Even a blind squirrel sometimes funds nuts:
Another recipient of the Woods Fund largesse was the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), an organization infamous for its left wing agenda. Stanley Kurtz who has researched ACORN’s far-left agenda described its “in your face tacticsâ€Â:
Just think of Code Pink’s well-known operations (threatening to occupy congressional offices, interrupting the testimony of General David Petraeus) and you’ll get the idea. Acorn protesters have disrupted Federal Reserve hearings, but mostly deploy their aggressive tactics locally. Chicago is home to one of its strongest chapters, and Acorn has burst into a closed city council meeting there. Acorn protestors in Baltimore disrupted a bankers’ dinner and sent four busloads of profanity-screaming protestors against the mayor’s home, terrifying his wife and kids. Even a Baltimore city council member who generally supports Acorn said their intimidation tactics had crossed the line.
During Obama’s time on the Woods Funds ACORN received grants of $45,000 (2000), $30,000 (2001), $45,000 (2001), $30,000 (2002), and $40,000 (2002) from the Woods Fund. (Obama in the early 1990’s helped train ACORN organizers and later served as counsel in 1995 for ACORN in a “motor voter†registration lawsuit.) And ACORN certainly appreciated whatever assistance Obama afforded the radical organization over the years.
Another blind-squirrel nut. Wonder who the mystery agent was who contacted him.
I won’t go so far as to claim he didn’t write it, though.
Comment by Carin on 9/13 @ 2:17 pm #
Hey Dan, did you see the Bill Maher’s clips from yesterday on Youtube? That’s some good stuff.
Comment by Dan Collins on 9/13 @ 2:21 pm #
No, Carin. Link?
Comment by geoffb on 9/13 @ 3:07 pm #
On your “Another blind-squirrel nut” link.
It is my contention that much of the furor over Palin is related to the mostly unknown fact that the left is using so many foundations, companies, NGOs and unions along with government grants to recruit fund their activist people.
They believe that McCain the “Maverick” reformer and Palin the conservative that cleaned up Alaska might defund them. Losing an easy source of income. One that allows you to “stick it to the man” by making all those suckers in fly-over country pay you for things they abhor.
That is what is driving the squealing. The corruption “tax” in the USA is immense and goes almost entirely to the left.
Comment by geoffb on 9/13 @ 3:09 pm #
there should be an “and” between recruit and fund.
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