FIVE DAYS OF THE OBAMA ACORN CONNECTION
Day 3: Obama Funneled Grant
Money To ACORN
"As the head of a left-wing activist organization, Barack Obama funneled tens of thousands of dollars to ACORN, allowing the group to engage in their controversial voter registration activities. Given ACORN's troubling involvement in the presidential election, Barack Obama owes the American people a complete explanation regarding the true nature of his relationship with the group."
The Facts:
· Barack Obama Funneled Grant Money To ACORN
· While Barack Obama Served On The Board Of Directors Of The Woods Fund, ACORN Received $190,000 In Grants From The Organization
· From 1993 To 2002, Barack Obama Served On The Board Of Directors For The Woods Fund
· The Woods Fund Is Described As Leftist
Barack Obama Funneled Grant Money To ACORN
While Serving On The Board Of Directors Of The Woods Fund, ACORN Received Thousands Of Dollars Of Grants From The Organization:
· Chicago ACORN Received Grants Of $45,000 (2000), $30,000 (2001), $45,000 (2001), $30,000 (2002), And $40,000 (2002) From The Woods Fund. (Donors Forum Website, ifs.donorsforum.org, Accessed 6/10/08)
· NOTE: From 1993 To 2002, Obama Served On The Board Of Directors For The Woods Fund. (Tim Novak and Fran Spielman, "Obama Helped Ex-Boss Get $1 Mil. From Charity," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/29/07)
Barack Obama Served On Boards That Funneled Money To ACORN. "Mr. Obama further expanded his list of allies by joining the boards of two well-known charities: the Woods Fund and the Joyce Foundation. These memberships have allowed him to help direct tens of millions of dollars in grants over the years to groups that championed the environment, campaign finance reform, gun control and other causes supported by the liberal network he was cultivating. Mr. Brazier's group, the Woodlawn Organization, received money, for instance, as did antipoverty groups with ties to organized labor like Chicago Acorn, whose endorsement Mr. Obama sought and won in his State Senate race." (Jo Becker and Christopher Drew, "Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side," The New York Times, 5/11/08)
"The Leftist Woods Fund, A Major ACORN Fertilizer." "One outgrowth of Obama's "community organizer" days in the not-so-leafy urbs of Chicago was serving on the board for the leftist Woods Fund, a major ACORN fertilizer. ACORN is ripe for a pruning, and Obama may have barked up the wrong tree with this group." ("Leaf Mold: Obama's ACORN Tie Points To Seedy Past," The Oklahoman, 10/15/08)
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FIVE DAYS OF THE OBAMA ACORN CONNECTION
Day 5: Obama's ACORN
Connections Summary
"Given his deep and longstanding ties to ACORN, Barack Obama must immediately come clean with the American people about his relationship with the left-wing, activist organization. Already under investigation for voter fraud in 14 states, ACORN's illegal activities threaten to undermine the integrity of our democratic process. Barack Obama's association with ACORN demonstrates stunningly bad judgment and troubling blind ambition."
The Facts:
· Barack Obama Started Working With ACORN In 1992
· Barack Obama Was ACORN's Lawyer
· Barack Obama Trained ACORN Staff
· When Barack Obama Was On The Board Of Directors Of The Woods Fund, ACORN Received $190,000 Of Grants From The Organization
· Barack Obama's Campaign Paid Over $800,000 To An ACORN Affiliate For Get-Out-The-Vote Efforts
· ACORN's Political Action Committee Endorsed Barack Obama
Barack Obama Started Working With ACORN In 1992. "What's more, Obama worked as executive director of ACORN's voter-registration arm, Project Vote, in 1992." (Editorial, "Is ACORN Stealing The Election?" Investor's Business Daily, 10/8/08)
Barack Obama Represented ACORN In
A Lawsuit. "The latest wave of ACORN investigations has provided
Republicans with both an opening to assail an old foe, and a new line
of criticism to use against the Democratic presidential nominee, who
represented ACORN in a lawsuit in the 1990s." (Alexander Burns, "ACORN Gives GOP New Line Of Attack," Politico, 10/11/08)
Barack Obama Trained ACORN Staff. "At the time, Talbot worked at the social action group ACORN and initially considered Obama a competitor. But she became so impressed with his work that she invited him to help train her staff." (Letta Tayler and Keith Herbert, "Obama Forged Path As Chicago Community Organizer," Los Angeles Times, 3/2/08)
When Barack Obama Was On The Board Of Directors Of The Woods Fund, ACORN Received $190,000 Of Grants From The Organization. (Donors Forum Website, ifs.donorsforum.org, Accessed 6/10/08)
Barack Obama's Campaign "Paid More
Than $800,000" To An ACORN Affiliate For Get-Out-The Vote Efforts.
"U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign paid more than $800,000
to an offshoot of the liberal Association of Community Organizations
for Reform Now for services the Democrat's campaign says it mistakenly
misrepresented in federal reports." (David M. Brown, "Obama To Amend Report On $800,000 In
Spending," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 8/22/08)
ACORN's Political Action Committee Endorsed Barack Obama. "ACORN's Political Action Committee, ACORN Votes,
announced Feb. 21 that it had endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for
President." (ACORN, "ACORN's Political Action
Committee Endorses Obama," Press Release, 2/21/08)
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