The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank weighs in on Bertha Lewis’ theatrical show at the National Press Club: Bertha Lewis, the head of ACORN, is one tough nut. She came to the National Press Club on Tuesday, ostensibly to report on
October 6, 2009 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released the following statement after the Senate rejected Coburn amendments that would have forced Congress to shift earmark funds back toward vital operations and maintenance. By a
(San Francisco, CA) Michael Savage, ‘shock-jock’ author of over 25 books with a radio audience of 10 million listeners who was banned from entering the United Kingdom in May by Gordon Brown will argue against the insanity of ‘political correctness’
Issa Responds to Bertha Lewis Charge that ACORN the Victim of Republican McCarthyism WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement today in response to comments made by ACORN
From CBS News: Bertha Lewis, the chief executive of embattled community group ACORN, told reporters at the National Press Club today that her critics are engaged in “modern-day ACORN McCarthyism” born in part from the group’s history of “going after
Brian Walsh with the Heritage Foundation has this hilarious, ridiculous, depressing story at the Washington Times: “You don’t need to know. You can’t know.” That’s what Kathy Norris, a 60-year-old grandmother of eight, was told when she tried to ask
Byron York has a story at the Examiner on the first lawmaker to call for the scalp of Kevin Jennings, “Safe School” Czar (no we can’t believe we just typed that title, either). Republican Rep. Steve King is sending a
Arrogance, thy name is Sen. Dick Durbin. Big Government contributor Bob Gough has a breaking story at his news site, Quincy News.org. It seems Sen. Durbin is upset that a local media outlet informed the public that their Senator was
No fight, nor sovereign nation, is too small to find tax revenue: On August 25 of this year, a federal-court judge in Brooklyn handed down a verdict addressing the Unkechaug’s motion to dismiss. Federal Judge Carol Amon denied the motion
From NOLA.COM: An internal review by the board of directors of the community organization ACORN determined that the amount allegedly embezzled from the community organization was $5 million, well more than the previously reported amount of nearly $1 million, according
From the office of U.S. Senator Mike Johanns: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ann Marie Hauser (202) 224-4796 October 5, 2009 Chris Hunt (402) 476-1400 Jake Thompson (202) 224-8795 JOHANNS, NELSON INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN FRAUDULENT ORGANIZATIONS FROM RECEIVING FEDERAL MONEY
Unfortunately, items like this don’t really surprise us anymore: There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City’s latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the cut. In an effort to limit
This political ad first came out a couple weeks ago, when James and Hannah’s video sting first broke, but is still worth noting. If Ken Cuccinelli, running for Attorney General in Virginia this year, gets traction with this ad, look
We’ve always given at least bit of credence to the theory that the most interesting stories in the Washington Post and New York Times run on Saturday, when editors try to dump any real reporting that happens to slip through
Breaking over the wires now: Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters nationwide say guaranteeing that no one is forced to change their health insurance coverage is a higher priority than giving people the choice of a public option. The latest Rasmussen
Photo taken today by Big Government contributor Kevin Kane at ACORN Headquarters in the Big Easy: This picture is worth at least a thousand words.
AFTER an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America. The subject speaks its own importance; comprehending in its consequences nothing less
Big Government Contributor Dana Loesch has this gem from Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich): Senator Rowland Burris of Illinois, the Senator who was appointed to fill President Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, blames George Bush for Chicago not getting the Olympics
So, not only did Chicago lose out in its bid for the Olympics, it lost in the FIRST ROUND. It is kind of like the world community saying to President Obama, “Not only no, but Hell No.” Breaking story here.
Bertha Lewis recorded this video tribute to Randi Weingarten, head of one of the NY teachers’ union, at the 10th Anniversary ‘Celebration’ of the Working Families Party. For those keeping score at home, ACORN is, allegedly, a non-partisan organization. Working
[youtube YfUEPeO2_pc nolink] Bertha Lewis, ACORN Chief Organizer: One more simple thing you can all do to help ACORN: Vote! For the community organizer Barack Obama on the Working Families Party ballot line. It’s row “E” on the ballot. “E”
Scott Rasmussen’s latest poll findings on the voters’ top issues is pretty interesting: For nearly two years, economic issues have held the top spot in terms of importance among voters. But the latest national telephone survey shows that 83% now
From the Sacramento Bee: Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office has opened an investigation into the controversy surrounding videos that purportedly show members of community organizing group ACORN giving advice on how to open a brothel. In a letter to Gov.
From the “Dude…No Waaaay” folder, comes this story from Santa Cruz: One of the most popular bands in rock ‘n’ roll history will have its legacy including photos, show tickets, toys, posters and recordings preserved online thanks to a federal
The great OklahomaWatchdog.org is starting to crack open the documents ACORN left behind in the Sooner state: The internal documents obtained by Oklahoma Watchdog show how focused ACORN was in Oklahoma in 2007 and 2008, leading up to the presidential
Blogger Andrew Marcus has a timely piece over at his Founding Bloggers blog: Founding Bloggers can exclusively confirm that as of 2000, ACORN listed the Working Families Party as an affiliate of ACORN. They also listed the New Party as
From The Oklahoman: A Republican state legislator released documents Tuesday which he says show the community-organizing group ACORN focused on helping Democrats in three legislative races in the November 2008 election and had developed a game plan to “take power”
No, not his problem with the GOP. In an interesting piece at RealClearPolitics, Jay Cost argues that the Obama Presidency seems at odds with our republican form of government. We’re perhaps not quite at a ‘cult of personality’ stage, but
From the editorial pages of Investors Business Daily: That’s why the Times got scooped by outlets such as Fox News, for which it has nothing but contempt, on revelations that led to the fall of community organizing behemoth Acorn. The
This story from the Washington Times needs no introduction: EXCLUSIVE: Porn surfing rampant at U.S. science foundation Number of cases overwhelms watchdog, costs taxpayers By Jim McElhatton Employee misconduct investigations, often involving workers accessing pornography from their government computers, grew
Wall Street Journal is reporting that Bank of America will cut off funding to ACORN: In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for the banking company said it has “suspended current commitments” to Acorn Housing, an
On Fox News Sunday, anchor Chris Wallace named James O’Keefe the Power Player of the Week. For those keeping score at home; the Census has cut ties with ACORN, the House and Senate have voted overwhelmingly to cut off federal
From syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker: Now picture a triangle. One point is ACORN; another point is the SEIU; the third point is the taxpayer. Now picture arrows flowing back and forth, representing the exchange of greenbacks and services. While various
From New York Times Public Editor Clary Hoyt: ON Sept. 12, an Associated Press article inside The Times reported that the Census Bureau had severed its ties to Acorn, the community organizing group. Robert Groves, the census director, was quoted
Statement by Carter L. Clews to Steve Capus via the Americans For Limited Government website: The increasingly hysterical responses by NBC news boss Steve Capus to the escalating Stonegate Scandal are disappointing at best and chilling at worst. Here is
Americans for Limited Government has chosen to launch an outrageous, reckless attack and smear campaign against an NBC News employee. Faced with irrefutable evidence that our employee did nothing more than ask to be removed from an email mailing list,
ALG Statement in Response to NBC “Bite me, Jew Boy” Email –
From Politico: NBC News president Steve Capus fired back at Americans for Limited Government Friday, after the conservative group published an email allegedly from NBC producer Jane Stone to its director of media outreach Alex Rosenwald, with one line: “Bite
United States Senator Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) went on Chicago’s popular Don and Roma show yesterday to defend his vote to maintain taxpayer subsidies to ACORN. Yes, this is a real interview and not a comedy sketch… [audio: https://media.breitbart.com/media/cdn/biggovernment/files/2009/09/roland-burris-acorn-9-24-joined.mp3]