The Acorn Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
Voter registration fraud is a serious problem that endangers the security of our elections and puts legitimate voters at risk of having their ballots devalued or stolen. To combat this issue, Congress made such fraud a serious federal crime. It is therefore deeply troubling to read continued reports of alleged voter registration fraud in many of the states that are considered to be “battleground states” and where the margin of victory or loss could be small.
On Friday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new Web Site, ObamaAcornTree.com. The Web site highlights Barack Obama’s connection to ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a so-called nonpartisan group that is being investigated in widespread voter-registration fraud in states throughout the country.
Obama’s ties to the group include training ACORN employees, providing legal representation to the group, receiving their endorsement for his presidential bid, and compensating a known subsidiary. One story being investigated by some reporters is the $800,000.00 donation to ACORN by the Obama campaign. Obama spokespersons have told reporters that the donation was a bookkeeping error.
According to a Pittsburgh reporter, the campaign originally “misrepresented†the group’s work to the FEC.
“U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign paid more than $800,000 to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for services the Democrat’s campaign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports.
An Obama spokesman said Federal Election Commission reports would be amended to show Citizens Services Inc. — a subsidiary of ACORN — worked in ‘get-out-the-vote’ projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events as stated in FEC finance reports filed during the primary.†(David M. Brown, “Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In Spending,†Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)
As Obama once said said, “The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and in this case, he’s exactly right.
Obama’s spokespersons also claims he had a limited relationship with ACORN. However, the record shows that “[Obama] says he is drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. … In 1992 Obama took time off to direct Project Vote, the most successful grass-roots voter-registration campaign in recent city history.”
“Credited with helping elect Carol Moseley-Braun to the U.S. Senate, the registration drive, aimed primarily at African-Americans, added an estimated 125,000 voters to the voter rolls–even more than were registered during Harold Washington’s mayoral campaigns. ‘It’s a power thing,’ said the brochures and radio commercials. … Obama continues his organizing work largely through classes for future leaders identified by ACORN and the Centers for New Horizons on the south side.†(Hank De Zutter, Op-Ed, “What Makes Obama Run?†Chicago Reader, 12/8/95).”
This week alone, ACORN officials admitted to submitting fraudulent voter registration forms in Ohio and press reports confirmed that ACORN submitted hundreds of fraudulent voter registration forms in Kansas City, Mo., forcing local officials to wade through fraudulent voter registrations, potentially disenfranchising legitimate voters.
To view the RNC’s new Web site, click here: http://www.gop.com/obamaacorntree/.
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he’s a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he’s the new editor for the House Conservatives Fund’s weblog. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty.
He’s former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed “Crack City” by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He’s also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He’s a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com and PHXnews.com. He’s also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he’s syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He’s appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com. Kouri’s own website is located at http://jimkouri.us
Jim Kouri, CPP is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police and he's a staff writer for the New Media Alliance (thenma.org). In addition, he's the former editor for the House Conservatives Fund's weblog. Kouri also serves as political advisor for Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for TheConservativeVoice.Com and PHXnews.com. He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. To subscribe to Kouri's newsletter write to COPmagazine@aol.com and write "Subscription" on the subject line. | More from Jim Kouri, CPP
Stumble It!
October 10th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Any one who steals the vote deserves lengthy incarceration. It’s amazing how men ruminate about who to vote for, when the chammpion of VAWA and NOW is running. Knock their champion off his horse and hold the field. That worked in the Middle ages and would work today. Destroy Biden and see who dares to mount the NOW and VAWA horse for the next joust. Acorn are scum and Obama is Acorn’s spawn. You’re traveling on the road and there are two choices to reach your destination; do you chose one or go off into the woods because of your principle to head only in the correct direction.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Jim, Can you put some other websites where you post on your next article. I just don’t see eye to eye with the men’s movement anymore.
No matter what I argue all I get is that if they just stopped making one stealth plane you could have almost $2 million dollars and that what feminists ask for is peanuts compared to what men over all ask for.
What you do is useful for overseas groups even if you don’t know it. The young have information flow like no past generation has ever had.
We have many as you do of ex addicts (small and large) who happen to give a damn and at the end of the day what you want is what we all want.
October 11th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Julie said:
“I just don’t see eye to eye with the men’s movement anymore.
No matter what I argue all I get is that if they just stopped making one stealth plane you could have almost $2 million dollars and that what feminists ask for is peanuts compared to what men over all ask for.”
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You are not making any sense – who is this “they” that clearly cannot even add up for starters? A ’stealth’ plane costs HUNDREDS of millions of dollars for starters. As for what feminists demand well that ALREADY costs the taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars – so much for the ‘peanuts’.
It seems to me that you are yet another smear artists doing another hatchet job on men who are only asking for fairness!
October 11th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I think you are taking me the wrong way Len. I sympathise with fathers and their plight a lot.
I am referring to knowledge. No more than that. This world we live in is all about mankind’s creation. I have a whole different way of seeing it as I have my own senses.
Fathers having to go into a FC and told they cannot see their children and are forced to pay for the rest of the lives to a woman who is an ex equal seems way over the top.
But the net is about knowledge and with so much discussion out there, I think we all have a different opinion. Mine does clash with the men’s movement sites on the whole. That is al I am saying.
But in saying that, the work done in the communities and at state level and International level do need to change to be more father friendly.
October 13th, 2008 at 5:10 am
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/10/09/ldt.tucker.acorn.under.fire.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/10/09/ldt.sylvester.registration.mess.cnn
October 15th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
This is an excerpt from the Lou Dobbs website:
October 15, 2008
ACORN Tries to Register Micky Mouse
“ACORN’s tactics continue to test the voter registration system and among the names on a recent ACORN voter registration form in Florida was none other than Mickey Mouse. But election officials noticed the form and they tossed it out.
This is just the latest incident pointing to a critical problem with voter registration drives being conducted by ACORN, including thousands of fraudulent voter registration forms that threaten the very integrity of this election.”
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/10/14/ldt.tucker.acorn.cnn