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Thread #114650   Message #2452336
Posted By: Sawzaw
28-Sep-08 - 05:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Bailout
Subject: RE: BS: The Bailout
CBS News:

Sep 27, 2008

"The draft bill includes a left-wing giveaway that would force taxpayers to bankroll a slush fund for a discredited ally of the Democratic Party," reads one leadership alert. "At issue is ACORN, an organization fraught with controversy for, among other scandals, its fraudulent voter registration activities on behalf of Democratic candidates. Rather than returning any profits made in the long-term from the economic rescue package, Democrats want to first reward their radical allies at ACORN for their (often illegal) help in getting Democrats elected to office."