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US Census Bureau Axes Community Group ACORN

Group called 'distraction' after sting catches employees advising prostitute

By W. McCahill| Posted Sep 11, 09 9:55 PM CDT|

(Newser) – The US Census Bureau will not allow community-organizing group ACORN to participate in next year’s national census, the Wall Street Journal reports tonight. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is a “distraction,” Census director Robert Groves writes, after members of its Baltimore and Washington offices were caught on hidden cameras offering tax advice to people posing as pimps and prostitutes.

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odowd80
Sep 11, 09 9:58 PM CDT

Good. Now will you rightys shut up about ACORN once and for all? Reply

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 11, 09 10:06 PM CDT

No, because Mickey Mouse voted in 2008. He and Minnie hitched a ride with Goofy.

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bcfilmguy
Sep 11, 09 10:22 PM CDT

Mickey Mouse did not actually vote. Registered, but no votes were cast by phony names, so much as we know.

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jamerican
Sep 11, 09 10:23 PM CDT

What...you mean we cant tell the left that one of their favorite corrupt black racist illegal voter fraud government money stealing organizations finally got busted.

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 12:43 AM CDT

@dr z is that really all you got, i love how the left focuses on the stupid part of this whole thing. Like I told you, yes they registered people like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. they registered the dallas cowboy's offensive line too. So it isn't that far of a stretch to think that they picked name out of the phone book and registered them, or just made up normal names for people and registered them. Dude, I know that sometimes the wheels turn slow and you want to believe, but if they will do that what is going to stop them from doing actual voter registration fraud, and have those people who don't have the right to vote, out there voting illegally?

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 12:43 AM CDT

@odo when they quit getting government money and become a private company the right will be happy.

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doingtherightthing
Sep 12, 09 12:44 AM CDT

.... this little ditty will cost chairman Obama 2012......the Chicago gang of trolls have been had. America knows a crook when it sees one......community organizers are Chicago thugs being ran by this congress and Obama........impeach Obama!

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Deebles
Sep 12, 09 1:11 AM CDT

Well, godawgs. I'm so happy that Acorn is on the outs and please, God be gone. It reminds me of when William Buckley wrote one article about the John Birch Society and their nuttiness and the Conservative party tossed them like an overripe banana. Would love to see the same thing happen to ridiculous Acorn. As for voter fraud--Social Security Numbers, darling. The Acorn hucksters got paid by the registered name. You can't vote if you aren't a citizen--even Mickey Mouse gets scuttled as do all those people with a felony conviction. If the polls can turn you away because you did five to ten for fraud--don't you think they can spot an Acorn piece of bullshit? The only real set out to do it voter fraud was in Chicago in 1960 and it cost Joe Kennedy a bundle, and Gianncana who pulled all the SSN and names from the death rolls thought he was getting a break. That bullet in his skull says that his fraud was good, but didn't pay off. Acorn is stupid but they couldn't commit a real fraud if you spotted them fifty points. I love the FOX thing where they send the undercover pimp and whore--hysterical. My friend the bookie got a mortgage from Countrywide in 2006 and said he was a bookie. What is wrong with you watch TV people? They will tell you anything to sell the soap. Don't you get that? When they keep talking ratings points that is more money they can charge the soap people. It'd be funny--and you MSNBC idiots are no better--if it weren't so sad.

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 1:24 AM CDT

@deeblles well if they didn't commit a real fraud what did those 30 people plead guilty to?

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Deebles
Sep 12, 09 1:31 AM CDT

Now why the hell can you not say that a black fraudulent get people a mortgage and register their ass to vote was corrupt? Jews are corrupt--Madoff. Italians--please let me count the ways. Irish--heard of Whitey Bulger? Chinese--get in line and every other ethnic group that has shit head people? Tons of them. What is weird is that the fear of being called a racist kept ACORN alive. Like it kept Madoff and OJ etc, etc. This isn't about race or ethnicity it's about corrupt assholes. And congrats--everybody has thieves and scoundrels. You'd cringe if you knew what the Buddhists were up to. Let's say ethnic cleansing isn't foreign to them.

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Deebles
Sep 12, 09 1:44 AM CDT

They pleaded guilty for faking names to get paid. Fraud. Not voter fraud, just out and out lying my ass off for money cause I'm a criminal fraud. Voter fraud requires an actual counted vote, and as Chicago proved back in 60 that is hard to do. There's a great picture of Arvey with Kennedy in a district where he won by one vote--no shit. Like I said, after that wicked piece of bullshit, the voter registration thing was tacked on to SSN which you just can't fake anymore. If you think that Acorn got one fraudulent vote into the race, well you give them too much credit. They were not trying to influence the race--which they couldn't--they were trying to make as much money for every name on a sheet as they could. Bunch of cheating black asshole who would have written McCain if it got them 20 cents more.

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 1:52 AM CDT

@deebles i respect your passion, so i am going to concede the point to you.

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 2:26 AM CDT

DEEBS!...(i like the deebled name best)...lol

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Deebles
Sep 12, 09 3:03 AM CDT

godawgs, I don't care about the passion or me or anything. I just want you to know that you brought a tear to my eye because you said--screw it. That is the most unifying thing that I've seen in all the months that I've been here. If we can agree on anything for whatever reason then we are doing very well here, below the grid. Thank you, kind sir and I will never forget that you will bend a bit and I swear that I will never forget that bend and you shall get it back in return.

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Deebles
Sep 12, 09 3:12 AM CDT

I so agree Rif. I like deebs the best too. but that dumb dead son called me that so I keep trying to find a name that doesn't hurt. But, I can't name myself after the dog. I think that I can finally stick with Deebles and feel good when I see it instead of missing him so much. He's gone whether I'm Deebles or not. I may be getting to the point where his life is more important than his death. Yeah! lol Everybody, out on the dance floor. Em.

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ClearSight
Sep 12, 09 6:15 AM CDT

No we will not shutup about Acorn. I won't be satisfied until Acorn is out of business and not getting ANY further taxpayer dollars to run their corrupt organization.

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wwwonderer
Sep 14, 09 3:41 PM CDT

clearsight wrote "No we will not shutup about Acorn. I won't be satisfied until Acorn is out of business and not getting ANY further taxpayer dollars to run their corrupt organization." And speaking of corrupt organization getting tax money to run their operation, I assum you'll be moving on to Haliburton? The Carlyle Group?

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timeandagain
Sep 11, 09 11:02 PM CDT

ACORN is 100% to blame for this slimy Administration of LIARS and THIEVES... ACORN is a racist organization of fraudulent cheaters... Reply

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 11, 09 11:28 PM CDT

Really, I could of sworn that a majority of your fellow american gave the Obama Administration both the popular and electoral vote. I mean that is what happened right? Correct me if I am wrong but we do live in a nation where we the people decide the president and every other elected leader. As for ACORN they are a community activist organization. They have had some problems and obvilously they have employed some less than smart people. They are really no worse than the right wing with all of their bold face lies.

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 11, 09 11:35 PM CDT

Offer more of a response and I might care.

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 12:58 AM CDT

more attempts to minimize and trivialize a government and Obama backed organization....besides blu blu what "right wing" organization has been busted buying votes with ciggys, and using Mickey Mouse, and an entire football team, and getting poor people off the streets to commit election fraud..hmmmmmmmm?

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 12, 09 1:29 AM CDT

The fact that I have never defended those allegations should speak for its self. I was focused on the story and responding to the comments at hand. Something you seem to have a hard time doing (the focusing part). I am thinking that you have this problem often when you have nothing fresh to add. FYI, as previously stated, ACORN has had problems. Noted, thanks for clearing that one up.

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armywife
Sep 11, 09 11:03 PM CDT

i think they were being overly polite with calling ACORN a "distraction" - an "embarrassment" would perhaps have been a more accurate term. Reply

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riffran
Sep 11, 09 11:12 PM CDT

I caught that wonderful clip off of Glen Becks site, and HE ran it on that NEVER WATCHED, always FICTION NATIONAL TOP RATED SHOW....lol....that makes three wouldn't you say? Of course we all know that " BEFORE" this any ACORN complaints were just the rascist right wing haters trying to suppress minorities, black voters in particular right?????? BEEEEEEP!...wrong Reply

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 11, 09 11:33 PM CDT

Do you Beckers ever offer constructive comments? Really, just once I would love one of you to give a valid argument. This does not prove anything about ACORN other than they are guilty of bad employee screening. Nice work with the caps lock. You really emphasized your point....... You + attempt to think = suck.

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 1:01 AM CDT

here is some constructive comments bluh bluh...Boys and girls please learn from ACORNs mistake and be honest, and you will do well

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 12, 09 1:14 AM CDT

Blah, not Bluh. Think then type.

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 1:37 AM CDT

no I meant bluh

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NewserScooter
Sep 11, 09 11:39 PM CDT

I don't think a lot of our leftist friends are going to defend this. After all they were recommending tax evasion, and we know the left would never condone that, correct? Reply

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 1:07 AM CDT

well scooter...there is no defense for this kind of action, and the usual lefty pundits are very wise in that they will not try to defend this shitburger of an ooopsi, lest they appear to condone it, and most of the left here are probably very honest people when it comes down to it. Misguided ideology aside...just saying

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WallyEFunk
Sep 12, 09 1:47 AM CDT

So Ur saying ALL Right wing condones that. Tax evation, cheating etc . So following logic, condoning cheating, they would do it. So are ALL , right wings tax evading cheaters? So NO, some left wings would condone it.

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godawgs
Sep 12, 09 12:38 AM CDT

wow bad week for ACORN. Reply

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doingtherightthing
Sep 12, 09 12:48 AM CDT

no bad week for Obama and the trolls in his community!

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WallyEFunk
Sep 12, 09 1:58 AM CDT

Wow. Thats the story, The US Census Bureau will not allow ACORN to participate in next year’s national census. And there's dancing in the street by some. Reply

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riffran
Sep 12, 09 2:29 AM CDT

well....it's a start in the right direction...lol...a little chip here a little prison time there...hopefully good bye ACORN....or at least scare them so much they wont attempt any more BS, and actually do what they claim to do

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CynthiaY29
Sep 12, 09 4:45 AM CDT

This makes me very happy. They should not be trusted. ACORN is well known for it's crooked behavior yet our government associates with them and uses their voting machines. It makes me wonder why they would want such a deceptive association and think maybe because they are just as deceptive. Reply

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NovThird2010
Sep 12, 09 8:22 AM CDT

I have not posted on Newser in recent weeks b/c of all of the leftist drivel...probably Obamites, HuffPo, ACLU, and ACORN people being paid to flood the boards and criticize and demonize anyone who would DARE to disagree with the Anointed One....and when all else fails, play the race card..."you just don't like his dumb, nation bankrupting policies because he's black!" Welcome back, conservative Newser posters!!! Reply

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PhillytoWinnetka
Sep 12, 09 1:01 PM CDT

Finally, a gov't agency doing the right thing. Why isn't Jesse Jackson, Farrakhan and crew coming out to assail the firings of these-likely low paid, small office hacks? They were only doing the footwork for the big kahuna's at the top. If Acorn isn't a modern day "indentured servant" outfit...I don't know what is. Reply

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wwwonderer
Sep 14, 09 3:59 PM CDT

LQQK. This is how it works. ACORn gets a certain amount of funding to carry out an initiative, let's say the voter registration. They then pay various people from THE COMMUNITIES they service , of which you may find a housewife, disabled vet, a bum, a homeless person, a drug addict, etc. Those people prolly get paid on a per-new-registrar basis SOME of those people will attempt to register voters, and turn in only those they successfully registered. Some will attempt to register voters, and will make up a few more fake registrars to get paid more. And some will not try to register ANYONE, make up a bunch of names to get paid for doing nothing (Sound familiar Wall St?). ACORN will then attempt to sift through all the forms that were turned in and decide which are legitimate and which are not. Imagine this: Someone gets hired by Ford. That person puts false information of their tax forms -they claim 3 exemptions when they only have 2. Is Ford guilty of trying to defraud the IRS? Reply

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