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2016 Postmortem

jmowreader

(50,555 posts) Fri Aug 2, 2013, 03:43 PM Aug 2013

Let's Bring Back ACORN!

If the Republicans keep on insisting on defunding the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, shouldn't there actually be one?

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Let's Bring Back ACORN! (Original Post) jmowreader Aug 2013 OP

I'd donate. Wait Wut Aug 2013 #1

I agree. Let's bring it back. RoccoR5955 Aug 2013 #2

Let's bring it back under another name meow2u3 Aug 2013 #3

I think that might take half the joy out of it. Chan790 Aug 2013 #4

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

1. I'd donate.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 03:45 PM

Aug 2013

Didn't one of the heads of ACORN attempt to start up a new organization? I believe it was a woman and she ran into all sorts of obstruction. That could have been a GOP induced nightmare, though.

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

2. I agree. Let's bring it back.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 04:35 PM

Aug 2013

I'll donate time and money!

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

3. Let's bring it back under another name

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 09:58 PM

Aug 2013

This way, Republicans won't be able to defund it the way they defunded ACORN, which was legislated out of existence.

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

4. I think that might take half the joy out of it.

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 07:28 AM

Aug 2013

Part of the happiness I'd get out of restarting ACORN with non-public funding is the conniption the GOP would have over their thwarted ability to do anything about its resurrection. They can't defund what they don't fund, they can't disband what they have no say in the formation of.

It's less sweet if it's a rose by any other name.

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