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CNN fact-check: ‘This is looking like a fraud committed against ACORN.’
Think Progress —
Tonight, CNN investigative reporter Drew Griffin fact-checked John McCain’s claim that the grassroots community organizing group ACORN is “destroying the fabric of democracy.” Conservatives have attacked ACORN’s voter registration efforts as “voter fraud” because they have resulted in the submission of a small number of faulty forms. As noted by DailyKos diarist ryeland, Griffin correctly reported, “Our research is showing — this more looks like a fraud perpetrated on ACORN,” not by ACORN. The people who ACORN paid by the hour to register voters committed fraudulent acts against the ...
Wow! CNN throws away the Republican talking points
Brilliant at Breakfast —
CNN's investigative reporter Drew Griffin says that if there is any fraud involved with ACORN's voter registration efforts, it's fraud committed AGAINST ACORN by people who copied names out of the phone book or made them up. ...
A Fraud Perpetrated on Acorn
BlondeSense —
CNN FACT CHECKS: This is not voter fraud. The reality is that registration fraud was committed by employees against ACORN to make money ($8/hr). They cheated by copying names and addresses from the phone book or making up voters. It is very unlikely that bogus registrations would actually lead to voter fraud. The GOP is using this issue as a distraction. The AP Nails it : Is ACORN, according to McCain, perpetuating voter fraud that could be "destroying the fabric of democracy"? Or are Republicans trying to keep the disadvantaged, who tend to be Democrats, from casting ballots in a hotly contested presidential race that has drawn record numbers of new ...
Factchecking the lies about ACORN
Daily Kos —
Bookmark this, send it to your friends and family, and keep it in your arsenal to combat the lies. From FactCheck.org: The McCain ad accuses ACORN of "massive voter fraud." In the final presidential debate, John McCain added that ACORN "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy." Sounds scary, but is it true? There's no evidence of any such democracy-destroying fraud. The AP also sets the story straight: hMcCain is correct that at least a handful of ACORN ...
Palin Draws Favorable Interlocutor For 'Situation Room' Sit Down
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Sarah Palin is set to give CNN their first interview, but by the looks of things, I wouldn't expect it to be a particularly rigorous one. As Mark Halperin reports, "Tuesday she'll be interviewed by CNN's Drew Griffin, to air on all three hours of the 'Situation Room.'"
Naturally, Halperin's not clued into any of the relevant details, so here's what you need to know about Griffin: he's an investigative reporter, not the typical type to be doing a candidate interview. But it's not necessarily an odd fit, because Griffin was the reporter behind CNN's prior hagiography on Palin, Sarah Palin Revealed. Griffin's involvement really starts ...
Palin Draws Favorable Interlocutor For 'Situation Room' Sit Down
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Sarah Palin is set to give CNN their first interview, but by the looks of things, I wouldn't expect it to be a particularly rigorous one. As Mark Halperin reports, "Tuesday she'll be interviewed by CNN's Drew Griffin, to air on all three hours of the 'Situation Room.'"
Naturally, Halperin's not clued into any of the relevant details, so here's what you need to know about Griffin: he's an investigative reporter, not the typical type to be doing a candidate interview. But it's not necessarily an odd fit, because Griffin was the reporter behind CNN's prior hagiography on Palin, Sarah Palin Revealed. Griffin's involvement really starts ...
