Ohio Secretary of State Linked to ACORN, Project Vote Nov 1, 2008
The national development director for Project Vote, an affiliated organization of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has been linked to embattled Ohio Secretary of State, Democrat Jennifer Brunner. Karyn Gillette of Project Vote was a campaign consultant for the Brunner campaign, according to information found in a post made by Rick Brunner on. (Human Events Online)
EXCLUSIVE: Obama Campaign Gave ACORN Current Fundraising List Oct 31, 2008
HUMAN EVENTS earlier today about testimony yesterday in the lawsuit brought by the Pennsylvania GOP against Project Vote, a sister organization of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.. I asked about the Obama campaign s claims that donor information from the Obama campaign was obtained by ACORN from FEC reports on the internet. (Human Events Online)
Pa. Court Rebuffs GOP on ACORN Lawsuit Oct 31, 2008
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) concentrates its voter-registration efforts on low-income voters, who tend to be Democrats, younger people and minorities. 2008 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Letter: We should retain our local incumbent officials Oct 30, 2008
At a time when our one vote doesn't seem to count that much anymore in the national elections, especially with the influence of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and illegal voter registration and outdated electoral votes, our one vote does count in local elections. We need someone for sheriff in our community with good judgment, experience and an understanding of the problems in our community. (Montana Standard, MT)
ACORN in Washington says it has cleaned up its act Oct 30, 2008
John Jones, the local leader of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, said he will never forget a talk he had with then-King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng when county elections officials uncovered one of the worst cases of voter-registration fraud in state history. When the prosecutor's office was preparing to file charges against six canvassers who put made-up names on 1,800 voter-registration cards, Jones said Maleng pulled him aside for a talk. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Worker: ACORN knew of registration fraud Oct 30, 2008
"Forty percent was OK," said Anita Moncrief, referring to the number of bona fide registrations that officials at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now believed was acceptable. Moncrief was the star witness Wednesday in a Commonwealth Court case brought by the state Republican Party and others who are asking a judge to step in and prevent voter fraud on Election Day. (AZCentral -- News)
More Connections Between Obama and ACORN? Oct 30, 2008
A former staffer for Project Vote, a sister organization of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, testified at a hearing in Pennsylvania on Wednesday that the Obama campaign provided the group with a campaign donor list in late 2007 for their fundraising efforts. The former D.C. staffer, Anita Moncrief, said she still has a copy of what she called the development plan she used to help her identify the maxed-out Obama donors for solicitation. (Human Events Online)
Dems nearing equal footing with local GOP Oct 30, 2008
Krvaric questioned the numbers because of the local registration efforts by the left-leaning Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.. The nonprofit group registered more voters in this county than any other in the state. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rokita: Analysis found voter registration fraud Oct 29, 2008
Rokita wrote a letter to federal, state and local prosecutors last week asking them to open a criminal investigation into registration applications filed by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN.. Of the 1,438 voter registration applications Rokita's office investigated, 61 percent had problems such as incomplete data or indications of fraud or forgery. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Our view: ACORN fraud fraudulently used against Barack Obama Oct 29, 2008
At least 14 states, including Connecticut, are now investigating fraudulent voter registrations filed by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, ACORN for short. In Bridgeport, ACORN turned in a voter registration card for a 7-year-old girl whose age was listed as 27. (Middletown Press, CT)
Voting equipment's new; issues likely Oct 29, 2008
The Republican National Committee says ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) has fraudulently registered people in many states. ACORN says the reports are exaggerated. (USA Today)
How to Steal the Election in a Few Simple Steps Oct 28, 2008
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is drawing intensifying fire in the final days of the presidential campaign. as the group is known, is ostensibly involved in the commendable job of registering voters. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Sowell: Judge Obama's Alliances vs. Distancing Oct 28, 2008
The controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is not just an organization on the left. In addition to the voter frauds that ACORN has been involved in over the years, it is an organization with a history of thuggery, including going to bankers' homes to harass them and their families, to force banks to lend to people with low credit ratings. (Newsmax)
Justice and Vote Fraud Oct 27, 2008
If voter fraud would ever be ripe for investigation, this would seem to be the year with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (Acorn) having been caught filing thousands of bogus voter registrations in at least 14 states. Acorn's history of deceit and the national sweep of today's scandal demand a federal probe. (Wall Street Journal)
Obama takes away incentive to work Oct 27, 2008
Kirk Oakes wrote on Oct 26, 2008 11:30 AM:" Okay, if Karl Rove were a Democrat running a campaign to make the Republicans look bad in Klamath Falls, this letter would certainly be in his resume package in 2012. Those communist have snuck back under my bed again?!? Where IS McCarthyism when you need it? Duck and Cover exercises cant be far behind, right?Lets get the numbers right. ACORN (The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is an umbrella group working to assist... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Steps taken for smooth Election Day Oct 27, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now submitted 26,513 registration cards to the county from January to September. About 7 percent were invalid. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Battles in Lake Co. May Decide Indiana Race Oct 26, 2008
Republican Secretary of State Todd Rokita said some of the problems in Lake County, including questionable registrations submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, are occurring in other states as well. "I'm not sensing this is being done by any local machinery there," Rokita said of Lake County. (Newsmax)
The vast left-wing fantasy Oct 25, 2008
It is only a matter of time before ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - is linked to the radical terrorists of the 1960s. So some facts are in order: ACORN's voter registration drives are only part of the group's advocacy, which includes free tax preparation to help the poor claim the earned income tax credit; ballot initiatives to increase the minimum wage; activism against utility shutoffs; affordable housing; and a host of local issues from getting stoplights... (Boston Globe)
Over 15,000 New Voters In Franklin County Since Last Presidential Election Oct 25, 2008
ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, turned over 1,400 questionable voter registration cards in St. Louis two years go. But in Franklin County, nothing this year has raised any red flags, Door said. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
McCain's Warning on Voter Fraud Gets Details Wrong Oct 25, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has a nasty habit of hiring day workers who register thousands of phantom voters, often in swing states. ACORN denies responsibility, insisting it culls for bogus names, fires whoever turned them in and flags any irregularities to authorities. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Two Heritage Experts Allege Liberal Vote Fraud Oct 25, 2008
Barack Obamas ostensibly tenuous relationship with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), saying instead that he has had a close relationship with ACORN for many years. The panelists cited numerous cases in which they said Democratically controlled election boards subverted and ignored federal and state mandates requiring accountability in the voting process. (Newsmax)
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Oct 24, 2008
Most, if not all, of his sign-ups were solicited by canvassers for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The board has encountered other serial registrants as well. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Adding injury to the insult Oct 23, 2008
For weeks, Republicans have pilloried ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - because of its work registering 1. 3 million voters, mostly young and minority, across the country. (Boston Globe)
The week in late-night election jokes Oct 23, 2008
ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) "has conducted a huge voter registration effort, and not all the registrations are valid. Now I have a lot of problems with ACORN. First, they should have picked a more ominous name, like KAOS or SPECTRE, instead of squirrel food. Something really scary: They are the biggest nut-based threat to America since Mr. Peanut tried to assassinate the GOP elephant to impress the Morton's Salt girl." Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's The... (USA Today -- Life)
Obama ties render him unelectable Oct 23, 2008
I ve seen a lot lately about voter fraud and did some investigation about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now known by its acronym, ACORN.. What I was surprised to find out from the Wall Street Journal was that ACORN was one of the sticking points of the economic bailout. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
ACORN fights back Oct 23, 2008
Why has ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ) become such a prominent talking point, sound bite and rallying cry. The answer, of course, is to win the upcoming election. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
House GOP leader asks Bush to cut off ACORN funds Oct 23, 2008
"It is evident that ACORN is incapable of using federal funds in a manner that is consistent with the law," Boehner, R-Ohio, wrote Bush, saying that funds should be blocked until all federal investigations into the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now are completed. ACORN, a group that has led liberal causes since it was formed in 1970, this year hired more than 13,000 part-time workers to sign up voters in minority and poor neighborhoods in 21 states. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Voter registration materials mailed to dead Illinois goldfish Oct 23, 2008
The McCain-Palin campaign has lately raised questions about the voter registration practices of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. ACORN is accused of submitting false registration forms for some of the voters it has registered. (USA Today -- News)
Pricey security's at S.F. 'Victory Garden' Oct 22, 2008
Once a powerhouse in East Bay politics, ACORN - a.k.a. the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - is concentrating its California efforts in San Diego. The Alameda County registrar of voters' office tells us it hasn't heard a peep out of the group. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Overstating the point on ACORN Oct 22, 2008
But the charges levied against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now largely appear overwrought. McCain went over the top in his debate Wednesday night with Barack Obama, stating that ACORN "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.". (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Pa. man charged with changing voter registrations Oct 22, 2008
(AP) A suburban Philadelphia man is charged with changing 18 voter registration applications while he worked briefly for ACORN the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. ACORN political director Krista Holub says Jemar Barksdale, of Chester, Pa. (USA Today -- News)
Faulty Voting Machines, 'Barack Osama' Typos And More Potential Election Day Time Bombs Oct 22, 2008
From misprinted ballots to claims of voter fraud, a number of snafus could result in chaos on November 4 (VHI.com -- Music News)
One vote makes a difference during election years Oct 21, 2008
Due to the numerous allegations of voting fraud, I joined 38 of my colleagues in writing to Attorney General Michael Mukasey last month requesting an immediate investigation into whether or not the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is engaging in criminal voting fraud, promoting fraudulent registrations, or criminally misusing taxpayer funds. In our letter, we stated, Voter fraud represents a serious threat to the validity of all American elections. (Atmore Advance, AL)
I feel good about my community Oct 21, 2008
Subprime loans got started by the hard-core leftist lobbyists in the Carter administration in 1977 with the creation of the Community Reinvestment Act, which benefits various neighborhood organizations like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The Clinton administration in 1999 put pressure on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make subprime loans. (Longview Daily News, WA)
ACORN Board: No Lawsuit Over Embezzlement Claim Oct 21, 2008
The embezzlement case has set off a power struggle inside the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now at a time when its voter registration practices have come under scrutiny. Two of 51 board members sued for access to ACORN's financial records. (Newsmax)
ACORN controversy: Joke or fraud? Oct 20, 2008
In the middle is the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, a grass-roots community group that has led liberal causes since it formed in 1970. This year, ACORN hired more than 13,000 part-time workers and sent them out in 21 states to sign up voters in minority and poor neighborhoods. (MSNBC -- Race)
Bob Stover: Its a small world Oct 20, 2008
My thoughts were partially prompted by McCain raising the specter of Obamas association with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). But they were building on a phone conversation Id had earlier in the day with Laverne Cowling of Merritt Island. (Florida Today)
Obama Assembles U.S.'s `Largest Law Firm' to Help Prevent Election Fraud Oct 20, 2008
Republicans contend the federal law requires record checks to counter fraudulent voter registration, which they say has been perpetrated by a nationwide network of community activists known as ACORN. The party's presidential nominee, Arizona Senator McCain, has cried foul over the drive by ACORN -- an acronym for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- to register 1. 3 million voters this year. (Bloomberg -- US)
ACORN Playing Huge Role in Missouri Race Oct 20, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- usually referred to as ACORN -- wants to keep it that way. Missourians have voted for the presidential winner in all but one election since 1904, and brings 11 electoral votes to the table. (Newsmax)
Vote-Fraud Complaints In Florida Looking For Investigative Home Oct 19, 2008
ACORN stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The group has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and its drive to sign up 1. (PR Newswire)
A National Plague of Unlawful Voting Oct 19, 2008
Thanks to the so-called nonpartisan Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a great many people who are dead, invented or just plain silly have registered. On FOX News one ACORN representative admitted that she tells everyone whom she signs up to vote for Senator Barack Hussein Obama. (Townhall.com)
Don't buy frenzy over voter fraud Oct 19, 2008
In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Republicans have made ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, their bete noire. Known for its activism on behalf of the poor, ACORN has long been an object of Republican disdain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
What others say: Obama isn't trying to steal the election Oct 19, 2008
The fraudulent registrations track back to an activist group called the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. The group says it has registered 1. 3 million low-income and working-class people to vote this year. (Athens Banner-Herald)
USW Responds to Attacks on ACORN Oct 18, 2008
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers (USW) president Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement today on the recent attacks made against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). It can be found at: (Logo: ). (PR Newswire)
Palin says God blessed America with oil and gas Oct 18, 2008
Nearly a dozen states and the FBI are looking into allegations against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which is registering voters in swing states. ACORN officials have denied charges of concerted, widespread fraud. (Juneau Empire)
Don't buy frenzy over voter fraud Oct 18, 2008
In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Republicans have made ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, their b te noire. Known for its activism on behalf of the poor, ACORN has long been an object of Republican disdain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Today on the presidential campaign trail Oct 18, 2008
The group ACORN the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has drawn condemnation from the Republican ticket as its workers sign up voters in swing states ... Two spokesmen for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, on Thursday said the FBI has not contacted the group. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Analysis: McCain jumps around in bid to stop Obama Oct 18, 2008
On a conference call with reporters Friday, campaign manager Rick Davis lamented that "there's not more pressure and more scrutiny from the media" on Obama's ties to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, whose voter registration efforts are being investigated in several states and by the FBI. Obama has said the group isn't involved in his campaign's registration drive. Indeed, Obama's relationship to ACORN is one of several arguments McCain aides hope will stick... (International Herald Tribune)
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" But in alleging voter fraud, McCain goes too far. To commit fraud, a person would have to show up on Election Day with identification bearing the fake name. The group, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, recently completed a massive registration drive in poor and working-class neighborhoods - which tend to vote Democratic - across 21 states, signing up 1.3 million new voters. Bogus registration cards filled out in the names of cartoon characters and the starting lineup... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Canvassers, not ACORN, at fault Oct 18, 2008
If anyone was defrauded, it was ACORN, an acronym for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. "The defendants ... cheated their employers to get paid for work they did not actually perform," Satterberg said. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
ACORN Embroiled in Lawsuit, Power Struggle Oct 18, 2008
Leaders of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now are locked in a legal dispute stemming from allegations that the brother of the group's founder misappropriated nearly $1 million of the nonprofit's money several years ago. The embezzlement case, a recent revelation to some board members, has spawned a lawsuit and set off a power struggle inside ACORN at a time when the liberal group's voter registration practices are the subject of fraud investigations and fodder for... (Time.com)
County: ACORN's errors high Oct 18, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, is a nonprofit social justice organization that receives government grants for subsidiaries that engage in housing efforts. Its voter registration efforts represent a small percentage of San Diego County's 1. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Palin: God Blessed America With Oil, Gas Oct 17, 2008
Nearly a dozen states and the FBI are looking into allegations against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which is registering voters in swing states. ACORN officials have denied charges of concerted, widespread fraud. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Rift over voter fraud reopens Oct 17, 2008
John McCain said the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is "now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.". At ACORN's New Orleans office Thursday morning, Charles Jackson, a national spokesman for the group that advocates on behalf of lower-income Americans, regarded McCain's apocalyptic warning as preposterous. (Nola.com -- Sports)
ACORN Focuses On Registering San Diegans Oct 17, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has registered 24,664 voters just in the county this year compared to 39,600 for the whole state, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The group is currently under investigation nationally by the FBI for allegedly helping to foster voter registration fraud. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Registration of Voters Sees Surge Oct 17, 2008
The full name is Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, and it reportedly has turned in registrations for about 28,000 people in North Carolina. One questionable registration form did turn up, but it was from an entirely different source, the National Rifle Association. (The Pilot Newspaper)
The GOP's Crusade Against Imaginary Voter Fraud Oct 17, 2008
ACORN stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. It's a 30-year-old nonprofit that organizes on behalf of poor urban minorities, and it has registered 1. (Slate)
GOP Vitriol Rages Over ACORN Oct 17, 2008
The group, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, recently completed a massive registration drive in poor and working-class neighborhoods which tend to vote Democratic across 21 states, signing up 1. 3 million new voters. (Newsmax)
Incumbent faces challenger for 13th District Oct 16, 2008
"What does the economic crisis have to do with $20 billion for [Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now] and other leftist groups, or $2 million allocated for mental health insurance. They took a government stimulus for the economy, wasted two weeks while more businesses suffered instead of putting the money into the economy ... This is not what the American people need. They have to take the politics out of the economy." Frustrations like these are what motivated her to run for... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Joan Vennochi: That's it for McCain Oct 16, 2008
But he can't link Obama to Ayers and domestic terrorism, or to the controversial community group called Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, as tightly as Obama can link McCain to Bush. And that remains one of Obama's biggest advantages in this race. (Boston Globe)
ACORN Responds to Senator McCain's Desperate Attack Oct 16, 2008
Maude Hurd, ACORN's National President, issued the following statement in response to Senator McCain's attack: WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "We appreciate that Senator McCain's effort to stir up the Republican base by attacking a community organization working to increase public participation in our democratic process. However, these attacks reflect an increasingly panicked candidate; unfortunately the Senator McCain we saw tonight is very different than the Senator McCain who... (PR Newswire)
Candidates' quotes Oct 16, 2008
On William Ayers, a 1960s-era radical, and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN. McCAIN: "Mr. Ayers, I don't care about an old washed-up terrorist. But as Sen. Clinton said in her debates with you, we need to know the full extent of that relationship. We need to know the full extent of Sen. Obama's relationship with ACORN, who is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
O & ACORN: THE ABCS Oct 16, 2008
But the online archive is eerily silent about how Obama otherwise has been in cahoots with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The Cleveland Leader first reported that top ACORN activist Toni Foulkes detailed some of this collaboration in the Winter 2003-Spring 2004 issue of the journal Social Policy. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Checking Validity of Voter Registrations Oct 16, 2008
The dispute is over names filed by a group called the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. Critics, mostly Republicans, call their actions fraud. Defenders say there may be honest mistakes, but there is no deliberate plan to cheat. (WKRC.com, OH)
What ACORN has sown Oct 16, 2008
In 10 or more states, police are investigating the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known as ACORN. It's a group of far-left rabble-rousing bullies who secure millions in federal largesse to advance their "grass-roots" housing programs, which often involve intimidating local banks into providing credit to poor neighborhoods that can't pay back the loans. But ACORN is best known for its voter-registration drives. (The Augusta Chronicle)
