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WSJ: Andrew Breitbart Taking On the 'Democrat-Media Complex'

From the Wall Street Journal: The conservative Internet entrepreneur on bringing down Acorn, Hollywood liberals, and embarrassing the mainstream media. By JAMES TARANTO Hollywood Dressing up as a pimp and prostitute in order to seek Acorn’s help in starting a

Lame Christian Media Misses ACORN Scandal

Since ACORN’s crass corruption came into sharp focus a few weeks ago, Andrew Breitbart has not only been part and parcel of cracking ACORN’s nuts, but he has also been pointing out the ludicrous lack of reporting on ACORN’s asininities

Proft: Blago-Quinn-SEIU Scam Exposed

Dan Proft, Illinois gubernatorial candidate, released the following Thursday: The plot thickens — as in SEIU’s pay-to-play plots in state government, including its most recent naked power grab: Its repugnant effort to intervene between children with disabilities and their parents

Big Media Press Club Flaks for ACORN's Bertha Lewis

Jonathan Salant of Bloomberg News is the past president of the National Press Club. A profile on him at WashingtonJewishWeek.com begins: “I grew up during the protests for civil rights and the Vietnam War and I saw what journalists were

Obama Labor Department Covers-Up Big Labor Bosses' Perks

President Obama’s Department of Labor just ended disclosure of the lavish perks enjoyed by his Big Labor Boss supporters. But this should come as little surprise as Obama’s Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in a recent speech to the AFL-CIO tacitly

ACORN's Ally at the National Labor Relations Board

Today’s Wall Street Journal has this story about an Obama appointee to the NLRB: One of Big Labor’s priorities in Washington is to place allies in key government jobs where they can overturn existing labor policy without battles in Congress.

Investigate Chicago SEIU 880's ACORN-Rathke Connection

If you have been following the unending revelations about ACORN on BigGovernment.com, then you are likely aware of ACORN’s $1 million embezzlement cover-up which has now grown to an alleged $5 million embezzlement cover-up. This new $5 million revelation was

Is ACORN DOA?: Blame The Board!

A pimp, prostitute, underage human trafficking and now a self-professed murderer; what could be next for the embattled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now?!? Margaret Williams, Maryland ACORN board member and Sonja Merchant-Jones, Baltimore ACORN President both reported that

ACORN's GOP Candidate Struggles For Cash

Politico today turns its attention to the special election in upstate New York, where GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava is, basically, out of cash: Dede Scozzafava, the GOP nominee in a key upcoming House special election, is running dangerously low on

From the Archives II: ACORN Corruption Runs Deep

In politics the media seems to have a tier system for how they report on scandals. Republicans who fall from grace are vilified. They are the butts of countless inappropriate jokes and cartoons and expected never to be heard from

From the Archives: ACORN Corruption Runs Deep

In what obviously was part of a concerted effort, former President Bill Clinton appeared recently on Sunday’s Meet the Press to discuss – wait for it – the “real” forces behind President Obama’s falling poll numbers and increasing opposition: Former

ACORN's GOP Supporters

Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava is not your typical Republican candidate. Running in a special election in upstate New York for the seat of departing Congressman John McHugh, she has, naturally, picked up the support of state and national Republican party officials.

Rathke's Reach: Critical ACORN Doc Found on Asian Website

If one wonders or doubts Wade Rathke’s reach around the world, consider the following document found on a community organizing website in Asia and published on ACORNcracked.com. It has been well-documented that last year Rathke “left” ACORN U.S. to head

Fool Me Hundreds of Times: Who Gets to Clean Up ACORN?

Imagine: In the days following the public revelations of the accounting scandal at Enron, then-CEO Ken Lay convened a news conference. He forcefully expressed his disgust with the actions of his subordinates and vowed to begin “cleaning house” at the

Polanski, NAMBLA and Checking Our Moral Compass

Whoopi Goldberg said on The View it wasn’t “rape-rape.” No, it was non-consensual anal intercourse of a child. Are we so perverted we will excuse such conduct because the perpetrator is an “artist?” With all the unpleasantness that’s been in

The Pork Report: October 8, 2009

From the great folks at Sen. Tom Coburn’s office: Political scientists lobbying Congress for federal subsidies The National Science Foundation spends about $8 million annually to support political science research Research sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S.

Inadequate Record-Keeping Cost Acorn Housing $130K

From Steve Beatty, Pelican Institute’s investigative reporter: More than two years before an ersatz pimp and prostitute raised troubling questions about Acorn Housing Corp.’s financial advice, Louisiana officials criticized the organization’s bookkeeping as it denied the group tens of thousands

Milbank: The Forest, the Trees and ACORN

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

Rep. Issa Responds to ACORN's Bertha Lewis

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

CBS: Bertha Lewis Rails Against 'Modern-day ACORN McCarthyism'

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

MSNBC's Maddow Takes on New ACORN Acronym

The Hill: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) ntroduced the “ACORN Act,” or “Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation Act,” last week; it is the first formal defense against the recent GOP success in Congress to defund the left-leaning activist organization.

Is SEIU's Purple Brand Fading to Pink?

Stern’s New Big Labor Same as the Old Big Labor For the past four years, the highest profile Big Labor Boss was Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern. Stern has deliberately parlayed his controlling style as that of

Wade Rathke's a 'Dangerous Fellow'

“I’m Recognized to be a Fairly Dangerous Fellow Out There in the Community” – Wade Rathke Let’s be honest, if Wade Rathke saw me walk into his book signing last Tuesday, he wouldn’t have been at his most candid. I

Breaking: Bi-Partisan Senate Bill to Defund ACORN

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

White House Creates ACORN for the Arts

Over the last week, Big Hollywood and Big Government have been extensively covering the August 10 conference call between the National Endowment for the Arts and a group of artists – a call on which the artists were encouraged to

White House Creates ACORN for the Arts

Over the last week, Big Hollywood and Big Government have been extensively covering the August 10 conference call between the National Endowment for the Arts and a group of artists – a call on which the artists were encouraged to

ACORN Paycheck Aside, Patrick Gaspard is a Radical

Several days ago, Capital Research Center’s Matthew Vadum published research here indicating an ACORN alumni in the White House (other than the president): Political Director Patrick Gaspard. As I did three weeks prior at ACORNcracked.com, Matthew used a Wade Rathke

ACORN: Campaign Issue?

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