Finally: New McCain ad on ACORN
Obama’s ties to ACORN run long and deep.
At last, the McCain camp informs the public:
Too bad they didn’t use reader Blind Mule’s appropriately redesigned ACORN logo. ACORN stands for Association of Corrupted Organizations for Registration of Non-Eligible Voters.
Photoshop: Blind Mule
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The campaign press release…
ARLINGTON, VA — Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest web ad, entitled “ACORN.” The ad highlights Barack Obama’s involvement with ACORN, a group now accused of widespread voter fraud across the country and accused of advocating for the very type of home loans that have led to today’s financial crisis. For ACORN, Barack Obama was a critical organizer, and this year, client to the tune of $800,000. As the spotlight turns to ACORN’s efforts to defraud our electoral process, Barack Obama owes the American people the truth about his involvement in this group.
Script For “ACORN” (WEB :90)
JOHN MCCAIN: I’m John McCain and I approve this message.
ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama?
A man with “a political baptism performed at warp speed.”
Vast ambition.
After college, he moved to Chicago.
Became a community organizer.
There, Obama met Madeleine Talbot, part of the Chicago branch of ACORN.
He was so impressive that he was asked to train the ACORN staff.
What did ACORN in Chicago engage in?
Bullying banks.
Intimidation tactics.
Disruption of business.
ACORN forced banks to issue risky home loans.
The same types of loans that caused the financial crisis we’re in today.
No wonder Obama’s campaign is trying to distance him from the group, saying, “Barack Obama Never Organized with ACORN.”
But Obama’s ties to ACORN run long and deep.
He taught classes for ACORN.
They even endorsed him for President.
But now ACORN is in trouble.
REPORTER: There are at least 11 investigations across the country involving thousands of potentially fraudulent ACORN forms.
ANNCR: Massive voter fraud.
And the Obama campaign paid more than $800,000 to an ACORN front for get out the vote efforts.
Pressuring banks to issue risky loans.
Nationwide voter fraud.
Barack Obama.
Bad judgment. Blind ambition.
Too risky for America.
AD FACTS: Script For “ACORN” (WEB :90)
JOHN MCCAIN: I’m John McCain and I approve this message. ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama? A man with “a political baptism performed at warp speed.” Vast ambition.
· Barack Obama Has Had “A Political Baptism Performed At Warp Speed.” “Obama declined to be interviewed for this article, but conversations with more than a dozen friends and colleagues portray his time in Springfield as a political baptism performed at warp speed, engineered by Obama’s vast self-confidence and ambition.” (Eli Saslow, “From Outsider To Politician,” The Washington Post, 10/9/08)
ANNCR: After college, he moved to Chicago. Became a community organizer. There, Obama met Madeleine Talbot, part of the Chicago branch of ACORN. He was so impressive that he was asked to train the ACORN staff.
· Barack Obama Was Invited By Madeleine Talbot To Help Train Her Staff At ACORN. “Several community organizers and Altgeld Gardens tenants confirmed Johnson was working on asbestos but said Obama organized residents to act. ‘He got people to vote with their feet’ on the issue, organizer Madeleine Talbot said. At the time, Talbot worked at the social action group ACORN and initially considered Obama a competitor. But she became so impressed with his work that she invited him to help train her staff.” (Letta Tayler And Keith Herbert, “Chicago’s Streets Obama’s Teacher,” Newsday, 3/2/08)
· In 1992, Barack Obama Was Hired By ACORN To Run A Voter Registration Effort. “Indeed, Mr. Obama has extensive connections with the granddaddy of activist groups, Acorn (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), which has gotten millions in government grants for its low-income housing programs. In 1992, Acorn hired Mr. Obama to run a voter registration effort. He later became a trainer for the group, as well as its lawyer in election law cases. Acorn’s political arm has endorsed Mr. Obama while its ‘voter education’ arm has pledged to spend $35 million to register people this fall — despite a history of vote fraud scandals that have led to guilty pleas by many Acorn employees.” (John Fund, “Obama’s Liberal Shock Troops,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/12/08)
ANNCR: What did ACORN in Chicago engage in? Bullying banks. Intimidation tactics. Disruption of business. ACORN forced banks to issue risky home loans. The same types of loans that caused the financial crisis we’re in today.
· ACORN Led Protests At Banks To Force Them To Issue Risky Home Loans. “Various ACORN chapters across the country, led by folks like Chicago’s Madeline Talbott, staged in-your-face protests in bank lobbies and filed complaints meant to hold up mergers sought by targeted banking firms. Talbott & Co. generally wanted them to ease down-payment requirements and ignore weak credit histories. And their intimidating tactics often necessitated police action, as at a ’97 protest at Pulaski Bank & Trust in Arkansas, where activists blocked drive-through lanes.” (Editorial, “The Meltdown’s Acorn,” New York Post, 9/29/08)
· ACORN Forced Banks To Issue Shaky Loans By Pressuring The Banks. “ACORN recognized very early the opportunity presented by the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1977. As Stanley Kurtz has reported, ACORN proudly touted ‘affirmative action’ lending and pressured banks to make subprime loans. Madeline Talbott, a Chicago ACORN leader, boasted of ‘dragging banks kicking and screaming’ into dubious loans. And, as Sol Stern reported in City Journal, ACORN also found a remunerative niche as an ‘advisor’ to banks seeking regulatory approval.” (Mona Charen, “Guilty Party: ACORN, Obama, and the mortgage mess,” National Review Online, 9/30/08)
ANNCR: No wonder Obama’s campaign is trying to distance him from the group, saying, “Barack Obama Never Organized with ACORN.”
· The Obama Campaign: “Barack Obama Never Organized With ACORN” (Barack Obama For President Website, http://fightthesmears.com/articles/20/acornrumor, Accessed 10/4/08)
ANNCR: But Obama’s ties to ACORN run long and deep. He taught classes for ACORN.
· Obama Directed Project Vote And Later Taught Classes For “Future Leaders Identified By ACORN And The Centers For New Horizons.” “He [Obama] says he is drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. … In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter-registration campaign in recent city history. Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the U.S. Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls–even more than were registered during Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns. ‘It’s a power thing,’ said the brochures and radio commercials. … Obama continues his organizing work largely through classes for future leaders identified by ACORN and the Centers for New Horizons on the south side.” (Hank De Zutter, Op-Ed, “What Makes Obama Run?” Chicago Reader, 12/8/95)
ANNCR: They even endorsed him for President.
· ACORN’s Political Action Committee Endorsed Obama. “[A]CORN’s political action committee endorsed Barack Obama for President. … The endorsement reflects a belief that Obama — who worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago — understands that change must come from the ground-up, as part of a working coalition, rather than from position papers.” (Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Op-Ed, “ACORN: Obama Gets It,” The Nation, 2/23/08)
ANNCR: But now ACORN is in trouble. REPORTER: There are at least 11 investigations across the country involving thousands of potentially fraudulent ACORN forms. ANNCR: Massive voter fraud.
· FOX News’ Eric Shawn: “But There Are At Least 11 Investigations Across The Country Involving Thousands Of Potentially Fraudulent ACORN Forms.” (FOX News’ “Special Report,” 10/8/08)
ANNCR: And the Obama campaign paid more than $800,000 to an ACORN front for get out the vote efforts. Pressuring banks to issue risky loans. Nationwide voter fraud. Barack Obama. Bad judgment. Blind ambition. Too risky for America.
· Obama’s Campaign “Paid More Than $800,000″ To ACORN For Get-Out-The Vote Efforts; The Campaign Originally “Misrepresented” The Group’s Work To The FEC. “U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat’s campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports. An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. — a subsidiary of ACORN — worked in ‘get-out-the-vote’ projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary.” (David M. Brown, “Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In Spending,” Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)
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Ilovemycountry You are in serious need of mental health professional.
He get deleted?
I don’t see a comment.
FM, don’t you notice most all lefties have the same problem…lack of rational thinking?
Its post # 79
Again need to point out this fact
Its NOT all about ACORN. Its about the democratic party itself.
The above is a story about a group backed by Tereza Heintz that bailed out ACORN after $1 million dollars was embezzelled by its board member.
The dots are connected far more than many realize
ACORN – America of Communists Only Right Now!
Hmmm, Ayers and Dohrn not only tried to kill people, they may actually have succeeded.
Stupid fly over Americans worried that our probable next President hangs out and works with communist revolutionary cop killers.
Pegged us, dude.
AGAIN, I refer you to the 10,00 other topics posted by Michelle Malkin.
GEEEEZZZ what a loser.
Need understanding of inductive reasoning
Need understanding of deductive reasoning
Need to understand logic and it’s progression in linear thought patterns.
Need to have a relationship with a higher power.
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Need understanding of inductive reasoning
Need understanding of deductive reasoning
Need to understand logic and it’s progression in linear thought patterns.
Need to have a relationship with a higher power.
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LIBS.
Need understanding of inductive reasoning
Need understanding of deductive reasoning
Need to understand logic and it’s progression in linear thought patterns.
Need to have a relationship with a higher power.
TOO MANY NEEDS FOR ME TO FIX.
The media are not going to like this. Which means it’s effective.
John Kerry is emailing media talking points. Or is the media parroting democrat talking points. I vote for both options!
To Ilovemycountry: Okay then how does your dear leader plan to fix this mess? But spending 700 bill;ion more and taxing 5% more while cutting taxes to the rest despite the fact that 40% don’t pay any taxes?
dddduuuhhh.
Family Man,
You forgot “Liberal need a job”. Doing productive work and paying lots of taxes has been shown to have a cure rate of at least 50% after a year or two. At the very least it keeps them too busy to be out going to silly protests with black bandanas covering their faces.
Hey, my talking points say the economy is supposed to distract you people from the Marxist and his terrorist buddies – why isn’t it working?
Did “i love my country” just refer to us as “you people”?
Without a doubt, that person is an anti-rationalist.
I like the ad.
I like much more than the RNC anti Fannie and Freddie ad.
This is good, and you never know, Obama may have direct knowledge of wrongdoings during Chicago get out the vote efforts, maybe he’ll sit down and shut up….
Jessie Jackson went on (G)uffington Post(ulate) to attack those attacking ACORN as being “Racists”
Right on Cue.
Just sent in two more stories. In Indianna registers found that “Jimmy Johns” Resteraunt was registered as a voter by ACORN. That was matched by A Connecticut ACORN signing a 12 year old as a voter.
I’m glad you mentioned that. It sounds like he was trying to “otherize” us. Pretty darn racist if you ask me.
Ayers, ACORN, the failing economy, and Obama are all inextricably linked by a common leftist idealogy, that is well on its’ way to destroying our country.
Is this the October surprise, good ol’ Johnny on “damn the torpedoes” mood? Hope so. Need this ad on TV specially in battleground states and wake up the fence sitters and undecided independents.
BHO bought two segments of 30-minutes network TV airtime. This new McCain ad will be more effective on whatever BHO camp can put out. Just for s**ts and giggles, link F. Raines, T. Howard, and Jim Johnson, BHO senior economic and financial advisors, to their previous role as CEO’s and CFO of Fannie Mae. The collapse of both FM’s precipitated this financial meltdown.
Unless you’re actually cashing in your retirement account or currently receiving a monthly income from your portfolio, it’s all paper lost.
I suspect that this continous sellout in Wall Street is panic, driven by fearmongers who are waiting for the right time to step in and grab the undervalued assets dirt cheap. Remember the Crash of ’87? OR it could be that savvy investors are cashing in now to take advantage of the current capital gain tax rate before The One doubles it?
Yes, we’re concern about Bill Ayers, Saul Alinsky, Frank Marshall Davis, Rev. J. Wright, all avowed anti-Americans, and their influence on BHO’s political and personal values!
Tom Feeny slams ACORN on Fox News
I wonder how ilovemycountry feels about obama paying a million dollars for a 30 min add while 43,000 people are being evicted in obamas district?
ilovemycountry posts the same crap here every day. Any post that’s not about what he/she thinks it should be about – questions why we are not talking about it and ignores every post Michelle has written about it.
We need more ads like this linking Obama to his past. McCain has to get tougher and maybe even get nasty to show Obama for what he is.
If racist = exposing corruption, fraud and deceit for what it is, regardless of skin color, then I am a racist.
What ad? Video is gone.
I love it!
It’s Killin em and
I Love it!!!
McCain/Palin 08′
Image: his royal dopeyness is being shown for the crook he is. Barack Osama.
Looks like YouTube pulled the video. Wonder if Zero had them do that.
You can see the ad on JohnMcCain.com
Just watched the video. Wow. If I were Obama, I wouldn’t want that getting out. The McCain camp’s videos are better than his campaign.
I watched it at 6:41 now it’s gone….
thug thizzle? yo.
Fo shizzle…..
lmao…..
thatselbert , there seems to be a void between the campaign ads and Gov. Palin, what could that be?
anyone know of a conservative or at least moderate search engine. Gads i get tired of google snooping here, snooping there and removing vids that are negative towards Zero and of the other leaf eaters.
Just a small taste of what it will be like living in Odummyland
Here’s a link to the ad.. John McCain.com
Send to your friends
Obama Acorn Cronie
The Obama
thought policecampaign has already taken down the video.The one linked to above is gone for some strange reason, but I found it on YouTube here.
Some of us are smart enough to deal with more than one thing at a time. Nice misdirection attempt, tool.
Did lgm teach you math? 50% is a little high, Chicken Little. As far as the things about Ayers… The truth hurts, don’t it?
Who the heck are you calling You People? RACIST!
YoutubeObamatube has pulled the videoAvowed Communists for Obama Right Now.
Airheads Crazed about Obama Rejected in November.
VIDEO HAS BEEN PULLED!!!
Somebody put it up on Flickr or Photobucket (does Ph’bucket allow video?) or Breitbart or SOMETHING!!!
I know ACORN’s a hot issue — but most people don’t give a damn! They just want anyone in there to give them socialized medicine plus and a secure job!! McCain is acting like he’s taking the blame for falling stocks and the economy instead of asking people who do you want to spend the most of your paycheck; You or a Nanny State? And that B.O.’s a socialist who’ll set in concrete $$$ mega-social programs that can NEVER be removed by ANY later administration. It’s crazy! McCain seems totally clueless that virtually the whole MSM is against him (wanting to help _make_ history by voting B.O. in) and the entertainment world and lib legals letting fraudulent voting slide. Doesn’t he hear his own audience groaning at his “gentleman maverick” approach? We need the other Repub candidates on the stump to furnish the fire that cool hand McCain is squandering!
James Greenidge
Queens NY
A Thompson man forced to vote McCain to keep a socialist from altering this country from its precepts.
Reasons to vote Obama:
I want to be part of history!
I don’t want to feel like a bigot.
President McCain wrecked the economy!
If McCain finally decides to fight Obama and quit claiming that Obama has ‘accomplishments’, he might win.
AS for Obama’s ‘accomplishments’-I’d like McCain to name them…and then explain why the he$$ he bothered running for the office. What a dolt.
I tried to watch this video, states that it is no longer available. What is up with that?
McCain’s ad should be:
“OBAMA: who needs balls when you have ACORN nuts?”
Hmm, he’s finally starting to listen. Attaboy, McCain.
Michele hampton, comment 136 and 138 have links to the vid.
Don’t worry, john McCain will screw this up by apologizing for this in a few days…and blame his supporters…and lose the election without a shred of help from me
Censored!! (no longer available)
Good ad… now why does McCain turn around in his Townhall meetings and say Obama would make a good president and is a good family man?
How can Obama be a good man at all with all the shady people he hangs out with? How can McCain defend him??? Why?
I don’t trust either of these nitwits.
This whole election is making my eyes twitch!
Bottom line is that our political system is corrupted beyond help. The only thing left is a revolution.