ACORN no longer federally funded Options

[dosomethin888]

I totally support this.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-b...ederal_fun.html

[mipadi]

Incidentally, it turns out that Fox was intentionally deceptive about the ACORN scandal. The highlights:

For example the ACORN employee accused by O’Keefe and Giles (and “evidenced” by the edited tapes) of advising them on how to smuggle prostitutes into the country, actually immediately called the police once the two had left the office. [...] Additionally, the ACORN employee who was apparently encouraging Giles to start a prostitution business? Turns out she was encouraging Giles not to give up looking for financing for housing.

(Emphasis mine.)

I should note that these were the results of an investigation by the California Attorney General.

But hey, the truth doesn't matter when you're Fox News, as long as you can trick your gullible viewers into raising enough of a shitstorm to get rid of a political "enemy" of the Republican Party.

So, let's recap on the ACORN debacle:

1. A couple of conservatives and Fox News make false accusations about ACORN and "creatively" cut a video support their lies.
2. Republican congressman cut funding for ACORN, a clear violation of the Constitution.
3. Devoid of funding, ACORN goes bankrupt and disbands.
4. Months later, a federal judge rules that the Defund ACORN act is unconstitutional.
5. An investigation by the CA attorney general reveals the deceptions of Fox News.

So what have we learned? It is easier and faster to lie than abide by the US constitution and US law.