Michelle Malkin » Ex-ACORN employee/inmate: Co-workers were “lazy crackheads”

Ex-ACORN employee/inmate: Co-workers were “lazy crackheads”

By Michelle Malkin • October 7, 2008 10:20 PM

In between listening to debate bloviations, I’m perusing the application and affidavit for the search warrant in the Las Vegas ACORN raid case.

You can read it here.

My favorite part: The section detailing how Nevada ACORN hired inmates as canvassers. One of them is spilling the beans on his colleagues, whom he called “lazy crackheads”:

More details from the Las Vegas Sun. And here (be sure to check out the photo of professional ACORN mobsters protesting the raid):

No one was in the ACORN office when state agents arrived and began hauling away records and documents, Secretary of State spokesman Bob Walsh said.

The warrant also authorized seizing computer equipment related to ACORN’s “Project Vote!” voter registration drive, Walsh said. Eight computer hard drives and about 20 boxes of documents were seized, he said.

No one has been arrested.

ACORN’s interim chief organizer Bertha Lewis released a statement calling the Secretary of State’s office raid “a stunt that serves no useful purpose other than [to] discredit our work registering Nevadans and distracting us from the important work ahead of getting every eligible vote to the polls.”

ACORN had received a subpoena dated Sept. 19 requesting information on 15 employees, all of whose names had been included in packages previously submitted to election officials, Lewis said. ACORN provided its personnel records on the 15 employees on Sept. 29, she said.

“For the past 10 months, any time ACORN has identified a potentially fraudulent application, we turn that application in to election officials separately and offer to provide election officials with the information they would need to pursue an investigation or prosecution of the individual,” Lewis said. “Election officials routinely ignored this information and failed to act.”

ACORN representatives met with election officials and a representative of the Secretary of State’s office on July 17 and were asked to provide a second copy of documents previously provided, she said. She said ACORN gave officials copies of 46 application packages, which involved 33 former canvassers.

In a 19-page affidavit by criminal investigator Colin Hayes of the Secretary of State’s office, Hayes said 59 inmates worked for ACORN between March 5 and July 31.

One ex-employee of ACORN, Jason Anderson, rose to the rank of a supervisor in the voter registration program although he was a convicted felon and an inmate at Casa Grande at the time, the affidavit said.

In addition to the records ACORN had given state officials, Clark County election workers discovered another 183 suspicious files, each with different voters’ names, the affidavit said. In some cases, dozens of people had no records in Nevada, or addresses didn’t exist, the affidavit said.

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#1

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:32 pm, curiozities said:

I see the nuts at ACORN are at it again.
#2

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:38 pm, desertdweller said:

Michelle, you must have been bored with the debate to post this in the middle of the liveblog!
#3

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:39 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

Acorn smokin’ rock? Shocker!
#4

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

Smoke Bama’.
#5

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:41 pm, kcnut said:

Doing the job most dictator do. Folks we can win this election but we need to hit the undecided with the truth and make sure to shine a light on these cheaters. If you want to give up fine but not me obama wont be my president.

P.s. Sarah palin your in my prayers just stay true to yourself and you’ll be rewarded.
#6

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:43 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

One of them is spilling the beans on his colleagues, whom he called “lazy crackheads”

Why does that not surprise me?
#7

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:47 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

And here (be sure to check out the photo of professional ACORN mobsters protesting the raid):

Looks like a nice crowd.

/sarcasm
#8

On October 7th, 2008 at 10:51 pm, PatriotRider said:

Crack heads: Just doing the canvassing real ACORNholes won’t do.
#9

On October 7th, 2008 at 11:10 pm, flenser said:

“Who are we? ACORN!

What do we want? Graft!

When do we want it? Now and forever!”
#10

On October 7th, 2008 at 11:21 pm, mngirl said:

“Who are we? ACORN! What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!”

Michelle’s inner cheerleader comes out!!

Just wait, the next press release is that McCain wants to funnel his $300B buydown of mortgages through ACORN.
#11

On October 7th, 2008 at 11:29 pm, richardbo said:

Crime has lost all its class in my fair state of Nevada. Harry Reid and his brood were bad enough, but these ACORN fools give organized criminality a bad name. Of course, where I’m living now, in Guatemala, there are no standards–everybody with any power is a crook here. Nevada will be a step up when I return.
#12

On October 7th, 2008 at 11:41 pm, Right By-The-Sea said:

Fraud, identity theft, graft…very lucrative activities for the ACORN crowd. I love how these folks always have the drive and energy to engage in criminal pursuits, and to chant and protest when things aren’t going “their way, but they never seem to have the drive and energy to get real jobs and provide for themselves and their families. I cannot stand the thought of my tax dollars going to support this crap.
#13

On October 8th, 2008 at 1:04 am, Truesoldier said:

I see these canvassars are going as far as using information from a women whose purse was stolen (page 18 of the affidavit about Casteel).

I say it is time to pull all these canvasers in and lean on them real hard to see if they will spill the beans (or maybe they have hence the huge raid). It will be interesting to see what they find.
#14

On October 8th, 2008 at 4:20 am, EdDantes said:

I was on a train in NYC a couple of months ago and heard some young ACORN workers discussing their organization. They spent a good amount of time making fun of the other people ACORN employed. I won’t repeat the exact words they used, but it will be sufficient to say the mocking went on for my 10 minute ride uptown.

Even the young kids who work at ACORN know it’s a joke.
#15

On October 8th, 2008 at 6:24 am, St. Louis Blue said:

One of them is spilling the beans on his colleagues, whom he called “lazy crackheads”

So that’s how mistressjustice spends her time when she hits Vegas.
#16

On October 8th, 2008 at 6:30 am, Thunderbird 1 said:

“a stunt that serves no useful purpose other than [to] discredit our work registering Nevadans and distracting us from the important work ahead of getting every eligible vote to the polls.”

Well, we know where they got their leixcon. “Distraction”: favorite Obama buzzword.

Oh, and

On October 7th, 2008 at 11:21 pm, mngirl said:
Michelle’s inner cheerleader comes out!!

You know what this makes me really miss? “Vent with Michelle Malkin” on HotAir. World Jump Day, the Cindy Sheehan fast, teaching Britney how to get out of a car, “Sleigh Ride” with Bryan Preston, bloopers and outtakes. Those were the days…
#17

On October 8th, 2008 at 6:47 am, zorro said:

That affidavit describes some serious community organizing. What’s their theme song, “Jailhouse Rock“??
#18

On October 8th, 2008 at 7:10 am, ThatSamIAm said:

“And what else? Why don’t you just jump off the roof, right here and now? That’s what you really want, isn’t it? Yes, you do. You smoke crack, don’t you, boy? Don’t you smoke crack? Yeah, I thought so. And you know what that does to you? You don’t? It kills your brain cells, son. It kills your brain cells! Now when you’re destroying your brain cells, you’re doing the same thing as killing yourself. You’re just doing it slower! Now, I say if your wanna kill yourself, do it expeditiously! Go on and jump! JUMP!”

Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark in ‘Lean on Me’
#19

On October 8th, 2008 at 7:13 am, Chief RZ said:

Drugs and liars go together. Scam artists would be a bit more subtle. These people are not even trying.
#20

On October 8th, 2008 at 7:28 am, Shay said:

Is there a Casa Grande in Nevada, or does this problem extend to Arizona? What Casa Grande is the informant referring to?

I know that ACORN was registering illegals in the Phoenix area.
#21

On October 8th, 2008 at 8:53 am, Mercy4Me said:

Birds of a feather flock together

Obama is ACORN
#22

On October 8th, 2008 at 9:40 am, Artbyruth said:

Get used to it, friends. If Obama is elected…there will be no more elections at all.

These people want a One Party State and unfortunately, many here in America (RINO’s included) agree.

So, say good-bye to our Constitution and our rights. As a Christian, I am most concerned because our freedom of speech will be the first to go.

Scary times ahead. Get ready.
#23

On October 8th, 2008 at 9:52 am, happyscrapper said:

The Feds need to raid every single ACORN office in the country, then SHUT THEM DOWN! There is ample evidence of fraud, plus, their own people are saying there is fraud. What are they waiting for??? This whole election has already been compromised. Obama’s organization, ACORN, is corrupt. How nice that half the country wants as their President a man involved in this kind of graft. I am sick! I would also be interested to know how many of the 7,000+ voters in Ohio who voted early, were democrats. If there was even one republican voted for, I would be shocked. Oh, and now, of course, they are crying “racism” because they are being investigated.
#24

On October 8th, 2008 at 10:03 am, EWTHeckman said:

And now, from the department of Be Careful What You Ask For:

They chanted, “Who are we? ACORN! What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!”

Are you sure? Okay, you got it. The Feds will be right with you as soon as they finish reviewing your hard drives. We apologize for the delay in starting your jail term.
#25

On October 8th, 2008 at 10:15 am, happyscrapper said:

There will be justice for these people…count on it. Not the kind of “justice” they think they will get, but the kind of justice that OJ finally got. I don’t care how much they cry “racism” or “harrassment” or anything else. The facts are the facts. If there is corruption, they will go down. I guarantee, when the records are researched, they will find rampant fraud. So they can just go ahead and scream. I am sick and tired of our scurrying back to our corners every time we hear that word, racism. No more!! They have played the vicims long enough. In fact, these people have been so smug and so sure they could get away with this, BECAUSE they are either black or poor and no one wants to “disenfranchise” them. There is way too much evidence for them to get away with that now. It is an answer to prayer that the feds have drawn their line in the sand and are not letting these crooks get away with this any longer.
#26

On October 8th, 2008 at 10:26 am, wighttrasch said:

iz dat goad teef i’m peepin’?
#27

On October 8th, 2008 at 11:56 am, Jimmie said:

be carefull here…I think it is illegal to suggest election laws be followed, enforced…what ever. I think you could be thrown in jail if you try to keep non citizens from voting, they have their “rights” don’t you know. The only way non citizens will not be allowed to vote is if they start voting Rebublican. otherwise, they vote and they can vote more than once. If you are homeless, or non citizen you can vote or have a helpfull citizen (acorn) vote for you as many times as as you like. Them are the rules.
#28

On October 8th, 2008 at 2:30 pm, mattm said:

Anyone at the DOJ paying attention? Helllo! Every office needs to be raided and all ACORN registrations discarded.
#29

On October 8th, 2008 at 3:25 pm, akoypinoy said:

Guess who was ACORN’s trainer and mentor! You got it, BHO, when Margaret Talbot hired him to train her staff. Margaret Talbot was present when BHO’s campaign for Ill. state senate was launched at Bill Ayers home, and so was Dr. Quentin Young, a member of the Communist Party Of America.

ACORN used their direct action strategy to intimidate lending institutions to approved loans to applicants even if they did not met the underwriting criteria. Who’s their mentor? Again it is BHO.

Who hired Barrack Obama as the Chairman of the Board of the Wood’s Institute Foundation, a left leaning radical organization? Bill Ayers

Who funneled millions of dollars to ACORN? BHO. Monies that should have gone to Chicago’s urban core public schools.

Who manipulated Fannie Mae’s bookeeping and financial reports to show unprecedented profits to justify hundreds of millions of executive compensation and bonuses? Fannie Mae’s ex-CEO Frank Raines and ex-CFO Tim Howard, both investigated by the Department of Justice, and DOJ ordered Frank Raines to return $50 MILLIONS to Fannie Mae.

Who received an illegal loan from Countrywide Mortgages and is currently under investigation by the DOJ? Tim Johnson, ex-CEO of Fannie Mae and Lehman Brothers.

What do these individuals have in common? It’s their relationship and ties to BHO:
Frank Raines - BHO’s Presidential Chief Economic Advisor.
Tim Howard - BHO’s Senior Financial Advisor -
Jim Johnson - member of the committee that searched and vetted BHO’s vice-president.

Which members of congress received the most contributions from Fannie Mae and Lehman Brothers? Sen. C. Dodd(D) tops the list, coming in second after only 3 years in congress, Sen. Barrack Hussein Obama(D).

Which party and the Senate Banking and Finance Committee refused to take action on a bill co-authored by Sen. McCain that will impose strict oversight on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Sen. C. Dodd (D).

Who are the individuals who could have had an influence in shaping Barrack’s political ideology?

Frank Marshall Davis - an avowed member and officer of the Communist Party of America in Hawaii. His grandfather introduced Barrack to Frank Davis in Hawaii as a young boy and was Barrack’s mentor until his early teen years.

Margaret Talbot - Former president of ACORN - hired BHO as trainer and later legal representative for ACORN.

Bill Ayes - an unrepentant domestic terrorist and an avid Marxist and Socialist - Hired Obama & help launched his political career.

Allison (sic) - Columbia U. professor who advocates direct action and the acknowledge guru of Socialism in America - BHO and Hilary Clinton were both students and followers.

Rev. Jeremiah Wright- Spews hateful and anti-american rhetoric while celebrating a religious service. BHO spiritual mentor and follower for 20 years and considers Wright as a part of his family.

Got It? Is this scary or what!!Imagine what our country will look like if Obamesahia gets elected? Don’t give up on Sen. McCain yet, go out and drum up support for McCain/Palin ‘08 and then Palin/Jindal ‘12