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ACORN got $53 million in federal funds since 94, now eligible for up to $8 billion more
Washington Examiner ^ | 5-6-09 | Kevin Mooney

Posted on 05/06/2009 11:08:24 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB

At least $53 million in federal funds have gone to ACORN activists since 1994, and the controversial group could get up to $8.5 billion more tax dollars despite being under investigation for voter registration fraud in a dozen states. The economic stimulus bill enacted in February contains $3 billion that the non-profit activist group known more formally as the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now could receive, and 2010 federal budget contains another $5.5 billion that could also find its way into the group’s coffers. An Examiner review of federal spending data found that ACORN has received at least $53 million in federal money since 1994. A downloadable spreadsheet of the $53 million is posted on washingtonexaminer.com.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; bachman; bailout; bho44; billions; communityorganizer; corruption; democrats; economy; fraud; housing; obama; obamabrownshirts; porkulus; povertypimps; rico; stimulus; youpayforthis
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To: river rat

You’re right on River Rat, I keep telling friends around the country to keep their eyes open for obvious movement of these thugs, whether training for something or meeting in large numbers. My friends aren’t all lilly white either and can be pretty effective.

Several of us used to have PI licenses and a friend was working on SSN fraud and “dumbed on” people coming and going in and out of a building without any signs, even unmarked vans (usually white) dropping off several people at at time. So he decided to go in and see for himself where everyone was going. He fit the racial “profile” of the area/activity so he was good to go!

It turned out to be a clearing house on med fraud techniques; there were actual pamphlets on how to spot surveillance, PIs, etc., how to apply for health care under other SSNs; counselors were there to assist, for a fee of course, incredible.

He ended up exposing a ring of health care folks scamming Medicare/Medicaid so you never know about people gathering, coming and going in an area that doesn’t fit such activity...


21 posted on 05/06/2009 12:14:33 PM PDT by brushcop (SFC Sallie, CPL Long, LTHarris, SSG Brown, PVT Simmons KIA OIF lll&V, they died for you, honor them)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Defund the left.


22 posted on 05/06/2009 12:15:04 PM PDT by TBP
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To: TBP

Pubbies are notorious for funding their enemies...

BACHMAN/PALIN 2012 !!


23 posted on 05/06/2009 12:17:47 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: taillightchaser

Outside Independence Hall when
the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended,
Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin,
“Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”
With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded,
“A republic, if you can keep it.”


24 posted on 05/06/2009 12:19:51 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

We paid ACORN. Our taxes. There is a solution to this madness and you all know what it is. All it takes is millions standing together and taking a stand. Not a shot fired. Hit them in their wallets.


25 posted on 05/06/2009 12:20:16 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Becasue Republicans are STUPID.


26 posted on 05/06/2009 12:21:26 PM PDT by TBP
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Why is there no address for the 2 that received the most money???? That’s odd.


27 posted on 05/06/2009 12:22:03 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: mojitojoe

I thought the same exact thing. That must be to/from the Obama slush fund.


28 posted on 05/06/2009 12:23:11 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Rhetorical pi2

BOTH CASES THEY WERE THREATENING AND ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE.
_____________
They tried that with me, they would do it once and only once.


29 posted on 05/06/2009 12:23:13 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Infiltrate ACORN. Tape and photo the thugs at meetings. Sign up voters at conservative churches. File RICO charges against local ACORN thugs.


30 posted on 05/06/2009 12:54:32 PM PDT by sergeantdave (obuma is the anti-Lincoln, trying to re-establish slavery)
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To: sergeantdave
File RICO charges against local ACORN thugs.

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31 posted on 05/06/2009 12:59:11 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Will the FBI overseen by Obama do their jobs without partisan politics of Obama?


32 posted on 05/06/2009 1:01:03 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Was watching Beck today. He had an Acorn guy on. Away from the cameras the guy asked Beck if he was scared of black people. Beck through him out of the studio.

How stupid can this Acorn guy be?


33 posted on 05/06/2009 3:12:07 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Thanks for those references, if this had been under the Bush administration...well we all know there would be endless congressional investigations. Amazing!


34 posted on 05/06/2009 4:17:15 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: WOBBLY BOB

I wonder if someone could sue the US government for being the financial support behind a criminal enterprise.


35 posted on 05/06/2009 10:13:49 PM PDT by highlander_UW (The only difference between the MSM and the DNC is the MSM sells ad space in their propaganda)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Demonrats are fighting Bachman’s Amendment to pull their funding


I give her a lot of credit! Amazing that in this economy ACORN goes from 53 million (which seems like a vulgarly large amount to an absolutely heinous amount of $EIGHT BILLION???!!!


36 posted on 05/06/2009 10:17:13 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: Williams

You are right. Defund these un-American damned criminals or ... (nothing I would ever put in print)


37 posted on 05/06/2009 11:30:40 PM PDT by Enoughofthissocialism
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To: highlander_UW

how’s that?...much of our governement IS a criminal enterprise.


38 posted on 05/07/2009 7:37:20 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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