GOP's ACORN Moment

[TellyKNeasuss]

Sorry if I'm missing the difference between what happened with ACORN and what happened with Strategic Allied Consulting, other than that ACORN discovered the fraud and reported it.

 

[TellyKNeasuss]

That's what the outrage was over ACORN, not that they committed fraud but that they collected federal money to do so. Result was ACORN was written out of the federal budget.

So in your opinion it is OK for a political party to hire a company to submit fraudulent voter registrations?

 

[applecorped]

So in your opinion it is OK for a political party to hire a company to submit fraudulent voter registrations?

Yes, that is exactly what he said.

 

[A'isha]

Yes, that is exactly what he said.

He said that the outrage about ACORN was specifically not because they committed fraud, but because they used federal funds to commit fraud.

So, as long as the fraud being committed here is all privately funded, there's no reason to be outraged, hence the lack of any outrage over voter fraud from Republicans.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

None of which is even relevant to my post.

In your cherry picking mind, I suppose not.

 

[MontagK505]

And yet that funding did a lot of things assisting people who needed assistance. It comes down to, the poor are leeches when tax dollars are spent on them and when your tax dollars go to the corporation that has an inordinate influence on your legislators, that is not leeching.

In my opinion, tax dollars shouldn't be subsidizing private corporations or ACORN.

Voter fraud should be prosecuted no matter who commits it.

It shouldn't be assumed that disliking ACORN means one automatically supports the GOP or O'Keeffe etc.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

In my opinion, tax dollars shouldn't be subsidizing private corporations or ACORN....

Define "private corporation".

 

[fuelair]

ACORN was a corrupt organization from the top down.

Couldn't be - they are not and never have been republickers. Or banks.

 

[MontagK505]

Define "private corporation".

Any corporation I don't like. (which is most)

I'm well aware that in today's byzantine economy that it's difficult to separate public from private. As a general principle I dislike government subsidy's because they encourage political corruption.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Any corporation I don't like. (which is most)

I'm well aware that in today's byzantine economy that it's difficult to separate public from private. As a general principle I dislike government subsidy's because they encourage political corruption.

My point was ACORN represented a pittance of the trillions corporations are milking from our tax dollars. Yet the payments to the million and billion dollar jet set go under the radar while the couple drops that actually benefit the public are painted as disgusting.

 

[12AX7]

I thought Acorn was righteous?

So, GOP's Righteous moment?

Do you plan to address the OP? Specifically:

My question to the resident right wingers: Please list/tell specifically how this differs from what ACORN was vilified for?

Call the cops.

Yes, that is exactly what he said.

Avoidance noted.

 

[jj]

Avoidance noted.

Elypsis, that's not avoidance you're quoting, that's a bald-faced statement that "you can't get away with this, but we can, we have the power". It's bullying and corruption, pure and simple.

 

[MontagK505]

My point was ACORN represented a pittance of the trillions corporations are milking from our tax dollars. Yet the payments to the million and billion dollar jet set go under the radar while the couple drops that actually benefit the public are painted as disgusting.

I don't disagree. I find the specter of corporations receiving handouts from the FED and then handing out executive bonuses to be near the top of my disgust list. I rate murderers, child molesters and spammers somewhat higher in disgust.

Everyone has their hot buttons. For me, Charles Keating is one of mine.

The "Keating five" (US Senators, Cranston, DeConcini, Riegle, Glenn and McCain) did things that would have most people in jail.

So you're right, ACORN's ms-deeds are small change compared with this.

 

[applecorped]

Elypsis, that's not avoidance you're quoting, that's a bald-faced statement that "you can't get away with this, but we can, we have the power". It's bullying and corruption, pure and simple.

Jealousy noted.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Jealousy noted.

Not this year.

 

[12AX7]

Elypsis, that's not avoidance you're quoting, that's a bald-faced statement that "you can't get away with this, but we can, we have the power". It's bullying and corruption, pure and simple.

Agree.

Here's a great article from MediaMatters on this:

Why Isn't Fox News Covering Florida "Voter Fraud" Story? Hint: It Involves The GOP

 

[RandFan]

Avoidance noted.

Elypsis, that's not avoidance you're quoting, that's a bald-faced statement that "you can't get away with this, but we can, we have the power". It's bullying and corruption, pure and simple.

Sad but true.

 

[applecorped]

Not this year.

Not this decade.

 

[RandFan]

Agree.

Here's a great article from MediaMatters on this:

Why Isn't Fox News Covering Florida "Voter Fraud" Story? Hint: It Involves The GOP

Yep.

 

[Upchurch]

Not this decade.

The way the GOP is running nominations/elections lately, you're probably right. It may be a decade or more before Democrats have any need to feel jealous of the Republicans.