ACORN had lost credibility, even in the SF Bay area. So the California branch has split from the national organization and formed an entirely new group with no ties to the mother ship. Their new name is Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.
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Mainstream media realizes they may need to rethink their strategies Mainstream media is all, ah, atwitter about major stories that have recently been broken by blogs, as well as all that information flowing freely through social networking sites. Apparently these new media upstarts are not being properly respectful of the dinosaurs of journalism, who [...] Madoff trustee suing brother and sons Madoff trustee Irving Picard will file massive lawsuits against Madoff’s sons and brother saying as officers of the companies, they should have known about the fraud and if the civil suit bankrupts them, oh well. Bank Of America pulls funding from ACORN More than anything, the loss of corporate [...] NYT has an thoughtful summation of the various stories about ACORN, quoting all sides of the issue. They close with the Jon Stewart video and say Yep, the Big Boys are scooped by a couple of novices and then ridiculed by a fake journalist. Video link From the transcript JAMES O’KEEFE, POSED AS PIMP IN ACORN VIDEO: Logistically, I mean, is it better if it’s Tijuana? Is it better if it’s somewhere inland? Where is the best place? I’m not quite — like all these answers he wants right away. UNIDENTIFIED ACORN STAFFER: It’s better from [...] ACORN has suspended getting new clients. Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger is urging Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown to do a full investigation. NY Atty General Andrew Cuomo already has started one. And more videos are coming. My thoughts: ACORN is not defensible. Liberals and progressives should not try to defend them and instead should join in [...] The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Audacity of Hos www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Healthcare Protests Link [...] James O’Keefe, who filmed it with Hannah Giles, posing as pimp and prostitute, just posted it saying **This is a Part I of the ACORN San Bernardino exposé. Updates to follow… Alinsky Rule #8: Keep the pressure on. Never let up. The ACORN employee, among other things, tells them maybe to [...] What was in it for ACORN to advise clients to break the law, evade taxes, be prostitutes, smuggle in illegal child prostitutes, and the whole rest of the tired litany of offenses that right-wing videographer James O’Keefe nailed them with. And nail them he did. Let’s get that straight. ACORN, for whatever good it may [...] This is the third set of videos with ACORN staff detailing to clients how to break the law, avoid taxes, while ignoring obvious (apparent) signs of prostitution and child prostitution. ACORN is not defensible. They clearly appear to be a criminal enterprise and need to be put out of business. NY Post The scandal surrounding [...] |  | ||||
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