tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post6189512569027087041..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: ACORNTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-75796539363482911382010-01-25T10:05:20.769-05:002010-01-25T10:05:20.769-05:00The information here is great. I will invite my fr...The information here is great. I will invite my friends here.<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-58187004264188020832009-11-25T09:27:42.373-05:002009-11-25T09:27:42.373-05:00Hello? Does anyone bother to read these comments?...Hello? Does anyone bother to read these comments? Can you please report how many people answered question #5?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-82826698182338421852009-11-25T06:35:27.830-05:002009-11-25T06:35:27.830-05:00ACORN has been exposed for what it is, a corrupt, ...ACORN has been exposed for what it is, a corrupt, criminal enterprise that uses the poor and minorities to do there dirty work and hide behind. The race pimps in the heirarchy of the organization are the problem not necessarily the members. <br /><br />Throughout America in every major city under democrat control, Detroit, New Orleans, Philedelphia, you name it, the 50 worst America has to offer you will find the strongest presence of first the democrat party ,second ACORN and third the unions like SEIU and fourth the ignorant fools like those that have written on this page supporting their continued enslavement with their support of Acorn in these inner city hells. They use and abuse the poor and ignorant holding them in virtual slavery by poisoning their minds robbing them of hope,insuring their poverty so they can fatten themselves by claiming they are there to save them. And its been the same for 50 years. Enjoy it while you can you have been exposed, the American people have seen you for what you truly are and your days are numbered.Sarah Palin is not your problem, being seen for what you are is.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409093952721641786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-86732467075770150052009-11-23T12:50:35.867-05:002009-11-23T12:50:35.867-05:00Can you please post how many people answered quest...Can you please post how many people answered question #5?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-57840696838245407962009-11-21T22:04:19.056-05:002009-11-21T22:04:19.056-05:00"ACORN has no members, leaders or staff in NY..."ACORN has no members, leaders or staff in NY-23 and had no involvement in the recent Congressional election there..."<br />http://northcountrypublicradio.org/blogs/ballotbox/2009/11/acorn-we-were-not-in-ny-23.htmlstevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76971613741718065962009-11-21T07:27:08.761-05:002009-11-21T07:27:08.761-05:00Yeah, that's a great idea, let re-brand ACORN....Yeah, that's a great idea, let re-brand ACORN.While we're at it lets rebrand crap,puke,fart. As a mater of fact that is about all you liberal losers have to offer, change the name and continue with the same stupidity.I 've got it lets re-brand stupid then all of you would feel a lot better. That should be so easy even a democrat could do it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409093952721641786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-52950783439472643822009-11-21T02:55:40.186-05:002009-11-21T02:55:40.186-05:00This long list of comment is really sad and tellin...This long list of comment is really sad and telling about us Americans. Can not of you think on your own? <br /><br />This list of comment contains NOTHING substantial. It is all just pointless and stereotypical insults being hurled back and forth. <br />I find it absolutely amazing, and somewhat sad. <br /> <br />Did acorn steal the election?<br />Of course not. There were many people that voted for Obama because they felt inspired by his speeches.<br /><br />I say speeches and not message because he never had a message. His speeches contained nothing of substance, and that is precisely why he was voted into office. <br /><br />Obama tapped into peoples emotions. He made them feel good and hopeful about the future, without saying what that future would be. That is why so many of my peers (college students) voted for him. <br /><br />I do not believe that either candidate was worthy of the office. Both MaCain and Obama were/are awful. In my opinion there has not been a decent politician in my lifetime and I do not expect on anytime soon. They all just pander for our votes so they can steal our money with no resistance. <br /><br />The real people that you Republicans should be concern about is Congress. The office of the president can do very little without the Congress. They are the ones that pass the law and make the budgets. Who really cares who is president. As long as you have a level headed Congress a President can do very little harm.<br /><br />Both sides need to stop being sheep. Open your eyes and form a valid opinion based on your own beliefs. The right needs to stop taking every word that Hannity speaks as gospel, and the left needs to learn how to think logically about politics and leave "feeling good" out of the equation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485106155078243913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-67599247968321296422009-11-20T17:41:59.851-05:002009-11-20T17:41:59.851-05:00As someone who was an organizer for ACORN for seve...As someone who was an organizer for ACORN for several months let me dispell some of the ignorant ideas being propagated here.<br />One, there is only one conspiracy going on at ACORN and its explicit in its mission statement and name. <br />It is waging reformist local and national political struggle collectively for the working-class and underclasses in our DEMOCRATIC nation. This is perfectly just, legal and upholds the ideals of political action this nation was founded on. If you are against ACORN's mission and right to pursue it, you are a undemocratic fascist who is closer to a Republikaner than a Republican and whose real motivation for hating Obama is obvious to all excluding perhaps your delusional selves. <br /><br />Now, if your distorted political beliefs are reactionary, couched in racism and/or discrimination against those less fortunate than yourself, you most likely hate the idea of those you consider inferior mobilizing collectively against what you justly or falsely believe is your interests.<br /><br />Yes, ACORN registers voters...voters who are ignored by other groups (some rightwing)who also register voters. This is also legal and right. If someone (ACORN employee or registree) obviously falsifies a registration ACORN is LEGALLY obligated to notify the authorities and TURN IN the registration as if it were real. That's the law, don't like the law...change it. <br /><br />ACORN is a human organizition and as such is far from perfect. That said, it also stands up for poor neighborhoods who are often ignored, unkempt and underserviced by institutionally racist and classist city and municipality governments. Don't believe it? I didn't either until I went on foot into these kind of N-hoods in Pittsburgh and Orlando. It's a disgrace that these neighborhoods have to fight for basic services like garbage collection and law enforcement and yes it makes me question the justness of a society that allows these same people struggling for a better world to be scapegoated so easily by pigs who only care about themselves.<br /><br />If we really were interested in pursuing fraud against taxpayers we would immediatly hold hearings on our defense contractors who have defrauded us of 66 BILLION dollars in the last year and have been cited for fraud HUNDREDS of times during the same period...but then that would be siding with not just ACORN's but all of our interests right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011874186597353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-977034967251466082009-11-20T14:41:33.765-05:002009-11-20T14:41:33.765-05:00I wonder, what percentage of Dummy... er Democrats...I wonder, what percentage of Dummy... er Democrats believe that Gore won in 2000, and Kerry won in 2004.<br /><br />As you say: `in spite of the fact that there is absolutely no evidence for either of these contentions...'<br /><br />Perhaps there is a poll for that, too, I haven't seen it.RB Glenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916044843808043297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-36778922356535871212009-11-20T13:01:19.622-05:002009-11-20T13:01:19.622-05:00"Clearly the ACORN card really is an effectiv..."Clearly the ACORN card really is an effective one to play with..." <br /><br />Your wording could not have been better! Someone has come up a way to effectively play the Acorn card, the Obama Joker and of course the race card..... call it a Royal Flush! Let's Dump The Jokers! www.dumpthejokers.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-62527671959220931092009-11-20T12:29:12.699-05:002009-11-20T12:29:12.699-05:00Just recalling all the Leftist morons who kept bla...Just recalling all the Leftist morons who kept blaming Diebold and how the Republicans magically knew exactly which State and district would be the key decider for elections.<br /><br />At least on the ACORN side we have actual evidence, trials, and convictions of people doing illegal actions and policies set up in violation of election laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-70350961938856193602009-11-20T06:59:36.689-05:002009-11-20T06:59:36.689-05:00"grownups'"? Our Prez and his Ilk ar..."grownups'"? Our Prez and his Ilk are all Liars! go to youtube.com and put in, 7 Lies In Under 2 Minutes. YEAH! I guess you must be a :grownup to have that many lies in under two minutes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-59535261595982878112009-11-20T00:16:08.253-05:002009-11-20T00:16:08.253-05:00The only way to vote with fraudulent registration ...The only way to vote with fraudulent registration is with fraudulent government issued ID. That would be voter fraud, for which ACORN is not even accused.<br /><br />YOU were fooled by whoever led you to believe voter fraud had anything to do with an election.<br /><br />You probably don't want to believe in Evolution either - because you can't keep up. There's a reason we call ourslves *progressives* - its time to MoveOn into the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-75247797342240569162009-11-19T23:19:02.839-05:002009-11-19T23:19:02.839-05:00"Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately ..."Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?" <br /><br />Please, convince me that this is not deliberately prejudicial. OK, don't bother -- I doubt you can.<br /><br />If you're going to do conservative push polls, how do you keep your D clients? Meanwhile, if that was a mistake, it's a pretty bad one...but it strikes me as duplicitous, not accidental.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-16385154286271928512009-11-19T21:53:46.571-05:002009-11-19T21:53:46.571-05:00Jeff commented: " It takes about 2 seconds of...Jeff commented: " It takes about 2 seconds of googling to find a long list of indictments and convictions".<br /><br />Well, I googled for 2 seconds. All I found was a short list, endlessly repeated, of individual ACORN employees who had been indicted and convicted of fraud. And unsubstantiated allegations against the organization itself.<br /><br />I work for a large, and respected software company. We have had employees, heck, even vice presidents, convicted of fraud. Some against the company, some ostensibly on our behalf. They were all immediately relieved of their duties, in a very public way. Does that make the company a criminal organization? Does that make me a criminal?<br /><br />No, all this shows is that the Fox Two Minutes Hate, again endlessly repeated, has had the usual effect of the continuously repeated lie.<br /><br />By the way, Anonymous said: "derivitives (look that word up)". I tried, but I couldn't find it. Maybe you should look it up yourself first?UncleDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-45383123848754711512009-11-19T20:21:39.852-05:002009-11-19T20:21:39.852-05:00ACORN gave me cancer!!!
Ignorance and stupidity (...ACORN gave me cancer!!!<br /><br />Ignorance and stupidity (and the natural byproduct, paranoia and xenophobia) are HUGE problems in the US, probably the biggest single problem they have truthfully.<br /><br />An educated America could easily rule the world again as it once did, but luckily for those of us outside the US, that doesn't seem likely to happen in our lifetimes.<br /><br />Ask the same people who think ACORN stole this election if Diebold at a very minimum "tampered with" 2004 and Jeb Bush's administration and the right-leaning Supreme Court stole the 2000 election (both factual arguments for which a strong case can be made) and see what they say. They'll just look at you like a puppy.<br /><br />Personally, I think it's only right that the Right get to enjoy the depression and fear that the Left had to live through for eight years. Fair's fair -- they got their turn, they blew it, now it's the grownups' turn.chas_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365057094888352212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-73286242228659195652009-11-19T20:18:33.644-05:002009-11-19T20:18:33.644-05:00Yea and Hoffman will most likely sue over this.Yea and <a href="http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8144:virus-in-the-voting-machines-tainted-results-in-ny-23&catid=60:st-lawrence-news&Itemid=175" rel="nofollow">Hoffman will most likely sue </a> over this.Papa Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454201360366303944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-53943620330518594822009-11-19T19:44:01.892-05:002009-11-19T19:44:01.892-05:00ACORN caused my hemorrhoids.ACORN caused my hemorrhoids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-41411670646701044662009-11-19T19:33:30.192-05:002009-11-19T19:33:30.192-05:00Prior to the 2008 election (under the Bush adminis...Prior to the 2008 election (under the Bush administration), U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Alberto Gonzales fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias after Iglesias (a committed Republican) failed to prosecute a New Mexico ACORN chapter. Investigations by the U.S. Attorney's office found no evidence of "voter" fraud. (fraudulently cast VOTES)<br /><br />ACORN has more than 1200 chapters and over 400,000 members. So far, the U.S. Attorney's office has found illegal "voter REGISTRATION" perpetrated by ACORN members. Conservative activists and amateur undercover reporters have found that ACORN "promotes underage prostitution." <br /><br />1200 chapters and 400,000 members and "NOT ONE" ACORN member has been prosecuted for "VOTER" fraud or underage prostitution! <br /><br />Call me when an underage prostitute illegally votes under the name Mickey Mouse...p. anthony allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810182454364658037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-7381162771527957272009-11-19T19:03:40.774-05:002009-11-19T19:03:40.774-05:00Well, the alternative is to believe that your neig...Well, the alternative is to believe that your neighbors want to rob you blind and are willing to use the force of the federal government to do it. The alternative is to believe that the citizens of the US elected a man who hates every principle on which this country was founded and who works every day to see that we are humbled and made to pay for our successes/sins. One who thinks nothing of backing would-be dictators for life in Honduras while pissing on our newly liberated friends in Poland. A man that thinks nothing of threatening entire industries with bankruptcy if they don't believe and act as he wishes. A man who cannot tell you what a P/E ratio is or how many states there are in the Union without the aid of a teleprompter.<br /><br />No one wants to believe that their neighbors are so stupid, venal and insane as to vote for such a person... no one wants to believe that their neighbors are so willing to use force against them to take what they are not entitled to and have not earned... so the only alternative is to believe other forces are at work.<br /><br />ACORN is a good target because their sole purpose for being is to skew elections towards the socialists and subvert our laws. It's not like they haven't been found guilty of all sorts of election and campaign violations in states across the US. It's not like they aren't run by crooks and don't commit both monetary and election fraud on a regular basis. The rank and file of ACORN will tell you candidly that they were there to get Obama elected by hook or crook and our tax money is taken from us by force to pay them to propagandize against us and to commit crimes in service of the ruling party. They were very effective at stirring up sentiment on one side and helping only one side register and make it to the polls and have even bragged about it. It is EXACTLY the same as in every Banana Republic that has ever existed. It is directly out of the socialist playbook and it is not surprising in the least.<br /><br />So no, while organizations like ACORN are allowed to continue to exist and flaunt the law with nary a peep out of law enforcement or the media there will be doubts about any election in which they are involved. The legitimacy of the government will be questioned and to the extent that the Congress continues to ignore the Constitution to inflict health care rationing or energy rationing on us the government will continue to be seen as illegitimate by large numbers of the population.<br /><br />How could it possibly be otherwise?<br /><br />But frankly, in my own case, I don't see the need to ascribe to malevolence what can so easily be explained by stupidity. The last election just proves the point the other poster made... there are a lot of ignorant people in this country. Unfortunately, they now control all three branches of government.<br /><br />If that isn't worthy of a conspiracy theory I don't know what is.georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402720592452236525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-17368168975801639322009-11-19T18:59:46.455-05:002009-11-19T18:59:46.455-05:00No, it's actual election fraud, like falsely r...No, it's actual election fraud, like falsely reporting election results:<br /><br />http://theforceofreason.com/2009/11/19/did-i-call-it/<br /><br />and throwing old ladies out of their wheelchairs and locking Hillary voters out during the primaries:<br /><br />http://theforceofreason.com/2009/08/30/we-will-not-be-silenced-how-obamas-third-world-thuggery-stole-the-primary/nunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110562467545492969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-80630189492911294382009-11-19T18:49:34.412-05:002009-11-19T18:49:34.412-05:00I guess no amount of evidence is good enough for t...I guess no amount of evidence is good enough for the Obama Worshipers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-67455388275679168252009-11-19T18:29:10.726-05:002009-11-19T18:29:10.726-05:00Acorn has had problems with voter REGISTRATION fra...Acorn has had problems with voter REGISTRATION fraud. That is not at all the same thing as voter fraud. There are NO cases of proven voter fraud by ACORN.Phil Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394976765827265258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68774249151988111712009-11-19T17:36:16.496-05:002009-11-19T17:36:16.496-05:00Did YOU actually pay attention to what happened in...Did YOU actually pay attention to what happened in MN?<br /><br />From a Nov. 8th, 2008 article in NewsBusters:<br />"In the Coleman-Franken Senate recount battle developing in Minnesota, almost all media accounts fail to mention that Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, who largely controls the process, is not only a liberal Democrat, but also an ally of ACORN and liberal philanthropist George Soros. <br /><br />Even fewer media outlets report the fact that both Ritchie and fellow Democrat Al Franken were endorsed by ACORN. Ritchie, like so many liberals, is dismissive of electoral fraud allegations in general. He failed to investigate claims by a conservative group about voter roll irregularities. (See "SOS in Minnesota," American Spectator, Nov. 7, 2008)<br /><br />The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune doesn't mention Ritchie's affiliations. Nor does an ABC News story, a story by an ABC News affiliate in Duluth, a Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX TV station's story, or a New York Post story.<br /><br />An AP story mentioned Ritchie was a Democrat but left out the ties of Ritchie and Franken to ACORN."<br /><br />ACORN is active and fraudulant. Just knowing that that organization was involved in the NY-23 election process warrants an ivestigation and recount. Those of you who discount the intent and ability of ACORN to defraud the voters in any election are extremely naive and/or biased.<br /><br />BTW, I agree with several of the posters here who point out that it is overwhelmingly the Democrat-Progressive voters who are illiterate, lazy, and easily herded. By simply tossing that description out at Conservatives is akin to their supportive stance on ACORN -- it has no merit or basis in fact.William in AZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84666220775646786462009-11-19T17:35:37.923-05:002009-11-19T17:35:37.923-05:00Nice question wording, guys.
"Do you think ...Nice question wording, guys. <br /><br />"Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?"<br /><br />Do you know the first thing about survey methodology?Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166902747051610226noreply@blogger.com