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Baitball Blogger

(46,737 posts)
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:31 PM Oct 2012

Just for a recap, what was it that the right-wingers were accusing ACORN of doing?

Did it have anything to do with trashing Republican registration forms?

If so, does anyone see a pattern of Republicans accusing Democrats of conducting dirty tricks which we learn later, is precisely the kind of activities which the Republicans are participating in?

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Just for a recap, what was it that the right-wingers were accusing ACORN of doing? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 OP
No. As I recall it was contractors submitting fraudulent registrations. immoderate Oct 2012 #1
Thta's what they always do Fgiriun Oct 2012 #2
 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
1. No. As I recall it was contractors submitting fraudulent registrations.
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:36 PM
Oct 2012

ACORN did not trash any of them. They actually reported them. ACORN was not found guilty of anything. Contractors were.

--imm

Fgiriun

(169 posts)
2. Thta's what they always do
Sat Oct 20, 2012, 12:39 PM
Oct 2012

on every single issue. 'The debt is too high so lets give out more tax cuts for the wealthy and increase military spending.' 'Abortions are wrong so let's have the poor children suffer from lack of food and healthcare.'
They not only project their asinine ideas on others, they seem completely oblivious to the lunacy of it all.

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