The Other McCain (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
by Smitty Michael Volpe at Big Government delivers a thorough crushing of the ACORN report excreted by the former Massachusetts Attorney General. Shorter Volpe: "Look at the self-licking ice cream cone." Looking at the photo of Rathke, one can't help but wonder if he hadn't engaged in louder activities in his youth... And for tonight's ironic lyric, let's look at some ACORNy seeds...
Big Government (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... and not really addressed. In fact, the report has put more blame on former chief organizer, Wade Rathke, than on current leadership. The report itself is full of contradictions and equivocations, and to me, that’s a sign of a report that has as its agenda more than simply getting at the truth. For instance, the report points out that ACORN has taken “significant steps toward financial...
Big Government (Free subscription) | yesterday
The “independent” investigation of ACORN has been completed, and the final report is in. The verdict? ACORN has done nothing illegal, and most of its problems stem from the subpar leadership of its founder and former “chief organizer,” Wade Rathke. As long as Rathke and his allies are out of the picture, everything should be good [...]
R e p u b l i k i d (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
ACORN Report - Acorn gets a law firm to investigate the allegations of misconduct and wouldn't you know it? They didn't do anything wrong. The undercover videos filmed by James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles don't show anything wrong with the conduct of ACORN employees. Oh, no it's all Wade Rathke's fault. Who??? Wade Rathke a former ACORN employee was the true root of this...
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Organizations for Reform Now’s current management, laying much of the blame on founder Wade Rathke for lax oversight and dangerously rapid growth. Scott Harshbarger, the former Massachusetts attorney who led the inquiry for the Proskauer Rose law firm, found that ACORN is not subject to “basic, appropriate standards of governance and accountability” and suggested...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... not moving fast enough to institute reforms after an alleged eight-year coverup by ACORN founder Wade Rathke of an embezzlement by his brother. ACORN's leaders are "now reaping what Rathke sowed," wrote Harshbarger, who was brought in to investigate. The organization's leadership has made reforms in ... Email
Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Organizations for Reform Now’s current management, laying much of the blame on founder Wade Rathke for lax oversight and dangerously rapid growth. Scott Harshbarger, the former Massachusetts attorney who led the inquiry for the Proskauer Rose law firm, found that ACORN is not subject to “basic, appropriate standards of governance and accountability” and suggested...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... not moved fast enough to institute reforms after an alleged eight-year cover up by ACORN founder Wade Rathke of an embezzlement by his brother. The videos of ACORN staffers offering advice to Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe, doing some freelance investigative reporting for a conservative group posing as a prostitute and her boyfriend triggered a congressional criticism and calls for...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Organizations for Reform Now’s current management , laying much of the blame on founder Wade Rathke for lax oversight and dangerously rapid growth. Not absolute absolution, but ... The review practically absolved ACORN employees caught up in the expose in which a few employees appeared to be offering advice on how to run a brothel. It also suggested that ACORN should refocus...
Baristanet (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Wade Rathke, founder of the much besieged and scandal-plagued activist group ACORN , will be speaking at a Blue Wave NJ event this Saturday (12/5) in Montclair. From Blue Wave's website: Learn about the history of the organization and its massive voter registration drives and why the organization became the target of Fox News and other right-wing commentators. Participate in a frank...
