While Nation is Distracted by Health Care, Obama Administration Quietly Restores Full Funding to ACORN

Judging by Obama's approval ratings, he's going to need all the vote-rigging ACORN can muster in 2012.

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Congresswoman Michele Bachmann interview regarding ACORN

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Video: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) On The Criminal Enterprise Of ACORN And Continued Federal Funding.

"It's really I think unconscionable on the part of the administration, especially when you consider the close relationship that the President had with ACORN and that he was an attorney for Project Vote under the ACORN umbrella, you would think the Administration would be doing everything they can to fully investigate...What gives? If a criminal obvious enterprise like ACORN year after year can't get investigated, who will?"

Who: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN)

What: Exclusive interview regarding ACORN.

When: Monday, October 5th, 2009.

Bachmann Soundbite #1: Not One Dime Rescinded From ACORN.

"If the legislation is identical, ACORN will only be defunded through October 31st...As of this moment as we're speaking, ACORN has not had one dime that's been rescinded from them."

Bachmann Soundbite #2: Letter To Geithner To Defund ACORN.

"The letter that I wrote to the Treasury Secretary is to say if you are going to go forward on another bailout, and I'm not encouraging him to, but if he does at minimum would you include language that would specifically defund ACORN?"

Length of Full Interview: 5:32

Beck Calls It? Florida ACORN Workers Arrested for Vote Fraud

I knew I should have started a pool on this when Beck brought up that mysterious disclosure yesterday. This may not be what he meant, but it could qualify. Note that ACORN is trying to spin it to their advantage even as FOX is reporting that:

ACORN Turns in Florida Workers on Voter Fraud Charges
The FBI and state authorities were making arrests Wednesday of workers hired to register voters by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.

Arrest warrants have been issued in Miami for 11 people suspected of falsifying information on hundreds of voter registration cards last year.

The FBI and state authorities were making arrests Wednesday. The workers being sought were hired to register voters by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.

Prosecutors say they were first notified by ACORN about problems with workers in June 2008.

Republicans and conservative activists have accused ACORN of fraud in voter registration drives around the country. ACORN officials say the Florida case proves the organization is committed to an honest process.

The case involved nearly 900 fraudulent voter cards in the Homestead area.

Full Metal Jacket-No Sheeples Style

Another edition of Carol's Full Metal Jacket:

Now, let’s get to our Full Metal Jacket Reach-Around Father’s Day Edition:

Donald Douglas of American Power informs us, “I think all of my readers should call me Dr. Douglas. It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title." Hey Professor, I mean Doctor, have you heard this one:

MAN: “How’s your history paper coming?”

WOMAN: “Well, my history professor suggested that I use the Internet for research and it’s been very helpful.”

MAN: “Really?”

WOMAN: “Yes. I’ve already located seventeen people who sell them.”

And So It Goes In Shreveport asks the question, “When is a slam not a slam?”

Jamie at Eye of Polyphemus has the goods on the “Obamapocalypse”. I love the smell of Hot Shot in the morning.

From the department of odd combos we have Miracle-Gro and universal hair care from Fausta.

What rhymes with crate, Kuwait and freight? Jon and Kate. See what Fishersville Mike is talking about.

College and farting. Some are good at them; some are not—so says all Five Feet Of Fury.

Bright ideas from Fearless Reader? Not so much according to Generation Patriot.

The gullible and weak-minded will be entertained or some such and the KURU Lounge thinks it’s time for some hostile questioning. Naughty boy, Chad.

Provocatively positioned basketballs and a naked Jeanie Buss grace the pages of Let’s Get It Right. Carlos, you naughty, naughty boy.

First there was the “meddle” card and then there was the “Zionist Plot” card. This is not a game of Blackjack being discussed over at Legal Insurrection.

Little Miss Attila has a message for someone named A of H and professes her admiration of pit bulls with a link to her homegirl, Cynthia Yockey.

Maximum Leader warns mankind of a fiery planetary collision while pleasing young Luke Skywalker types with photos of "hawt Cyclons" in various stages of undress. Feeling randy, Max?

Check out all the spiffy “bloggregation” over at Not Tucker Carlson. It’s a one stop shop for news you can use.

Luceat lux vestra, Dan. A seasoned blogger has moved to his own site, Piece Of Work In Progress. Have a look, have-a-lookers.

Douglas V. Gibbs, over at Political Pistachio, picks up the meme on Fearless Reader’s new Ministry of Propaganda.

The retro-loving pair of Pundit & Pundette weighs in on IG Gate here and here.

Red State ponders Obama’s view of executive power.

This can’t be happening here. Well, yes it can. Right Wing Nut House discusses the new apparatchik, er, ABC News. Perhaps it is time for the corporate controlled media and Dear Leader to get a room.

Stogie shares his big weekend plans and shows off his hard work on a biting Photoshop™ of Barbara Boxer. He prefers to call her Babsy-Cakes, Queen of the Kitchen and Number One Floor-Mopper.

What do nearly bare buttocks and Bill Clinton have to do with one another? Let Say Anything edu-ma-cate ya on this "revealing" subject.

There’s a “blood and dirt” debate being waged over at TD Blog. See which side you’re taking. Remember to play nice though.

What’s that saying they have about flattery? Never mind. The Astute Bloggers isn’t flattering Fearless Reader’s Secretary of Defense.

The Other McCain explores a metaphor for Biden and Obama dealing with Middle Eastern diplomacy.

Andrea Shea King of The Radio Patriot gives us a full-throated run down on ACORN’s whistleblower, Anita Moncrief, and the FEAR she is striking in Obama’s heart. This is a MUST READ.

Rachel Madcow serves as the fire hydrant that Rude Dog has made a beeline for and barks out this: “Rush is recognized as a conservative spokesman, whether you like it or not.” Who let the dog out?

When Deuce, the “Skeptical One”, finally caught up on the lefty blogs he gave us this money quote: “…the same people who think empathy is a valuable component for a Supreme Court Justice, show none at all for people who think differently on the issue of gay marriage.”

You know the freakishly loud-mouthed hawker for OxyClean™? Jimmie Bise, over at the Sundries Shack suggests that ABC kick Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer to the curb and use Billy Mays to advertise Obamacare.

My favorite caveman, The TrogloPundit, has discovered that there are slippery things out there and surmises there may be a conspiracy afoot and a-elbow. Hey cutie, thanks for all the linky-love this week.

BTW, consider using Google Earth—the flat maps are so yesterday dear.
Let’s hear it for This Ain’t Hell. John Hawkins named it “Website of the Day.”

Trac-A-‘Crat will be some more pissed if Kim Jong-Il turns Hawaii into a nuclear wasteland.

Apparently an avid fan of LOST, all-out atomic warfare would put the kibosh on finishing the finale of the show for this season. Come to think of it, it sure would mess up the plans Hawaii has for Islam Day on September 24th. Islamists are already pissed off, no need making things worse, eh?

That’s all I have for this week’s FMJRA. Hope you enjoyed it. We’ll see ya next week. Have a Happy Father’s Day.

ALG Calls Upon Congressional Minority to Investigate ACORN on Heels of Nevada ACORN Charges

AMERICANS FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT

For Immediate Release

May 5th, 2009

"There needs to be a sense of urgency to defend our
electoral processes. Congress won't just be preserving
the legality of the vote, it will be preserving our representative
democracy."-ALG President Bill Wilson

May 5^th, 2009, Fairfax, VA-Spurred on by Nevada charges against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today called upon House Minority Leader John Boehner to immediately convene hearings investigating ACORN for "continuing a nationwide effort to corrupt federal, state, and local elections."

Wilson also called for an immediate freeze in the disbursement of federal funds to ACORN that he described as "a criminal enterprise whose main purpose is to undermine electoral procedures."

"The voter registration fraud has been so widespread and so extensive now that if House Republican Leader Boehner does not bring ACORN to account, the organization will continue to run roughshod over the democratic process," said Wilson in a statement.

"And while these criminal investigations are ongoing, Congress has no business funneling taxpayer money to ACORN's burgeoning accounts," Wilson added.

ACORN was made eligible for more than $2 billion under the $787 billion "stimulus" spending bill. ACORN is also currently eligible for over $500 million of an "affordable housing fund" created under the $300 billion Foreclosure Prevention Act passed this past summer, and according to the Consumer Rights League receives some 40 percent of its funding from taxpayers annually.

"Congressional Democrats can no longer pretend that ACORN is an above-board organization," said Wilson. "Further, Congress cannot continue funding a criminal enterprise."

Wilson's call for Congressional hearings follows Nevada State Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto bringing criminal charges against ACORN and two former employees for registration fraud. The state says that the organization published a handbook and constructed policies setting up a quota system to register voters.

"By structuring employment and compensation around a quota system, ACORN facilitated voter registration fraud," Masto said. "In Nevada, it is unlawful for a person to provide compensation for registering voters that is based on the total number of voters a person registers."

ACORN has been under investigation for voter fraud in several swing states, including Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Missouri, and has a long history of such fraud in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin, and New Mexico. Americans for Limited government last year released the following executive summary of its activities.

"The most recent charges in Nevada are not just an isolated incident," Wilson said. "These efforts have been concerted and coordinated for years to steal elections, boost urban representation, and weaken the nation's political institutions."

Wilson reminded the press that in 2008 more than 30,000 more people than were eligible to register in Marion County in Indiana were somehow registered to vote. He also cited:

· Michigan, where municipal clerks have reported that ACORN has been responsible for fraudulent and duplicate voter registration applications statewide.

· Seattle, Washington, where felony charges have been filed against ACORN in the state's largest voter-fraud case ever in 2007 when the state filed felony charges against several paid ACORN employees and supervisors for more than 1,700 fraudulent voter registrations.

· New Mexico, where officials in Bernalillo County have notified federal authorities of more than 1,000 fraudulent voter registration cards, with ACORN as the prime suspect.

· And Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where election officials have accused ACORN of filing multiple fraudulent voter registrations during the 2008 primary. In March 2008, an ACORN worker in Pennsylvania was sentenced for making 29 phony voter registration forms.

Wilson noted that the Census Bureau is enlisting the aid of ACORN in counting the 2010 census. "Taken together, it is obvious that the registration efforts, the census participation, and the Congressional funding are all connected," said Wilson. He said it was "like a pay-to-play scandal, but this is even worse."

"This is actually an elaborate, coordinated national effort to finance a criminal enterprise devoted to conjuring and developing fraudulent constituencies at taxpayer expense," Wilson explained. "And it must come to an end."

Wilson has previously called for ACORN to be defunded by Congress for its role in lobbying for loose credit standards that have contributed to the current financial crisis.

"House Minority Leader Boehner needs to take the lead to stop ACORN, freeze its funding, and root out any efforts by the Congressional majority to kick back even more taxpayer dollars to the organization," said Wilson.

Wilson also encouraged Americans nationwide to visit StopACORN.org to sign a petition calling for ACORN to be investigated for election fraud.

Wilson warned House Republican Leader Boehner to move as quickly as possible to hold ACORN accountable. "There needs to be a sense of urgency to defend our electoral processes. Congress won't just be preserving the legality of the vote, it will be preserving our representative democracy," Wilson concluded.

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