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October 22, 2008 Barb MN writes:

It would be very appropriate for Obama to be removed from the candidacy and thoroughly investigated before the election, based on his associations with fraudulent government programs and since he was eight years old.

Thank you Mr. Boehner, for your integrity. It hasn’t been seen in much of anybody else of authority and is appreciated more then words can say.

October 23, 2008 Gene, Washington D.C. writes:

While I agree with the Barb’s comment, I do think that Sen Obama missed an opportunity to clearly identify his past interaction with Acorn, condemn the illegal activities being conducted by acorn and lead the effort (as a past supporter) to block future federal tax dollars from going to this partisan organization. Its just the right thing to do.

October 23, 2008 ACORN Received $31 Million in Government Funding Since 1998 - Jason’s Blog writes:

[...] Link: ACORN Received $31 Million in Government Funding Since 1998 Posted in Shared Links at October 23rd, 2008. Trackback URI: [...]

October 29, 2008 Barb, WI writes:

How can a government-funded entity, such as ACORN, be allowed to purchase a partisan ad? At the very least, ACORN should lose its tax-exempt status. In actuality, the organization should receive NO government funding after the unscrupulous behavior of its members during the presidential campaign. By the way, ACORN, I want my share of the $50,000 in taxpayer money that you paid for the Obama ad back!

October 30, 2008 Archie Anderson Coon Rapids MN writes:

Federal Law US code 18 ch 1913 idendifies lobbying with congressionally allocated funds a federal offense.
The law is so clear it forbids using federal funds to buy even a postage stamp to influence or attempt to influence elections or referendums, While under the stipulations of federal grant money it is at least unethical to give even the impression of influence.
United States attorneys refuse to prosecute violations of this federal code any longer, Non profits and grantees see no public sunshine of their activities. Those with the free public gold now set the rules bar.

November 2, 2008 Patrick, Madison, CT writes:

Interesting outrage on the comments here. Where was this outrage when the Defense department was routinely awarding billion dollar contracts to private contractors for work in Iraq that turned out to be completely fraudulent.
Just because John Boehner claims something is true, that makes it so?

November 5, 2008 Michele, Cranford, NJ writes:

If Patrick wants to complain about the Defense contracts he’s on the wrong site, and he should not devalue the comments printed here unless he can actually refute them.
The American people were bought and sold with their own tax dollars that Acorn spent blatantly buying votes for Barack Obama. Acorn should be forced to return government funding for their partisan influence on the election and pay punitive damages for practicing voter registration fraud.

November 15, 2008 Charles Dunn, North Carolina writes:

Well, it appears I’m rather late with my comment… anyway, here goes: SHAMEFUL, but not surprising.

March 2, 2009 New American Tea Party » Blog Archive » An Open Letter to Charles G. Koch writes:

[...] out, all you have to do is heap cash on activists who will invariably misuse that money. You know, like ACORN. And that is the reason for this letter. We want to make sure your money goes to the right people [...]

March 14, 2009 Payday Loan, Alaska writes:

The low-income families are the most targeted group during the onset of elections. Candidates thought that these people are easy to convince to vote them by just giving a sort of “charity” . Indeed, it is inherent for us people that we love pork and pork products but not when it means government spending the nation’s cash in earmarks and easy loans that don’t benefit the majority of Americans. Well, groups like ACORN have been pressuring President Obama for spending on their interests (again, theirs, not the majority of Americans) which would be considered anything but kosher. Some of these groups pegged to receive funds have had controversial histories and policy interests that aren’t exactly mainstream – or good for a lot of people. Many are struggling to bring home the bacon that the government is spending.

March 15, 2009 Jersey Jim, Deptford, NJ writes:

These complaints are all very good but our MAJOR PROBLEM is prosicuting our elected officials for wrong doing! America is not prosicuting any higher ups in the stock market, banking, or government. They all seem to be in it together.
What the US citizen needs is a way to make our government return to honest Law & Order. We can talk all we want but our officials know we DO NOT HAVE ANY POWER! The reason for this lack of power is that we have become fragmented in our thinking and needs and what each of us feels is important. US citezens should be agreeing on fundimental core beliefs such as:
1-If you murder someone you are executed or go to jail
2- If you swindel people you sell all your assets and give the proceeds to the victoms (not the government!) and go to jail.
3-People serving the public like doctors, clergy, police, government officials, that are caught taking advantage of them should have a sentence 3 times that of an ordinary citizen.
I could go on forever about my ideas for getting our country back on track–but it is just a bunch of hot wind UNLESS we can get the good guys in our government to wake up and start blowing wistles on the bad guys. I need suggestions from anyone and everyone on how this can be done? We had our chance this presidential election to show our strength but they herded us into 2 candidates that THEY wanted–what choice did we have? Could we have ALL turned in a third party vote–and who would this have been? We are not united as a country only as special interest groups, these special interest groups seem to have control of our country. What I suggest as a FIRST STEP towards the citizens getting power and control of our country is this:
Step one=Tell everyone you know and have them tell everyone they know to tell their elected officials that they will vote them out of office if they do not CHANGE the way candidates get funding for their election. The funding now comes from companys and organization who get their money (OUR MONEY) back many times more then what the gave AFTER THEIR MAN GETS IN OFFICE! This is exactly where most of our stimulas money appears to be going now. We have to stop these payback donations and create a system that makes it UNLAWFUL TO ACCEPT MONEY!! The candidates would be given so many hours of free radio and TV the staions could deduct this cost from taxes. Same with newspapers and printed mailings. Of course this is an idea in the rough but I think it can be worked out where it would make all candidates EQUAL and not beholding to any one except the
American citizen. After we obtain that we could go onto other areas and make changes–at least we would have clear headed non conflicted elected officials who will see that it is “We The People” who they have to listen to.

Hey it’s a first step–now is any one interested?
Best Regards
Jersey Jim

April 15, 2009 A Storm Brewing on Tax Day « Grand Rants writes:

[...] crowd, and the other the agenda-blind (but very-well funded) ACORN ilk. Things to think very seriously [...]

September 14, 2009 artk New York writes:

You think that 3,000,000 a year is worth all this attention?

September 16, 2009 Rightwingrick, Puget Sound writes:

Yes, let’s hang this organization BEFORE an investigation and BEFORE they have had their day in court. After all, they have been accused by someone we like, right?

Isn’t that the way we do it in America?

September 19, 2009 Pelosi, CA writes:

The Senate defunded Acorn???

September 19, 2009 Bachelor, CA writes:

artk…first you go after the corruption you can get and then you work your way up the ladder as the little fish turn-over the bigger fish.