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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on October 07, 2009, 07:48:38 AM
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ACORN Awarded $1M Grant Over Firefighters
Nearly $1 million in Homeland Security funding typically earmarked for fire departments has been awarded to ACORN, despite a clear signal from Congress that it intends to cut off federal funding to the embattled group, the Washington Times reported on Wednesday.
The grant to ACORN's Louisiana office became public on Oct. 2, less than three weeks after the House and Senate voted to cut off ACORN funding after employees were caught on video advising a fake prostitute and pimp on scams.
It was one of only three such grants issued to the state and made up almost 80 percent of the firefighting money earmarked for Louisiana, prompting one of the U.S. senators from the state to demand that the funds be taken back.
"I request that you rescind this grant based on a history of abuse of federal dollars by ACORN and their clear lack of expertise in this area," said Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican.
When asked how the money would be spent, ACORN spokesman Brian Kettenring issued a statement criticizing the senator, who confessed in the past to having used an escort service.
LINK (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/07/acorn-awarded-grant-typically-earmarked-firefighters/)
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It is kinda ironic that Vitter, he of the pimp-n-ho variety, should push this, but I guess someone has to.
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So this is how 0Bama will get around congress defunding ACORN. He'll use his cabinet leaders to dole out the money to them.
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It is kinda ironic that Vitter, he of the pimp-n-ho variety, should push this, but I guess someone has to.
...just proof that he has much higher moral standards than ACORN.
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This needs to seal Landreaus (sp?) doom as a Senator.
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I'm speechless. I don't have anything to say. This is so out there that my brain cannot wrap around it. Did I fall into another dimension while I slept last night?
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Did anyone really think the far left would not find a way to funnel cash to their causes?
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Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot????
No surprise. Sorry.
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ACORN still exists? Why?
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Whisky
Tango
Foxtrot????
No surprise. Sorry.
No, not really surprising, but that's probably the scariest part. I keep telling myself "surely this is as crazy as the left can get." And every week I have to move the goalposts a bit.
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And every week I have to move the goalposts a bit.
That's truer than I'd like to admit.
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There are no goalposts....ACORN stole'em.
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There are no goalposts....ACORN stole'em.
Well they need to return them our side is getting mighty pissed
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I heard this morning that this grant has been placed on "hold" pending the ongoing investigation of ACORN........
doc
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I heard this morning that this grant has been placed on "hold" pending the ongoing investigation of ACORN........
doc
Link or it didn't happen.
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Link or it didn't happen.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/62021-fema-halts-acorn-grant-gop-lawmaker-praises-decision
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28041.html
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Isn't ACORN in legal trouble already?
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Isn't ACORN in legal trouble already?
In a bunch of states for voting fraud and now apparently they DID throw out all the Republicans voting applications they picked up along the way.
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Doesn't matter. As I posted in the politics forum, the money machine starts again on 11/01.
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This, along with the Dem's blocking any action against Rangel, well, where's the outrage from the media, the public?
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This, along with the Dem's blocking any action against Rangel, well, where's the outrage from the media, the public?
I don't think the MSM even mentioned the Rangel thing did they?