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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:10 PM Original message |
ACORN Should Be Investigated and All Government Funds Should Be Suspended Until The Investigation... |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, I'd like to see an in-depth investigation. |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. you think like me |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Gee, ya think?? |
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zaj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Agreed. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. This dick is a "Michael Moore?" |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Well, it's a stretch but it's not like they'd ever have a REAL Michael Moore. |
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zaj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
52. Yep, they did the same sort of thing targeting the left... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Bullshit. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. You might want to lay off Faux News. |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. exactly |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Lots of other investigations that aren't getting done that should be a much higher priority. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Our money is going to Acorn - I |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And it's well spent. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. And I'd Want Blackwater Investigated As Well |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
36. I would like to expose and hold all |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
37. Our money goes to Wackenhut, Blackwater and KBR. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. And the same thing should happen to Goldman Sachs, BOA, Citi, J.P. Morgan |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. Did you call for Catholic Charities to be investigated |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They should be. As should all religious groups who receive "faith based" funding. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. So you are suggesting that the Catholic Church |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. ACORN does receive federal funding, here is a link saying $53M from 94-09 |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. ACORN does receive government funds. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. According to ACORN, they receive grant money from organizations that |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 02:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. How about this? |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. One, Catholic Charities Should Not Be Getting Tax Dollars |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
35. but they *do* get tax dollars, as do other religious orgs. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. As far as I been able to find out. |
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mariawr (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
45. If it's coming from Faux, it's a witch hunt. They lie. A lot. n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. ACORN has good intentions but they are amateurish and poorly run. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. they are a non-profit organization who are helping the poor |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. . . . |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. I will never rest until Burger King is held accountable for employees bathing in the sink. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. So, when did you dump the presumption of innocence? |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. When Evidence Is Produced That They're Advocating Illegal Activities |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:57 PM Original message |
Have you got any evidence they advocate illegal activity? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Doesn't it give you a moment's pause that every time one of these stories, |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. What's ACORN's real crime? Oh yeah, they register voters. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. ACORN's Real Crime |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Not a crime. Stop lying. |
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mariawr (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #24 |
46. Edited tapes from Faux? and you believe them? please...n/t |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. there's one born every minute.. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. Absolutely /nt |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
25. May I Ask Those That Disagree with Me A Question? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Why, yes, I do support ACORN. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Huh? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Do you only fly on airlines which have never had a plane crash? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. You need to step out of the right wing frame. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
41. I support ACORN who does not indorse underage prostitution. |
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mariawr (171 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
47. Probably set up, knew they were ringers... |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. Check the Greatest Page -- we are hearing the other side of the story..n/t |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
38. If they can find a reason other than those videos. The Videos are illegal wiretaps. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 04:27 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. actually, they're probably not. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. They are even under federal law. They were in a place of business. It's highly illegal. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
49. NO - It's NOT that simple - you can find crooks and idiots everywhere in every organization |
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