The Senate has voted 83-7 to cut off ACORN Housing Funds. Wow. If you ever think that you can’t make a difference in this world just think on the fact that two ridiculously dressed young people may have just taken out a multi-million dollar arm of the Democratic Party.
Something that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and many on Fox News couldn’t do, two college aged kids did with one video camera. They did it alone. They did it without the help of the mainstream media.
In fact, think of it, Van Jones has been forced to resign as Czar and ACORN is on the brink of losing funding. And it’s all been done by new media without the MSM. Amazing, this 21st century, huh?
Now the House must be urged to follow the Senate’s lead.
ACORN should clearly be cut off from public funding. But the main argument shouldn’t be based on corruption. The main argument should be closing them down for stupidity. I ask you – how do you not smell set up when these two walk in the room? No pimp has dressed like that since Starsky and Hutch’s Huggy Bear.
O’Keefe came in looking like a pimp and saying he wanted to be a politician. Ha! How could they believe someone who looked like a pimp could become a politician….Oh…
September 15, 2009 at 2:19 am
Wow! I had heard the story on the radio, but I don't have cable, so I had no idea what they looked like. That's hilarious… and I desperately want to put some clothes on that young woman.
September 15, 2009 at 2:34 am
Ah yep, they look more like Halloween trick or treaters than an actual pimp and his "lady".
September 15, 2009 at 3:44 am
Hi. Where can I find the story that goes along with this picture? My curiosity has been piqued. Thanks.
September 15, 2009 at 4:03 am
Probably the best place to start is biggovernment.com, their website.
September 15, 2009 at 4:46 am
But couldn't one argue that they would be minority-bashing if they sent these two packing? It might be stupid but it probably has something to do with obeying some stupid law.
September 15, 2009 at 4:51 am
the two of them talked about shipping in underage prostitutes from overseas.
That should be enough for anybody sane to throw them out.
September 15, 2009 at 6:23 am
What crazy outfits; last time I saw a a kid that age in a suit unless he just rode up on a bike to deliver Watchtower…..
September 15, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I spotted just a few weeks ago: "If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've never been in bed with a mosquito."
Good going for these two young gutsy people! Talk about David bringing down Goliath!
September 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm
This is awesome! Horray for clever young people:). I wonder if they'll use it for their senior thesis project…
September 15, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Hey, any man that can wear a jacket like that with a straight face honestly could take out any part of the dems that he wanted to! Does anyone know where I can find that jacket for my husband??? Hahaha!
September 15, 2009 at 5:03 pm
It is an encouraging development and shows that everyone can do something to advance the cause of righteousness.
September 15, 2009 at 5:15 pm
The filmmakers have been alleged to deceptively edit their videos. They allegedly visited multiple branches of ACORN and found only one that took their bait.
Please read these links and then respond.
http://www.newshounds.us/2009/09/15/acorngotcha_activist_hannah_giles_admits_she_had_an_antiacorn_agenda_before_she_knew_anything_about_them.php
http://www.newshounds.us/2009/09/14/nothing_more_important_to_fox_news_than_its_crusade_against_acorn_an_organization_devoted_to_helping_the_poor_and_oh_yeah_minorities.php
http://www.newshounds.us/2009/09/11/in_their_zeal_to_change_subject_from_health_care_to_acorn_fox_news_overlooks_issues_with_gotcha_video.php
I do not ask you to agree with every single word. I ask that you respect the allegations and respectfully address them.
September 15, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Brian,
Please go to Biggovernment.com . The duo have so far released the videos they shot in Balitmore, DC, and New York. Given the specific-to-the-questions answers given by the ACORN personnel, and the fact that at least four people involved have been fired by ACORN and that the Senate voted 83-7 to yank ACORN federal funding (which they surely woulndn't have done without just cause), I think we can safely rule out hoax.
Was that respectful enough?
September 15, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Mouse-
I'd say we can rule out "creative editing."
This does seem too extreme to be true– but, as my dear Elf keeps telling me, my expectations of how low folks will go don't go low enough.
That said…Brian, have you looked at the addresses you're linking? Does that SOUND like an objective critique? Ironic, given that link one is an attack on the lady's objectivity, no?
September 15, 2009 at 7:27 pm
They allegedly visited multiple branches of ACORN and found only one that took their bait.
The sad thing is that we've subsequently had TWO other ACORN outfits get busted, and another about to at 4 pm, and yet you're pimping (sorry for the pun) ACORN's talking points. Also curious that ACORN went ahead and fired the workers implicated in the Baltimore and DC videos if they were doctored, no?
September 15, 2009 at 7:31 pm
BTW, none of the articles you link to actually offers any proof that the videos are doctored. They're just stupid rants against Fox News. If you're going to offer contrarian evidence, I suggest you dig a little deeper before you embarrass yourself so.
September 15, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Get, they finally stopped some giving ACORN money.
Good start, how about cutting off the payments for the intrusive, none of thier business questions they've attached to the census, and the acorn workers will be asking when they knock on your door for uncle sam
September 18, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Way to go for cutting off the funding of ACORN, but when are they going to be doing the same for Planned Parenthood for the the videos of their staff members helping pre-teens and not reporting statutory rape situations. This is wonderful stuff…I just hope it starts a trend (especially given the number of instances recorded and even some covered by local media!)