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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on September 16, 2009, 05:33:10 PM
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masuki bance (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 03:46 PM
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White House Calls ACORN Employees' Behavior 'Unacceptable'
At today's White House briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, asked by ABC News about recent government actions taken against ACORN, had a forceful response.
"Obviously the conduct you see on those tapes is completely unacceptable," Gibbs said, raising the issue of videotapes posted online by BigGovernment.com and aired frequently by Fox News Channel that seem to show ACORN employees advising a faux prostitute and faux pimp on how to skirt housing and tax laws. "The administration takes accountability extremely seriously."
Gibbs said the Census Bureau decided that ACORN could not assist the group in meeting "the bureau's goal of achieving a fair and accurate count in 2010" and that some other agencies are evaluating their relationship with the group. "We constantly evaluate to ensure that any grantee is living up to what has to happen in order to fulfill that grant application."
He pointed out that "previous administrations" had awarded grants to ACORN either through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/white-h...
Squabblers squabble:
ananda (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:02 PM
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3. FOX and Beck own the WH.
That is a fact.
tekisui (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:06 PM
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4. I think that is an overstatement, by far.
Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:07 PM
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5. ananda keeps children caged in their basement.
That is a fact.
Inuca (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:10 PM
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6. That's NOT a fact
that's BS. What exactly do you think it's wrong with Gibbs' statement? Except of course that the whole thing was uncovered by two right wingers and makes Fox very happy which I absolutely HATE. But this does not change the facts.
DevonRex (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 06:02 PM
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9. Just a smidge over the top there.
Okay, that jumped so far over the top that it's now in orbit.
Then we have a call to prosecute the next-gen Woodward and Bernstein:
Ian David (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:00 PM
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2. I wonder if they can sue Fox for "tortious interference." n/t
Of course this would require the requisite tort action to have been underway.
This is new:
uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:12 PM
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8. Come on Gibbs, this is a no story!!! The tapes where from FIVE YEARS AGO!!!
Anyone aware of the genesis of this most recent manifestation of cognitive dissonance? Near as I can tell not even ACORN in all its deflection and obfuscation has made such a claim.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8657233
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Wait until the real underbelly of Chigago gangland politics rears its head.
We all know it is there.
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the five years ago meme comes from the fact the time hacks on the tapes are '2005'.
I am sure they can come up with a good CON theory for this one.
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 04:12 PM
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8. Come on Gibbs, this is a no story!!! The tapes where from FIVE YEARS AGO!!!
Right... so Hannah Giles was 15 in those videos...
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Anyone aware of the genesis of this most recent manifestation of cognitive dissonance? Near as I can tell not even ACORN in all its deflection and obfuscation has made such a claim.
Let's ask toofer Broederbond. He'll probably want a "list of years" to back up that other years have taken place before.
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I bet they even defend the pervs on To Catch a Predator :naughty:
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I bet they even defend the pervs on To Catch a Predator :naughty:
But of course, it's entrapment, dontcha know.
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Squabblers squabble:
This is new:
Anyone aware of the genesis of this most recent manifestation of cognitive dissonance? Near as I can tell not even ACORN in all its deflection and obfuscation has made such a claim.
One of the tapes apparently had the default date stamp, but the lady ON the tape is talking about President Obama by name. Who heard of Obama 5 years ago?
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One of the tapes apparently had the default date stamp, but the lady ON the tape is talking about President Obama by name. Who heard of Obama 5 years ago?
To be fair, he was the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate five years ago.
But there is no way these tapes are five years old, so suck on it, DUmmies. :tongue:
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What a blessing it would be if indeed one of the tapes were, in fact, five years old. How cool would it be to be able to go after 5 years worth of ACORN funding. :lmao:
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To be fair, he was the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate five years ago.
But there is no way these tapes are five years old, so suck on it, DUmmies. :tongue:
He made his mark giving the speech at the 04 democrat convention.
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He made his mark giving the speech at the 04 democrat convention.
She called him "Our new President... President Obama"
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Just imagine if this were an evil corporation. There would be tens of hearings on the hill by now. Not to mention there would be indictments out the wazoo.
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I could spend hours just reading their bullshit about the ACORN tapes. It is hilarious to see the gyrations they will go through trying to save one of their icons. No matter how messed up it is there MUST be some way to spin it so they can hold on to the old corrupt system.
LOL
KC
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Yes it was the equipment default date. The filmmakers said they didn't want to be screwing around with the equipment to set it to the right date, etc. It would interrupt the smooth flow of events. They relied on current event type stuff, like Obama, and also, obviously, current looks.
That Ian David is fast approaching Beth as the stupidest person on the internets. He really bears watching for the end of year awards. Everytime he posts, he says something utterly dumb.
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That Ian David is fast approaching Beth as the stupidest person on the internets. He really bears watching for the end of year awards. Everytime he posts, he says something utterly dumb.
Oh, I dunno about that.
It's true that the skumbag primitive is pretty stupid, but the skumbag primitive is something worse than just being really stupid.
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Yes it was the equipment default date. The filmmakers said they didn't want to be screwing around with the equipment to set it to the right date, etc. It would interrupt the smooth flow of events. They relied on current event type stuff, like Obama, and also, obviously, current looks.
That Ian David is fast approaching Beth as the stupidest person on the internets. He really bears watching for the end of year awards. Everytime he posts, he says something utterly dumb.
The only thing Ian David has managed to accomplish is making me realize that there are some people who aren't worth a squirt of piss. I'm a fairly passive person, but 'ID' (as in Id, Ego, Superego) has annoyed me more than nearly any other primitive.
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The only thing Ian David has managed to accomplish is making me realize that there are some people who aren't worth a squirt of piss. I'm a fairly passive person, but 'ID' (as in Id, Ego, Superego) has annoyed me more than nearly any other primitive.
Oh but sir, the skumbag primitive is even worse than that.