Are the News Media Scared of ACORN?

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | September 21, 2009 | Floyd and Mary Beth Brown

[SJackson]

"Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?" is the title of a July 2009 U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report by Congressman Darrell Issa. The report draws some shocking conclusions: "The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has repeatedly and deliberately engaged in systemic fraud. Both structurally and operationally, ACORN hides behind a paper wall of nonprofit corporate protections to conceal a criminal conspiracy on the part of its directors..."

It is a shocking statement to absorb: “to conceal a criminal conspiracy." Yet you won’t see this on your TV unless you happen to be watching Fox News. Others are refusing to report this corruption.

America is a country that is dependent on a dynamic, bombastic, independent and informative free press. During every period of great change and trial, we have relied on the honesty and unbridled courage of America's press to help us find solutions to our problems.

Pamphleteers helped launch the American Revolution. Abolitionist newspapers played a central role in ending slavery. Muckrakers’ stories of meat-packing workers falling into rendering tanks and being ground, along with animal parts, led to child labor and food-safety laws early in the 20th century.

From Teapot Dome to Watergate, we depended upon a free press to uncover government corruption at every level.

President Teddy Roosevelt captured this American tradition in 1906 when he said: "I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine, or newspaper, with merciless severity makes such attack, provided always that he in turn remembers that attack is of use only if it absolutely truthful”.

But now this fine tradition has been abandoned by those Rush Limbaugh calls the "Drive-by Media".

Instead these reporters, editors and publishers have prioritized advancing a left-wing agenda ahead of the truth. And to advance an agenda, they must control the news, not report it.

Their first tactic is to simply ignore a story. In most cases, it works. But when it comes to questions regarding ACORN, it hasn't worked because Glenn Beck and some other courageous journalists have refused to let the story die.

When ignoring the story doesn't work, the next recourse is to distort or spin the news in order to regain control over the story. This didn't work either. The Pew Research Center for People & the Press found that 74 percent of Americans surveyed think news stories “tend to favor one side of an issue over another, up from 66 percent two years ago.” Americans see through the distortions. “If people believe that news reports are often biased, they will say they‘re inaccurate,” says Pew Director Andrew Kohut .

With the ACORN scandal, the secret filming in ACORN offices by twenty-something journalists James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, they have caught America’s attention. These brave young people have done the type of gutsy journalism that used to be the domain of once-powerful “60 Minutes” on CBS.

Ironically, the media that used to catch this type of corruption have instead had the audacity to attack O’Keefe and Giles for entrapment.

The impotence of this once-powerful force, America’s mainstream media, is embarrassing. Today “60 Minute”s is the domain of the most slavishly pro-Obama interviews and propaganda.

The mainstream media are hoping that at some point in the process, the American people will tire of the ACORN corruption issue and simply move on. This is what happened with the Monica Lewinsky and corruption scandals of the Clinton presidency. Whether this happens or not to the ACORN fraud and criminal activities problem is up to all of us. Will we succumb to fatigue before we hold the media and the officials they are protecting accountable? This question remains to be answered.

[SJackson]

No, the media is simply an advocate for the same side as ACORN, rendering corruption moot.

[ETL]

(WABC's) Charlie Gibson on Acorn Scandal: I Don't Even Know About It
BigGovernment.com ^ | Publius

Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:02:59 PM by ETL

This morning, the ACORN scandal was raised to Charlie Gibson in an interview on WLS AM Chicago’s “Don Wade & Roma Morning Show.”

TRANSCRIPT:

Don: Ok here’s my question, Senate bill yesterday passes cutting off funds to this group called ACORN. Now we got the…we got that bill passing, we got the embarrassing video of ACORN staff giving tax advice on how to set up a brothel with 13 year old hookers. It has everything you could want corruption and sleazy action at tax funded organizations that’s got government ties. But nobody’s covering that story why?

Charlie Gibson: (laugh) I don’t even know about it. Uh, so you got me at a loss, I don’t know. Uh, uh, but, but My goodness if it’s got everything including sleaziness in it we should talk about it this morning.

Roma: This is the American way…

Charlie Gibson: Well maybe, maybe that’s one you just leave to the cables.

Roma: Well I think that this is a huge issue because there’s so much funding that goes into this organization and it’s a multi…

Charlie Gibson: Well, I know we’ve done some stories about ACORN before but uh, uh this one I don’t know about.

Roma: Jake Tapper did some blogging on it. I know he’s at least blogged once on this scandal.

Charlie Gibson: You guys, you guys are really up on the uh on the website.

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Footage of the San Bernardino investigation was not available at the time of the interview.

Thank you to WLS AM Chicago for providing the audio.

Listen to the audio here:
[begins about 4 minutes, 30 secs into the audio clip. More incredible audio clips from the new Acorn videos later in the audio (apprx 11 mins into it) - total length of audio: apprx 35 mins. you can slide the bar over to the 4-1/2 min mark]
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/MediaPlayer/AudioPlayer.aspx?ContentGuid=8e38a801-07a5-41be-b6a1-fac443716e71

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341347/posts

[ETL]

Amazing audio of ACORN workers advising how to set up under-aged prostitution operation to 'look like' a small school, being "OK" with "induced sexual violence" (on the kids) in order to create 'higher profits', AND confessing to a supposed murder!

The part on the under-aged prostitution ring begins about 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the 35 min audio segment. And it continues on at about 11 mins into it (following other news). Note: you can slide the bar over on the site's audio player to the 4:30 mark in order to skip pass the other stuff. Audio of Charlie Gibson's inexcusable ignorance on this latest ACORN scandal is on there as well (after 5 days into it!).

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/MediaPlayer/AudioPlayer.aspx?ContentGuid=8e38a801-07a5-41be-b6a1-fac443716e71

[G Larry]

The MSM is afraid of ACORN’s largest supporter...OBAMA!

Oh...and they are on the same side.

[randita]

The DBM will not do hard hitting investigation on any stories involving liberal minorities. Conservative minorities, like Clarence Thomas or Miguel Estrada are fair game, but not liberals. That’s just the way it is and it’s not going to change. The alternative press will have to dig out the facts on these types of stories and they will be labeled racist because of it.

[screaminsunshine]

Right and they are afraid ACORN investigation will bring down Obama. And they fall with him.

[snowrip]

As FOX increases their two- and three-fold lead on a weekely basis, I have adopted the term “fringe media” for ABCNBCCBSCNNMSNBCNYTWaPo etc. It fits.

[bigbob]

And, thanks to Don Wade for asking the right question at the right time, and exposing Charlie Gibson for the biased empty suit that he has always been.

There is nothing “mainstream” about the “MSM”.

[Windcatcher]

When Pelosi did her tear-filled reverie of S.F. violence, my first thought was, what does Acorn have on her? The first rule of organized crime: once you’re in their pocket, you’re never getting out.

[ETL]

When Pelosi did her tear-filled reverie of S.F. violence

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[R0CK3T]

>>>>Are the News Media Scared of ACORN? <<<<

Were dissenters in Iraq afraid of the Fedayeen? This is what HIS Army of ACORN are all about - total loyalty to the Great ONE of Power. Any "nail" that sticks up, will immediately be "HAMMERED DOWN" by the Fanatical Army of Obama and HIS New Fedayeen. So this Fedayeen Of Barrack (FOB's) are the foot soldiers and Gibbs is Baghdad Bob barking their Official Orders.

[Condor51]

'Are the News Media Scared of ACORN?'

Uh ... shouldn't that be: 'Is the News Media Afraid of ACORN?'

In any case the answer is Yes, and for these reasons

1. They'd be labeled as Racists as most of the ACORN workers are black people. And that's why all they Voter Fraud has been 'excused'. -- "They're uneducated and ignorant. They didn't know Vote Fraud was wrong. Dubya called that, "The soft bigotry of low expectations", and he was 100% correct and that's why ACORN has mostly skated.

2. SEIU. That union is part and parcel of ACORN. And it has its sticky fingers everywhere. Almost every company and corp with lower paid workers is 'represented' by some SEIU Local. From 'Cleaning women' at the NY Times to Hotel Maids in Vegas, and even Cops in small cities making $25K a year. They'll shut down by strike any one who causes them trouble. And add in a few broken bones as exclamation points.

3. Obama & Holder. The Obama reason is self evident, he is ACORN. So anyone ticking him off by digging into 'his community activist organization' will be dealt with by Holder and the full power of the DoJ. And just fun, the IRS. Think Joe the Plumber x 10⁵.

So you can 'Bet Your Bippy' they're Afraid of ACORN - or even 'Scared'
:-)

[LoveUSA]

The Charlie Gibson interview demonstrated the fact that news anchors such as Katie and Charlie are not journalists and they’re certainly not investigative reporters - they’re just celebrities reading teleprompters. What is missing in the fringe media is true investigative reporting that should be done by the grunts.

On the other hand, remember when George H.W. Bush was criticized for not knowing about the scanner in the grocery store? He was labeled as out-of-touch. Now it’s Charlie Gibson’s job to know what’s going on in politics and he laughs about his ignorance in an area that he’s being paid to cover.

[bmwcyle]

No, the media is just as immoral.

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[Buckeye McFrog]

it is very, very easy to scare the MSM away by putting the Racism charge out there

[Snurple]

The mainstream media are hoping that at some point in the process, the American people will tire of the ACORN corruption issue and simply move on.

Not gonna happen. Thats why they are releasing a new video of Obama's nuts every week.

[usslsm51]

Charlie Gibson knew the story about ACORN. It was his way to try and play down the story, acting like it wasn’t news.

[thirst4truth]

Pray for Glenn Beck in that case. James and Hannah too! Glenn offered Hannah a name for a body guard.

[thirst4truth]

they’re just celebrities reading teleprompters

Hmmm sounds like someone else we know!!! The guy they worship. Some one else is writing the script.

[Vigilanteman]

Splendid! Bookmarked for later viewing.

[SeattleBruce]

In any case the answer is Yes, and for these reasons

They’d be labeled as Racists as most of the ACORN workers are black people. And that’s why all they Voter Fraud has been ‘excused’. — “They’re uneducated and ignorant. They didn’t know Vote Fraud was wrong. Dubya called that, “The soft bigotry of low expectations”, and he was 100% correct and that’s why ACORN has mostly skated.

SEIU. That union is part and parcel of ACORN. And it has its sticky fingers everywhere. Almost every company and corp with lower paid workers is ‘represented’ by some SEIU Local. From ‘Cleaning women’ at the NY Times to Hotel Maids in Vegas, and even Cops in small cities making $25K a year. They’ll shut down by strike any one who causes them trouble. And add in a few broken bones as exclamation points.

Obama & Holder. The Obama reason is self evident, he is ACORN. So anyone ticking him off by digging into ‘his community activist organization’ will be dealt with by Holder and the full power of the DoJ. And just fun, the IRS. Think Joe the Plumber x 105.
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So Glenn Beck and Fox, has basically smacked the hornets’ nest with a baseball bat. Good. Bring it on, and in the process, we’ll see the hypocrisy of all things previously hidden - or so they thought...

Sweet sunlight.

[SeattleBruce]

The MSM is afraid of ACORN’s largest supporter...OBAMA!

Oh...and they are on the same side.
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What a confligration of incest has been exposed.

[Americaneedsyoou]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpAlGdZToCk
Barack Obama - ACORN Will Shape My Domestic Policy

[Condor51]

Pray for Glenn Beck in that case. James and Hannah too! Glenn offered Hannah a name for a body guard.

Yeah he's definitely a target. That's evident by comments he made on his TV show. And Body Guards are good. But I'd be packing anyway. 'Legal' or not.

Bloomie could kiss my behind.

[Condor51]

So Glenn Beck and Fox, has basically smacked the hornets’ nest with a baseball bat. Good. Bring it on, and in the process, we’ll see the hypocrisy of all things previously hidden - or so they thought...

Sweet sunlight.

Yep, Barry has very thin skin. He can't hold back too much longer. Especially with the media turning on him now (it's a little, but they ain't butt kissing him now 24/7)

The sheeple will see the little tyrant for what he is. He'll be gone in four years (or sooner for abuse of power)

[ExxonPatrolUs]

Now if I can just figure out what Obama’s poem “Underground” means. (From the Occidental College student literary journal in 1981)

Under water grottos, caverns
Filled with apes
That eat figs,
Stepping on the figs
That the apes
Eat, they crunch.
The apes howl, bare
Their fangs, dance,
Tumble in the
Rushing water,
Musty, wet pelts
Glittering in the blue.

Maybe it is about his conversion from Islam to Christianity? Or maybe it is about the Weatherman Underground? Maybe its about his diarrhea of the mouth?