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red states rule
02-16-2010, 06:27 AM
Now we know why Obama wants to raise taxes on those making less then $250,000/yr




President Obama's 2011 budget proposal does not explicitly state that ACORN cannot receive federal tax dollars, raising concerns among critics of the scandal-plagued group.

"In President Obama's budget, there's another $3.9 billion dollars in funding that would go out mostly under the community development block grants that ACORN could qualify for, and there's nothing that we could find in Obama's budget that he would recommend that we not continue to fund ACORN," said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.

"So the omission is something that gives him some room to operate," he said.

But a Housing and Urban Development spokeswoman told FoxNews.com that the $3.9 billion would be divided among states, municipalities and agencies, and that allocations won't be made until the president's budget is finalized.

Back in September, Congress passed a bill prohibiting ACORN and its affiliates from getting federal money after undercover videos appeared to show ACORN employees advising a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute how to set a up a brothel with underage girls.

Obama signed the ban into law in October and Democratic strategists say the president isn't going to try to sneak funding into his budget now.

"They don't want to be seen as facilitating funds going to ACORN," Democratic strategist Maria Cardona said. "Until they can fully clear their name, you are certainly not going to see this administration pushing for those kinds of funds going to ACORN."

The ban on ACORN funding is tied up in federal court. A federal judge in New York sided with ACORN in a December ruling which lifted the ban. That ruling is being appealed.

On its Web site, ACORN says it "does not apply for nor does it receive any federal grants. ACORN has had contracts with other nonprofit organizations to perform work on projects which received federal grant support."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/12/acorn-qualify-nearly-billion-obamas-proposed-budget/

Kathianne
02-16-2010, 06:49 AM
We knew this was coming (http://spectator.org/archives/2009/01/27/acorns-stimulus), now it will be interesting to see if it gets coverage from the media that eventually covered the brave Congressional banning of funds to ACORN.

red states rule
02-16-2010, 07:07 AM
We knew this was coming (http://spectator.org/archives/2009/01/27/acorns-stimulus), now it will be interesting to see if it gets coverage from the media that eventually covered the brave Congressional banning of funds to ACORN.

Why would it get coverage in the liberal media? They would support Obama making a $4 billion deposit into his re-election bank account

Kathianne
02-16-2010, 07:13 AM
Why would it get coverage in the liberal media? They would support Obama making a $4 billion deposit into his re-election bank account

That's true. They did however eventually cover with an attempt of johnny-come-lately flourish the move by Congress to deal with ACORN. They were shamed into it by Big Government, blogs, and FOX. They will be again, in all likelihood.

red states rule
02-16-2010, 07:19 AM
That's true. They did however eventually cover with an attempt of johnny-come-lately flourish the move by Congress to deal with ACORN. They were shamed into it by Big Government, blogs, and FOX. They will be again, in all likelihood.

True. The liberal media tried to ignore the ACORN tapes for weeks. However, the next day, and on the front page, they gleefully reported when James O'Keefe was arrested

The NY Times did admit they spiked ACORN corruption stories

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17pubed.html?_r=2

KarlMarx
02-17-2010, 07:51 PM
I don't think we can stand any more hope and change....

Obama has to go... I don't think this country is going to survive another 3 years of that son of a bitch.

Impeachment, botulism, a bad case of hemmorhoids, anything... please God, just take him!

HogTrash
02-17-2010, 07:57 PM
Any member of Congress who supports funding for ACORN will be out of a job come November 2010.

Kathianne
02-17-2010, 07:58 PM
I don't think we can stand any more hope and change....

Obama has to go... I don't think this country is going to survive another 3 years of that son of a bitch.

Impeachment, botulism, a bad case of hemmorhoids, anything... please God, just take him!

We need change, beginning in November.

avatar4321
02-17-2010, 08:20 PM
ACORN changed it's name specifically to do this.

KarlMarx
02-18-2010, 02:47 PM
I think we ought to give $4 billion to the Mafia. They're a criminal organization, but they're honest about it, unlike ACORN.