ACORN Endorses Barack Obama

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

The Nation reports that Acorn is endorsing Barack Obama!

ACORN: OBAMA GETS IT

...Yesterday, ACORN's political action committee endorsed Barack Obama for President. This is an important nod from a group that understands the urgent needs of Americans most hurt by this economy and how to organize for social and economic justice.

ACORN is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, with over 350,000 member families, organized into 800 neighborhood chapters, in 104 cities nationwide. The endorsement reflects a belief that Obama – who worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago – understands that change must come from the ground-up, as part of a working coalition, rather than from position papers.

As Maude Hurd, ACORN's National President, put it, "What it came down to was that Senator Obama is the candidate who best understands and can affect change on the issues ACORN cares about like stopping foreclosures, enacting fair and comprehensive immigration reform, and building stronger and safer communities across America."

In last night's debate, Obama spoke as a candidate --and a former community organizer--when he said: "The reason that this campaign has done so well is because people understand that it is not just a matter of putting forward policy positions…. If we can't inspire the American people to get involved in their government… then we will continue to see the kind of gridlock and nonperformance in Washington that is resulting in families suffering in very real ways…. I'm running for president to start doing something about that suffering, and so are the people who are behind my campaign…. It is my strong belief that the changes are only going to come about if we're able to form a working coalition for change…. The problem we have is that Washington has become a place where good ideas go to die."

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[democrattotheend]

1. That's really cool!

ACORN does a lot of the kind of community advocacy work that Obama did when he was a community organizer, so this is really fitting.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

12. Obama intro'd bill to ban 'deceptive practices' and protect voters

People For the American Way - Obama Legislation Would Protect ...Jan 31, 2007 ... Obama Legislation Would Protect Voting Rights ... “Senator Obama’s bill would criminalize egregious deceptive practices that keep voters ...
www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23479

They know he would be very good on voting rights.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Excellent

Let the smearing of ACORN begin!

[K Gardner]

4. Isn't that one of those commie organizations devoted to destroying Amurika?

[BeyondGeography]

7. Radicals are involved

and they have facial hair.

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. I was vice-president of my chapter in Austin years ago

Damn fine endorsement and I have facial hair too.

[workinclasszero]

3. Oh thats great!

:applause::applause::applause:

[jenmito]

5. K&R! And the train keeps a'rollin'!

[sniffa]

6. Another far RW endorsement for Obama

Why am I not surprised? :eyes:

[texas_indy]

8. And yet another group gets assimilated into the Obamatron mass. Pretty cool , eh! (nt)

[Olney Blue]

9. Very nice!

[Danger Mouse]

10. Ah, yet another endorsement for Obama.

Add another to the already long list. :hi:

[workinclasszero]

11. Acorn is assimilated into the cult!

Excellent!:)

[tabatha]

14. There must be something really really wrong about Acorn

to support such a liar and smearer.

:sarcasm:

[Thepricebreaker]

13. ACORN IS SEXIST!

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

[AtomicKitten]

15. Excellent.

[Scurrilous]

16. Good news!

:thumbsup:

[tammywammy]

17. That's an excellent endorsement! n/t