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I protest this brazen disenfranchisement of the Dallas Cowboys.
I guess there goes Mickey's and possibly Minnie's vote.
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ACORN Charged In Vegas Fraud Case
Investigators Say Group Paid Bonuses For Registrations
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada’s Attorney General filed criminal charges against the political advocacy group Association of Community Organization for Reform Now and two of its employees Monday, claiming the group created a quota system for voter registrations and paid bonuses for additional signatures.A total of 39 felonies were named against ACORN and the employees, Deputy Regional Director Amy Busefink and Las Vegas Field Director Christopher Edwards.Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said during 2008 voter registration drives, ACORN employees were told they would be fired if they did not obtain 20 voter registrations per shift.In addition to the quota system, Masto also claimed ACORN created a bonus program for employees called “Blackjack.” When a canvasser obtained 21 or more registration forms, she said, they would be paid a $5 bonus.ACORN representative Scott Levenson fired back, saying the problem had been handled internally and calling the investigation an ”ongoing assault designed to blame the victim and prioritize media grandstanding above the pursuit of justice.”“It is unfortunate that the Secretary of State can’t distinguish the victim from the villain,” Levenson said.But investigators for the Attorney General’s office said former employees told them the quota was part of the culture within ACORN.One former employee who spoke to investigators said it was her job to fire people who didn’t meet the quota. Investigators said workers were also told they had to stay in the field for as long as it took to bring back the necessary signatures.The pressure to meet those quotas is believed to have led to a surge in fraudulent voter registration forms turned into the Clark County Election Department last fall.Investigators seized computer files and paperwork from the Las Vegas ACORN office in October. Accusations that ACORN was registering phony names reached their peak in the weeks leading up to the presidential election, with Republican candidate John McCain among the most vocal critics.“It’s important to keep in mind that this was a case of registration fraud, not voter fraud,” said Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, insisting the phony registration forms did not affect the outcome of the election.
I protest this brazen disenfranchisement of the Dallas Cowboys.
oh that's right i forgot about them.
ACORN flagged the fraudulent registrations before they turned them in, as they are required to do by law. I agree the quota system is ridiculous, but the case against ACORN itself will go nowhere.
they almost have to have a quota system of some kind. I don't see any other way around it.
Change the quota from actually obtaining a number of voter registrations to simply having a number of attempts at getting voters registered and I would think that should do it.
It's fairly clear that ACORN's training is lacking in these areas were fraudulent registrations have been turned in, but filing criminal charges against the organization itself is grandstanding.
damn those democrats.....oh wait...
Leave ACORN alone they are a fine organization, I may have to get my well funded civilian army to go searching house to house for people who don't agree with me.
Your troll sucks.
especially considering ACORN followed proper protocol...
....ACORN spokesman Scott Levenson denied the Nevada allegations on behalf of ACORN, which works to get low-income people to vote and lists offices in 41 states and the District of Columbia. He blamed former rogue employees for the alleged wrongdoing.
"Our policy all along has been to pay workers at an hourly rate and to not pay employees based on any bonus or incentive program," he said. "When it was discovered that an employee was offering bonuses linked to superior performance, that employee was ordered to stop immediately."
Levenson said the two former ACORN organizers named in Monday's criminal complaint — Christopher Howell Edwards and Amy Adele Busefink — no longer work for ACORN and would not be represented by the organization....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30567548/
... and The Great Repug Voter Fraud Hoax continues.
One really has to admire, er, ridicule, how the Repugs persist in their frauds and lies.
Massive Vote Fraud!
uhh, it was a democrat that made the charges.
at the ACORN guy on Beck. Jesus, Glenn is A grade a bag.
lol.. funny man.
I guess republicans hate registering people to vote..why do they hate America?
No, just opposed to registering people who do not have the legal right to vote, illegal aliens and dead people to name two such groups. And, we're also opposed to entire sports franchises being registered to vote in states where they do not reside.
so i guess your happy that the registrations were flagged. shouldn't you be praising ACORN for pulling those registrations?
ACORN is a hack organization. They've done so much more harm than good...and, I'm positive that any good done, was not intentional.
How much harm have they actually done?
Let's quantify this.
Go ahead, I don't have the time...
Of course you do. Just rip off some blogs.
If I get time...
And, if I do, it'll be blogs linked to supporting articles and facts...or, it'll be the articles and facts themselves.
Last edited by Yonivore; 05-06-2009 at 08:55 PM.
Are you going to pretend you wrote it all yourself?
Possibly...
But, the links will be to stuff I didn't pretend to write.
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