Official at ACORN Funder to Head Corporation for National and Community Service
by Matthew VadumPresident Obama announced he plans to nominate Patrick Corvington to be chief executive of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Big Government readers will remember that “the Corporation” assumed a prominent role on the infamous NEA Conference call, where ”the Corporation’s” Nell Abernathy joined White House and NEA officials to nudge artists to produce works supporting the Obama Administration’s legislative priorities.
Although the charity Corvington works for, Annie E. Casey Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland, has granted funding to ACORN during his tenure, it is unclear if Corvington has ties to ACORN.
Nonetheless, Corvington is part of the same cluster of organizations that provides financial and other support for ACORN which is a longtime fixture in the activist community.
Since 2001 the Annie E. Casey Foundation has pumped at least $1,705,500 into the ACORN network, according to philanthropy database information.
Of the $1,705,500, at least $850,500 was earmarked for ACORN operations in Baltimore, Maryland, home of the ACORN branch office first shown in the recent undercover videos that debuted on BigGovernment.com. Those videos show James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles pretending to be a pimp and a prostitute and receiving mountains of advice on evading laws pertaining to tax evasion and prostitution (among other things).
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a major funder of other groups on the left.
Looking at just the first letter of the alphabet, its grant recipients are labor federation AFL-CIO, abortion rights think tank Alan Guttmacher Institute, and liberal policy shop the Aspen Institute.
Although most of its grants go to groups on the political left, the foundation has funded at least one think tank on the political right. It has provided a few grants to the American Enterprise Institute.
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Shouldn't Obama wait? This guy may be in prison for a while.
One thing about Barry Soetero, he sure has balls. He has no qualms appointing his minions and co-conspirators to any post. He is blantanly open about it, taking the attitude of "I dare you to question me." It is the same chutzpa and largesse that is inherently criminal in the Chicago Political machine.
If he could just have the same machismo and take the time to fight HIS war in Afghanistan, we might be impressed. But he won't. Instead, he will play a Harry Truman, and fire General McChrystal…………………..
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Nice list
I just read what I wrote above, pertaining to Obama firing his General. I wonder if the good General would care to run for public office? Say in about 2012. That was Trumans biggest fear with McCarthur………..
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I see this coming from 1 mile away! Serve the Government and promote the Socialist agenda that Hussein and his Posse of Clowns are promoting. Far from my idea of Government Service.
Join the Military and/or support our Troops.
You forgot, Misuse of federal funds to promote Political Agenda Yosi Sargent, I want to show you how to setup a Brothel Bertha Baghdad Bob Lewis, Hussein and ACON tie Gaspard, Hussein and SEIU tie Burger.
The President does not see the Dali Lama who is in town today "until he talks to China first". We ligth the Empire State building in Red for China….
I think the word strong-arm comes to mind… We will not take anymore of your debt unless……
How do we know that it is even Barry, who is appointing these people? After all, it is Valerie Jarrett who knows, really, really, REALLY knows Van Jones et al and Barry sdaid that she is the right side of his brain, or some such banality.
Of course….this just solidifies corruption all the way to Pres. Opompous. The annointed one will most certainly see this as a way to funnel taxpayer dollars back into ACORN and other so-called "community service groups".
Look at it this way….if it says "community service" it absolutely is a leftist racket (and we DO have anti-racketeering laws in this country).
Unbelievable!!! This Usurper in Chief's audacity knows no bounds!! He's too stupid to realize that the entire world is laughing at us. I'm surprised that he hasn't (yet) apologized to the French for littering the beaches at Normandy with the bodies of our fallen soldiers.
And were racists if we point this out…
Dont give him any ideas please…
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Yes, chutzpa, arrogance, whatever you want to call it. It just keeps on day after day, continued insults to our intelligence – some of us, that is. I almost hate to see what is new, but at least I know I am not alone!
We are in BIG TROUBLE ! I cannot believe this, what guts these people have.
Hey NO-Bama, how about you doing the ultimate community servoce…..Resign !
Judge me by the people I surround myself with! mmm…mmm…mmm President Barack Obama we do! Culture of Corruption NAMBLA school Czar, SEIU political advisor, Slum Lord Vallerie Jarrett, and Tax cheat Tim Geithner to head the IRS to name a few.
Judge me by the people I surround myself with! mmm…mmm…mmm President Barack Obama we do! Culture of Corruption NAMBLA school Czar, SEIU political advisor, Slum Lord Vallerie Jarrett, and Tax cheat Tim Geithner to head the IRS to name a few.
Oops…forgot to say great post! Looking forward to your next one.
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According to SEC records, the Annie E Casey Foundation is affiliated with United Parcel Service. They owned over 33M shares of their common stock in the oldest filing in 1993. Filings show until 2003.
What is the "Corporation for National & Community Service" – is it a govt agency? A foundation? A For-profit? I don't understand; their site asks for donations, yet they are getting a LOT of money from the fed, but it's a corporation?
Can someone shed some light on this please?