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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-11 08:17 PM
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Repukenican congressman Issa tries to pin OWS on ACORN - and I write him a little e-mail




House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is calling for an investigation into allegations that ACORN-related group New York Communities for Change "engaged in fraud through its participation in the Occupy Wall Street protests."In a letter dated Monday, Issa, R-Calif., called for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the Eastern District of New York to launch a probe into allegations first reported by FoxNews.com that NYCC may have "solicited donations from union members under false pretenses and misappropriated those funds to support the protesters."In an Oct. 26. report, FoxNews.com quoted sources within NYCC who said that the group -- run and staffed by nearly all former ACORN employees -- was asking for donations for specific charitable purposes, including for the teachers union and PCB toxin testing in New York City schools.However, those donations were being rerouted to pay for Occupy Wall Street protests, the sources said.Issa requests Lynch to "investigate these allegations....

http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/darrell-issa.htm#r_src=ramp

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My e-mail message to Congressman Issa's office:

****Please, e-mail workers, get this message to your beloved Congressman:
Doesn't it bug the hell out of you that the Occupy Wall Street is leaderless and growing exponentially? Your beloved Wall Street cannot shut them up. I'm sure you're being hounded by Wall Streeters waving money in their hands. Nice try to pin it on someone. Good luck!****

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If you'd like to write the good Congressman some words of love, here's the imbedded e-mail:

http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597&Itemid=73
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