be hailed as the living reincarnation of the great Muckrakers of yore. He'd be the working man's I. F. Stone, the TV heir to Michael Moore (which is a good thing to the Left). If he explored the roots and idea animating conservatism the way he has with progressivism, he would be a vital service to the education of the nation. And because a left-wing Beck would have to be working at MSNBC, you could be sure that the gang over there would be foursquare behind him.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDRhOWU3NTgzYjQzNDY3ODYxMDUzNTZiYzYyYjMwM2U
Beck Strikes Again; Yosi Sargent Reassigned at NEA
By Michael A. Fletcher
The National Endowment for the Arts has reassigned former communications director Yosi Sergant, who had become the latest target of FOX News talk show host Glenn Beck.
Acting NEA communications director Victoria Hutter said Thursday that Sergant had left the communications post. The move came after he had come under attack from Beck, a conservative commentator who accused Sergant of attempting to use taxpayer money to fund art to support the president's initiatives.
Yes, I know some of my friends on the Right wring their hands about Glenn Beck. I don't so much. Not only am I grateful for his support of my book, I like the guy personally. Moreover, while he can be bombastic and over the top rhetorically (and we don't always see eye-to-eye), what makes his populism palatable to me (I'm not a big fan of populism) is that he's fundamentally a libertarian populist. He's not clamoring for the government to do more, he's clamoring for the government to do less. And that's the safest kind of populism there is. Meanwhile, he's been absolutely fearless in going after stories and trends that even the rest of the conservative media have ignored. But we can have that conversation another time.By Michael A. Fletcher
The National Endowment for the Arts has reassigned former communications director Yosi Sergant, who had become the latest target of FOX News talk show host Glenn Beck.
Acting NEA communications director Victoria Hutter said Thursday that Sergant had left the communications post. The move came after he had come under attack from Beck, a conservative commentator who accused Sergant of attempting to use taxpayer money to fund art to support the president's initiatives.
What I find striking is that if Beck were of the Left, taking down (or helping to take down) Bush appointees — with the same bombast and success — he would be hailed as the living reincarnation of the great Muckrakers of yore. He'd be the working man's I. F. Stone, the TV heir to Michael Moore (which is a good thing to the Left). If he explored the roots and idea animating conservatism the way he has with progressivism, he would be a vital service to the education of the nation. And because a left-wing Beck would have to be working at MSNBC, you could be sure that the gang over there would be foursquare behind him.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDRhOWU3NTgzYjQzNDY3ODYxMDUzNTZiYzYyYjMwM2U
compare and contrast the media coverage of Glen Beck to Michael Moore.
GB uses unedited tapes and tells the truth, he's scum.
MM cuts and pastes questions and answers, misinterprets intent and flat out lies, he's a hero.
What a bunch of fucking losing idiots we have to deal with in this country. They're lucky they're in this country, where idiots and liars can do OK for themselves.
:lol:
GB uses unedited tapes and tells the truth, he's scum.
MM cuts and pastes questions and answers, misinterprets intent and flat out lies, he's a hero.
What a bunch of fucking losing idiots we have to deal with in this country. They're lucky they're in this country, where idiots and liars can do OK for themselves.
:lol:
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THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10
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FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000
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MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000
CNN KING 965,000
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MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000
CNN COOPER 691,000
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if Beck passes Bill despite being on 5PM EST, that's saying something
if you add the viewers for "my leg tingles", "the zer0" and the "sheman" together, they barely beat his commute home time ratings.
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THURSDAY NITE, SEPT 10
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,609,000
FOXNEWS BECK 3,340,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,986,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,522,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,362,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,040,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,573,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,164,000
CNN KING 965,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 882,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 734,000
CNN COOPER 691,000
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if Beck passes Bill despite being on 5PM EST, that's saying something
if you add the viewers for "my leg tingles", "the zer0" and the "sheman" together, they barely beat his commute home time ratings.
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Senate Votes to Cut Off ACORN Housing Funding
The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to the organization
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/14/senate-votes-cut-acorn-housing-funding/
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time for y'all do to your thing, send donations to this fine organization
oh wait, my bad, lefties only want to do things with other peoples' money. Sorry, brain fart
The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to the organization
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/14/senate-votes-cut-acorn-housing-funding/
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time for y'all do to your thing, send donations to this fine organization
oh wait, my bad, lefties only want to do things with other peoples' money. Sorry, brain fart
How much would you pay for a live debate between Glenn and Keith Olberdope on PPV ??
Glenn is grounded in facts and the truth.
Keith just spent the first 20 minutes of the show all pumped up because Jimmy Carter think all the protesters all are racists
He'd do fine if spelling wasn't part of it...why is hasn't he addressed what may or may not have happened in 1990? Just asking questions.
