THE JIG IS UP !!
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN !!!
Posted on 09/15/2009 7:27:19 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Conservatives are on the march against the community organization ACORN, accusing its massive voter registration effort of fraud and faulting Obama for having any connections to the group. As we reported this morning, ACORN doesn't necessarily mind the attention.
But what exactly is ACORN? Actually, it's many, many things. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has dozens of affiliated entities, from a home-buying assistance corporation to community radio stations to liberal research and training institutes. The giant web of ACORN organizations, primarily based in Louisiana, has been funded by a mix of labor union money, government grants (which really drive conservatives crazy) and charitable contributions from large foundations. See below for a breakdown of funding sources.
Plus, Project Vote -- the voter mobilization organization that works closely with and draws its leadership from ACORN -- paid ACORN and an affiliate $5.4 million in 2006. But where does Project Vote get its money? Normally it's hard to tell, but we obtained a 2006 tax return showing the nonprofit's funders, including: $4.5 million from the charitable trust of the investment management firm Vanguard; $425,000 from the Bauman Family Foundation, which also gives to the People for the American Way; and $396,000 from the liberal phone company Working Assets.
The breakdown on ACORN comes after the jump.
Union Money
ACORN's biggest union backer, the Service Employees International Union, gave more than $4 million to the community organization and its affiliates from 2006-07, according to Dept. of Labor filings. One SEIU local union, the Illinois Homecare Workers and Home Childcare Providers, sprouted from ACORN's organizing efforts and pays rent to ACORN.
ACORN's affiliates also pick up money from the Change to Win labor federation, the Food and Commercial Workers Union and the United Federation of Teachers, among others.
Yeah, I misspoke. I didn’t mean to imply that NPR was a “true” Journalistic organization.
I meant to say that any true Journalistic organization would investigate any corruption.
The connections should be put in words and sung to the song “ All together now “ from the Beatles.
THRIVING
Where do they live and WHAT company are they with now??
No, no, they’re right. It’s only conservatives on the march. And what does that say about liberals that they aren’t upset about this level of corruption?
Vanguard? Bogle's old outfit?
Obama’s campaign illegally shared their donor list with ACORN.
MSM crickets.
DoJ crickets.
FEC crickets.
I thought the same thing (but your graphic says it all).
RIGHT TO WORK BLOG -Has Big Labor’s left arm finally been exposed? Monday, September 14th, 2009
Andy Stern, Pres SEIU, described as "guest of Pelosi" (at Address to Congress)..MSNBC video September 9, 2009 -Ed Schultz show. Stern says "Harry Reed should step up and put this bill on the floor".
Yep, Criminals learning..........from criminals.......how to be criminal and get away with it.
OH, and being the right color also helps. Afterall, when all else fails and you get caught, you can always WHIP OUT the race card in one last ditch effort to get the pursuers of justice to back off.
Stern said his daughter would still be alive if we had a better Health Care system. Spinal injury surgery.
Says it is personal.
bookmark.
Rembrandt. I love it.
And when NPR starts telling the facts about ACORN and the SEIU, I love it even more.
Is this the same Vanguard that takes a chunk of my paycheck every two weeks and flushes it for me?
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