Meet James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles. These two young conservatives are responsible for the videos that have surfaced that show paid ACORN staff members dispensing information to help break multiple laws.
To those of you who haven't seen these videos, or haven't heard of this, the two went undercover, posing as a pimp and a whore, and visited ACORN offices in multiple cities. They asked for, and received advice from ACORN reps in those offices on how to circumvent tax law, file fraudulent claims for housing assistance, and how to illegally bring underaged prostitutes into the country. Five videos have been shown so far, with more reportedly waiting to be shown.
The firestorm that has arisen over these videos has caused 20 states to announce the launch of investigations into ACORN operations. ACORN itself has fired some of its workers, those shown on some of the tapes. The Senate has passed legislation pulling federal funding of ACORN operations. The House may do the same, through an amendment offered by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to a Federal Student Loan bill currently under consideration. The White House offered a tepid slap on the wrist through spokesman Robert Gibbs yesterday, though we've heard nothing from Obama himself.
ACORN is the biggest voter fraud machine in the country, and all of the fraud is for the benefit of the Democrat Party. Obama himself trained ACORN members in the '90s (though there is no proof that he advocated illegal activities). ACORN was a key part of Obama's campaign, with multiple accusations of voter fraud all over the US. ACORN was promised a key part in forming Obama's agenda after he was elected, by Obama himself at one of their meetings. ACORN is a shell corporation, operated out of an empty building in New Orleans, with its leadership hidden behind layers of B.S. ACORN receives millions of dollars every year in federal funds.
ACORN has been known for voter fraud and money misuse for years. Any efforts to reign them in or investigate them have been small and at a local level. It was only after these two intrepid young people went out and exposed them to the light like a bunch of cockroaches that the powers that be are being forced into addressing the situation. For that, we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
As a by-line, don't be surprised if Obama's DoJ squashes these investigations. They will claim jurisdiction because of the national nature of ACORN, order the local investigations to cease, and then they will kill their own investigation by citing lack of evidence or some other B.S. There is no way Obama will allow some of his closest supporters to be investigated.
Here is a link to a page with O'Keefe's background, and several of the videos in question:
photo credits - biggovernment.com and foxnews.com
Update - Both the House and Senatehave passed resolutions stripping government funding from ACORN. The outrage here is that there were actually 75 Democrats in the House who voted no on the measure, trying to keep funding in place for ACORN. Unbelivable arrogance .... It will be interesting to see if Obama signs the legislation now that it has passed through Congress.
