Zguy28 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 ACORN Accusations October 18, 2008 McCain makes exaggerated claims of "voter fraud." Obama soft-pedals his connections. http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/acorn_accusations.html SummaryThe McCain-Palin campaign accuses ACORN, a community activist group that operates nationwide, of perpetrating "massive voter fraud." It says Obama has “long and deep” ties to the group. We find both claims to be exaggerated. But we also find Obama has understated the extent of his work with the group. Neither ACORN nor its employees have been found guilty of, or even charged with, casting fraudulent votes. What a McCain-Palin Web ad calls "voter fraud" is actually voter registration fraud. Several ACORN canvassers have been found guilty of faking registration forms and others are being investigated. But the evidence that has surfaced so far shows they faked forms to get paid for work they didn’t do, not to stuff ballot boxes. Obama’s path has intersected with ACORN on several occasions – more often than he allowed in the final debate. Analysis We've received scores of e-mails asking us about Obama's connection to the community activist group Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACORN. A McCain-Palin ad released on the Web accuses Obama of having ties to the organization, which it says engages in "intimidation tactics," "massive voter fraud" and "pressuring banks to issue risky loans." See link for full analysis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Exaggerated? There has always been stories of voter fraud by ACORN thus the running joke about voting in Chicago, Voter Early and Often as well as the known fact that Dead Democrats vote for decades. Any attempt to take them on would result in the race card being thrown at the investigators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 And as is usually the case with these sort of things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Stop being so damn bipartiasn Zguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Stop being so damn bipartiasn Zguy Express your displeasure! Vote Third Party! YES WE CAN! (okay I stole that one.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 As usual, factcheck hits the nail on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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