Okay so what's with ACORN???? And why do they keep getting money?

[roche]

The money, part of $35 million in federal allocations for fire districts nationwide, went to ACORN’s Louisiana headquarters and made up almost 80% of the firefighting grants earmarked for the state. Several more worthy agencies with reputable track records had applied for the money but lost their bid to ACORN even though the radical leftwing organization has no background in fire prevention.

Among them was a fire department in St. Tammany Parish, a community located about 24 miles north of New Orleans, that wanted to purchase smoke alarms for low-income families after a fire killed four children in a home. The chief, Charles Flynn, assures that ACORN possesses no fire safety or fire prevention expertise yet it got $1 million over many smaller and bigger departments that really need the money.

ACORN, which has received tens of millions of tax dollars over the years, refuses to explain how it will spend the fire grant. Based on its documented history of embezzlement, fraud and cooking the books, the cash will undoubtedly help sustain its now world-famous criminal enterprise rather than contribute to any sort of fire prevention.

The Chicago-based community group that helped Barack Obama get elected has for years been known for its fraudulent voter registration drives. In fact, a few months ago a high-ranking ACORN official in Nevada pleaded guilty to conspiracy for organizing a scheme that illegally paid workers to register new voters. The group is being investigated in several other states for its illegal registration drives during the 2008 presidential election.

In previous elections, ACORN has been busted for falsifying information to register new voters in numerous other states, including Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina and Colorado to name a few. In 2007 the group settled the largest case of voter fraud in the history of Washington State after seven workers were caught submitting about 2,000 fake registration forms.

More recently, ACORN was embroiled in a massive scandal after employees were videotaped advising prostitutes and pimps on how to skirt housing and tax laws. The tapes, recorded by a pair of undercover journalists, were broadcast worldwide and posted on the internet. They proved to be the final straw that pushed Obama to conveniently ditch the group he once worked for and cherished.

ACORN’s multiple scandals have forced the U.S. Census Bureau to eliminate it as a community partner for the 2010 count, the Democratic-led Congress to slash its funding and California’s governor to demand an investigation of the group’s widespread fraud in his state. Yet, unbelievably ACORN continues to receive tax dollars.

This information was obtained at:
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/oct/acorn-gets-1-million-homeland-security-grant

What the Hell? Someone please explain the madness behind our government's decisions...

[tupac]

Acorn has been a front organization for the Democratic party.
They have done the field work to organize and get voter registrations, and other jobs that helps the Democrats which is why the Democrats continue to funnel money to them.

[jerrick]

they haven't received any money in minnesota....the governor recently came out and cut off money they already were not receiving...same reasoning as being the republican presidential front runner for the nomination he is not seeking.

[danil70]

They get money because they are a community development organization.

Their activities aren't limited to signing up people to vote in poor neighborhoods. They advocate for the poor....that is their primary function.

Now we all know that some ACORN employees decided to pad their paychecks by filling out false registrations, but we also know that Mickey Mouse couldn't have voted.....so no VOTE FRAUD actually took place. In reality it was ACORN who was defrauded, because they paid a commission for their employees to fill out false registrations. Essentially they paid money for something they didn't get.

Not to mention, the only reason you know about the registration fraud, is because ACORN found out about it. They essentially blew the whistle on themselves believe it or not.

btw- those employees were also charged with fraud...and punished by the justice system.


Advocating for the poor doesn't automatically qualify them as a "liberal organization"... I fail to see the logic in that. Especially when you consider that prominent Republicans... ie. McCain have attended ACORN rallies for community developement projects in the past.