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The embattled community organizing group ACORN is filing a lawsuit today in Maryland District Court, accusing individuals behind an embarrassing series of hidden camera videos of violating state law by recording employees' conversations without permission. Similar to the videos recorded in ACORN's Brooklyn offices, the Maryland video shows workers giving inappropriate advice to two filmmakers (left) posing as prostitute and pimp seeking assistance in getting a house for a brothel. Alan Schwartz, general counsel for Acorn, accused the fake pimp, James O’Keefe, of "trying to destroy an organization whose principal purpose is to help poor people."
ACORN is seeking monetary damages and wants to expose "the planning and background and funding for the activities that went on by O’Keefe." The group also wants to stop further distribution of the videos, which probably won't have the desired effect of making everyone forget they watched them. In speaking to the press yesterday, Schwartz also took pains to stress that employees' conduct was totally inappropriate. (The staffers in the Baltimore video were fired.) In addition, ACORN announced a hiring freeze, new training programs and an internal investigation.
But the damage control wasn't good enough for liberal firebrand Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, who yesterday urged the White House to block any federal funding for ACORN. In a statement, Frank said, "I am very disappointed in the actions that were taken by members of ACORN. I do not believe that ACORN's response has been adequate for an organization that has received public funding." Earlier this month, the House and Senate both voted to suspend ACORN's funding.
And the IRS yesterday announced that "in light of recent events," it would no longer include Acorn in groups approved to offer free tax preparation. Acorn spokesman Brian Kettenring tells the Times, "Acorn is now one of the I.R.S.’s largest free tax assistance providers, and we are disappointed that we won’t be able to serve the tens of thousands of families that would look to us this coming tax season."
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I'm a pretty liberal-leaning guy, but I'm incensed about this and it does make me question the worthiness of these federally funded "community" groups, and what exactly they do with our money. This video is exactly what upsets conservatives about these government programs, and I for one don't blame them in this instance.
I'm a pretty liberal-leaning guy, but I'm incensed about this and it does make me question the worthiness of these federally funded "community" groups, and what exactly they do with our money. This video is exactly what upsets conservatives about these government programs, and I for one don't blame them in this instance.
Doublemint.
Grrrr....Sorry for the DP, sumthin' screwy going on.
Dude, where/what are you posting from? I recall someone having this problem when commenting on an iPhone.
Nope, just posting from a regular old computer, same as it ever was. I think its on Gothamist's side, as I'm seeing more DPs in the last few days.
I'm seeing a lot of DP on my PC, but not at Gothamist.
DP or CP? ;]]
mmmmm...a pile of barney franks.
ACORN like most gangsters, like to portray themselves as champions of the poor. Bullshit. They're a just bunch of socialist thugs, fraudsters and crooks.
ugh, really? don't you ever have anything better to offer than your usual conservative rhetoric?
You stalinists really get upset when anybody dares deviate from the leftist party line it.
ACORN is just like communism. The problem is that the principles are too idealistic and they rely on the good nature of humanity. The problem with that is that humans are in the words of Dr. Cox from scrubs are "bastard-filled bastards with bastard coating". Don't get me wrong, I think ACORN is probably just as corrupt as any other government funded entity, They just dumb.
I understand that their goal is to help poor, uneducated people with no job skills, but Acorn hurts their own cause when they choose to hire these morons to work for them.
I understand that their goal is to help poor, uneducated people with no job skills, but Acorn hurts their own cause when they choose to hire these morons to work for them.
Goals and actual deeds and results are entirely different matters.
I still can't imagine not being able to recognize that this "pimp" wasn't real. All that was missing in his get up was minstrel show make-up.
Like I said above, Acorn's biggest problem is hiring otherwise unemployable morons.
if they're too stupid to not train their own employees, they certainly shouldn't be getting my tax dollars
When is Larry Flynt going to offer that honey a layout in Hustler?
To me, finding out that she wasn't actually a hooker was the most disappointing part.
Exactly. I would wreck that sh*t. I'd like to wreck the guy too, but with a baseball bat. Frickin' dude is the poster boy for the Young Republicans.
ACORN, as a whole, is actually a very good organization. They do, in fact, succeed in their mission to help the poor and those in need. However, one of the problems with them is that they keep their costs down by hiring a few people unqualified to perform their work...Case in point, the few people caught on these tapes. But, they have many hundreds of competent, intelligent, law-abiding workers who will now suffer the consequences of having a few idiots on their staff. In fact, these conservative pranksters (cause that's all they really are) were turned away from many ACORN offices and also had the police called on them in numerous instances because they were so belligerent and disruptive. Yes, those people on the tapes were idiots and were, thankfully, fired, but I really hope the organization as a whole does not dissolve. That would be a great injustice for low-income and no-income families needing their help.
"ACORN, as a whole, is actually a very good organization."
Of course you like them - they ARE EXPERTS IN VOTER FRAUD.
search "acorn voter fraud".
To leftist traitors like you, they are needed to turn the country further to the left so you can finally suspend elections and end our free press.
CHOP DOWN THE ACORN ORCHARD NOW.
ipeditor,
Yeah, I'm well aware of the voter fraud allegations by conservative groups. Sorry, but there's a reason why the voter fraud allegations hasn't gone anywhere.
You call me a "leftist traitor"...exactly why am I a traitor? What country or philosophy am I a traitor to? You think I wish to "suspend elections and end our free press?" All this because of my comments above?
Sounds like you've been immersing yourself in conspiracy theories a bit too long. Stop drinking out of the toilet...I think it's affecting your brain power.
"ACORN, as a whole, is actually a very good organization."
Of course you like them - they ARE EXPERTS IN VOTER FRAUD.
search "acorn voter fraud".
To leftist traitors like you, they are needed to turn the country further to the left so you can finally suspend elections and end our free press.
CHOP DOWN THE ACORN ORCHARD NOW.
You waited too long to hit the submit button the second time. If you are going to double post, try to get it right.
"That would be a great injustice for low-income and no-income families needing their help."
Obama Administration Moves to Shutdown Disclosure of Big Labor-ACORN Connections:
"...union bosses gave teachers’ forced [$500,000] union dues to the same ACORN that appeared to have no problem facilitating child prostitution.... "
Lawsuit????!!!??? You got caught with your pants around your ankles. Take your medicine, clean up your act, and STFU!
Hey Myron, how much for 10 minutes with your chiquita there?
"If I could stop one iota of gentrification I would do it"
-ACORN's Bertha Lewis, speaking in support of Atlantic Yards
It's not just the low level employees who are idiots, Bertha Lewis is the head idiot. She got in bed with won of New York's biggest, most evil developers just to piss off the rich folks, and now that whole lame-brained organization is getting brought down. I'm a Democrat, but I'm pretty happy about this
"If I could stop one iota of gentrification I would do it"
-ACORN's Bertha Lewis, speaking in support of Atlantic Yards
It's not just the low level employees who are idiots, Bertha Lewis is the head idiot. She got in bed with one of New York's biggest, most evil developers just to piss off the rich folks, and now that whole lame-brained organization is getting brought down. I'm a Democrat, but I'm pretty happy about this
You said it!
Twice.
ACORN is slowly bleeding to death and wailing. Will somebody just put a fucking bullet in it?