According to election fraud lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh, The New York Times decided suddenly to drop all efforts last October to publish stories about the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) because it came to light that ACORN was a big donor to then presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign. The Times is said to have told ACORN insider Anita Moncrief that they were dropping the story because it was a "game changer" for the election and might hurt Obama's campaign.
Heidelbaugh, who worked for the Penn. Republican State Committee in a vote fraud lawsuit against ACORN, told a House Judiciary subcommittee on March 19 that she had found a close link between ACORN, Project Vote and the Obama campaign through the inside information from former ACORN worker Anita Moncrief.
Moncrief told Heidelbaugh that she had been involved as an insider informant to The New York Times for several months until she informed Times reporter Stephanie Strom that the Obama campaign was closely linked to ACORN. Once that connection was made, Strom told Moncrief that no more stories would be done by the NYT about ACORN.
“Upon learning this information and receiving the list of donors from the Obama campaign, Ms. Strom reported to Ms. Moncrief that her editors at The New York Times wanted her to kill the story because, and I quote, 'it was a game changer.'"
During the hearing Representative James Sensenbrenner (R, Wis.) scolded the Times for its partisan bias in the news.
"If true, The New York Times is showing once again that it is a not an impartial observer of the political scene," he said. "If they want to be a mouthpiece for the Democratic Party, they should put Barack Obama approves of this in their newspaper."
Once again we see that The New York Times is far less "the paper of record" than the paper of a broken record... the Democratic Party's broken record. Anything that doesn't "fit" the Democratic Party agenda isn't "fit to print."
Moncrief also has an interesting and deeply detailed website where she discusses her experiences at ACORN and all the criminal activity there. In January, Moncrief also wrote a piece detailing the links.
The Wall Street Journal's John Fund had an excellent article last October detailing the connections between Operation Vote and the Obama campaign.
The Obama campaign denies it "has any ties" to Acorn, but Mr. Obama's ties are extensive. In 1992 he headed a registration effort for Project Vote, an Acorn partner at the time. He did so well that he was made a top trainer for Acorn's Chicago conferences. In 1995, he represented Acorn in a key case upholding the constitutionality of the new Motor Voter Act -- the first law passed by the Clinton administration -- which created the mandated, nationwide postcard voter registration system that Acorn workers are using to flood election offices with bogus registrations.
Another great posting on this subject can be seen at Flopping Aces.
Yet, all this in depth and incriminating evidence and reporting has not graced the pages of The New York Times. Imagine that!
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Game Changer?
March 31, 2009 - 01:08 ET by slickwillie2001Moncrief's first mistake was going to the New York Times with her story. What was she thinking? Even absent the Obammy connection, I doubt that they would have published it before the election.
A game changer? Doubtful. Those that voted for Obammy tend to be blind to his many flaws. We all knew Obammy was tied sixteen ways to the ACORN criminals, and that picture of him training the ACORN ladies made the rounds well before the election. As a lawyer, he represented ACORN in court proceedings in Chicago. Anyone doubting the connection could have dug up the court records, but reporters were too busied up in Alaska. If the report had been published, it might have led to an FEC complaint that would have been adjudicated sometime around 2018.
It does reveal the Times for what we all know it is, for what that's worth.
During the election, there were many problems with Obammy's fundraising, like foreign sources (ie Gaza), fishy bundling, rampant credit card fraud, etc. All those problems were ignored because he was black. This would have been just one more.
But now all this is irrelevant, since Obammy's Youth Corps allows those billions in funding to support ACORN. They are well on their way to becoming civil servants. Long term the question is, what will an eventual Republican President do with the Obama Youth Corps? Has a federal government organization ever been eliminated?
PS Another good blog on it: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com
right, this would not have been a game changer
March 31, 2009 - 07:58 ET by SickofLibsIf there was videotape of Barrky doing lines with Marion Barry in a hotel room he still would have been elected.
I hope we all understand now
March 31, 2009 - 01:12 ET by mostlymoderateI hope we all understand now why democrats are so eager to spend your tax dollars to "save" the failing newspaper industry. These are not newspapers, these are democratic soap boxes.
They already control the
March 31, 2009 - 01:33 ET by RizzoThey already control the major newspapers. Why do you think they're failing? Honestly think O is going to fire an editor? They already bow at his feet. It's the same reason why he didn't fire UAW president Gettlefinger when he was just as, if not more to blame than Rick Wagoner
Why are we hearing about
March 31, 2009 - 02:41 ET by jdhawkWhy are we hearing about this now? Seems to me there are plenty of news outlets in this country including those new on the Internet to the story out.
This smells . . .
Too little, too late. It's
March 31, 2009 - 06:00 ET by Massage_Master07Too little, too late. It's just like the 'papers to be a day late and a dollar short.
Just confirms the suspicions
March 31, 2009 - 07:12 ET by c5thenThe NYT and the WaPo along with many other old-media and the MSM were actively campaigning for Obama, not simply reporting news.
ACORN was actively engaged in voter fraud and helping to steal the election.
The results? We are now screaming down the path to socialism and totalitarianism so fast that even socialist politicians in France are yelling at the US that we are traveling "down the road to Hell".
Obama just fired the CEO of GM and told the BoD that unless they do what he wants, they will be gone too.
GM, the demonized car company, was given $55,000 per employee in the bail-out. They are essentially being run by the white house. AIG on the other hand was given the equivilent of $1.5 million per employee and we can't even get a clean reckoning as to where it all went.
None of this is being reported by any of the MSM outlets except for FoxNews. Would it not have been better and more fitting had AIG been allowed to "fail" and each employee presented with a $1.5 million severance check as they walked out the door? That money would have been much better spent than throwing it down the rat hole that is the current AIG.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
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Aside from destroying itself...
March 31, 2009 - 08:21 ET by on-the-rocksthe NYT is aiding in the widespread destruction of the newspaper industry.
IMHO, if an increasing number of people know they can't trust the NYT, this instinct (probably) subconciously affects their decision on whether or not to purchase (or subscribe to) another paper.
In the 2010 election you
March 31, 2009 - 08:35 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsIn the 2010 election you will see these ACORN people going door to door and standing outside supermarkets and malls. Watch how they work, say to one "Gee, I never voted before, can I register to vote?". They will eagerly say "Yes!". Then ask "Gee, which party should I register under?". You will then hear the following type answers:
"You should register Democrat, the Republicans are racist/sexist/homophobic."
"You should register Democrat, the Republicans rolls are full up."
"You should register Democrat, you have to be a multimillionaire to register Republican."
"You should register Democrat, they will give you money."
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Obama
March 31, 2009 - 09:16 ET by jessieHJessie R. Hamby Even a child could see ACORN's roll in the election. The reason wall street is going down is because Obama is in office. The people that voted for him wanted to make history by having a "black" president. Well we have one! Who would have guessed he would destroy the CONSTITUTION & the BILL of RIGHTS. So, let's just go on letting the govt. pass laws that tear the country apart. WE don't need any money. Look how well the govt. of Africa is doing! Look how the people are enjoying the fruits of the land! The govt. is going to take, and take, till they have complete control of the people. If we don't stop the liberal screwups, we will be just sheep being led to the slaughter house. If the govt. declares martial law, it will be too late. WE, the PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES. Sounds better than The govt. of America, doesn't it?
I thought there were
March 31, 2009 - 09:58 ET by b4m4wyI thought there were lawsuits in at least 13 states against ACORN? What's going on with them?
New York Times
March 31, 2009 - 10:15 ET by VinncyGBang, Bang, Bang, another nail in the coffin of the rapidly expiring and totally useless NY Times.
My question: WHY didn't Moncrief take the info elsewhere?
March 31, 2009 - 18:31 ET by Cape ConservativeIt's not like the NYT is the only news source!
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