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Does ACORN trail lead to White House?
OneNewsNow ^ | 11/16/09 | Chad Groening -

Posted on 11/16/2009 11:27:31 AM PST by blueyon

An Iowa congressman is questioning the timing of the sudden resignation of a controversial Obama administration official, whose husband has had close ties to ACORN and has recently been named President Obama's White House counsel.

In serving as White House communications director, Anita Dunn had created a stir when she told school children earlier this year that Chinese Communist leader Mao Tse Tung was one of the people she admired the most. She also launched a public attack against the Fox News Channel for its reporting on the ACORN prostitution scandal.

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) thinks it is curious that Dunn abruptly resigned from her White House post, just four days after Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell raided ACORN's national office, seizing paper records and computer hard drives.

He says Dunn's husband, Robert Bauer, has been a staunch defender of ACORN.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; anitadunn; coi; corruption; democrats; fraud; liberalfascism; obama
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Anita Dunn's husband, Robert Bauer has done a lot of legal work (if my memory is correct) against all the Birth Certificate/Eligibility court cases. The clerk just appointed to Judge Carter (who Orly T had going in I think Calif.) was from the same firm Robert worked for. So I would look real hard into this Acorn thing as if he is on the case, there must be something to hide!
1 posted on 11/16/2009 11:27:33 AM PST by blueyon
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To: blueyon
Of course it does.


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2 posted on 11/16/2009 11:28:49 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: blueyon

Water makes you wet.


3 posted on 11/16/2009 11:28:53 AM PST by max americana (i)
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To: blueyon

“Does ACORN trail lead to White House?”

Does the sun shine, the moon rise, and tides ebb and flow?


4 posted on 11/16/2009 11:30:02 AM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: blueyon
Does Ursus horribilis defecate in the forest?
5 posted on 11/16/2009 11:30:12 AM PST by rfp1234 (R.I.P. Scotty 7/2007-11/2009.)
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To: blueyon

We have nobody there but squirrels so why shouldn’t it?


6 posted on 11/16/2009 11:30:18 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America.)
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To: blueyon

ACORN Considering Emergency Bankruptcy Filing Before Christmas

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16929


7 posted on 11/16/2009 11:30:23 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: blueyon

Bear ... Woods


8 posted on 11/16/2009 11:30:29 AM PST by clamper1797 (Would you hold my hand ... If I saw you in heaven ... to my angel in heaven)
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To: blueyon

Is the sky blue?


9 posted on 11/16/2009 11:32:10 AM PST by Lucky9teen (Vigilance and resistance are still required, now more than ever.)
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To: blueyon
I like the Chinese T-shirts

Oba Mao

10 posted on 11/16/2009 11:32:21 AM PST by lonestar (Obama and his czars have turned Bush's "mess" into a national crisis!)
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To: blueyon
Nah. What gave you that idea?

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11 posted on 11/16/2009 11:33:05 AM PST by b4its2late (Before you can control a horse, you have to break it. Sound familiar?)
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To: blueyon

The circle is getting smaller and more concentrated. As we near closer to 2010 and further to 2012 they will do whatever it takes to retain power. We can expect some dastardly decietful despicable moves on thier part. They will not go peacefully.


12 posted on 11/16/2009 11:36:02 AM PST by ronnie raygun (Leaders who refuse to lead will be lead by the people)
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To: blueyon

It certainly does.


13 posted on 11/16/2009 11:36:13 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: blueyon

Actually, the ACORN trail leads FROM the White House.


14 posted on 11/16/2009 11:37:28 AM PST by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: Jeff Head
I may have a new picture for you to add to that great post.

Obama at Memorial Day Services


15 posted on 11/16/2009 11:39:36 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: b4its2late

16 posted on 11/16/2009 11:42:00 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Darksheare

ACORN emanates from the White House.


17 posted on 11/16/2009 11:48:44 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: blueyon

Makes sense to me.


18 posted on 11/16/2009 11:55:37 AM PST by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: blueyon
January 7, 2009
EXCERPT----JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COMPLAINT (24pp)
IN RE: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW

The undersigned State Board delegates and National Board members of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (“ACORN”) file this criminal complaint against ACORN Staff and Executive Board members for fraud, embezzlement, conspiracy and concealment, and criminal civil rights violations. Additionally, since there has already been thepublic admission that a felony was committed, it is also possible that other federal offenses havealso been committed including but not limited to;

Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud,

18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the United States Government;

18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and other possible offenses including civiland/or criminal RICO violations.

18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)

18 U.S.C. §1001 (False Statements to Agents of the U.S. Government),

18 U.S.C. §1341 (Mail Fraud),

18 U.S.C. §1027 (ERISA Violations),

18 U.S.C. §241 (Conspiracy Against Civil Rights).

Finally, the complainants contend that full investigations of a RICO conspiracy under 18U.S.C. §1962(c) are warranted because they assert that (1) the defendant persons (2) were employed by or associated with an enterprise (3) that engaged in or affected interstate commerce and that (4) the defendant persons operated or managed the enterprise (5) through a pattern (6) of racketeering activity, and (7) the complaints were injured in its business or property by reason of the pattern of racketeering activity.

Thus, the complainants feel that a formal RICO investigationis also warranted. 1. The Alleged Offense:The Complainants hereby allege a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §241 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (fromconspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.

BACKGROUND ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is acommunity-based advocacy organization founded in 1970. ACORN became part of the story of the 2008 presidential election as news reports and allegations surfaced against ACORN in a number of states. These complaints refer primarily to alleged irregularities with voter registrationdrives conducted by the organization. (National Review Online: Inside Obama's ACORN, May 29, 2008.) But also included significant embezzlement and concealment by Senior Staff and Executive Committee members.

ACORN registered as a non-profit corporation with the Secretary of State in Louisiana in 1977. Its Charter Organization ID is 04700320X. According to its corporate filings, ACORN's principle place of business is New Orleans, Louisiana, and approximately 294 related entitiesand related non-profits are also located at this place of business. ACORN is not registered as a tax-exempt organization.

ACORN's top three officers are President Maude Hurd of Dorchester, MA, Vice President Maria Polanco of Brooklyn, NY, and Secretary Maxine A. Nelson of Pine Bluff, AR. (Bertha Lewis recently became ACORN CEO) Maxine A. Nelson is also the director of Project Vote.

Citizen’s Consulting, Inc. (CCI) provides bookkeeping, human resource and financial management services exclusively for ACORN and related entities. All of CCI’s “clients” reside at ACORN office locations, utilize common management and staff. CCI is the financial “nerve center” for ACORN and it affiliated organizations which houses the corporate books and records for all ACORN entities.

ACORN Structure ACORN was founded by Wade Rathke, an activist on issues of labor unions and lowincome workers, and Gary Delgado, an activist on issues of race and social justice. It has national headquarters in New York, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as a non-profit, non-partisan social justice organization. In 2003,

ACORN opened operations in 20 new cities, including 5 state capitals. The group claims about 350,000 members across the country. (Wall Street Journal: Obama and ACORN, October 14, 2008).

Since 1970, ACORN has grown to more than 400,000 member families, organized in 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 citiesacross the U.S. and in cities in Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentina and India.

ACORN Funding--Government grants: According to an October 8, 2008 article in the New York Post, 40% of ACORN'soperations are funded through grants it receives from various governmental entities. (New York Post: The Pro-Barack Vote-Fraud Drive, Michelle Malkin, Oct. 8, 2008)

Grants have been issued to ACORN by the Dept of Housing and Urban Development, which gave $8.2 million to ACORN in the years between 2003 and 2006, as well as $1.6 million to ACORN affiliates. The Environmental Protection Agency gave a $100,000 grant to ACORN in 2004 for a Louisiana Justice Project, which removed lead from the homes of low income families. The Justice Department also gave a grant to ACORN in 2005 for a juvenile delinquency program. (NPR: ACORN's Money Tree Has Many Branches, October 15, 2008). --

SNIP--24 pp

SOURCE http://www.acorn-8.net/PDFs/USAttComp.pdf

19 posted on 11/16/2009 11:56:21 AM PST by Liz (Obama's the best thing that happened to the Republican Party in a long time.)
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ACORNS IN THE WHITE HOUSE The web of connections from ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis straight into the White House, out the other door into HUD and the Dept of Labor (headed by latino agitator Hilda Solis), then circle back to ACORN’s lobbying operation.

(1) TOP ACORN--BARACK OBAMA "Get your pencils and paper ready. Today. we're going to learn how to use HUD federal funds to open a brothel utilizing underage children imported from the Third World. And when I become president, this will all be legal. And get my govt check ready."


PATRICK GASPARD

(2) ACORN's man in the Obama White House is longtime ACORN operative Patrick Gaspard. He holds the title of White House political affairs director, the same title Karl Rove held in President Bush's White House. He's the President’s fixer and the man who gets ACORN projects and money. Gaspard once worked for ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis.

(3) Patrick Gaspard’s brother Michael Gaspard works for The Advance Group. Michael Gaspard works for ACORN’s registered lobbying organization and with ACORN’s national spokesman Bertha Lewis. Michael apparently keeps a lower profile than his brother. He does not appear on lobbyist disclosures for The Advance Group NY State. Nonetheless, he works there. Ms. Lewis’s contacts list confirms Michael Gaspard’s employment there.

(4) ACORN Shaun Donovan. Mr. Donovan is HUD Secy. Before that, Mr. Donovan was NYC Commissioner of Dept of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)---where Donovan worked on affordable housing initiatives----projects right up ACORN’s alley.

(5) ACORN Karine Jean-Pierre is WH liaison for Dept of Labor (headed by latino agitator Hilda Solis). Karine once worked for John Edwards (vertical or horizontal?). She left there to work for Cong Anthony Weiner, then became Barack Obama’s regional political director.

ACORNS EVERYWHERE Senate Finance Committee Study

ACORN comprises a mind-boggling 94 different affiliates, that amounts to "a big shell game," a biting Senate Finance Committee study shows. The study, by the staff of Iowa Republican Charles Grassley, reveals four ACORN charity groups give more than half their revenue to taxable entities that engage in "impermissible lobbying and political activity." ACORN and it’s subsidiaries for decades have moved taxpayer money into their own pockets and into the left-wing Marxist machine.

Sen Charles Grassley's documents show leaders of ACORN community groups transferred several million dollars in charitable and government money-----meant for the poor---- to parts of the group that have political (and sometimes profit-making) missions.

Sen Grassley's documents indicate that ACORN's tax-exempt groups----along with its tangled web of allied organizations---- used more than half their charitable and public money in 2006 to pay other ACORN affiliates.

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Let's help the White House distance itself from ACORN
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20 posted on 11/16/2009 11:59:21 AM PST by Liz (Obama's the best thing that happened to the Republican Party in a long time.)
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