Radicals long have used the judicial system as a last-ditch weapon to circumvent legislative decisions. Last Friday, one of their leading lights, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, showed the advantages of having a federal judge in one’s corner. U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York, […]
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Harshbarger Whitewashes ACORN Lawbreaking
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has a justly earned reputation this decade for voter registration fraud, embezzlement and other illegal acts. Yet according to an eagerly-awaited internal assessment released yesterday, the radical nationwide nonprofit network’s main, if not sole, problem is inadequate employee training and oversight. The audit, supervised by […]
Newsmax: Sharpton & Rush, Sharpton & Gingrich
NLPC President Peter Flaherty is interviewed on Newsmax TV. For Newsmax article about the interview, click here. Related: Gingrich Must Sever Ties With Sharpton Sharpton’s Corporate Supporters Funded Anti-Rush Limbaugh Campaign
ACORN Embezzlement Totaled $5 Million, Internal Audit Asserts
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And in the case of the radical nonprofit network, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, the fire is more than five times as bad as originally reported. According to results from an internal audit released yesterday, top ACORN members embezzled around $5 million during its years […]
Ex-Official at ACORN-Friendly San Francisco Charity Pleads Guilty
Jason Sanders was an adviser to the Tides Foundation, a San Francisco philanthropy that for over three decades has been a major funding source for progressive-Left projects on issues such as global sustainability, reproductive justice, and AIDS treatment. What his employer didn’t know is that his own favorite cause was himself. This past March 25, […]
RICO Suit Against Blagojevich Cites Payments Exposed by NLPC
Last week, Courthouse News Service reported: In a federal action, four casinos say former Gov. Rod Blagojevich used the governor’s office to enrich himself by agreeing with horse track owner John Johnston to secure enactment of legislation forcing casinos to pay millions of dollars to five horse tracks that included two controlled by Johnston. To […]
Peter Flaherty vs. Howard Dean on Health Care, Cell Phone Tax, Tobacco Bill & California Problems
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Sharpton’s Busses Don’t Show Up for DC Rally; Marchers Stranded
Yesterday, we criticized the Sharpton-led rally for education in Washington, DC that is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, May 16. The “Close the Gap” rally purportedly commemorates the 55th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education decision. It looks like the event may be smaller than organizers planned. From the website of WDAF-TV […]
Citigroup Proxy Lauds Robert Rubin; No Gratitude to Taxpayers
On the first page of Citigroup’s just-issued 139-page proxy statement, Chairman Richard Parsons writes, The Board would also like to recognize our retiring directors, Sir Win Bischoff, Kenneth Derr, Roberto Hernandez, Robert Rubin, and Franklin Thomas for their many contributions to Citi. The collective wisdom and insight of these directors have been an invaluable source […]