[url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/acorn_is_reborn_in_klyn_S7iU9OTmK0vB5kf2lBkdhL]NY Post[/url]
[release]Watch out! ACORN is back -- in all but its name.
Backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars in union donations, New York Communities for Change -- a rebranded version of the controversial organization that closed up shop amid several scandals -- is acting again as labor's attack dog on controversial issues.
NYCC took over ACORN's office on Nevins Street in Brooklyn, shares some of the same board members and uses its membership lists and other resources.
The "new" organization also fights to provide and preserve affordable housing for low-income New Yorkers.
But when NYCC has to choose between low-income consumers and unions, it dances to Big Labor's tune.
Consider Walmart's bid to open in New York City. It would offer discounted prices, which would disproportionately benefit the poorest New Yorkers.
But instead NYCC has joined the campaign to block Walmart because it is a non-union shop that would compete with unionized stores. That puts NYCC on the same page as Stuart Appelbaum, head of the National Retail, Wholesale and Department Store union -- not all those low-income consumers.
"A Walmart in Brooklyn?!? NO THANKS," NYCC says on its Web site.
Meanwhile the United Federation of Teachers gave NYCC more than $200,000 last year -- a big chunk of the advocacy group's budget -- to help organize child-care workers and parents.
NYCC's views on education mirrors the UFT's.
The UFT last year opposed the city's attempt to close 20 failing schools and replace them with new schools with new principals and teachers.
NYCC agreed. "Fix Our Schools, Don't Close 'Em," it declared
I'm glad we can help people who provide a valuable service. I'll take help wherever I can get it to help working people. God knows the mayor isn't looking after them," UFT president Michael Mulgrew said.
According to NYCC documents, unions pumped about $300,000 into its coffers last year, and the group expects them to contribute $473,915 this year and $651,633 next year, a significant portion of its budget.
Lawyer Randy Mastro, who has battled leaders of the ACORN-tied Working Families Party in court over alleged campaign finance violations, said, "It takes more than a name change to avoid the stigma of ACORN. Nobody is going to be fooled."
Jon Kest, NYCC's executive director, declined to answer questions about the group's ties to unions, saying only it supports "better, safer schools . . . living-wage jobs and affordable housing."
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Try reading some of the comments, they're hilarious.
Thought it was the computers
Good, they helped out a lot of low income families before conservatives shit on them.
Was hoping for ACORN Computers.
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Acorn is corrupt as hell, and we all knew it would come back under a new name anyway...
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[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;27633744]Thought it was the computers[/QUOTE]
This, but still interesting none the less.
This is nuts
Good. They did a lot of good things before Fox News destroyed them for no good reason.
[QUOTE=Jewsus;27636412]Good. They did a lot of good things before Fox News destroyed them for no good reason.[/QUOTE]
FOX lied to destroy them because the GOP didn't like Acorn since low income families are less likely to vote conservative and those are the types of people that Acorn helped.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;27636590]FOX lied to destroy them because the GOP didn't like Acorn since low income families are less likely to vote conservative and those are the types of people that Acorn helped.[/QUOTE]
If they help them then surely they'll have a larger chance of becoming middle-class families who are more likely to vote conservative? I mean, it's not like they're giving them more votes or--
Oh.
Fuck.
[QUOTE=5killer;27633939]Good, they helped out a lot of low income families before conservatives shit on them.[/QUOTE]
It did help some BUT it really was a pretty corrupt group and while maybe total destruction of the group wasn't the best answer it did have its issues.
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;27637492]It did help some BUT it really was a pretty corrupt group and while maybe total destruction of the group wasn't the best answer it did have its issues.[/QUOTE]
What was corrupt about ACORN?
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;27637048]Fuck.[/QUOTE]
You don't even know what ACORN did. Tell me what you think they did and I will tell you everything you got wrong.
[QUOTE=5killer;27637666]What was corrupt about ACORN?[/QUOTE]
Hauling bus loads of homeless from polling place to polling place, registering businesses as voters, etc...general voter fraud stuff.
[QUOTE=Ridge;27639838]Hauling bus loads of homeless from polling place to polling place, registering businesses as voters, etc...general voter fraud stuff.[/QUOTE]
The federal investigation into ACORN showed nothing of the sort.
You are all retarded, ACORN used dead people to vote for Obama the shit head.
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[QUOTE=Thy Reaper;27639982]The federal investigation into ACORN showed nothing of the sort.[/QUOTE]
It showed extreme amounts of the sort, do some research.
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640031]You are all retarded, ACORN used dead people to vote for Obama the shit head.
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clearly you don't know what you're talking about
hint: voter registration =|=voting
[QUOTE=Lazor;27640064]clearly you don't know what you're talking about
hint: voter registration =|=voting[/QUOTE]
They did make them vote, trust me.
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640031]It showed extreme amounts of the sort, do some research.[/QUOTE]
The federal investigation that was posted about here, back around when ACORN was shut down, showed nothing. Care to link any sources that show actual wrongdoing?
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640073]They did make them vote, trust me.[/QUOTE]
why the fuck should i trust you
If there were some sources thrown amidst these arguments it would greatly improve the atmosphere of this thread.
i mean you aren't even a doctor
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
break my automerge
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640073]They did make them vote, trust me.[/QUOTE]
Show me a law that says necromancy is prohibited at polling places
ACORN did no wrong by raising the dead and getting them to vote for obama you're just prejudiced against dead people voting because it does not fit your conservative viewpoints!!!
[QUOTE=Lazor;27640094]why the fuck should i trust you[/QUOTE]
You have no reason to, trust your own research skills.
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zeke129;27640137]Show me a law that says necromancy is prohibited at polling places[/QUOTE]
Show me a law that says it's legal to allow dead people to vote.
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640138]You have no reason to, trust your own research skills.
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
Show me a law that says it's legal to allow dead people to vote.[/QUOTE]
how about you post some fucking sources showing this happened in the first place
[QUOTE=Lazor;27640153]how about you post some fucking sources showing this happened in the first place[/QUOTE]
How about you stop being rude and look it up yourself if you want so much proof. Prove me wrong if you so need to.
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640186]How about you stop being rude and look it up yourself if you want so much proof. Prove me wrong if you so need to.[/QUOTE]
you made the claim, you provide the proof
[QUOTE=8BitLord;27640186]How about you stop being rude and look it up yourself if you want so much proof. Prove me wrong if you so need to.[/QUOTE]
"I say someone did something bad. Prove me wrong!"
That line of reasoning is abysmal and would have everyone landed in jail for nothing.
[editline]24th January 2011[/editline]
Also, some sources backing up what I was saying:
[url]http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/03/01/acorn_cleared[/url]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/14/congress.acorn/index.html[/url]
[url]http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182750646102435.html[/url]
Do some googling, you can find a lot more than that.
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