GOP Letter to President to Cut All Funds to ACORN Because of Potential Criminal Activities: “Common Sense, Respect for Taxpayer Dollars”
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on September 15, 2009
Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti
Not a peep about any of this has been expressed, uttered, whispered, or acknowledged from the White House. However, it’s really good to know that Pres. Obama considers aging rapper Kanye West a jackass. Priorities, of course. And it’s really good to know that Democrats are still freaking out about Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” outburst from last week… which is, well, SOOOOO last week. And today, at taxpayers’ expense, they attempted to shame Wilson in front of his congressional peers for not apologizing AGAIN. Liberal dog and pony show of shame. His campaign contributions keep growing as a result of this witch hunt.
So, our suddenly-with-a-spine Republican leadership, with John Boehner at the helm, has written Pres. Barack Obama a strong letter. Can’t wait to see how the left-wing MSM will try to wiggle out of covering this escalating story of ACORN’s corruption now.
H/T to Big Government, Boehner: ACORN Funding Must Be ‘Terminated Immediately’. Again, huge kudos to James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles for their exemplary undercover work to bring all this corruption to light. And to Andrew Breitbart for believing in them and supporting them.
Here’s the letter…
Dear Mr. President:
We write to you today in the wake of new reports of potentially criminal activity involving associates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) to respectfully request that you use your authority to publicly disclose and terminate all federal funding to ACORN and its affiliates. It is evident that ACORN is incapable of using federal funds in a manner that is consistent with the law. Immediate action is necessary to ensure that no additional tax dollars are directed to ACORN. Simply put, ACORN should not receive another penny of American taxpayers’ money.
Congressional pressure, coupled with the impact of recent media reports, prompted the U.S. Census Bureau on September 11 to end its partnership with ACORN. We support this decision by the Census Bureau, and believe it is vital that all other federal agencies with ties to ACORN follow the Census Bureau’s example by severing all ties to ACORN and its affiliates, whether those ties consist of partnerships or the awarding of federal funds, including federal funds distributed through state and local governments from federal block grants.
This is a matter of common sense and respect for taxpayer dollars. Last year, millions of Americans were outraged to learn their tax dollars were being used to subsidize an organization linked to multiple instances of voter registration fraud and other illicit activity. An analysis of federal data by the Office of the Republican Leader determined that ACORN has received more than $53 million in direct funding from the federal government since 1994, and has likely received substantially more indirectly through states and localities that receive federal block grants.
The Census Bureau has made the commendable decision to sever ties with ACORN, and it is now critical that all remaining federal entities with ties to ACORN do the same. We ask that you use your authority to ensure that all federal funding of ACORN is publicly disclosed and terminated immediately. To facilitate this effort, the Republican staff of the Oversight Committee has compiled a complete list of the corporations that form the ACORN Council, and we would be pleased to share it with you and members of your administration.
We thank you for your attention to this request.
Today’s other jaw-dropping breaking news about ACORN… UPDATE, September 15, 2009:
Publius, Big Government: House GOP to Call for Total Cutoff of Federal Funds to ACORN
Mike Roman, Big Government: Exclusive: ACORN Illegally Operating in Maryland
Publius, Big Government: Reps. Boehner, Cantor, Camp to IRS: Sever ACORN Ties Now
Will Obama throw ACORN under the bus as he did Rev. Jeremiah Wright during the presidential campaign when the heat was turned up? Yeah, I’ve definitely got to pop more popcorn, kids… this looks like a rousing double feature now.
Handful of comments from today’s Big Government:
From Supergretsch:
Barry is crapping his pants. He just gave a speech to the AFL-CIO and was sweating while looking like he had ‘something’ on his mind. LOL! Couldn’t happen to a nicer Marxist…
From chesterar:
ACORN Haiku Thread
Don’t be Honest, Honey
Gotta Hide Your Money
In a Tin
From SQT:
Has Obama made any statements about ACORN yet? Has the MSM been asking him to? I can’t see this playing out the same way if Obama were a Republican.
From The Mad Macedonian:
I agree that it will be an interesting response, but I’m wondering if he will even respond.
He has not said anything about the videos, yet, afterall.
I’m beginning to wonder if there is more here than we even have a clue, and that it could bring down his Presidency in the end, ala Nixon.
And don’t tell me no-one else has had the same thought.
Just sayin’ is all.
And no, if that happens, it should not please anyone at all. It would damage our country, but we are strong enough to recover, and move forward.
From Blu:
“It is evident that ACORN is incapable of using federal funds in a manner that is consistent with the law.”
That is a nice line to draw in the sand. Pres. Obama, you’re either with ACORN (an organization of very questionable ethics) or your with everyone else. Nice!
From rovers:
Its pretty near freaking time. I don’t care what a persons motivations maybe to help do away witrh the coward of the country. Don’t care if its cause he is black, makes no matter. the point is we as a group must rid ourselves of a plaguge. Remove obama at any and all costs.
From Mjolnir:
This thing is seriously spiraling out of control…ObaMao better get something out there before the wave swallows him…
Congress leaned out the window on 9/12/09, and got their mind SERIOUSLY focused…
We’ll see if they can get it together…I think they’re way too far behind to control it, myself…
From JackL:
Mr. Boehner, it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you’re not spending all of your time at the hair salon and tanning booth. GOD BLESS HANNAH AND JAMES!!!!!!!
Funny-funny-funny… the MSM is bending over backwards to seem clueless and barely interested about the exploding ACORN child prostitution scandal.
If indeed Charlie Gibson IS this clueless, heck, a donkey could do his job with one bum leg…
Publius, Big Government: Charlie Gibson on ACORN Scandal: I Don’t Even Know About It
More on this ACORN corruption stuff:
Big Government: ACORN Tactics Revealed in Discovered Documents
Michelle Malkin: ACORN Watch: Charlie Gibson and the ostrich media; Update: Audio added and NBC (the network that rigged crash tests, staged racism stings & faked flood coverage) criticizes ACORN “entrapment” and Senate votes on Johanns amendment to cut off ACORN housing funds; Update: Amendment passes, 83-7 and ACORN/prostitution sting, Part II: D.C. edition and ACORN Watch: Big pimpin’
Fox News: ACORN Brothel Advice Might Work — but It’s Full of Holes, Analysts Say
Big Hollywood: ‘The Audacity of Hos’: ‘Daily Show Skewers ACORN
Bret Jacobson, Big Government: SEIU’s Texas Roadshow: Will They ‘Kill’ Your Company?
Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, Big Government: ACORN = RICO and Shocking Audio Could Incriminate ACORN Affiliates
Glenn Beck: Bigger Than ACORN
Matthew Vadum, Big Government: ACORN’s Lawless Ways
Hot Air: Will Baltimore prosecute other journalists, too? and Breaking: Senate votes to cut off federal funding for ACORN; Update: Child-Whoring Pimp Assistance 7 identified; Update: Brooklyn DA “taking a look”; Update: ACORN disappointed and Unbelievable: Maryland may prosecute O’Keefe for shooting ACORN video
rightofcourse.com: Another one bites the dust – Senate votes to cut off funding for ACORN
Publius, Big Government: ACORN Co-founder Defends Group’s Integrity, Blasts ‘Unfair’ Critics and ACORN Story Grows, but Mainstream Media Refuse to Cover It and ACORN Scandal Hits London Media and American Spectator: Big Media Ignores ACORN Scandal and Rep. Steve King Calls for Congressional Investigation of ACORN
Howard Rich, Rasmussen Reports: Consumers Can Read The Writing On the Wall, Why Can’t Government?
DaTechguy’s Blog: Morning Joe notices Acorn…
Chris Muir, Big Government: ACORN Corrupt? Count On It.
Diary of a Mad Conservative: How many “ACORN affiliates” are out there? and Are they surprised? A conservative used THEIR book!
Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters: Media Ignore ACORN Giving Business Advice to Pimp and Prostitute
Chris Field, Townhall.com: Even More ACORN Lawlessness
Frugal Café Blog Zone: FOX: Analyzes ACORN Corruption, How to Break the Law and Start a Child Sex Slavery Ring with Fed Money (video) and ACORN Sex Scandal, Now a Triology: O’Keefe Exposes Again, in New York City (video) UPDATE: ACORN Claims It Will Sue FOX News & Filmmakers… Bring It On, Baby and First Baltimore, Now Washington DC: More ACORN Child Prostitution Support & Tax Fraud Exposed (video) and ACORN Child Prostitution Story Hits National FOX News: Breitbart’s New Political Site ‘Big Government’ Creating Big Waves (video) and ACORN Corruption: Report from House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Shows “Systemic Fraud”
Right Voices: UPDATED: Senate Votes to Cut off ACORN Housing Funds..UPDATE: Hey, Maybe This Isn’t The Best Time to Ask, But If You Have Another $6 Million Handy, We’d Like More Money and ACORN Watch: Big Government, has videotape of ACORN officials in Baltimore offering to help two people posing as a pimp and a prostitute, encouraging them to lie to the Internal Revenue Service…
Wall Street Journal: ACORN Outdoes Itself
Hannah Giles, Andrew Breitbart Presents Big Government: In the Bowels of Baltimore’s ACORN
Matthew Vadum, American Spectator: ACORN Founder Wade Rathke Wanted Terrorist Attack on Republican Convention to Succeed
Bret Jacobson, Big Government: ACORN’s Roots Watered by Taxpayers
Gateway Pundit: WHAM!… ACORN BUSTED AGAIN– In New York City and More ACORN Pimping- This Time In the Nation’s Capital
Moe Lane: Big Government, ACORN, and tax advice for underaged brothels.
The Underground Conservative: Crapweasels In Maryland
The Harrington Report: ACORN Helps Couple Buy Prostitution House
theblogprof: Video: ACORN Officials Tell ‘Pimp,’ ‘Prostitute’ How to Lie to IRS
The IUSB Vision Weblog: Obama Ally ACORN Under Vote Fraud Investigation in 13 States – A Roundup
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My advice to POTUS…
Steer clear of any and all Oak Trees,…ACORNS are falling.
HAHAHA !