Friday, 3rd September 2010

ACORN’s Blind Support for Unions and Their Attacks on Education

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by James Devere in Political News

ACORN’s Blind Support for Unions and Their Attacks on Education

ACORN has skirted the law when it comes to voter registration.  They were active in an Ohio voter drive at a time when the registration period overlapped early voting, opening the state up for fraud.  They have taken an active stance against a Harlem school that may have been just a little too successful for [...]

Progressives and their Orwellian Newspeak

Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by James Devere in Political Commentary

Progressives and their Orwellian Newspeak

Reminiscent of the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s 1984, the Obama Administration introduced some “newspeak” terms into our political debate earlier this year.  The “war on terror” became an “overseas contingency action” and “acts of terrorism” became “man caused disasters.” Seemingly innocuous changes in statements appeared to do no harm at the time.  Now, however, [...]

House Committee Rewards ACORN with Regulatory Authority over Financial Institutions

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by James Devere in Political News

House Committee Rewards ACORN with Regulatory Authority over Financial Institutions

Just weeks after overwhelming votes in the House and Senate to protect tax payers by barring federal funding to ACORN, Democrats have found a way to throw a life-line to their de facto campaign organization. Democrats on the House Committee on Financial Services adopted an amendment by Maxine Waters that will allow ACORN and other activists [...]