If you haven't been under a rock the last few weeks, or relying on the mainstream media as your sole source of news, you are likely aware of some of the questionable circumstances surrounding the organization Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
A pair of intrepid investigative reporters, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, with the help of Andrew Breitbart, made it possible for the public to be aware of these practices by ACORN. However, the embattled organization, in a retaliatory maneuver, has filed a suit against O'Keefe, Giles and Breitbart. Breitbart appeared on Fox News Channel's Sept. 24 "The O'Reilly Factor" and responded to the suit.
"So, all I can see is that this lawsuit is an attempt to stifle free speech and the First Amendment and an attempt to make sure that the American people don't see the rest of the tapes and there are more tapes," Breitbart said.
According to Breitbart, there is an initiative underway at his Web site, BigGovernment.com, to form a legal defense fund, which includes a link where contributions can be made.
"We're working on that right now," Breitbart said. "And I want everybody to know that we will be advertising Hannah and James' legal defense fund at BigGovernment.com. The amount of, the response in e-mail form are overwhelming. But the lawsuit, apparently was filed yesterday and Hannah and James have to lawyer up. I have to lawyer up. It's happened very quickly. We still have a report to issue to the world because what is found on these tapes is the story, not what the media is trying -- the mainstream media is trying to do and trying to make it about Hannah, James, and me."
Breitbart also called out ACORN for appointing John Podesta, the president of the Center for American Progress to head an internal investigation into the organization, while at the same time Podesta's organization's Web site is making personal attacks against Giles and O'Keefe.
"I want to talk about the fact that John Podesta, who has been put in charge of the internal investigation of ACORN, his site, [Center for American] Progress is out there attacking Hannah and James," Breitbart said. "They are making it about us. And so this guy who is supposed to be looking into ACORN is looking into us. The American people should be outraged by that."
Editor at Large
Comments Policy
Ok now lets get this
September 24, 2009 - 21:09 ET by red_dragon311Ok now lets get this party started......ACORN you are going down
lib-think:
Male/female gender roles, especially the desire of women to be mothers, are purely social constructs. But homosexuality - and every other sexual proclivity - are immutable, ingraned biological desires that cannot be questioned
ACORN Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg
September 25, 2009 - 08:53 ET by Wildcatter1980As Breitbart's comment above points out, there is much, much more involved in this.
The leadership of the Democrat Party is in bed with various organizations like the Center for American Progress and ACORN. Their goals that they advertise as "progressive" are in reality very much regressive, if not repressive of true God-given American values such as the individual's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
As Rush Limbaugh said to Jay Leno last night:
We need to press for a truly independent investigation not just of ACORN, but of the relationships between ACORN and its board of directors, their backers and the all levels of government. We need to root out the corruption that is threatening our very way of life in the greatest country of all, the United States of America!
--
We need to stop calling them "Progressives" when in reality they are big government "Socialists" who no longer value the individual's rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
ACORN, the Chicago machine
September 25, 2009 - 14:27 ET by NL207ACORN, the Chicago machine and all their criminal activities will be the key to removing Obama if Conservatives can gain control of Congress in 2010.
NL... Right you
September 25, 2009 - 14:32 ET by bigtimerNL...
Right you are...plus the up-coming Blago trial is going to be very interesting...if anyone gets to report any of it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Rezko Too
September 25, 2009 - 16:28 ET by slickwillie2001Rezko's name appears many times in the Blago indictment. His name will surely be heard during the trial in connection with some of Blago's scams, and you know who else did real-estate scams with Rezko. If the name comes up you know there will be an explosion of objections in the court.
If Blago could be induced to
September 25, 2009 - 18:20 ET by NL207If Blago could be induced to roll on his pals, that would bring down Obama as well.
Now that is enough...
September 24, 2009 - 21:17 ET by Forest for the TreesNow that is enough to pi$$-off the good humor man!
That is a whole lot like having Bertha investigate her own organization - the difference is Podesta is smarter.
Someone has GOT to find a way to stop this sham of a 'so-called' investigation and get a real one.
Rest assured
September 24, 2009 - 22:36 ET by Dan DiegoTimmy's Treasury Department is on it.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/60193-treasury-to-probe-oversight-of-acorn-similar-groups
Let's hope...
September 24, 2009 - 22:56 ET by Forest for the TreesLet's hope he IRS does a torough job of it too - must be lots of cans with cash buried under the ACORN trees out there.
I should have added one of
September 24, 2009 - 23:07 ET by Dan DiegoI should have added one of those "/sarc" things, let's hope the IG is honest and isn't replaced mid-way through the investigation.
Re IG
September 25, 2009 - 09:29 ET by slickwillie2001Yeah, we've seen how this Chicago thug gang handles IG's that uncover inconvenient facts.
It Won't Be Long.......
September 25, 2009 - 06:54 ET by GeneralAlIt won't be long before Obamaprompter appoints Eric the Beholder to investigate. He will find no evidence to suggest wrong doing on the part of ACORN but will consider charges against Breitbart and the two reporters! He will accuse them of invading the privacy, racism, and illegal taping [Probably torture too!] of the poor ACORN shirkers, uh, I mean workers!
Wow, glad this post is
September 24, 2009 - 21:28 ET by bigtimerWow, glad this post is here, I was at Breitbart's site this morning, posted also,some of this info wasn't there yet, that I saw anyway, Podesta, surely you jest!
Glad to know where there is a link to donate, I saw part of the BOR segment with Hannah and Andrew, she is really first class gal, handles all of this with smarts plus.
Be checking all of the links later, or catching up on Breitbart's site, either way, I love the internet, the right side of life is bringing the scum to the top...hehee
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I think ACORN should be
September 24, 2009 - 21:34 ET by gladiatory2kI think ACORN should be investigated for RICO violations.
I wonder what the discovery phase will be like. Bet a gag order goes on both sides if this reaches trial.
Whoa
September 24, 2009 - 21:38 ET by American.PatriotThis is hard to imagine but believable
The liberal destruction of America is progressing at a quicker pace than I can comprehend.
One would "hope" that here is some way that real Americnas with morals and ethics can stop this crazyness.
AP... One would "hope"
September 24, 2009 - 21:43 ET by bigtimerAP...
One would "hope" that here is some way that real Americnas with morals and ethics can stop this crazyness.
...and that I do...daily.
Breakneck speed indeed, they know it's their last chance for awhile, and they aren't going to waste it, or stop at anything.
We have to stop them, so far good work is being done by millions.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Lawsuit against Breitbart
September 24, 2009 - 22:13 ET by cecil91Get that website up and running as I cannot wait to help defend you. This Acorn and their operatives and henchmen are truly disgusting lowlifes
Dishonorable Recrimination: Here is some great reading
September 24, 2009 - 22:15 ET by upcountrywaterOver at NRO
Yesterday, ACORN and two of its employees exhibited unabashed gumption
by suing the “pimp” and the “prostitute” who brought the organization
to its knees. To be precise, the plaintiffs rely
on Maryland’s wiretap statute to sue James O’Keefe III, Hannah Giles,
and Breitbart.Com LLC, for the video recordings which revealed ACORN’s
willing assistance and counsel on establishing a brothel which would
feature underage girls trafficked from El Salvador. The
lawsuit should fail because it attempts to misapply the wiretap statute
to the legal recording of a non-protected conversation.
State controlled health care is Tort Reform.
The MSM??
September 24, 2009 - 22:34 ET by pbthinkerThe Mostly Specious Media isn't going to cover anything they're not set up to cover. They're willing to bash Republicans, with little or no facts but the Democrats they have to check and double check. In this case, since they have no idea where this is going to lead, they won't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
If the media were covering this, John Podesta would not be the one looking in this organization, since this is one of those no brainers as far as it being a joke.
This is what gets me, when people talk about media bias. The Mostly Specious Media will tell you that they're tougher on Republicans because of the hypocrite factor. I'd hate to say it but the hypocrite factor, with the media and the Democrats, and they're not covering squat.
If the poll out today is correct, and 89% of the people believe the press helped Obama get elected, it can't be good for them. If you believe that and then you watch their coverage of the past few weeks, it's no wonder Fox's numbers are going up. Why watch "the news" if you're not getting the news? If they determine that nothing critical of BO is news, they're digging the hole. If the Washington Post believes that trying to "macaca" the Republican running for governor in Virginia is sound reporting, their numbers will go down also.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
I think
September 25, 2009 - 04:29 ET by DragonsbreathThis is a good thing to happen.
If you think it through if they go to court they have to prove they did not do these things right? I think that will just make more people come out who have been given so called advice on how to scam the system. Not mention having to provide records.
"1/20/2013 The end of a Error"
a counter suit must be filed-
September 25, 2009 - 08:14 ET by JIMMY1660to keep all the ACORN records from being shredded. the dots shall be connected and let the chips fall as they may.
ten dollars from all of us should help keep these kids project alive and free speech from dying.
God Bless America and her People.
BHO- THE PROGRESSIVE PIRATE
Re Shredding
September 25, 2009 - 09:49 ET by slickwillie2001But email is electronic and not stored by ACORN. If the three journalists achieve broad discovery, there could be nuclear bombs in those files. What if they find direct communications with the White House? Promises of funding? Discussion of election results and how to change them? Democratic Party objectives in running the census?
Because ACORN claimed their reputation has been damaged, that opens up discovery to ascertain whether their reputation is worth anything, and whether the damage done by the journalists is warranted or not.
This looks
September 25, 2009 - 10:36 ET by jessieHThis looks like a job for the Supreme court. Acorn should not be allowed to pick their own man to investigate.
Damaged their reputation,
September 25, 2009 - 10:37 ET by HockeyKidDamaged their reputation, indeed. It's hard to damage something that isn't worth a thimble full of pig sh!+.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Seeing how shoddily run
September 25, 2009 - 10:46 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarSeeing how shoddily run this organization is I bet they have not done their due dilligence to verify the ramifications of bringing forth this lawsuit.
Of course if their idea of due dilligence was "Hey, a lawyer came to us and said we have a case" then they are really in the sh!t stew.
"You should always tell the truth, because if you tell the truth you make it the other person's problem." Sean Connery
Sue Podesta and the
September 25, 2009 - 14:18 ET by even stevenSue Podesta and the Center for American Progress. I think Giles and O'Keefe must be suffering some emotional distress after being wrongly villified by these entities.