Comments on: ACORN board fires members http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/ The story behind the story Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brian Moore http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-3248 Brian Moore Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:01:38 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-3248 what a great site and informative posts, I will add a backlink and bookmark your site. Keep up the good work! what a great site and informative posts, I will add a backlink and bookmark your site. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Alice R. Guillory http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-3137 Alice R. Guillory Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:05:20 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-3137 Acorn is a great organization maybe with some flaws, but it is a member ran organization. I have belonged to Acorn for over 15 years. I have done voter registration many times. If there was fraud going on it was Acorn being frauded by people they tried to help by giving them a job to do. May it should have been more check an balance going on, but the people was entrusted with doing the job honestly. I was not paid for registering voters I and as many others was a volunteer. Acorn has done so much good in the neighborhoods it is active in until it for out way any bad that has been cited so far. If money was misappropriated I am glad it was found out. Believe the good people in that organization will take care that it dosen't happen again. I have not been active in Acorn for a few years but I am still a dues paying member and proud to be. Acorn was preaching to washinton and loca goverment about the bad loan situation long before it hit rock bottom, I hope the Catholic charities would reconsider helping such a positive organization. Acorn is a great organization maybe with some flaws, but it is a member ran organization. I have belonged to Acorn for over 15 years. I have done voter registration many times. If there was fraud going on it was Acorn being frauded by people they tried to help by giving them a job to do. May it should have been more check an balance going on, but the people was entrusted with doing the job honestly. I was not paid for registering voters I and as many others was a volunteer. Acorn has done so much good in the neighborhoods it is active in until it for out way any bad that has been cited so far. If money was misappropriated I am glad it was found out. Believe the good people in that organization will take care that it dosen't happen again. I have not been active in Acorn for a few years but I am still a dues paying member and proud to be. Acorn was preaching to washinton and loca goverment about the bad loan situation long before it hit rock bottom, I hope the Catholic charities would reconsider helping such a positive organization.

]]> By: John http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-3073 John Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:21:37 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-3073 Acorn cannot lead the investigation. Like any other questionable outfit they will provide only a few facts and then cover their tracks. This is another example of a corrupt organization. Like many they start off with the right ideals and objectives however when the money flows in the corruption starts. Outfits like this must have an independent investigation conducted where all the facts are made available. If they have nothing to hide they will use an outside organization to investigate all allegations of impropriety. Especially if they are receving taxpayer funds to operate. Acorn cannot lead the investigation. Like any other questionable outfit they will provide only a few facts and then cover their tracks. This is another example of a corrupt organization. Like many they start off with the right ideals and objectives however when the money flows in the corruption starts. Outfits like this must have an independent investigation conducted where all the facts are made available. If they have nothing to hide they will use an outside organization to investigate all allegations of impropriety. Especially if they are receving taxpayer funds to operate.

]]> By: Carol Gaydosh http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-2965 Carol Gaydosh Sun, 10 May 2009 02:21:57 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-2965 Thank you CNN for finally starting to look out for us taxpayers! I have such a concern for our voting freedom. If this goes-so goes our country. We all know this ACORN organization was h-- bent on getting Obama elected, and they might have accomplished this without the fraud. Don't blame what is happening in our country on facts that you were not aware of prior to the election. He (Obama) told us exactly what he was going to do in his campaign which seemed to last forever! Who voted for him??? and why??? Working in social work I see first hand what dependence on the government does to people, and it is not a pretty sight. My heart goes out to our young people who have been blindsighted by their professors and the media. I hope you they don't mind giving 50 to 70 cents out of every dollar we earn to the government, and having the government shut off our air conditioner if we use too much. Not to mention if you find a lump which concerns you on your body , the government will tell you when & where to have the medical care. Visit Canada and see how wonderful their medical system is. My daughter lived there, I know. Fox is a little much, but the rest of the media better wake up and stop ignoring our loss of voice and feedom. You all have children too!!! Thank you CNN for finally starting to look out for us taxpayers! I have such a concern for our voting freedom. If this goes-so goes our country. We all know this ACORN organization was h– bent on getting Obama elected, and they might have accomplished this without the fraud. Don't blame what is happening in our country on facts that you were not aware of prior to the election. He (Obama) told us exactly what he was going to do in his campaign which seemed to last forever! Who voted for him??? and why??? Working in social work I see first hand what dependence on the government does to people, and it is not a pretty sight. My heart goes out to our young people who have been blindsighted by their professors and the media. I hope you they don't mind giving 50 to 70 cents out of every dollar we earn to the government, and having the government shut off our air conditioner if we use too much. Not to mention if you find a lump which concerns you on your body , the government will tell you when & where to have the medical care. Visit Canada and see how wonderful their medical system is. My daughter lived there, I know. Fox is a little much, but the rest of the media better wake up and stop ignoring our loss of voice and feedom. You all have children too!!!

]]> By: Betty Phillips http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-1733 Betty Phillips Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:04:05 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-1733 Why do I keep the feeling that ACORN has been more than a FISHY organization? Everyone knows that ACORN in Ohio were responsible for the voter registration fraud, it is sad when they will attempt and get a registered vote from a deceased person, we are not fools, it is the deceased relatives that got them, they had one intention and that was to get Obama elected..Well, enjoy the fruits of your crimes and Shame on you for hurting all the legit voters that consider a Voting right as something to be so very proud of. Betty Phillips Why do I keep the feeling that ACORN has been more than a FISHY organization? Everyone knows that ACORN in Ohio were responsible for the voter registration fraud, it is sad when they will attempt and get a registered vote from a deceased person, we are not fools, it is the deceased relatives that got them, they had one intention and that was to get Obama elected..Well, enjoy the fruits of your crimes and Shame on you for hurting all the legit voters that consider a Voting right as something to be so very proud of. Betty Phillips

]]> By: Hugh Colburn http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-1656 Hugh Colburn Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:18:13 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-1656 Last fall, I was asked through University Email to open my science classes to ACORN and I refused. I feel vindicated but I feel that it was totally inappropriate for me to have been asked to change my science class, supported by taxpayer and student funds, into a voter registration event. I knew that something was terribly wring then, and the fact that ACORN is now a proven criminal enterprise just raises more questions. I also feel that CNN did a horrible job in reporting on the overt fraud inherent in the ACORN organization because it wanted to elect Obama. Is ACORN another fishy organization that Obama is now linked to? Why did Roman Catholics support ACORN? That's a question I want answered. Hugh Last fall, I was asked through University Email to open my science classes to ACORN and I refused. I feel vindicated but I feel that it was totally inappropriate for me to have been asked to change my science class, supported by taxpayer and student funds, into a voter registration event. I knew that something was terribly wring then, and the fact that ACORN is now a proven criminal enterprise just raises more questions.

I also feel that CNN did a horrible job in reporting on the overt fraud inherent in the ACORN organization because it wanted to elect Obama.

Is ACORN another fishy organization that Obama is now linked to?

Why did Roman Catholics support ACORN? That's a question I want answered.

Hugh

]]> By: Jack Handy http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-1655 Jack Handy Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:49:01 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-1655 Remember, this is the same news organization that enjoyed high-ratings from a war that resulted, in part, from their refusal to investigate false WMD claims. Remember, this is the same news organization that enjoyed high-ratings from a war that resulted, in part, from their refusal to investigate false WMD claims.

]]> By: ACW http://siu.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/14/acorn-board-fires-members/#comment-1654 ACW Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:14:24 +0000 http://cnnsiu.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-1654 Doesn't the CNN "Special Investigations Unit" have anything better to investigate than a non-profit community organization that has made a few mistakes? ACORN is a good organization, doing important and good work with very few resources. CNN should be covering the much, much broader successes of the organization, which has a 38 year old history packed with good and effective work that has made millions of lives better. If you insist on doing such "exposes," I'd like to hear more details of the mistakes made by AIG, GM, Wachovia, etc...along with those companies who are currently following their troubled path. These are the mistakes that are hurting me and the rest of the world right now in a real way, not the mistakes of a do-good community organization. Doesn't the CNN "Special Investigations Unit" have anything better to investigate than a non-profit community organization that has made a few mistakes? ACORN is a good organization, doing important and good work with very few resources. CNN should be covering the much, much broader successes of the organization, which has a 38 year old history packed with good and effective work that has made millions of lives better. If you insist on doing such "exposes," I'd like to hear more details of the mistakes made by AIG, GM, Wachovia, etc...along with those companies who are currently following their troubled path. These are the mistakes that are hurting me and the rest of the world right now in a real way, not the mistakes of a do-good community organization.

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