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John Atlas shrugs: ACORN’s apologist defends gangster group

Matthew Vadum

The war of words over ACORN continues to rage. ACORN’s institutional hagiographer John Atlas (photo below) took exception to a report of mine on the recent conviction of ACORN in a voter fraud conspiracy. (Atlas is author of Seeds of Change which was published last year. Not a bad book in terms of original research but Atlas clearly doesn’t understand what ACORN is really about.) After a misinformed commenter at POWIP unleashed a fact-free screed regarding my article, Atlas joined in, complimenting him/her on on an “impressive pithy response.” It’s nonsense. Left-wing supporters of ACORN love to play word games, I … Continue reading John Atlas shrugs: ACORN’s apologist defends gangster group

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The Truth About ACORN, narrated by Megyn Kelly

Matthew Vadum

In fall of 2009 Fox News Channel aired a good documentary called “The Truth About ACORN.” It was narrated by Megyn Kelly. You can watch it on Hulu. Read about the nihilistic adventures of ACORN in my new book, Subversion Inc.: How Obama’s ACORN Red Shirts Are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers, comes out soon. Pre-order it now! Continue reading The Truth About ACORN, narrated by Megyn Kelly

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The mysterious disappearance of ACORN boss Steve Kest

Matthew Vadum

Steve Kest, who was executive director of the organized crime syndicate ACORN, became a senior fellow at John Podesta’s Center for American Progress Action Fund last year. Kest joined self-described “communist” Van Jones who is also a senior fellow at CAP Action Fund. In the above photo Kest is shown at left beside Podesta at a 2005 CAP event. Kest participated in the coverup of a million-dollar embezzlement at ACORN perpetrated by Dale Rathke, brother of disgraced ACORN founder Wade Rathke. Strangely, references to Kest’s appointment have disappeared from CAP’s websites. I sent several emails requesting more information and CAP … Continue reading The mysterious disappearance of ACORN boss Steve Kest

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ACORN Convicted In Massive Voter Fraud Conspiracy, Legacy Media Yawns

Matthew Vadum

If a radical group closely associated with the  president of the United States and known for its efforts to undermine American democracy were convicted in a massive voter fraud conspiracy you’d expect to hear something about it from the mainstream media, wouldn’t you? Wrong. Except for the odd FoxNews.com report and a few local reports there has been a media blackout. On April 6 the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), that is, the organization itself as opposed to its employees, was convicted in Las Vegas of felony “compensation” for registration of voters. Sentencing is scheduled for August 10. … Continue reading ACORN Convicted In Massive Voter Fraud Conspiracy, Legacy Media Yawns

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Vadum ACORN op-ed #1 at Washington Times

Matthew Vadum

My op-ed, Obama’s favorite gangsters convicted again, is the #1 most-read opinion article at the Washington Times right now. It’s gratifying to know that people still care about the threat that ACORN and similar groups still pose to the American republic. Obligatory book plug: My new book, Subversion Inc.: How Obama’s ACORN Red Shirts Are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers, comes out soon. Pre-order it now! Continue reading Vadum ACORN op-ed #1 at Washington Times

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Reds, Reds Everywhere, But Not a Reporter in Sight: The Media Ignores the Communists at Government Union Protests

Matthew Vadum

(originally posted at NewsReal) Is it just my perception or are labor protests nowadays consistently bringing out more communists and various assorted America-haters than they used to? Communists, Marxist-Leninists, Trotskyists, Maoists, and other freaks have always been hangers-on at labor demonstrations but a decade ago they tended not to be a significant portion of the crowd. As I like to say, all political parties and political movements attract kooks, but since Barack Obama became president, the kooks in the labor movement and on the left in general seem to have been multiplying like mogwai in a hot tub. The leftist protests … Continue reading Reds, Reds Everywhere, But Not a Reporter in Sight: The Media Ignores the Communists at Government Union Protests

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Obama’s favorite gangsters convicted again: How many convictions before Justice Department recognizes racketeering?

Matthew Vadum

I have an op-ed in today’s Washington Times. Here is the top of the article: Are Mickey Mouse and Mary Poppins registered to vote in Nevada? In a Las Vegas courtroom last week, prosecutors found the fictional characters not guilty but convicted those impersonating them of voter fraud. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), the radical left-wing activist group, was convicted in a massive voter-fraud conspiracy. It has been committing identify theft for decades. ACORN pleaded guilty to unlawful “compensation” for registration of voters, a felony under Nevada law. The plea came after senior ACORN executives Amy … Continue reading Obama’s favorite gangsters convicted again: How many convictions before Justice Department recognizes racketeering?

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Schadenfreude alert: Gay man sues Rev. Jesse Jackson for sexual harassment

Matthew Vadum

The undisputed all-time Jedi Master of corporate shakedowns, Rev. Jesse Jackson, is being sued for allegedly sexually harassing a man who worked for his left-wing extortion gang, the Rainbow Push Coalition, NBCChicago.com reports. The complaint, filed sometime last year by Tommy R. Bennett, a regular on the Tom Joyner Radio show and member of Barack Obama’s LGBT Leadership Council, includes shocking allegations about Jackson’s behavior toward the openly gay staffer including an allegation that the civil rights leader propositioned him. Jackson has denied the allegations in a legal response that was filed in July 2010 and resurfaced when the Windy City … Continue reading Schadenfreude alert: Gay man sues Rev. Jesse Jackson for sexual harassment

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Cynical Budget Deal Funds ACORN Wannabe Poverty Pimp Groups

Matthew Vadum

I found yet another reason for conservatives to hate the budget deal. The compromise spending legislation now before Congress funds ACORN-like radical activist groups to the tune of a whopping $680 million in fiscal 2011. Bear in mind $680 million is virtually nothing compared to the trillions of dollars the feds regularly flush down the toilet but these nasty, parasitic pressure groups that want to bring “hope and change” to America can do a lot of damage to our society with that money. They’ve been trying to transform America for the worst and using your tax dollars to do so ever … Continue reading Cynical Budget Deal Funds ACORN Wannabe Poverty Pimp Groups

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ACORN’s goal is to hurt people, not help them

Matthew Vadum

ACORN is a profoundly antisocial organization. It celebrates and promotes the worst pathologies in society in an effort to kill the American experiment in self-governance. The small-c communist organization was created not to help people, but to hurt them. Growing out of the now-defunct National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), ACORN was created to get people to go on welfare. No joke. The group came out of the so-called welfare rights movement led by radical anti-American activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven. Cloward died in 2001 but Piven still teaches at CUNY and advocates violence as a tool of revolutionary political change. Getting … Continue reading ACORN’s goal is to hurt people, not help them

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It’s Time to Go Galt: Atlas Shrugged Movie is a Winner

Matthew Vadum

(originally posted at NewsReal) Finally a movie comes along that sticks it to the ruling class that is deliberately and maliciously driving America into the ground. The message of the movie adaptation of Ayn Rand’s 1,200-page opus, Atlas Shrugged, is that the productive should be able to go about their business without being hindered by the nonproductive and the anti-productive mischief makers of government. It is a celebration of the many virtues of capitalism, a topic I editorialized about previously atNewsReal. And it turns out it’s surprisingly good! I saw the movie at a special advance screening kindly provided by the Washington, … Continue reading It’s Time to Go Galt: Atlas Shrugged Movie is a Winner

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ACORN Housing bragged about destroying the housing market

Matthew Vadum

Twelve years ago many Democrats* and Republicans still thought lowering borrowing standards in order to help poor, uncreditworthy people play Russian roulette with home values was a wonderful idea. In 1999 ACORN even bragged about helping to kill reasonable underwriting standards by strong-arming banks into counting welfare benefits such as food stamps as income. No money? No job? No problem! ACORN Housing Corp. produced a brochure, “To Each Their Home: Success Stories from the ACORN Housing Corporation,” to highlight the group’s antisocial activities. “To each their home.” Hmmm. What does that sound like? Oh yeah, I remember now. From each … Continue reading ACORN Housing bragged about destroying the housing market

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Matthew Vadum on the O’Reilly Factor, talking Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin, and Code Pink

Matthew Vadum

How time flies. This is the video clip from my first appearance on the “O’Reilly Factor” back in 2007. I was talking to Bill O’Reilly about Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, and Medea Benjamin. Code Pink is not only an antiwar group, it is firmly in the anti-American camp aligning itself with the relentless brutal Communist dictatorships of North Korea and Cuba. Here is the video: Continue reading Matthew Vadum on the O’Reilly Factor, talking Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin, and Code Pink

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Radical Thom Hartmann accuses Matthew Vadum of trying to bring back debtors’ prisons — or something

Matthew Vadum

Two weeks ago I was on Thom Hartmann’s radio show. Hartmann is essentially a communist in ideological terms. He’s a member of the misnamed Democratic Socialists of America (other notable members: Noam Chomsky, Frances Fox Piven) and a proud 9/11 “truther.” Hartmann thinks corporations pick through your garbage late at night or have installed mind control microchips in your dental work, or something. Hartmann read an article of mine and somehow got it in his head that I favor debtors’ prisons. Here’s a video of the interview that Hartmann streamed from his website (hats off to you if you can … Continue reading Radical Thom Hartmann accuses Matthew Vadum of trying to bring back debtors’ prisons — or something

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Unhinged leftists like Tavis Smiley are howling over the budget deal, but are there any actual cuts?

Matthew Vadum

(originally posted at NewsReal) Was the deal Speaker John Boehner made to prevent a federal government shutdown really the best he could get? Who knows, but it’s far from clear if the deal actually involves a net cut in government spending. After promising to slice $100 billion from the federal budget, the GOP capitulated and the final number dropped down to $61 billion… and then down to a mere $39 billion. The fiscal 2011 budget request from President Obama, which was never actually adopted, called for an unprecedented $3.8 trillion in spending. A $39 billion cut, if it really is a cut, … Continue reading Unhinged leftists like Tavis Smiley are howling over the budget deal, but are there any actual cuts?

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New photos posted at Subversion Inc. page on Facebook

Matthew Vadum

I put up some photos of people associated with ACORN on the Facebook page for my book Subversion Inc. Among them are ACORN funder George Soros, ACORN funders Herb and Marion Sandler, ACORN founder and destroyer Wade Rathke, ACORN chief organizer Bertha Lewis, ACORN supporters Bill Ayers and Noam Chomsky, and ACORN supporter and racist traitor Van Jones. Continue reading New photos posted at Subversion Inc. page on Facebook

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Son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Admits One Parent’s Guilt

Matthew Vadum

Ron Radosh, who figures prominently in my upcoming book Subversion Inc., has an eye-opening piece up at Pajamas Media. Here’s the top of it: In an interview with New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, Robert Meeropol, the younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, admitted on Wednesday that “his father deserved to have been convicted of the legal charges that led to his parents’ execution. ‘Yes, he was guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage,’”Meeropol told him.After decades of denial, and insistence that his father was framed up and was innocent, Robert Meeropol for the first time has admitted that his father — but not … Continue reading Son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Admits One Parent’s Guilt