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09-13-2009, 10:27 AM

Super!

I didnt know I created the concept of innocent until proven guilty before calling an organization criminal, but I'll take credit for it.

We're done here.

09-13-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Really? "corrupt organization"? Disguised as a news outlet? Last time I checked they were a news outlet. Shall we look at the studies which unbiasedly looked at what side of the issues most major news outlets in the US support?

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla...UCLA-6664.aspx

Straw man. (just following your logic)

What does a study in 2005 have to do with the way FOX News has covered politics since the last election.

Now I'm done.

TheMercenary · 09-13-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Redux

Super!

I didnt know I created the concept of innocent until proven guilty before calling an organization criminal, but I'll take credit for it.

We're done here.

You really are a mouth piece for ACORN. You are done. And you look like an ass defending ACORN.

Undertoad · 09-14-2009, 10:06 AM

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ACORN spokesman Brian Kettenring says the group is "deeply troubled" by the actions of the "two ex-employees" caught on tape, but says eight other ACORN offices turned the faux pimp away.

One of the cities they claimed turned away the pimp/prostitute was New York.

Quote:

This recent scam, which was attempted in San Diego, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia to name a few places, had failed for months before the results we’ve all recently seen.
-Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer, ACORN

The operatives dropped part three this morning. New York...

glatt · 09-14-2009, 10:26 AM

What do the New York videos show? (Can't watch them at work.) Are they as bad as the other two locations?

Undertoad · 09-14-2009, 10:44 AM

Basically the same, except they seem to have heard the criticism. So they take a shot of the outside of the office, a long shot of the inside lobby to establsih location, and get the full names of people assisting them, which they correlate to now-removed names on the ACORN website.

It's more entertaining because a woman with a Jamaican accent explains how to bury the cash from the operation in the back yard. (This is at the beginning of part 2.)

lookout123 · 09-14-2009, 12:10 PM

/sar/It's a rogue former employee UT. Stop trying to create something out of nothing. /casm/

Undertoad · 09-14-2009, 12:33 PM

The "pimp" and "prostitute" responsible, in the actual outfits they wore during these visits, at the NY Post story (via Memeorandum)

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Redux

Straw man. (just following your logic)

What does a study in 2005 have to do with the way FOX News has covered politics since the last election.

Now I'm done.

OOOOOOH... that big boogey man Fox News... another strawman.

You loose.

jinx · 09-14-2009, 08:16 PM

You know... if I were a 'real' journalist I would be hanging my head in shame over this.

classicman · 09-15-2009, 08:23 AM

Why is that Jinx? Because you were having tea and yuckin' it up while these two apparently LAME excuses for journalists did what you refused to do?

Undertoad · 09-15-2009, 09:39 AM

The Senate voted to de-fund ACORN's federal housing money.

Most media outlets have ignored the story. The AP wrote a very confusing story on it on the first day. My Cellar summaries have been clearer and more on point.

glatt · 09-15-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Most media outlets have ignored the story. The AP wrote a very confusing story on it on the first day. My Cellar summaries have been clearer and more on point.

I really only follow the Washington Post as a major news source, because it's my local paper. They had a half page article in the A section (Page two IIRC) that covered this. But I didn't see an article on the NYC video.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...091003644.html

TheMercenary · 09-15-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

The Senate voted to de-fund ACORN's federal housing money.

Most media outlets have ignored the story. The AP wrote a very confusing story on it on the first day. My Cellar summaries have been clearer and more on point.

That is really big news. The mainstream media has ignored it. Imagine that.

classicman · 09-15-2009, 02:43 PM

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ACORN's explanation of the video:

"It is clear that the videos doctored, edited and in no way the result of the fabricated story being portrayed by the conservative activist filmmaker O'Keefe and his partner in crime. And in fact, a crime it was — our lawyers believe a felony. And we will be taking legal action against FOX and their co-conspirators."

Then why did you fire them?

09-14-2009, 12:10 PM	#352
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	/sar/It's a rogue former employee UT. Stop trying to create something out of nothing. /casm/ __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-14-2009, 08:16 PM	#355
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	You know... if I were a 'real' journalist I would be hanging my head in shame over this. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-15-2009, 08:23 AM	#356
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Why is that Jinx? Because you were having tea and yuckin' it up while these two apparently LAME excuses for journalists did what you refused to do? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-13-2009, 10:27 AM	#346
Redux Guest Posts: n/a	Super! I didnt know I created the concept of innocent until proven guilty before calling an organization criminal, but I'll take credit for it. We're done here.

09-14-2009, 10:26 AM	#350
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What do the New York videos show? (Can't watch them at work.) Are they as bad as the other two locations?

09-14-2009, 10:44 AM	#351
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Basically the same, except they seem to have heard the criticism. So they take a shot of the outside of the office, a long shot of the inside lobby to establsih location, and get the full names of people assisting them, which they correlate to now-removed names on the ACORN website. It's more entertaining because a woman with a Jamaican accent explains how to bury the cash from the operation in the back yard. (This is at the beginning of part 2.)

09-14-2009, 12:33 PM	#353
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The "pimp" and "prostitute" responsible, in the actual outfits they wore during these visits, at the NY Post story (via Memeorandum)

09-15-2009, 09:39 AM	#357
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The Senate voted to de-fund ACORN's federal housing money. Most media outlets have ignored the story. The AP wrote a very confusing story on it on the first day. My Cellar summaries have been clearer and more on point.

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