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masuki bance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 07:20 PM
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ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis says "Where finally, people were thrown out in dozens of our offices."
 
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Bertha Lewis, ACORN CEO, discussing the latest controversy surrounding her organization.
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 07:34 PM
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1. Good job, Ms. Lewis. I feel much better now.
I was one of the critics of ACORN here because I was flat out disgusted by some of what I saw on those tapes (yes, I know at least one of the employees was playing along with the pair).
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Grassy Knoll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 07:42 PM
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2. I hope the camera clown and his HO......
Get sued for every dime they made + 100 times more.
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notesdev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 07:53 PM
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3. Did she supply a link?
(Did I do that right?)
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masuki bance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 07:58 PM
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4. She did not!
I'm staying a bit skeptical, she also said in the days before new videos were released that proved her wrong, that nothing happened in NY or CA.
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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 08:59 PM
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5. A very eloquent defense of her organization and the other employees who did NOT take
the bullshit those two were dishing out. Her references to the white pimpster were so understated yet supremely biting that I could only shake my head in wonderment at her skill.

The only moment in the video that gave me pause was after she made the statement that the pimpster and his accomplice had been turned away at "lots of offices". She immediately did the quick lookaway that is a non-verbal cue indicative of a partially-true or untrue statement. Makes me wonder how many offices turned them away.

Even if it was only two other offices, or one even, it still speaks well that others were either not going to do what the hucksters wanted or they saw through their act.

This is a media mugging in progress. And it looks like they are going to steal the victim's money and try to kill him too.

Democrats should be demanding an in-depth investigation before any action is taken against ACORN.

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masuki bance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 09:46 PM
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6. Seems like a possible setup- the guys that did the filming have this video highlighted at their site
Edited on Fri Sep-18-09 09:47 PM by masuki bance
8. Mediaite: ACORN CEO Claims ‘Pimp’ Videographer Turned Away at Dozens of Offices

big government dot com

Their MO seems to be let people say things, then release something to contradict it.

*edit cuzz Eye kant spel goode
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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 10:44 PM
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7. That is precisely their MO. And has been for what, decades now. So, anyone who is
foolish enough to make a specious claim is going to be lambasted for it. Same same, unfortunately, for anyone foolish enough to tell the truth.



*P.S. your spelling ain't so bad except for there's only one "z" in cuz, Cuz.

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