Archive for the 'Election 2008' Category

ACORN: The Myth That Won’t Go Away

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

This Editor and Publisher article perpetuates the myth that ACORN is being wrongfully targeted by evil conservatives. E & P is perpetuating this shattered myth:

Leading up to the 2008 presidential campaign, ACORN was a target of allegations of voter fraud from the Republican Party and conservative news sources. Although the predicted voter fraud never materialized, the stories planted during the election season yielded a bountiful crop of misinformation. Now, in November 2009, a national survey revealed shocking public misperceptions about ACORN: more than half of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of ACORN, and 52% of Republicans, 18% of independents, and 9% of Democrats think ACORN stole the election for Obama.

While I don’t believe that President Obama would’ve lost the election if not for ACORN, it isn’t a myth that ACORN committed voter registration fraud. In fact, I’m betting that this article is a distraction from yesterday’s report. E & P knows that ACORN employees pled guilty to voter registration fraud in Seattle:

Three of seven defendants in the biggest voter-registration fraud scheme in Washington history have pleaded guilty and one has been sentenced, prosecutors said Monday.

The defendants were all temporary employees of ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, when they allegedly filled out and submitted more than 1,800 fictitious voter-registration cards during a 2006 registration drive in King and Pierce counties.

E & P knows about ACORN, not ACORN employees, being indicted by Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General for “operating a fraud-infested voter registration drive in the state during the 2008 presidential campaign”: (more…)

Like Moderation Worked SO WELL Last Time

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

**BREAKING RECOUNT NEWS** Al Franken vs. Senator Coleman

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Sen. Coleman Conference Call

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Reid Will Try Seating Franken

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

The Coleman-Franken Recount Trainwreck?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Democrats Misstep, My Prediction Becomes Reality

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Technology & Message

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Blagojevich Arrested

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Isn’t It Time For Post-Partisan Politics?

Monday, December 8th, 2008