ACORN Functionaries Busted
I've been unhappy about ACORN virtually since I learned about them. Their methods of collecting voter registration forms, for example, seem to be virtually engineered to encourage fraud. But I haven't really given them much thought.
At any rate, it turns out that suspicion is, apparently, more than warranted.
If this were not so jaw-droppingly angrifying it would be absolutely freaking hilarious. I guess I didn't realize that people this corrupt existed outside of movies. I'd really like to know whether these were randomly-selected ACORN folks, or whether they were selected for their sleaziness.
Sadly, the fever swamps will soon be ablaze with this, and it'll be spun against Obama--guilt by association being a favorite tactic over there.
I'm not sure why he didn't use his Antichrist powers to, like, fire some plate glass windows at these people before they could distribute this film, though...
I've been unhappy about ACORN virtually since I learned about them. Their methods of collecting voter registration forms, for example, seem to be virtually engineered to encourage fraud. But I haven't really given them much thought.
At any rate, it turns out that suspicion is, apparently, more than warranted.
If this were not so jaw-droppingly angrifying it would be absolutely freaking hilarious. I guess I didn't realize that people this corrupt existed outside of movies. I'd really like to know whether these were randomly-selected ACORN folks, or whether they were selected for their sleaziness.
Sadly, the fever swamps will soon be ablaze with this, and it'll be spun against Obama--guilt by association being a favorite tactic over there.
I'm not sure why he didn't use his Antichrist powers to, like, fire some plate glass windows at these people before they could distribute this film, though...
posted by Winston Smith at
3:34 PM
1 Comments:
Here's a limited defense of ACORN based on media reports. Their procedure for gathering voter registrations permitted easy fraud against ACORN's payroll, but they have procedures in place to prevent spurious registrations from turning into vote fraud. Even registrations that might have slipped through those procedures were unlikely to lead to vote fraud. That whole trumped up wingnut-outraging scandal didn't amount to a hill of fertile bullshit.
This scandal is also trumped up. It also has real components. ACORN personnel conspired about mortgage fraud, and that is or should be a felony. But this didn't happen in every office the wingnuts tried. It looks as though they kept trying until they had two cases.
Here's a thought experiment: How many private mortgage brokers would have helped hide a brothel in exactly the same way? I don't know the answer, obviously, but it's well-known that many of them engaged in mortgage fraud.
Be careful about adopting any emotional response from conservative media operations. Their purpose is to distract you from reason with passion.
This is bad, no argument, but it's probably bath water, not the baby.
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