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News: ACORN's First-Ever TV Ad Accuses John McCain, GOP of Voter Suppression
The Caucus: Acorn Accuses Republicans of Voter Supression in New Ad
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed: ACORN Ad: Don't Let McCain Take Away Your Voting Rights
Acorn: 'Not this time'
Ben Smith's Blog —
Acorn attacks McCain and defends itself in a new ad.
ACORN: Legal Latino Voter, Illegally Targeted by the GOP, Speaks Out (VIDEO)
Firedoglake —
Nineteen year old Francisco Martinez appeared at a press conference this morning convened by ACORN to announce a new commercial and a series of law suits filed on behalf of voters illegally targeted to have their votes suppressed by right wing xenophobes.
Martinez filled out a voter registration application during a voter registration drive organized by ACORN at his high school earlier this year, and had his registration confirmed for him by the county board of elections. He later learned that his private information, including his social security number, were violated and ...
ACORN's First-Ever TV Ad Accuses John McCain, GOP of Voter Suppression
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ACORN's First-Ever TV Ad Accuses John McCain, GOP of Voter Suppression A new TV ad from the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) accuses John McCain and the Republican Party of intimidating voters, suggesting the GOP candidate and his party are trying to suppress turnout among low- and middle-income Americans and minorities. The ad was released by the group today. It is ACORN's first ever TV ad in the group's history. The group has been outspoken in accusing Republicans of historically employing voter suppression and intimidation tactics. Recently, after a conservative outcry over thousands of faulty voter ...
Acorn Accuses Republicans of Voter Supression in New Ad
The Caucus —
The left-leaning community organizing group that has become a favorite punching bag for Republicans and the McCain campaign for cases of voter registration fraud, is attempting to shift the conversation to what is says are G.O.P. attempts to disenfranchise voters. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or Acorn, unveiled a 30-second television ad ...
ACORN Ad: Don't Let McCain Take Away Your Voting Rights
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has released a 30-second ad accusing "John McCain and the Republicans" of trying to keep people from voting. The ad highlights voter suppression from 1960 to 2000 and asks viewers to call McCain and tell him, "Not this time."
At a press conference, ACORN Executive Director Steve Kest specifically called on McCain to "join us in trying to make it easier for voters to exercise their rights, by calling for measures such as extending early voting hours, to facilitate the greatest possible participation in this historic election." ...
ACORN Ad: Don't Let McCain Take Away Your Voting Rights
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has released a 30-second ad accusing "John McCain and the Republicans" of trying to keep people from voting. The ad highlights voter suppression from 1960 to 2000 and asks viewers to call McCain and tell him, "Not this time."
At a press conference, ACORN Executive Director Steve Kest specifically called on McCain to "join us in trying to make it easier for voters to exercise their rights, by calling for measures such as extending early voting hours, to facilitate the greatest possible participation in this historic election." ...
Witness: Obama Gave ACORN Clone Donor List
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008 President, Sarah PalinLots and lots of ACORN news today. First off, Barack Obama's presidential campaign gave an ACORN-affiliated group a "donor list" last year for fundraising efforts. That, at least, was the testimony today of a former staffer for Project Vote, a voter education and registration group that focuses on "low-income, minority, and other disenfranchised communities requires a comprehensive approach." The hearing was part of a Pennsylvania Republican Party lawsuit aimed at curbing voter fraud in next ...
ACORN Accuses McCain & GOP Of Voter Suppression - With Videos
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
ACORN is coming out swinging by accusing John McCain and the Republican Party of trying to suppress minority voter turnout.
Give me a break. I got two words for these pukes and they ain’t “Merry Fukn Christmas.”
A voter activist group under fire for charges of voter fraud rolled out new attacks Wednesday against those accusations and against the McCain campaign.
In a 30 second ad, The Association of Community Organizations for Reform, or ACORN, accused McCain and the Republicans of intimidating voters and attempting to keep them from going to the polls.
The group also ...
New ACORN ad: McCain’s a racist for objecting to our many, many bogus voter registrations
Hot Air » Top Picks —
New ACORN ad: McCain’s a racist for objecting to our many, many bogus voter registrations posted at 6:35 pm on October 29, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly How many? Just 400,000 , enough to warrant a multistate FBI investigation . Here’s their reply to McCain and the RNC for calling attention to it: A mournful Ken Burns homage that all but compares him to George Wallace. Which wouldn’t be the first time that grenade’s been tossed at him lately. You know the election’s close when accusations of bigotry start coming this close together. It’s like contractions during pregnancy. ...
ACORN AD: NOT THIS TIME
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ACORN Fights Back - Stopping A Stolen Election
Open Left - Front Page —
As everyone knows, John McCain and the GOP have been attacking ACORN for weeks. We've been pretty successful in recent weeks debunking their unfounded claims, but the traditional media's been so complicit in facilitating the attacks that they've largely missed the greater threat to a free and fair election this year: voter suppression and intimidation.
Already, reports from around the U.S. confirm the fact that voters are facing active campaigns to prevent their participation at the polls, coordinated by partisan operatives and now, insidiously involving law enforcement agencies at all levels, from the local all the way to ...
