"Which brings us to ACORN. Obama's longtime ally is now being investigated in at least 14 different states for election fraud. Cynically, Obama is banking on the fact that most people don't grasp the state/federal distinction. By taking aim at the Justice Department, his letter obscures the fact that the numerous investigations of ACORN have been undertaken not by DOJ but by state authorities and in some instances by Democrat law-enforcement officials who find themselves unable to turn a blind-eye to ACORN's blatant tactics."
"For example, in Nevada, where ACORN appears to have submitted thousands of phony voter registrations including filings on behalf of the Dallas Cowboys' star players the FBI participated with other agencies in a raid on ACORN's Las Vegas office. But the investigation is being run by state authorities, not the feds.
The choice to use the Cowboys makes perfect sense, for when it comes to fraud, ACORN truly is America's Team. As Jim Hoft details in a useful Pajamas Media account, "The Complete Guide to ACORN Voter Fraud," state agencies are examining ACORN's activities not just in Nevada but in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and New Mexico (where Iglesias may be gone but ACORN is alive and well).
This year alone, ACORN has filed 1.3 million voter registrations, and already without thorough scrutiny by forensic law-enforcement investigators tens of thousands of them are known to be fraudulent. The group, moreover, is known to have bribed voters to register dozens of times and to have hired convicted felons as registration recruiters.
Interestingly, ACORN's Nevada program is known as "Project Vote." As detailed by Steve Gilbert at Sweetness & Light, Project Vote has long been ACORN's "voter mobilization" arm. In 1992, it was directed in Chicago by a young "community organizer" named Barack Obama. The resulting registration of 150,000 new voters became the springboard for his political career. As observed about Obama's efforts by top ACORN agitator Madeline Talbott (a staunch proponent of the lawlessness ACORN euphemistically calls "direct action"): "Barack has proven himself among our members. He is committed to organizing, to building a democracy. Above all else, he is a good listener, and we accept and respect him as a kindred spirit, a fellow organizer."
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