Acorn video - encouraging committing crimes

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Red Dawn

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What Fox is neglecting to report is that these two individuals use to work for Enrons accounting department.:shocked:

All kidding aside this is an isolated incident, as posted earlier the Wing Nut film makers tried to pull this off in numerous other Acorn offices around the country and were unsuccessful. To label this an organizational policy seems to be bullshit.
 

umbrella39

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Originally posted by: dawp
Originally posted by: Patranus
Originally posted by: dawp
Because it's being painted as an ACORN wide problem and it isn't. Just a couple of low level employees who did something stupid and they got canned for it.

Except for the fact that IT IS an ACORN wide problem and this is just another example.
then why did only 2 fall for this if it's a an ACORN wide problem?

The portrayal is false and defamatory and an attempt at 'gotcha journalism,' " said Scott Levenson, a spokesman at ACORN's national offices. "This film crew tried to pull this sham at other offices and failed. ACORN wants to see the full video before commenting further."

The conservative filmmakers unsuccessfully attempted similar ruses at the group's offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, California, and New York, Levenson said

If this was accross the whole origization, I would expect more than 2 to fall for this.

Because the OP is a hack troll who is representative of a GOP wide problem of having idiot fringe lunatics speak for their party. This is just another example of why no matter how much shit the dems fall into they will continue to come out smelling like roses until the GOP sweeps these idiots back under the dirty little secret rug where they belong.
 

Zstream

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Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Why do some groups have such a hard on for Acorn?

Because they are not an organization worthy of my tax dollars.
 

Modelworks

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Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Why do some groups have such a hard on for Acorn?

I think the reason Acorn is not well liked is because they operate in such a shady manner. Their accounting is more than questionable as to how the money is spent and where it goes. They have some 270+ organizations under one company where money goes out and nobody is being held accountable for what exactly is spent where. Most legit organizations like the salvation army or goodwill someone can audit the books and see where the money goes. Acorn though has so many shell corporations set up that the money gets lost in transactions that are hard to follow.
 

Modelworks

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Originally posted by: umbrella39
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Because the OP is a hack troll who is representative of a GOP wide problem of having idiot fringe lunatics speak for their party. This is just another example of why no matter how much shit the dems fall into they will continue to come out smelling like roses until the GOP sweeps these idiots back under the dirty little secret rug where they belong.

Sigh. Another person so caught up in political parties that they can't make decisions based on what the individual does, it is all democrats did this, or republicans are trying to do that. Start looking at what each individual is doing and damn the parties.
 

PokerGuy

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Originally posted by: Siddhartha
Why do some groups have such a hard on for Acorn?

It's bad enough that an organization gets away with shady things and outright crooked things, but it's even more irritating that my tax dollars are being used to fund those left wing fringe crooks.
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: shira
Naturally, if particular ACORN employees in a particular ACORN office advocate illegal activity, that MUST be the official ACORN position that they recommend to all their workers. :disgust:

Yup, because it was just one isolated incident, right?

Second ACORN Video From Washington Office

Whoops! :laugh:

We have here what is commonly called a "pattern".

Can't wait for the spin from the left on this one. :D
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: GeezerMan
How many states is Acorn under investigation now? I think it is 14

It's really too difficult to track...the corruption and fraud in ACORN is so widespread.

11 accused of faking voter registration cards in Miami-Dade

"Eleven people hired to register potential voters in Miami-Dade County before last year's presidential election were being sought Wednesday for falsifying hundreds of voter registration cards.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office issued arrest warrants for each of the 11 suspects, all of whom worked for the local chapter of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, (ACORN)."


"One particular office, isolated incident", eh? :laugh:
 

Modelworks

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Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: shira
Naturally, if particular ACORN employees in a particular ACORN office advocate illegal activity, that MUST be the official ACORN position that they recommend to all their workers. :disgust:

Yup, because it was just one isolated incident, right?

Second ACORN Video From Washington Office

Whoops! :laugh:

We have here what is commonly called a "pattern".

Can't wait for the spin from the left on this one. :D

Oh my, that is as bad as the first one.
IRS is going to love this one.


Prostitutes should file as a sole proprietorship ?


edit: Actually it is worse than the first one. They give full info on how to run the whole thing out of a home with 10 prostitutes and not get caught.

 

GoPackGo

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It does give ACORN the opportunity to clean up and get rid of these sorts or at least make a policy that what Baltimore was doing was not only wrong but illegal.

You know what I would like to have seen is that the Baltimore staff had played along for safetys sake and then when the one woman left...she would have called the police.

I am pretty pro-legalized prostitution...but when the trafficking of the children for sex came up that shows they are devoid of any morals or values.
 

GoPackGo

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Originally posted by: Modelworks
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: shira
Naturally, if particular ACORN employees in a particular ACORN office advocate illegal activity, that MUST be the official ACORN position that they recommend to all their workers. :disgust:

Yup, because it was just one isolated incident, right?

Second ACORN Video From Washington Office

Whoops! :laugh:

We have here what is commonly called a "pattern".

Can't wait for the spin from the left on this one. :D

Oh my, that is as bad as the first one.
IRS is going to love this one.


Prostitutes should file as a sole proprietorship ?


edit: Actually it is worse than the first one. They give full info on how to run the whole thing out of a home with 10 prostitutes and not get caught.

I wonder how many more videos there are....

Wow...just Wow!
 

Modelworks

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Originally posted by: GoPackGo
It does give ACORN the opportunity to clean up and get rid of these sorts or at least make a policy that what Baltimore was doing was not only wrong but illegal.

They fired the Baltimore employees and made a statement that it wasn't their policy.

But now they really have a problem, as the other video that showed up today was in a DC office. So now they have two different Acorn offices showing how to support prostitution.

 

GoPackGo

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Originally posted by: Modelworks
Originally posted by: GoPackGo
It does give ACORN the opportunity to clean up and get rid of these sorts or at least make a policy that what Baltimore was doing was not only wrong but illegal.

They fired the Baltimore employees and made a statement that it wasn't their policy.

But now they really have a problem, as the other video that showed up today was in a DC office. So now they have two different Acorn offices showing how to support prostitution.

Its not just prostitution, but using children for prostitution...

This ISN'T Candid Camera stuff.
 

Fear No Evil

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
What Fox is neglecting to report is that these two individuals use to work for Enrons accounting department.:shocked:

All kidding aside this is an isolated incident, as posted earlier the Wing Nut film makers tried to pull this off in numerous other Acorn offices around the country and were unsuccessful. To label this an organizational policy seems to be bullshit.

Oops. Its NOT an isolated incident. Its funny how you choose to label the film makers 'wing nuts' but say absolutely NOTHING about the people supporting child prostitution. This isn't just someone asking how they can avoid paying taxes on their new car, this is CHILD PROSTITUTION.. and yet you say NOTHING about those people and choose to attack the film makers?

Why is that?
 

Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
What Fox is neglecting to report is that these two individuals use to work for Enrons accounting department.:shocked:

All kidding aside this is an isolated incident, as posted earlier the Wing Nut film makers tried to pull this off in numerous other Acorn offices around the country and were unsuccessful. To label this an organizational policy seems to be bullshit.

Oops. Its NOT an isolated incident. Its funny how you choose to label the film makers 'wing nuts' but say absolutely NOTHING about the people supporting child prostitution. This isn't just someone asking how they can avoid paying taxes on their new car, this is CHILD PROSTITUTION.. and yet you say NOTHING about those people and choose to attack the film makers?

Why is that?
I did, I said they use to work for Enron's accounting dept which is a worse insult than being a Wingnut. Even you aren't that despicable;)
 

Fear No Evil

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
What Fox is neglecting to report is that these two individuals use to work for Enrons accounting department.:shocked:

All kidding aside this is an isolated incident, as posted earlier the Wing Nut film makers tried to pull this off in numerous other Acorn offices around the country and were unsuccessful. To label this an organizational policy seems to be bullshit.

Oops. Its NOT an isolated incident. Its funny how you choose to label the film makers 'wing nuts' but say absolutely NOTHING about the people supporting child prostitution. This isn't just someone asking how they can avoid paying taxes on their new car, this is CHILD PROSTITUTION.. and yet you say NOTHING about those people and choose to attack the film makers?

Why is that?
I did, I said they use to work for Enron's accounting dept which is a worse insult than being a Wingnut. Even you aren't that despicable;)

Ok you got me there.
 

Patranus

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Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
What Fox is neglecting to report is that these two individuals use to work for Enrons accounting department.:shocked:

All kidding aside this is an isolated incident, as posted earlier the Wing Nut film makers tried to pull this off in numerous other Acorn offices around the country and were unsuccessful. To label this an organizational policy seems to be bullshit.

Oops. Its NOT an isolated incident. Its funny how you choose to label the film makers 'wing nuts' but say absolutely NOTHING about the people supporting child prostitution. This isn't just someone asking how they can avoid paying taxes on their new car, this is CHILD PROSTITUTION.. and yet you say NOTHING about those people and choose to attack the film makers?

Why is that?

Obummer.

This isn't going to go over well. I guess with two incidents the libs will call them "isolated".

I love how they call it "gotcha" journalism when the left has been doing similar hidden camera stuff for YEARS. Makes me thing of the town hall protests.

I guess the left don't like it when others pull stunts out of lefts bag of tricks.
 

Patranus

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"The US census bureau cuts all ties with ACORN after 2nd video"

will post link shortly
 

GoPackGo

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Originally posted by: Patranus
"The US census bureau cuts all ties with ACORN after 2nd video"

will post link shortly

Link

Sounds like this might have been in the works, but this was the straw that broke the camels back.