ACORN Watch: New whistleblower affidavits

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 31, 2008 04:20 PM

The Consumers Rights League continues to expose the shady dealings of Barack Obama’s old friends at ACORN. And we’ll continue to keep the spotlight on them. As I continue to remind you:

It’s your money!

Details from CRL:

The Consumers Rights League has published a collection of whistleblower documents that suggest “consumer advocacy” group ACORN has reaped substantial financial gains by misusing taxpayer dollars for political ends. These internal emails and policies suggest that ACORN has failed to maintain a proper distinction between its tax-exempt housing work and its aggressive political activities.

Now, The Consumers Rights League (CRL) has released newly obtained affidavits from former ACORN and Acorn Housing Corporation (AHC) employees that attest to ACORN and AHC’s illegal practices of using taxpayer dollars to fund political activity. The evidence continues to mount and now with these whistleblowers’ offer to help, Congress must act.

The new affidavits are here and here from former ACORN employees who detail the shared funding between ACORN and AHC.

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Meanwhile, ACORN’s busy bullying mortgage firms in Arizona.

Just a reminder: You can thank President Bush for putting more public tax dollars in ACORN’s coffers. As I reported before, there’s $230 million in “mortgage counseling” money in the housing bill Bush signed this week that will go to ACORN and other left-wing groups.

Thanks for nothing, President Bush.

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  1. #392237
    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:27 pm, William Amos said:

    It wasnt a housing bailout it was an democratic party bailout

  2. #392247
    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:31 pm, Southpaw said:

    “Thanks for nothing, President Bush Hoover.”

  3. #392249
    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:32 pm, Regulus said:

    The evidence continues to mount and now with these whistleblowers’ offer to help, Congress must act.

    No, they won’t.

    Dontcha know that you’re a “whistleblower” only if you’re trying to take down people who are politically correct targets (a la Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” back in 2002)?

    Exposing a donkey front organization is by definition *not* “whistleblowing.” It’s “being a rat.”

    And expecting a donkey-controlled Congress to move against a donkey front organization is pure wishful thinking.

  4. #392282
    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:54 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:32 pm, Regulus said:
    And expecting a donkey-controlled Congress to move against a donkey front organization is pure wishful thinking.

    HEH – how true. The real kicker is their talk about ethics. Comedy gold (if it didn’t hurt the average American so much).

  5. #392283
    On July 31st, 2008 at 4:54 pm, vickisoup said:

    No; Congress won’t act. At least not THIS Congress.
    Nancy Pelosi is too busy saving the planet.
    ;-)

  6. #392300
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:09 pm, Surveyor said:

    Screw congress. Shouldn’t the FBI be in on this? Multiple states involved…crossing state lines…fraud? Something? Anything?

  7. #392306
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:16 pm, ajmontana said:

    I wish they had a different name, from acorns grow mighty oaks, not worthless lying cheating voter fraud scumbags.

  8. #392315
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:24 pm, John Ansell said:

    Meanwhile, ACORN’s busy bullying mortgage firms in Arizona.

    Somehow I get the picture that illegals are getting the benefits.

  9. #392325
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:37 pm, nyc123me said:

    “mortgage counseling” *snort* the only ‘counseling’ they deserve is in the form of a kick in the backside.

  10. #392326
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:38 pm, vickisoup said:

    I sat in on a meeting where a BofA rep was telling people how to defraud the Feds to get ACORN loans. “The income level for your household can’t be over XX, so don’t include any income over that. They don’t check. This is a snap.” It was remarkable, and troubling.

  11. #392336
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:46 pm, John Ansell said:

    Another
    Criminal
    Organization
    Ruining
    Neighborhoods
    :roll:

  12. #392338
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:47 pm, bit_boy said:

    Every time I hear/read the name ACORN I lament the damage done to the democratic process by the same such and the complicity of the Democratic Party and the courts in Washington State. They corrupt all they touch much to the glee of political power taken from the people and given to the Democrats. They mostly get caught for a penny worth for pounds of damage. That damage is then mitigated by the Democrats and their subsequent election victories. If ACORN has been at work in your state color it blue (do the Republicans/RNC care).

  13. #392339
    On July 31st, 2008 at 5:48 pm, William Amos said:

    Can see some of ACORN at work on video at my site

    Posted this before but if some missed it

  14. #392362
    On July 31st, 2008 at 6:18 pm, zorro said:

    As I reported before, there’s $230 million in “mortgage counseling” money in the housing bill Bush signed this week that will go to ACORN and other left-wing groups.

    Thanks for nothing, President Bush.

    And a special thanks to all the other republicans who failed to block these measures. They are useless, one and all.

  15. #392369
    On July 31st, 2008 at 6:38 pm, brooklyn red said:

    “Congress must act.” Naaaa, I am thinking more like the Dept. of Justice, (but it will never happen)Congress is a willing accomplice.

  16. #392473
    On July 31st, 2008 at 10:17 pm, Lifeofthemind said:

    Will Obama get handcuffed in the next 90 days?
    Paging Senator Stevens for an opinion.

  17. #392768
    On August 1st, 2008 at 11:51 am, Laree said:

    Obama is having trouble in Florida Black Protestors get shouted down. Obama tells them to vote for someone else? Really?

    http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080801151102.y2q6k892&show_article=1

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