Maryland ACORN Official: It’s Racism
by PubliusStatement from Margaret Williams, Board Member, Maryland ACORN:
It is clear and not coincidence that FOX continues to attack and divide our nation along racial lines. We believe our country is beyond this type of attack and call on all Americans to demand that FOX stop its racist coverage.
Statement from Margaret Williams, Board Member, Maryland ACORN –
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At what point will the shouts of "racism" become meaningless?
Racist! we're all a bunch of racists! there you have it. Case closed.
White guilt is dead long live TRUTH and JUSTICE
Naturally this is what they say. Although clearly they are being investigated in on at least 16 states for voter fraud. Now you can add Tax Fraud and conspiracy to commit kidnapping-slavery-prostitution. And YoMama wants these liars and thieves running the census. YoMama want to be Your Big Brother. He has the NewSpeak down. Watch your mailbox for you daily dose of soma. ACORN is run by the epsilons.
gee thanks for the e-mail address brian. you'll be hearing from me.
Why do people always resort to screaming "Racism!" at incovienent facts hoping they'll go away, instead of actually amending and fixing what's causing the problem in the first place? Circumventing the argument by attacking the messenger is incredibly disingenious. How do people get away with it?
Who are racists? I must have missed it. They must be referring to the support of teenage sex slave labor from South America.
Huh, so this is all a ploy by Fox News to destroy ACORN huh?
Here I thought this was a couple of enterprising young truth seekers who self-funded an investigation into ACORN, and doing a damn good job of it too.
Just one question for ACORN before I take their presser at face value: Did you issue this before or after O'Keefe and Giles posted video about the SECOND mortgage assistance unit that was more than happy to facilitate multiple federal offenses?
I am sure Fox will quit telling the truth about ACORN, when ACORN quits telling lies.
Here we go again with the race issue. As a hispanic who has never pulled the race card – I resent this type of behavior! Give me a break! I personally will not give any personal information for the 2010 census to any group which the gov't hires. These people are not deserving of handling my personal infomation and I'm thinking the gov't isn't either!
Very nicely said!!
"Racism" is the slur/epithet hurled at white people by bigots. Please adjust your dictionaries accordingly.
Everyone knows that only white people are allowed to use the "R" word when speaking of one of their brethren. From anyone else, it is derogatory hate-speech. I don't know this woman's race, but now, all of a sudden, I care what it might be.
/sarc
The words on the ACORN letterhead is meaningless. ACORN breeds criminal activities and corruption and its leaders are in denial! WTF!!!!!!!!!
The proof is in the transcripts and/or videos. What smear? What Fox? What Glenn Beck?
I have already reached that point, and the presidents poll numbers show that America is also reaching that point.
Already is.
http://townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2009/09...
I think it is racist that ACORN only hires african americans.
NOW
Since they were so nice as to provide an email address, they should look forward to some great responces to there statement.
Actually what is interesting is this "press release" was from yesterday — before the 2nd video came out.
Blame it on Fox and Glenn Beck. It's the new Bush.
When will ACORN go away? And hopefully take Obama with them. Where is the Anointed One's reaction anyways?
What a sad day in America when the people who run undercover operations to bust criminals, and those who report the criminal activity, are the bad guys and the criminals become the victims because they were caught on tape with their pants down.
According to ACORN logic, our police officers who perform like operations would be racists, too. *big eye roll*
Something OReaper and Crew don't like: self-funding
"The Fox squad deceived the ACORN staff by consistently misrepresenting their intentions."
Ummm, their intentions were illegal and not only did no one call them on them, they facilitated them at every turn.
Did you read this before you released it? Or does your mind actually work that way?
This just in. The Census Bureau has decided to cut all ties with the scum organization — ACORN
I meant that above for Margaret Wiliams, ACORN apologist.
Just to be clear.
You people need to CHILL OUT! Of course the MSM hasn't covered this story yet. How could they? The Whitehouse has not yet released a statement.
Obama is focusing on HEALTH CARE this week. Organizing communes of underage prostitutes doesn't start 'til NEXT week!
So please, stop your whining. The state run media will provide coverage once they receive clearance and direction from their head of state. Until then, there's nothing they can really do.
It is amazing that an organization with the track record of ACORN of sheer disregard for the rule of law can blame the messenger and the incompetent boobs that they hire. You know that in any normal organization the management would have been canned. I don't blame them for trying to take down Glenn Beck. Beck is on top of taking this organization down almost single-handedly. They will lose. As far as Beck calling the President a racist, I never heard it.
YES!!! You guys did it! Census Bureau has cut ACORN out of the Census!!!
Hey ACORN,
We will not be intimidated by you and/or any other organization that promotes division in this country-no matter how much you try to front it with that phony pretense of community service work. You are exposed and it's only time before everyone knows it. "We The People" of this country are united in are efforts to restore this great nation to the principles it was founded on. All of us non-haters of every color and persuasion will stand up and be counted and we are not afraid!!!
just heard on fox that the census bureau has sent a letter to ACORN severing all ties with ACORN for any and all activities tied to the 2010 census.
There is a large faction on the left whose hatred of Fox has long since passed the point of mere irrationality. So much, it would seem, that he doesn't seem to be aware that Fox really had little to do with this.
I sort of feel sorry for them.
I'm surprised it took 24 hours before ACORN started ranting about racism. One has to laugh when promoters of child prostitution like ACORN start ranting about their civil rights being violated.
Not good enough as far as I am concerned! Cut the 8 billion too!
HA!! I knew this was coming… What a crock. They know they are in so far over their heads that they have no other recourse but to call institutions who hold it accountable a highly overused and increasingly meaningless word.
If blacks or other minorities wish to further their agenda, they would be wise to use the word "racist" more sparingly. Soon, it will lose its value and they will have no other weapon… (Look in recent history at the words, "horrific," and "terrorist." They have been so overplayed by the media that they no longer have the same weight as they had on Sept. 10th, 2001.)
Well it is a good thing ACORN did not doing anything wrong. I was starting to think our Congress was giving money to a Corrupt and Vile organization. I can sleep better tonight knowing it was Fox that is the issue.
/sarc off
The CENSUS Bureau has severed all ties with ACORN!
If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit
The attorney general needs to prosecute this organization under the RICO statuates. We the people need to demand this. This is no different than the mob.
I would be carefull about emailing these people. Remember what the lady said on the first video, dont use your cell phone, cause they can track you. Email address are the same thing.
Wow, Fox News is so "racist" for exposing ACORN as the frauds they are. An "organization" that promotes IRS fraud (they must have done Rangel's taxes), child prostitution and enslavement. How dare anyone investigate an "organization" for illegal activities that is funded by the tax payers of America when we are in record debt. We should just let them continue voter fraud, tax fraud, promotion of child prostitution, voter intimidation and other illegal activies…too bad for them we're not going to!
Don't let ACORN or the Union Thugs intimidate anyone anymore!
Time to take a STAND! Go BECK, FOX, and this Website!
Yep, the racism charges don't even phase me anymore.
Oh, oh, oh… They're right. There is racism at work here. As this story continues to get investigated, the REAL organizers and responsible parties for this systemic fraud at ACORN will be shown to be mostly leftist WHITE PEOPLE using low income people of color to do their ILLEGAL dirty work that allows them to pull millions (maybe billions) from the United States tax payers.
Can you imagine how many up through the ACORN chain are trying to "cover" their "ass" right now?
Oh yeah, there are racists there, to be sure. Who are the execs, lobbyists, financial supporters of this corrupt ACORN organization? I'm sure the main stream "journalists" (besides those at FOX) are checking into that as we speak.
biggovernment run amuck. Who wants to expose that?
Great new site!
AMEN!
Now that the Census director has announced that the bureau will cut all ties with the scum organization ACORN the other "news" outlets will at least have to report on this development. This development won't make any sense to their viewers unless they are given the background information on this story so now it looks like the MSM will have to report on the entire story.
Pleased to hear that ACORN will no longer be conducting the census.
Next, people who care about whether the next election fairly represents the votes of qualified voters should demand that all the avenues for cheating are closed. Showing up to cast your vote in person on the day of the election and dipping your index finger in purple ink that cannot be washed off is not too much to ask of Iraqi citizens and count me as one citizen who wants AT LEAST that level of insurance here. ACORN's willingness to cheat to accomplish their objectives has been amply demonstrated and we have NO IDEA how many phony voter registrations have resulted in allowing votes to be cast for citizens that don't exist, are duplicated at phony addresses or are not qualified.
It'd also be great if someone would audit the voting rolls to see if people who own properties in multiple states are casting votes for federal elections in each of those states.
One citizen, one vote.
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Just heard the same… Lets hope it's true….
She forgot to mention that ACORN is also working for affordable housing for prostitutes and sex traffickers.
Census Bureau severing all ties with ACORN! SCORE BIG-G!!!
Hmm… Why am I not surprised at this accusation… :/ And do I care? Nope, not one bit…. Being called a racist (even as a group or implied) no longer has an effect on me…. nor should it on anyone else that questions the establishment.
Wow! Are you serious! FOX had nothing to do with this! The filmmaker is an independent filmmaker and is in no way connected to fox! ACORN, you are using the race card to gain sympathy and drum up support in the minority community as well as divert attention away from the despicable actions of your organization. Since I am a part owner of your organization since I am a taxpayer, I demand you be investigated immediately!
I pray that's true.
The week that was, on Glenn Beck was moving, and powerful viewing, resulting in the later downfall of Van Jones.
Now come this week, this new website, 2 devastating exposes, and attacks on those doing the exposing.
As Beck has said, this should not be simply a Right vs Left, Conservative vs Liberal, Elephant vs Donkey, thing, but a fight by all of honest America, against the criminality let loose on the land by the election of Obama.
Most Americans don't have the time, resources, platform, or audience that Radio & TV Talkers, and many intrepid Bloggers have to fight this battle, but I believe that we can contribute in small, but effective ways, from letter writing, to something as simple as blogrolls in our sidebars, listing what I call "Food For Thought" links to sites that we encourage our visitors to check out IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.
I leave the blogging on the issues to others who are more effective, and let my few readers explore what they wish of the many, and varied, links, I choose to have in my 2 sidebars.
This website will immediately be added to the list mentioned above.
What up my racist?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
What you mean the President can't multi-task? Isn't that what the left accused McCain of not being able to do either?
Now let's make sure that an ACORN clone organization doesn't step up and fill in for ACORN. We must remain vigilant!
Harumph! More like the white liberal males running ACORN have been using, abusing, and pimping out mostly non-white minority females – many of whom may desperately need jobs in Obama's disasterous economy – and then throwing them under the bus when the scheme gets exposed. The racists tend to screech "racism" first, and loudest.
[...] statement, from Margaret Williams, “Board Member” of ACORN in Maryland. Read more here and here. The name calling has begun. Expect more of the same from the Socialists in [...]
Didn't Mr. Prez TEACH ACORN Leadership classes at Chicago University?? So… he trained these people, right?? Let's IMPEACH this guy already! And Biden and the entire administration and all his whack-job czar buddies!! Boot his rear end back to that cesspool Chicago where he belongs!
I'll tell them were to stick an ACORN
If the two journalists had been black, ACORN would have cried racism and stereotyping of pimps and prostitutes. I assume that when the story was released all news Medias were at liberty to pick up the story but did not. FOX was the only News media that pumped the story not because it is racist but because it’s NEWS! This is big news! ACORN is very corrupt and as more videos are being released from ACORN offices all across America you will see that this is the “business as usual” policy of ACRON. Now tell me how the American people can stop any and all tax dollars from going to this organization! This is the typical response by these people when they are caught “red handed” ooops is that racist?
Hey, ACORN, here's your opportunity to set things straight.
Go ahead and sue Fox News if you think you have a case.
Otherwise, quit yer whinin' and take yer whoopin' …
How long will racism continue to be the battle cry of the left? If you don't vote for Obama, you are a racist, if you oppose health care, you are a racist. If you oppose an organization that receives tax payer dollars teaching people how to defraud the government, hide illegal businesses and do other great services for the American taxpayers that support them.
If I were the left, I'd play the race card strategically and sparingly. The way they play it every 5 minutes makes it trivial.
[...] ACORN: When you expose us, it’s racism! [...]
You have to understand — they're "victims" who "mean well", and that trumps everything (especially if you vote the "correct" way).
ACORN: talk to the hand.
Anyone having trouble registering? This site must be smokin!
This is such old hat, tired and trite garbage, for the Marxists in the DIM BULB party to use the race card every single time their politicians and operatives are caught committing the endless string of FELONY CRIMES the DIMS always refuse to allow to be prosecuted. Like the Black Panther voter intimidation case from last Nov.’08.
Now they want to claim that CHILD PROSTITUTION is such a CULTURAL MAINSTAY of the Black Community, that like Islamic “HONOR KILLINGS”, it is RACIST of us to condemn the broad and widespread acceptance of these practices in the DIM BULB party, under any umbrella purporting to be a PRO-COMMUNITY govt program.
And supported against our will BY TAX PAYER DOLLARS.
That right, you Dim Marxist Liberals? You are claiming CHILD PROSTITUTION as a Black HERITAGE iconoclastic material part of the fabric of Blackness and Marxist Liberalism, that Conservatism doesn’t have the right to “TOUCH”?
Didn’t any of your grandmothers have any lye soap to use in your mouths when you put dirty things in there?
These people have been taught to believe that any opposition they may face is, by its very status as opposition, racist.
If they supposedly called police on James and Hannah, why are they not releasing the police reports?
Hm?
I expect them in 3… 2… never.
Census bearreau put ACORN down for the count. Obama seized control of the Census and suspect he may restore his pet criminal enterprise. This of course is what obama training looks like.
Margaret Williams sounds like the product of the schools that Acorn works to strengthen.
Yeah, watch the other groups – including Americorp, the APOLLO Alliance, RUCKUS, STORM, Public Allies, ACORN’S OTHER NEW NAME which I forgot what it is, news was out several months ago.. Sorry.
Also, I am hearing commercials on late night radio for “A NEW LEAF”, or “SMART LEAF” – I believe it is smartleaf.com – which says, it would not be good to “DROP ACORNS ON PEOPLE’S HEADS” – all through the Spring and Summer, this year…
SEIU, Black Panthers, Weather Underground, and various UN affiliates. And “GREEN” stuff.
AND THE National Endowment for the Arts.
[...] Big Government: The larger pattern of Fox’s irresponsible actions here is the real news. From Glenn Beck [...]
The modern definition of "racist" – Anyone who is winning an argument with a liberal.
For those of you just tuning in, the score: Dynamic Patriotic Duo = 2 / Ultra powerful executive branch backed "organizers" = NOTHING!
If FOKKKX NEWS had never called attention to it, it never would have happened!!
Demanding that people of color be responsible for their actions is very, very racist! If the founding fathers had never owned slaves, these poor ACORN people would have never conspired to provide a venue for the distribution of child sexual services! (Hmmm . . . that's oddly true, in a way)
Beck nailed it when he said the Rathke's are rich, white slumdogs that use vulnerable minorities. No one goes to the CEO's office to capture this type of corruption, and they could care less that those very vulnerable minorities they purport to help are the ones to take the fall. Have no shame.
The Census Director has sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN notifying the group that the Census Bureau is severing all ties with the community organizing group for all work having to do with the 2010 census.____"Over the last several months, through ongoing communication with our regional offices, it is clear that ACORN's affiliation with the 2010 Census promotion has caused sufficient concern in the general public, has indeed become a distraction from our mission, and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 Census efforts," read a letter from Census Director Robert M. Groves to the president of ACORN.____
Three cheers to FOX News! If it wasn't for them & people like Rush, Sean, Glenn & Andrew, we'd never know what really is going on in this country.
[...] I were kidding… Fox’s attempt to smear ACORN Thursday September 10, 2009 is despicable, part of a [...]
Interesting,
I just sent the following email to Mr. Kettenring from my Gmail account and received the message: "Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:". So apparently he has shut down his email or his inbox is swamped.
My email read:
To Mr. Brian Kettenring,
I have just read the correspondence titled Statement from Margaret Williams, Board Member, Maryland and dated September 10, 2009 and posted at biggovernment.com and I am appalled at its content yet I rejoice that as an administrator for ACORN you allowed this memo was allowed to leave your office so that we all now truly understand the mentality of ACORN and its management.
In her memo, Margaret Williams fails to address the issue that your organization had two members who by all accounts were trained or educated, presumably by ACORN personnel or staff, in policies and ways to circumvent the legalities of the system is stunning yet not surprising. Her assertions that Fox News is somehow spreading racism and that their "irresponsible actions are the real news here" are nothing more than a typical misdirection attempt to take the spotlight off of the despicable actions of ACORN employees. And now we see that the actions of the two employees in your Baltimore office are consistent with the employees in your Washington D.C. office suggesting that these aren't rogue employees who simply "did not meet the standards of professionalism." I just wonder what other evidence they have that has yet to be revealed.
No Mr. Kettenring and Ms. Williams Fox News did not ask your employees to act in this vile manner nor did they ask the eleven down in Miami to violate the law, nor did they ask all the "rogue" employees facing voter fraud charges throughout the country to behave the way they did. You and your people are responsible for your own actions. Fox News, Glenn Beck, and the rest of the crew are simply reporting what you're doing and that in and of itself doesn't make them racist.
You know, decades ago people and companies use to cower when people or organizations (reputable or otherwise) would attack their prey with the allegation of "racist" or "racism". Well thanks to ACORN and similar organizations, you all have gone to the "racism well" one to many times and as a result you've effectively diluted its impact. However, in typical liberal fashion, Ms. Williams, and apparently you as well, has chosen to attack the messenger rather than the message.
And now I hear that the Census Bureau has severed its partnership with ACORN for the 2010 census (there is a God). Mr. Kettenring, you, Ms. Williams, and ACORN itself have done more harm to the minority community than Fox News, Glenn Beck, or those who investigated your pathetic organization could ever do.
I remain,
Ben Armato
I'm sure glad I have unlimited long distance, I have a lot of calls to make Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday…
And they say being unemployed is a bad thing! LOL
BTW,
Scott Levenson (ACORN) 212-239-7323 / scottl@theadvancegroup.com
You'll have to ask for him through the receptionist that will answer.
You all remember him, don't you? Mr. ACORN spokesman. =)
Nov 2, 2008 I thought.
When looking at two options and wondering why someone chose what they chose, determine which one is the Path Of Least Resistance.
That one is almost always what people go with. Because most people are morally lazy.
PS. I thought James was working independently, not for FOX. Did I miss something? OR is ACORN making stuff up again?
[...] Can I call them, or can I call them? It only took a day or so. [...]
I stopped taking any racist comments seriously about a year ago.
Chicken little.
I reached it a loooonnngggg time ago. The minute a racism charge is levied, I automatically assume the accuser is lying.
Seems like all of Obama's enemies-which includes everyone that disagrees with him-is so picked on & misunderstood. You could buy that once, maybe even twice but this is getting ridiculous. Remember how proud of being affiliated with ACORN obama was…wonder if he is today. Not to mention certainly wonder how he will fair or other Liberals for that matter in election without ACORN illegal voters.
Accusations of racism are the last refuge of a scoundrel.
I just left Mr Kittenring or whatever his name is a nice voicemail. Hopefully he'll call me back!
Loving it–keep it up guys!
It would be nice to get these guys, (ACORN) de-funded before the elections in 2010. I will not have confidence in any election that ACORN has anything to do with! Come on Congress lets have some investigation.
I called on my cell and left a message. I dare them to try anything.
Not worried one bit..
Call the number at the bottom. The voicemail isn't yet full.
[...] Why is Fox News the only ones covering this story that Big Government broke? According to ACORN it is because they are racist. [...]
It’s just galling that they would try to defend this. It is what it is, you can watch it. Don’t they have any shame? Or do they want a country with no standards?
I fired one off. Should be a good time.
No matter what I say or do I am a racist. I guess I will just have to accept that and wear the badge because I am not going to stop criticizing these people, the President or the Democrats.
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