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McCain’s ACORN "Exposed"
By Tim Einenkel
Hopefully all of the right wing nuts will stop with their silly allegations that the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now or A.C.O.R.N. is a radical organization that has broken the laws, therefore Obama is a crazy radical as well and will destroy this country.
If the right wing continues these allegations then their reporting will have to include McCain’s connection to this “radical” group.
Politico’s Ben Smith reports that in March of 2006, John McCain sat besides Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek, therefore he was at an event Acorn co-sponsored in Florida, where he was the main speaker.
The press release for the event below:
Major Rally in Miami to Support Comprehensive
Immigration Reform
Senator John McCain and many others to speak at the rally at
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
Miami, Florida – February 20, 2006 ― Leaders from a diverse array of sectors will hold a rally in Miami on Thursday, February 23, 2006, in support of comprehensive immigration reform in an effort to keep immigration reform at the forefront of the public debate. Leaders from both political parties, immigrant communities, labor, business, and religious organizations will gather to call on Washington to enact workable
reform.
The rally will feature Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the headline speaker along with elected officials, immigrants and key local and national leaders. Sen. McCain is one of the chief sponsors of the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act; bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform legislation introduced last Congress and scheduled for consideration by the Senate in the coming weeks. A similar rally with Sen. McCain is planned for New York City on February 27.
WHO:Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL.), and immigrant, religious, community, business and labor leaders.
WHAT: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Rally
WHEN: Thursday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus Chapman Conference Center Bldg 3000 300 NE 2nd Avenue
EDITOR’S NOTE: Miami Press Availability: Sen. McCain will be available for interviews starting at 4:15 p.m. on location, Feb. 23.
The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) and in the House by Representatives Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). It addresses border security and illegal immigration while bringing the 11 million undocumented immigrants out from the shadows and onto a path to legal permanent status; setting up legal channels and realistic caps for workers and family members to enter in the future; providing for tough enforcement; and enabling more immigrants to learn English and prepare for citizenship. (More)
The rally in Miami is being sponsored by the New American Opportunity campaign (NAOC) in partnership with ACORN, Catholic Legal Services – Archdiocese of Miami, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miami Dade College, People for the American Way/Mi Familia Vota en Acción, Service Employees International Union, and UNITE HERE.
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n 2004 Obama was the community organizer for ACORN, they used government grant money for the road dept in Mo. to strong arm the legislature of the state and force pretty much the same kinda campaign he is running now. He has been at this for awhile even back them he promised them riches and he delivered, McCain went to ACORN of course because they are a government funded program for housing and he is a government official but he is in no way as deep as Obama is and it is designed that way absolutely .
Congressman Jerry Costello (D., IL), a member of the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee representing East St. Louis, attended one of UCMs annual public
meetings where this issue was raised. Later, a delegation from UCM visited Costello in his
Belleville, Illinois office and persuaded him to support the local hiring provision. Gamaliel had a
closer connection on the Senate side. In November 2004 Barack Obama was elected to the U.S.
Senate. A former organizer for Gamaliel in Chicago, Obama had worked for Mike Kruglik, the
national political director of Gamaliel, and Kruglik’s son now served on Obama’s staff. It is
almost unheard of for a U.S. Senator to attend a public meeting of a community organization, but
Senator Obama attended a Gamaliel affiliate public meeting in Chicago.
Heidi Swarts (2007) goes further and argues that
centralized national organizations like ACORN are even more effective because they can pressure
for national policy changes in ways that help them to build local power.
What is the answer to our central question: Should CBOs “go regional”? If going
regional means concentrating organizing efforts at the regional level, the answer is NO. There is
nothing special about the regional scale. Indeed, informal regional collaborations can distract
CBOs from essential political organizing.