ACORN loses housing funds!

Lori Mick · 09-14-2009, 07:22 PM

Senate votes on Johanns amendment to cut off ACORN housing funds; Update: Amendment passes, 83-7
By Michelle Malkin • September 14, 2009 05:22 PM Just watched GOP Sen. Mike Johanns introduce his amendment on the Senate floor banning federal funds in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill from going to ACORN. Currently, ACORN is eligible to receive millions more in taxpayer funds through mortgage counseling, Community Development Block Grants, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program — in addition to the tens of millions ACORN Housing Corp. has already received.

The vote is underway right now.

The Johanns Amendment is #2355 to H.R. 3288.

Johanns cited the BigGovernment.com sting videos as evidence that ACORN cannot be trusted with government money:

“Until a full investigation is launched into ACORN, no taxpayer money should be used to fund its activities. A vote in favor of my amendment is a vote in favor of the taxpayer and a vote against the status quo.”

He forgot to add the five most important words:

ACORN is a criminal enterprise.

5:42pm Eastern. Roll call vote still underway. Several Democrats have voted AYE, including Cardin, Carper, Inouye, Johnson (SD), Murray, Tester, Warner, Bingaman, Begich, Nelson (NE), Webb, Landrieu, Bayh, Conrad, Rockefeller, Dodd, Pryor, Hagan, Kohl, Feingold, Boxer, Nelson (FL), Brown, Harkin, Lincoln, Wyden, Baucus, Klobuchar, Kaufman, Shaheen, Lautenberg (switched from no to yes), Menendez, Stabenow, Leiberman, Levin, McCaskill, Reid, Feinstein, Udall, Bennet (CO) Merkley, Cantwell, Dorgan, Schumer…

Durbin was a no. I’ll have the rest soon.

The final roll call vote – amendment passes 83-7. I’ll post the full roll when it’s up on the Senate site.

This is the beginning, not the end.

The Dems are finally, finally on the defensive on ACORN.

Republicans, keep digging and pushing and connecting the dots.

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/14...housing-funds/

Bobitis · 09-14-2009, 07:44 PM

We can only hope.

The Obombamachines wheels are coming off.

bcj1755 · 09-14-2009, 08:27 PM

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch

So now I wonder who Barry will get to be his brownshirts? Well, redshirts, since ACORN people wear red tshirts. And anyone that watches the original "Star Trek" knows what happens to redshirts

kingchip · 09-14-2009, 08:44 PM

Careful what we wish for, sometimes a cornered animal can be dangerous.

catfish83861 · 09-14-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingchip

Careful what we wish for, sometimes a cornered animal can be dangerous.

No doubt about that,even a mouse will bite when cornered.

catfish

Laufer · 09-15-2009, 01:44 AM

There is hope.
But the GOP and many Independents should not gloat or be complacent.

The Dems, among others always have their eyes on mid-term elections and House/Senate majorities. Few politicians want to lose their jobs.
Somebody mentioned a cornered or wounded animal.

The Dems still have most of the press, to use as their version of 'Pravda' (official party propaganda organ).
In the old Soviet days, the paper 'Pravda' was from the Russian word 'truth'.

bcj: I've twice chatted and plinked with a guy who left East Germany about a year before the main wave of East Germans were allowed to slip out via Budapest in '89. This guy has lived in northwest MS and as we were plinking he told us that socialism is a lousy system. He lived hard-core Sozialismus.

Nighthawk · 09-15-2009, 10:58 AM

The dems are going to appease the masses over next year hoping people will forget past and reelect
them. It'll probably work.

308 at my gate · 09-15-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

The dems are going to appease the masses over next year hoping people will forget past and reelect
them. It'll probably work.

I hope not. I am looking forward to 2010 elections just so I can see how many of the democratic seats get turned over just like Clinton in his first term.

Terry_P · 09-15-2009, 04:53 PM

I can't see them coming back from the poll numbers they have. They are a lot of vulunerable reps like the moonbat in my district.

Blackhawk Dave · 09-15-2009, 10:33 PM

ACORN and the SIEU share offices. Two sides of the same coin.

bcj1755 · 09-15-2009, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackhawk Dave

ACORN and the SIEU share offices. Two sides of the same coin.

The Rathke brothers run ACORN and SEIU from the same office building.

Blackhawk Dave · 09-16-2009, 03:23 PM

Just because the Senate voted, doesn't mean the House will follow suit.

navis128 · 09-16-2009, 04:11 PM

Hopefully this is not the end to the ACORN & ASSOC. fund cutting. "we" need to investigate them, but who are we going to get...Holder?

Any way the elections go, we have to let them know that they are on notice. That if they don't stick to the Constitution and start restoring the freedoms we have already lost, then they're out.

I really question the grip on reality some of these people have. And Princess P - I'd call her out on the black top if she would come. Maybe get some of her gray matter shook up and working again...hey remember old tv's and sometimes the picture would go out. You just had to slap it upside the cabinet and it would tune back in. There ya go.

Trouble 45-70 · 09-17-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navis128

Hopefully this is not the end to the ACORN & ASSOC. fund cutting. "we" need to investigate them, but who are we going to get...Holder?

Any way the elections go, we have to let them know that they are on notice. That if they don't stick to the Constitution and start restoring the freedoms we have already lost, then they're out.

I really question the grip on reality some of these people have. And Princess P - I'd call her out on the black top if she would come. Maybe get some of her gray matter shook up and working again...hey remember old tv's and sometimes the picture would go out. You just had to slap it upside the cabinet and it would tune back in. There ya go.

Podesta and head of SEIU.

22WRF · 09-17-2009, 05:04 PM

It gets better
House Votes to Strip ACORN of Federal Funding
The House voted 345-75 to strike ACORN funding from a student aid bill with two voting present.

House Republicans succeeded Thursday in eliminating federal funding to ACORN, the community organizing group that has come under heavy fire in the wake of damaging undercover videos that purport to show counselors giving advice on tax fraud to a "pimp" and "prostitute."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...deral-funding/

09-14-2009, 07:22 PM	#1
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	ACORN loses housing funds! Senate votes on Johanns amendment to cut off ACORN housing funds; Update: Amendment passes, 83-7 By Michelle Malkin • September 14, 2009 05:22 PM Just watched GOP Sen. Mike Johanns introduce his amendment on the Senate floor banning federal funds in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill from going to ACORN. Currently, ACORN is eligible to receive millions more in taxpayer funds through mortgage counseling, Community Development Block Grants, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program — in addition to the tens of millions ACORN Housing Corp. has already received. The vote is underway right now. The Johanns Amendment is #2355 to H.R. 3288. Johanns cited the BigGovernment.com sting videos as evidence that ACORN cannot be trusted with government money: “Until a full investigation is launched into ACORN, no taxpayer money should be used to fund its activities. A vote in favor of my amendment is a vote in favor of the taxpayer and a vote against the status quo.” He forgot to add the five most important words: ACORN is a criminal enterprise. 5:42pm Eastern. Roll call vote still underway. Several Democrats have voted AYE, including Cardin, Carper, Inouye, Johnson (SD), Murray, Tester, Warner, Bingaman, Begich, Nelson (NE), Webb, Landrieu, Bayh, Conrad, Rockefeller, Dodd, Pryor, Hagan, Kohl, Feingold, Boxer, Nelson (FL), Brown, Harkin, Lincoln, Wyden, Baucus, Klobuchar, Kaufman, Shaheen, Lautenberg (switched from no to yes), Menendez, Stabenow, Leiberman, Levin, McCaskill, Reid, Feinstein, Udall, Bennet (CO) Merkley, Cantwell, Dorgan, Schumer… Durbin was a no. I’ll have the rest soon. The final roll call vote – amendment passes 83-7. I’ll post the full roll when it’s up on the Senate site. This is the beginning, not the end. The Dems are finally, finally on the defensive on ACORN. Republicans, keep digging and pushing and connecting the dots. http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/14...housing-funds/ __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free." -->

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bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch So now I wonder who Barry will get to be his brownshirts? Well, redshirts, since ACORN people wear red tshirts. And anyone that watches the original "Star Trek" knows what happens to redshirts __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

09-14-2009, 08:44 PM	#4
kingchip Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Marble Falls, Texas Posts: 541	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! Careful what we wish for, sometimes a cornered animal can be dangerous.

09-15-2009, 01:44 AM	#6
Laufer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West TN. Posts: 188	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! There is hope. But the GOP and many Independents should not gloat or be complacent. The Dems, among others always have their eyes on mid-term elections and House/Senate majorities. Few politicians want to lose their jobs. Somebody mentioned a cornered or wounded animal. The Dems still have most of the press, to use as their version of 'Pravda' (official party propaganda organ). In the old Soviet days, the paper 'Pravda' was from the Russian word 'truth'. bcj: I've twice chatted and plinked with a guy who left East Germany about a year before the main wave of East Germans were allowed to slip out via Budapest in '89. This guy has lived in northwest MS and as we were plinking he told us that socialism is a lousy system. He lived hard-core Sozialismus. Last edited by Laufer; 09-15-2009 at 01:49 AM..

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Nighthawk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Central Texas Posts: 3,330	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! The dems are going to appease the masses over next year hoping people will forget past and reelect them. It'll probably work. __________________ Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives." --John Adams, letter to Benjamin Rush, April 18, 1808 NRA Life TSRA Life GOA Member

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Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! We can only hope. The Obombamachines wheels are coming off. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

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Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! I can't see them coming back from the poll numbers they have. They are a lot of vulunerable reps like the moonbat in my district. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

09-15-2009, 10:33 PM	#10
Blackhawk Dave Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 593	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! ACORN and the SIEU share offices. Two sides of the same coin.

09-16-2009, 03:23 PM	#12
Blackhawk Dave Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 593	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! Just because the Senate voted, doesn't mean the House will follow suit.

09-16-2009, 04:11 PM	#13
navis128 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,392	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! Hopefully this is not the end to the ACORN & ASSOC. fund cutting. "we" need to investigate them, but who are we going to get...Holder? Any way the elections go, we have to let them know that they are on notice. That if they don't stick to the Constitution and start restoring the freedoms we have already lost, then they're out. I really question the grip on reality some of these people have. And Princess P - I'd call her out on the black top if she would come. Maybe get some of her gray matter shook up and working again...hey remember old tv's and sometimes the picture would go out. You just had to slap it upside the cabinet and it would tune back in. There ya go.

09-17-2009, 05:04 PM	#15
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,250	Re: ACORN loses housing funds! It gets better House Votes to Strip ACORN of Federal Funding The House voted 345-75 to strike ACORN funding from a student aid bill with two voting present. House Republicans succeeded Thursday in eliminating federal funding to ACORN, the community organizing group that has come under heavy fire in the wake of damaging undercover videos that purport to show counselors giving advice on tax fraud to a "pimp" and "prostitute." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...deral-funding/ __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel