jedreport.com — Marc Ambinder digs up a pretty damning video of McCain speaking to ACORN in 2006. The GOP is trying to paint ACORN as the root cause for everything from the financial crisis to election fraud -- this video shows that McCain didn't seem to think ACORN was bad at all before he started running for president.
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poprocksandsodaOct 14, 2008
Justice? In what way? They still haven't followed the 832k back to Obama. I wonder if they will use that to impeach him should he win. I've got to think so.
Closed AccountOct 14, 2008
I have a love hate relationship with this election.On one hand, it has been great theater. Tons of mock outrage, both sides stepping on themselves, a LOT of the true nature of American people coming out (just sat behind a truck with a huge, professionally done "HUSSEIN Obama, what a trauma!" window sticker). All pretty funny to watch.The hate part is that we are falling apart in Afghanistan, our economy is in the tank, health care is spiraling out of control, etc. yet all we can talk about is Ayers, ACORN, Palin being a bimbo, and more of the worthless same.I am just as guilty as others. It is amusing to banter among the trite-ness. I guess that is because even on the important issues, people only want to talk boiler plate.Here's hoping we can get back to discussing what America REALLY needs to do, after the elections. Well, probably not until March or so. Whomever wins the Presidency will create months of angst ridden posts here on Digg all the way through inauguration...
Closed AccountOct 14, 2008
McCain supporter: Bbbbb but but but....
uncleosbertOct 14, 2008
christmas poo, did you even read the article you linked? what office are you referring to? most of the fraudulent cards were found by acorn people and turned into authorities:"ACORN representatives said the group was being unfairly smeared for the wrongdoing of few errant employees.They said ACORN staff worked closely with election officials to identify bad applications in its massive voter registration drive, which signed up 1.3 million new voters in 21 states for the presidential election."here's more:"According to Elyshya Miller, ACORN's head organizer for Kansas City, ACORN identified certain forms as potentially fraudulent and turned them over to prosecutors in late October; four organizers were responsible. A week later, all four organizers were indicted by a grand jury.But in their evident haste to indict, the prosecutors made a mistake -- they indicted the wrong person. Three weeks after the election, Schlozman's office dropped the charges against one of the defendants, Stephanie Davis, admitting that her identity was used without her permission. It was not until January of this year that Schlozman's office finally indicted one Caren Davis, who was apparently the person they were really after. Caren Davis' lawyer Dana Altieri told me that Davis is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is competent to stand trial."<a class="user" href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/05/controversial_usa_delivered_vo.php">http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/05/ ...</a>you would think the investigators would bother to make sure they weren't trying the wrong person!
uncleosbertOct 14, 2008
at least obama doesn't pass campaign finance laws he doesn't follow when he runs for president:"In the fall of 2007, McCain opted into the public financing system for the GOP primaries, which meant he'd later receive just over $5 million in public funds in exchange for agreeing to a fundraising limit of around $54 million for the entire primary process, which ends when he accepts the nomination at the Republican National Convention in September.By late November, his campaign was practically broke, so McCain took out a pair of $1 million loans, using the public funds he would receive as collateral.Cut to Super Tuesday, when McCain had the Republican nomination all but wrapped up. Suddenly, he didn't want to be bound by that $54 million limit, so his campaign did a 180 and opted back out of the public financing system.But as David Mason, the Republican-appointed chair of the FEC, has pointed out, you can't just unilaterally opt out -- especially after securing a loan based on having opted in. The response of the McCain campaign is quite simply to ignore Mason. And because the FEC currently lacks a quorum (thanks to stalling tactics by that human roadblock to reform, Mitch McConnell) that's where things stand, pending a ruling on a lawsuit filed by the DNC."<a class="user" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/mccains-campaign-funding_b_108772.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/m ...</a><a class="user" href="http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2008/06/mccain-campaign-finance-scandal.html">http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2008/06/mcca ...</a>
mjg2007Oct 14, 2008
Cool. So ACORN was founded in 1970 by Barack Obama when he was 9 years old?He must have been extremely precocious to have managed that at such a young age.
malexOct 15, 2008
Why are you guys so continually obsessed with the idea that Obama wants to have a war with Pakistan?The question he was presented with was what he would do if there was actionable intelligence showing that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan. Obama said he would try to get the cooperation of Zardari's goverment. If they were unwilling to cooperate, he would order a strike anyway.Can you imagine any presidential candidate giving a different answer? Really?Stop trying to distort reality. We need be f**king serious about this.
ironhideOct 18, 2008
@dreadpirate - you'll have to come up with a better source than the New York Fishwrap. Especially as I can't find a single report about this incident that doesn't link to the Post which is usually a good indicator of a bogus story.