Why Did FEMA Award $1 Million ‘Fire Prevention’ Grant to ACORN?
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on September 29, 2009
Just breaking, September 29, 2009 — exclusive to Big Government… more audacious, outrageous financing of ACORN, using taxpayer monies… the indiscriminate amounts of our tax money being thrown into the gaping maw of this criminal organization must stop.
And what kind of fire prevention does a community organizing group do, exactly? Other recipients of this FEMA fire prevention grant have been, well, legitimate fire departments or medical facilities. I’m stymied as to where ACORN fits in there, fire protection-wise, but I’m no expert, like Janet Napolitano, our illustrious director of Homeland Security. I’m sure she’d be able to explain it. FEMA is part of her department’s responsibilities, and therefore, any grant money awarded by FEMA would be, too.
More corruption being smoked out here, methinks… maybe the million smackeroos from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be used to help put out all the “scandal fires” that are popping up with this organization. Cough, *scammers*, cough…
For more details: Capitol Confidential, Big Government: Exclusive: FEMA Awards Fire Prevention Grant to ACORN
If this was for legitimate fire prevention, which has been been DOCUMENTED to be worth $1 million and is proven that the federal grant actually went to pay for fire prevention, there should be no problem with the grant. But with the floodgates of corruption opening wider each day with ACORN, yeah, color me skeptical.
I’m bettin’ even Smokey the Bear would not go for this ACORN campaign poster:
More ACORN reading:
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Big Government: FEMA Grant to ACORN is Offensive
Gateway Pundit: Obama Administration Gives ACORN $1 Million to Fight Fires
The Powers That Be: $1 Million Grant Usually Awarded to Firefighters Goes to ACORN Instead
RedState: Inside The ACORN Rolodex: ACORN Has Its Own Political Party Other Than the Democrats
Wall Street Journal: Bank Pulls Back From Acorn Work
Big Hollywood: ACORN Video Investigation
Nice Deb: Why Did DHS Just Grant ACORN $997,402? and Justice Dept. Inspector General To Look Into ACORN Funding
Citizen Wells: ACORN, Nevada corruption, Harry reid blocks investigation, Las Vegas Review Journal, September 25, 2009, Clark County, Rampant fraud, ACORN corruption
Big Government: James O’Keefe Chats with FOX News’ Chris Wallace
Scared Monkeys: Why Isn’t President Barack Obama Interested in Child Sex Slaves and Human Trafficking or Find it Important?
Tom Steward, Big Government: An Early ACORN Whistleblower: Karen Inman
the blogprof: Video: ACORN San Diego offers to help import child sex slaves
Alexander Marlow, Big Government: Breitbart and Giles Talk ACORN Lawsuit on Fox News
Diary of a Mad Conservative: Recent ACORN tapes not news to the Times
Big Government: ACORN Tactics Revealed in Discovered Documents
US News & World Report: ACORN Story Shows How Internet Reporting Is Beating the New York Times
Zena Crenshaw, Big Government: ACORN Scandal: Will Harshbarger Intervention Make or Break the ACORN?
Macsmind: Let’s Ramp Up Investigation into All the Organizations of the Left
Hot Air: Breitbart: I thought Bertha Lewis was grateful that we exposed ACORN’s corruption and War: ACORN sues Breitbart, O’Keefe, and Giles and Dig deep: Hannah Giles defense fund launches and Media Matters dishonest editing in support of their “smear” argument exposed and ACORN chief: Targeting a minority group with a prostitution sting is racist or something and Is ACORN operating in Maryland illegally? and Conyers’s wife cops plea to federal bribery charges — as Conyers drops probe of ACORN
Gadaboutblogalot’s Blog: ACORN Sues – Hopefully To Lose
Kristina Rasmussen, Big Government: Illinois Grant to ACORN Housing Under Review
Wellsy’s World: Disgrace: ACORN sues undercover journalists
Frugal Café Blog Zone: ACORN’s Brazen $7 Million Lawsuit Against Filmmakers O’Keefe, Giles, & Breitbart Has Little Support (video) and ACORN: “We’ll Help You Get Away with Stuff” — Jay Leno, Bill O’Reilly, & Dennis Miller Weigh In (video) and ‘Big Government’s’ Breitbart Lets Major TV News Media Have It for Lying, Ignoring, or Distorting ACORN Child Hooker-Tax Fraud Scandal (video)
Anita MonCrief: Schumer, Gutierrez and Waters Honored for Governing the “ACORN Way” at Anniversary Celebration
Mike Flynn, Big Government: ACORN Recap Video: Pictures Worth Two Weeks of News
Pundit Pawn: ACORN CEO Dances on FOX
GayPatriot: Time for Buffy to Bid the White House Adieu and In re: NEA Scandal, What Wasn’t Recorded? (At NEA & other agencies)
VotingFemale Speaks!: ACORN Scandal – Tentacles Reach Deep into White House
Diary of a Mad Conservative: The secret party behind the Democrats and Some of the deepest roots to the great ACORN scam
Patrick Courrielche, Big Hollywood: Statement on the Recording of the August 10 NEA Conference Call and RESPONSE TO NEA CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT: Throwing Yosi Sergant Under the Bus Isn’t an Answer
UrbanGrounds: NEA: The Next ACORN to Fall?
Riehl World View: Connected: The NEA, ACORN And Obama’s Office Of Faith-Based Outreach
Publius, Big Government: NY Times Editor: Paper Was Too Slow to Cover ACORN Scandal and Limbaugh: White House Using Fed Arts Agency to Push Agenda
Michelle Malkin: ACORN Watch: What happens in Vegas… and The other pension scandals Obama won’t talk about and Going on offense against the ACORN conspiracy and Project Vote sues whistleblower: ObamACORN bully tactics exposed
Radio Vice Online: Alinsky Rule #8: Never let up
FOX News: Justice Department Inspector General Launches Internal ACORN Probe and ACORN Chief Dodges Congressman’s Call to Come Before Congress
John Nolte, Big Government: Propaganda, Health Care and ACORN: Full context of NEA Conference Call Reveals Disturbing Pattern
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Actually, FP&S grants are for education purposes, not actual firefighting. If you look on FEMA’s website, or specifically, http://www.firegrantssupport.com/fps , you’ll see that ACORN could have legitimately used the funds for awareness campaigns in the “high risk populations” they serve. Directly from the site, it reads:
The primary goal is to target high-risk populations and mitigate high incidences of death and injury. Examples of the types of projects supported by FP&S include fire prevention and public safety education campaigns, juvenile firesetter interventions, media campaigns, and arson prevention and awareness programs.
Please do your research before publicly speculating about illegitimate use of federal funds.
You ignored that I wrote that if this WAS used for legitimate purposes outlined in the grant, that would be fine and dandy. But with ACORN’s escalating corruption being exposed, of bold-faced lies and efforts to take over the entire state of Oklahoma being uncovered, me speculating that there is a likelihood that this grant was not used properly carries significant water. But you go right ahead and defend ACORN, if that makes you feel better.
Be sure that you also contact Washington, DC, because members of Congress, too, see this as a problem.
From Sen. Vitter:
“With fire departments all over Louisiana – and the rest of the country – struggling to make ends meet and get the equipment and training they need to protect their local communities, the idea of a million dollar grant going to ACORN is unsettling, to say the least.
I’ve had grave reservations about ACORN for some time, and over the past year we’ve seen numerous examples of serious allegations of wrongdoing on the part of this organization and its employees across the country. I simply can’t see the logic behind diverting much needed funding from worthy fire departments to this organization.”