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Motivated by a series of undercover videos that show ACORN employees offering tax advice to investigators posing as a pimp and a prostitute, the Senate voted 83-7 on an amendment blocking the community-organizing group from bidding for federal grants. Also, prosecutors in Florida have issued arrest warrants for ACORN personnel, alleging that they falsified voter records during the 2008 election, and the Census Bureau has severed all ties with the group for next year's census.
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ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- has received $1.6 million to provide affordable housing in its current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and Republican lawmakers say it has received $53 million since 1994. The new measure is an amendment to the spending bill that funds the department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2010. Several Democrats broke trend and voted against the measure, including Illinois Sen. Roland Burris and New York rookie Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
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ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- has received $1.6 million to provide affordable housing in its current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, and Republican lawmakers say it has received $53 million since 1994. The new measure is an amendment to the spending bill that funds the department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2010. Several Democrats broke trend and voted against the measure, including Illinois Sen. Roland Burris and New York rookie Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
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lpjam1
8:38AM Sep 15th 2009
Can I here an "Amen!" brothers and sisters! It's about time those crooks took one in the shorts!
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sandsnnydz
9:18AM Sep 15th 2009
Amen!!
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(19) Truth
9:03PM Sep 15th 2009
Amen!!!
Thank God for Glenn Beck!!!
Glenn Beck Scoreboard!
FIRED! - Van Jones, Obama's racist, anti-white, communist, asshole "Green Jobs" Czar.
FIRED! - Obama's head of artists for government propaganda at the National Endowment for the Arts.
1.5 to 2 MILLION 9/12 Protestors on Washington mall. Largest protest in Washington history.
FUNDING PULLED FROM ACORN!!! Beck's relentless exposure of the corruption at ACORN has begun costing them their funding. Obama's evil minions are being outed. Brooklyn organized crime unit investigating.
GO GLENN BECK!!! The bravest man in America!
Thank God for Glenn Beck!!!
Glenn Beck Scoreboard!
FIRED! - Van Jones, Obama's racist, anti-white, communist, asshole "Green Jobs" Czar.
FIRED! - Obama's head of artists for government propaganda at the National Endowment for the Arts.
1.5 to 2 MILLION 9/12 Protestors on Washington mall. Largest protest in Washington history.
FUNDING PULLED FROM ACORN!!! Beck's relentless exposure of the corruption at ACORN has begun costing them their funding. Obama's evil minions are being outed. Brooklyn organized crime unit investigating.
GO GLENN BECK!!! The bravest man in America!
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(5) park457799
8:39AM Sep 15th 2009
It is about time! The idiots that voted against this need to go, as soon as possible! Talk about a waste of money that could be utilized for health care. ACORN is an embarrassment to the entire country!
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(33) garry402
8:43AM Sep 15th 2009
I can't believe that the Democrats would vote against their pimp/ho constituents.
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(23) Trish
9:41AM Sep 15th 2009
Stop trying to make it seem like the Democrats own ACORN. Both parties have been involved with the group. Do some research--Perry, McCain, Michael Bloomberg, Charlie Crist, Schwarzenegger etc. The list goes on and on. ACORN is a huge organization that has actually done some good work in the past re housing issues. Like any large organization, they have some lousy, crooked workers. They need to be cleaned up and held accountable.
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(-19) Phillip
8:53AM Sep 15th 2009
I'll give the US Senate a big high five for this one...all except for those 7 that opposed this reform...How could any Senator reasonably justify voting to continue Federal funding of an agency that was videotaped giving advice on how to get tax breaks for establishing a prostitution ring with underage illegal immigrant girls?????
The thing to keep in mind, though, is that ACORN is only a single organization that benefitted from corruption in our Federal govenment. Are they the entire iceberg, or just the tip?
Keep your eyes peeled for more corruption uncovered by individual Americans. It won't be discovered by CNN, MSNBC, NBC, or ABC, or printed in the NY TImes or Washington Post. Funny, it used to be paid journalists doing this kind of investigative work. I'm OK with doing their work for them. I only ask them to step aside to welcome the next generation of journalism, in which journalists are widely acceted to be what they have truly become - biased political spin doctors.
The thing to keep in mind, though, is that ACORN is only a single organization that benefitted from corruption in our Federal govenment. Are they the entire iceberg, or just the tip?
Keep your eyes peeled for more corruption uncovered by individual Americans. It won't be discovered by CNN, MSNBC, NBC, or ABC, or printed in the NY TImes or Washington Post. Funny, it used to be paid journalists doing this kind of investigative work. I'm OK with doing their work for them. I only ask them to step aside to welcome the next generation of journalism, in which journalists are widely acceted to be what they have truly become - biased political spin doctors.
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(31) Dave and Judy
8:55AM Sep 15th 2009
Now, let's do the same thing with Welfare fraud. I think you will find enough fraud to finance these leeches' health care.
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(22) southernnman
9:00AM Sep 15th 2009
How come it took this long for the goverment to see all of this. Thank you for the woman who is going to school to be a repoter you will make a good one. And thank you Glenn Beck for showing her to America other news programs would have never shown it.
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(24) harrell333
9:04AM Sep 15th 2009
It's all about political association. It's undeniable Obama & Democrats had a strong affiliation with this organization & it's time to save face by acting expediently.
In the course of one short week two of Obama's close ties have been exposed by the "truthful media". Van Jones & now ACORN.
The Democrats will circle the wagons for their inner circle but it's too damaging to hold on to disposable & undeniable fodder for the right wing to exploit.
I've said before,, Obama is a mastermind exploiting the insecurities of people but his problems are mounting from his dark past.
The wheels are falling off & he knows it. He's showing it even more through compromise in his programs to change course before all is lost.....
In the course of one short week two of Obama's close ties have been exposed by the "truthful media". Van Jones & now ACORN.
The Democrats will circle the wagons for their inner circle but it's too damaging to hold on to disposable & undeniable fodder for the right wing to exploit.
I've said before,, Obama is a mastermind exploiting the insecurities of people but his problems are mounting from his dark past.
The wheels are falling off & he knows it. He's showing it even more through compromise in his programs to change course before all is lost.....
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(23) Trish
10:05AM Sep 15th 2009
It is undeniable that BOTH parties have been involved with ACORN. Before you blame it all on the Democrats, realize that ACORN became far more powerful under the Bush administration and Republican Congress. From 2001-2008, they received more than 1 million per year for housing counseling and work with low income. Republicans preferred to contract out to ACORN instead of relying on HUD to avoid government growth. In fact ACORN received over 13 million. Housing Secretary Mel Martinez even awarded ACORN a special grant re research on lead paint removal and research. Please don't turn this into a partisan issue. Let's all work together to solve our problems and stop falling for all this political rhetoric!
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(-12) nickcherryl
9:12AM Sep 15th 2009
Sen Mike Johanns from NEBRASKA should be given a medal for standing up against OBAMAS ACORN MOB group. The SENATE has tried 3 times to get funding stopped but people like, Rep Pelsoi and Sen Durbin have been their lap dogs and know that this is what keeps them in office. WAKE UP FOLKS, THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAN HOUSE IS PUT PEOPLE LIKE, SEN DURBIN, SEN BOXER, SEN REID, REP WATERS, REP LEE, REP WASTON, REP CONYERS, REP FRANKS, REP RANGLE, SEN SNOWE, SEN SCHUMER, SEN STABNOW, SEN FINEGOLD, SEN KHOL, just to name a few who have been doing the far left bidding for years, this is what has created the cess pool in CONGRESS.
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(26) hegarty111
9:15AM Sep 15th 2009
ABOUT TIME. AND BURRIS VOTED AGAINST? WHAT A SURPRISE. CHICAGO POLS. TRY TO PROTECT THEIR OWN----CROOKS.
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(17) hegarty111
9:19AM Sep 15th 2009
HOW ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW MANY ACORN ASSISTED MORTGAGES WERE FORECLOSED ON OVER THE YEARS?
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(18) Keith Bowden
9:32AM Sep 15th 2009
OBAMA IS AS CORRUPT AS ACORN AND SEIU. OBAMA IS ACORN AND SEIU, AND THEY ARE HIM; ONE IN THE SAME.
THESE CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS EFFECT HIS ELECTIONS (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE,) AND OBAMA DOES THEIR BIDDING IN RETURN. QUID PRO QUO...
WHOM DO YOU THINK All OF THOSE NUTS WERE AT THE RALLIES BEFORE THE ELECTION?
THEY WERE MOSTLY OPERATIVES SENT BY ACORN AND SEIU; PAID OPERATIVES, NOT TRUE SUPPORTERS.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
THE MONEY IS GONE, AND SO ARE THE SUPPORTERS.
OBAMA IS GOING TO GO DOWN AS THE WORST, AND MOST UN-AMERICAN LOSER PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
ONE TERM ONLY, THANKS TO GOD!!!
LET'S HOPE THE PLANET MAKES IT THROUGH 4 YEARS OF BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, OR HOWEVER THE MUSLIM SPELLS HIS NAME THESE DAYS....
THESE CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS EFFECT HIS ELECTIONS (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE,) AND OBAMA DOES THEIR BIDDING IN RETURN. QUID PRO QUO...
WHOM DO YOU THINK All OF THOSE NUTS WERE AT THE RALLIES BEFORE THE ELECTION?
THEY WERE MOSTLY OPERATIVES SENT BY ACORN AND SEIU; PAID OPERATIVES, NOT TRUE SUPPORTERS.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
THE MONEY IS GONE, AND SO ARE THE SUPPORTERS.
OBAMA IS GOING TO GO DOWN AS THE WORST, AND MOST UN-AMERICAN LOSER PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
ONE TERM ONLY, THANKS TO GOD!!!
LET'S HOPE THE PLANET MAKES IT THROUGH 4 YEARS OF BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, OR HOWEVER THE MUSLIM SPELLS HIS NAME THESE DAYS....
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(19) keithmbowden1
9:41AM Sep 15th 2009
I TRIED TO TELL EVERYONE THAT THIS WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO GET IF YOU FORCED THE COUNTRY TO ACCEPT THIS UNQUALIFIED CORRUPT COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AS THE LEADER OF THE 'FREE' WORLD.
HE IS AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER.
OBAMA WILL HAVE ONLY ONE TERM, BUT WE MAY BE UP TO OUR NECK IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY THE TIME HE LEAVES OFFICE.
OBAMA WILL ALLOW NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN TO GET NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE WILL SEE THESE AS WAYS TO HELP HIM TO KEEP POWER, AND THAT IS ALL THE DIMS CARE ABOUT...POWER.
THE DEMS LEADERSHIP WILL DESTROY THIS COUNTRY, JUST TO KEEP WHAT LITTLE POWER IS LEFT AFTERWARDS. THE DEMS LEADERSHIP IS EVIL, AND I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETELY.
IT IS SCARY TO BE AN AMERICAN, AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS WAY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. WHO IS AT THE WHEEL? WHO IS LEADING? BARACK OBAMA???? YEAH RIGHT!
HE IS AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER.
OBAMA WILL HAVE ONLY ONE TERM, BUT WE MAY BE UP TO OUR NECK IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY THE TIME HE LEAVES OFFICE.
OBAMA WILL ALLOW NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN TO GET NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE WILL SEE THESE AS WAYS TO HELP HIM TO KEEP POWER, AND THAT IS ALL THE DIMS CARE ABOUT...POWER.
THE DEMS LEADERSHIP WILL DESTROY THIS COUNTRY, JUST TO KEEP WHAT LITTLE POWER IS LEFT AFTERWARDS. THE DEMS LEADERSHIP IS EVIL, AND I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETELY.
IT IS SCARY TO BE AN AMERICAN, AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS WAY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. WHO IS AT THE WHEEL? WHO IS LEADING? BARACK OBAMA???? YEAH RIGHT!
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(16) Tammy
9:48AM Sep 15th 2009
Good job, Glenn Beck and all those working behind the scenes at FOX News!
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(16) individualterry
10:08AM Sep 15th 2009
GLENN WAS RIGHT ......AGAIN !
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(13) individualterry
10:15AM Sep 15th 2009
Acorn needs to be exposed for what it is ... a political machine to advance their own agenda. they exploit the poor and dissenfranchised for the gain of a few. They should never have been given funds in the first place, them and thier affliate SEIU are finally getting exposed for what they are !
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(12) bonbon
11:05AM Sep 15th 2009
you mean they really were the corrupt political machine so many of us said they were.
how about that.
and only proves what we said about the Big ZERO is true as well.
how about that.
and only proves what we said about the Big ZERO is true as well.
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