Posted on 02/22/2010 4:47:03 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Rep. Darrell Issa, have issued a scalding report on ACORN and the SEIU. The main thesis — that ACORN and SEIU are, operationally, in effect the same organization, an organization that illegally channels restricted money into political activity — is argued persuasively.
The odds are vanishingly small that Eric Holder’s Justice Department, which could not be bothered to prosecute armed New Black Panther–party thugs brandishing weapons to scare off would-be voters, is going to do much about an organization at the heart of its boss’s political coalition and fundraising operation. Issa’s report may be the closest thing to an indictment ACORN ever sees — which makes its flaws all the more of a shame.
As for his primary argument, Issa pulls no punches, writing: “ACORN is a single corrupt corporate enterprise composed of a series of holding companies and subsidiaries that are financially and operationally dependent upon the main corporation. . . . ACORN and SEIU’s illegal agreements, and the crimes committed in furtherance of these agreements, constitute a criminal conspiracy.”
Among Issa’s findings: “ACORN has received $5,609,338 from SEIU. Anthony Hill, a state senator from Florida, was simultaneously employed by SEIU and ACORN. Newly reviewed documents show Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), former Governor Rod Blagojevich (D., Ill.) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D., Va.) have received the support of SEIU’s ACORN affiliates. Insiders claim that, despite SEIU Treasurer Anna Burger’s statement to the contrary, SEIU has never cut ties to ACORN.” It has been widely noted that SEIU and ACORN often share mailing addresses, office space, and employees.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
RICO.
“RICO.”
I agree.
Issa can do nothing about this until the GOP holds the majority. That is just the political reality when it comes to the Corruptocrat Party. MSM is yawning over this and the story about the WH buying people off to stay out of races/challenges. Nothing to see here . . .
Your lips to G-d’s ear - Maybe we will have great success in the mid-terms...
I love the Sopranos. One of the best lines I can remember is when the psychiatrist he is seeing is talking to her psychiatrist and she thought RICO was some thug he had to deal with in real life.........
Of course in the Obama white house....RICO could be the equivalent of RECOUP if there was some sort of syntax error in the reading of a teleprompter ......ergo the “corpseman”/corpsman debacle
How can anyone investigate SEIU and ACORN without investigating Obama and Holder ?
They are all pieces of the same pie.
The fact is we have a corrupt President and a corrupt Attorney General protecting a corrupt Union and a corrupt organisation.We have a corrupt racist Caucus in the United States Congress helping with this protection.
What about OFA....I’d bet there is some connection to both ACORN/SEIU as well.
Love it!
Comparing Obama to Fredo is too kind.
I don’t think Obama could tag two cocktail waitresses at a time like Fredo.
I haven’t checked the links, but I’m inclined to agree with the author, Kevin Williamson, that Issa should have left the housing fiasco out of it. It’s a needless distraction to his main argument about the rest of ACORN’s corruption.
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Issa’s staff did a lot of legwork, collecting ACORN-related documents from almost every state — lots of state law-enforcement agencies have an interest in ACORN — and interviewing ACORN and SEIU insiders who were able to offer some real insights into the workings of those organizations. The report is full of interesting details, such as which SEIU locals are directly run by ACORN — they include SEIU Healthcare Illinois Indiana and SEIU Local 100 (which claims to have left SEIU in October; Issa claims that separation is purely cosmetic). The report documents millions of dollars in transactions across dozens of bank accounts linking ACORN to the labor giant. Among Issa’s findings: “ACORN has received $5,609,338 from SEIU. Anthony Hill, a state senator from Florida, was simultaneously employed by SEIU and ACORN. Newly reviewed documents show Senator Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), former Governor Rod Blagojevich (D., Ill.) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D., Va.) have received the support of SEIU’s ACORN affiliates. Insiders claim that, despite SEIU Treasurer Anna Burger’s statement to the contrary, SEIU has never cut ties to ACORN.” It has been widely noted that SEIU and ACORN often share mailing addresses, office space, and employees.
Empty On Funding, ACORN Shutters Around the Country...
Phone lines disconnected nationwide, reconstitutes in Brooklyn office as New York Communities for Change
http://biggovernment.com/mvadum/2010/02/22/acorn-crime-family-renames-new-york-chapter/
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Bookmarked.
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