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JimP:
He inspired me to drive/ride 2,260 miles in 3 days, so I could yell myself hoarse........

rugermanx:
Glenn Beck may be leading the charge, but, Its america that is acting on it. One man yelling can't do much but its the rest of America waking up and paying attention that's getting this stuff done.

Jim, he may have inspired you but I don't think it was him putting the money behind the trip and making the decision for you to go.

So, WAY TO GO RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS!!!

AAllen:
http://www.omaha.com/article/20090914/NEWS01/909149971

Published Monday September 14, 2009

Johanns challenges ACORN
By Joseph Morton
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

rugermanx:
Supposedly the amendment passed at 83 to 7 need to find out who the 7 cronies are and give them the boot first.

From Fox News.

The Senate voted to cut off ACORN Housing funds following the release of three videotapes that show employees of the activist group advising a "pimp" and "prostitute" on how to break the law.

The amendment, offered by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, passed in a vote of 83 to 7 and prohibits the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from receiving funds from the current Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. It marks the third time this year Republicans tried to block the organization from federal funding.

The latest vote comes on the heels of the release of hidden-camera videos showing workers in three separate ACORN housing offices apparently helping a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute evade the IRS and apply for an illegal housing loan for a brothel.

ACORN Housing Corporation received $1.6 million to provide housing services to low-income communities in this fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, according to USASpending.gov, a federal government Web site for tracking government grants.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants has given $8.2 million to ACORN in the years between 2003 and 2006, as well as $1.6 million to ACORN affiliates.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the offices shown in the videos had received any of ACORN's federal grant money for housing services.

AAllen:
Like this quote from Omaha World Heald:

Johanns called for a Justice Department investigation into ACORN and said he was determined to prevent the organization from receiving further federal funding until it has stopped its improper activities.

?We will pursue ACORN wherever they get a dime of taxpayer money,? Johanns said.

In todays edition talking about the ammendment passing.
http://www.omaha.com/article/20090915/AP09/709159915

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