Tag Archives: ACORN

When reporters play dressup

I enjoyed James O’Keefe’s undercover reports on ACORN’s willingness (in its offices coast to coast) to assist a pimp and his chippy in acquiring a business location. But, despite the 60 Minutes example, undercover reporting can quickly lead to problems that undermine the pursuit of truth.

Thus, despite big media’s retractions of late on details of O’Keefe’s investigation of a Louisiana senator, the fact remains that he dressed up as a telephone repairman. As Ed Morrisey says, he apparently didn’t need to do that if he wasn’t planning to break the law. It logically led to suspicion that was what he was about and his arrest.

ACORN suspends operations

Wow. Like I said earlier. There’s never a dull moment with Barry’s favorite campaign group. Favorite, that is, judging by the billions the stimulus package gave them to, ahem, create jobs. Or something.

Via Instapundit.

More ACORN scandal

Those ACORNs. Never a dull moment with these would be census takers. What a bunch of cut-ups.

Meanwhile, the Senate has reacted to their imbroglio by voting 83-7 to bar HUD from giving them any more housing grants, though there’s still a procedural hurdle to clear before the vote could take effect. And, today, House Republicans sought to terminate all of their federal funding. That’s not likely to happen, they being among Barry’s fav campaign outfits and a big beneficiary of his "stimulus" money. But definitely worth a try–even if most of Big Media, including ABC, doesn’t care. Not invented there, you see.

Blaming the messenger

Undercover journalism has always been controversial. But it was the mainstay of 60 Minutes for many years. Works best, though, if your expose isn’t political. Exposing ACORN is not good for your legal health.

ObamaCare

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Like Barry says, sometimes we’ll just have to forgo surgery and  take painkillers, instead. What a humanitarian. Does he ask ACORN to give up its eight billion in "stimulus"? Oh, but that’s different.

Via DebbieSchlussel.

MORE:  Even the Gerbilists say his recent "infomercial" with so cooperative aBC was a flop. Except on one point: he admitted he wouldn’t make his own family stick to the public plan. What a man.

Democrat Priorities

$8 Billion for ACORN is just handy dandy, but $1.2 Billion for missile defense is too much? Well, at least for the foreseeable future, it will be the East and West coasts that are vulnerable to missiles from Iran and North Korea.

Thugs in the White House

It all starts with ACORN, the persistently corrupt and oft-indicted community organizers. Add a dose of the Chicago Way and bingo, there’s corruption in Obamalot.