Sam Stein (via John Aravosis):
On Thursday morning, Fox and Friends made 22 mentions of the minority-organizing group ACORN -- a consistent boogeyman for the GOP -- despite the fact that there has been no new news on the ACORN front in weeks.
"Straight ahead," said host Steve Doocy early...
Here's something straight out of left field: a video of Michael Steele from September 21, in which Steele says that while "he's not a big fan of ACORN" he believes ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis has done "a phenomenal job getting out in front" of the recent scandal, saying that he "take[s] her at her word...
Filed under: Scandal, Investigations, Crime, Woman Up
ACORN office workers in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., have been caught on hidden video camera advising a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp on how to hide their crimes. On Friday, the video of the Washington, D.C., sting was released...
Filed under: Senate, Scandal, Investigations
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...Filed under: Scandal, Investigations, Media
The police department in San Bernardino, Calif., where conservative activists filmed an ACORN employee confessing to the murder of her ex-husband, has issued a preliminary report saying the woman's claims "do not appear to be factual." The video, in which...Filed under: Scandal, Investigations, Media
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), is instigating an independent probe into some of its services that have come under attack after undercover activists discovered ACORN employees were uniformly open to helping people break the law. The investigation was announced Wednesday...Filed under: Woman Up
Filed under: House, Scandal, Investigations
Following the lead of the Senate, the House of Representatives voted 345-75 Thursday afternoon to deny housing and community grant funds to ACORN. The community organizing group is under fire for undercover videos that showed employees discussing prostitution, tax evasion, and smuggling with...Filed under: Economy, Woman Up
Filed under: Woman Up
Perhaps some service organizations are meant to die a natural death -- or even self-inflicted ones.
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Filed under: Polls, Poll Watch, CongressMajority Back Cutting Off Funds for ACORN
Voters believe Congress should cut off federal funding to the controversial community organizing group ACORN by 51 percent to 17 percent with 32 percent undecided, a verdict in synch with Thursday's overwhelming House vote to do just that.
