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Garnet SpyThe Republicans will never tell you that John McCain was the keynote speaker at a 2006 ACORN rally–they are too busy critcizing ACORN because their voter registration fraud will be benefitting Barack Obama during the 2008 election.
From the ACORN website:
Senator Allied with ACORN as Recently as 2006, Now Turns Cold Shoulder
October 13, 2008, Miami, FL - U.S. Senator John McCain’s recent attacks on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) are puzzling given his historic support for the organization and its efforts on behalf of immigrant Americans. As recently as February 20, 2006, Senator McCain was the keynote speaker at an ACORN-sponsored Immigration Rally in Miami, Florida at Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus.
The rally, co-sponsored by ACORN in partnership with the New American Opportunity campaign (NAOC), Catholic League Services – Archdiocese of Miami, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miami Dade College, People for the American Way/Mi Familia/Vota en Accion, the Service Employees International Union, and UNITE/HERE, was intended to call attention to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
Senator McCain spoke at the rally attended by hundreds of ACORN members, most of whom were dressed in the red shirts typical of its members. Senator McCain’s speech focused on the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, a bipartisan, comprehensive reform bill, which McCain sponsored with Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA).
Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer of ACORN, said, “It has deeply saddened us to see Senator McCain abandon his historic support for ACORN and our efforts to support the goals of low-income Americans. Maybe it is out of desperation that Senator McCain has forgotten that he was for ACORN before he was against ACORN; he was for immigration reform before he was against immigration reform; and he was a maverick before he became erratic. We were thrilled to partner with him to help reform the outdated immigration laws in this country, and were pleased to work closely with him on this issue.”
Lewis continued, “We expected Senator McCain to support our efforts to give voice to millions of Americans who have never participated in an election before. We are surprised at his efforts to vilify an organization that, until recently, he saw as an ally. Maybe this surprise attack and change of heart is indicative of his state of mind, and the way he would govern.”
Senator McCain and his campaign have recently launched a series of coordinated attacks on ACORN, the nation’s largest community organization of low-and moderate-income families.
Ms. Lewis went on to say that, “We are sure that the extremists he is trying to get into a froth will be even more excited to learn that John McCain stood shoulder to shoulder with ACORN, at an ACORN co-sponsored event, to promote immigration reform.”
Senator McCain was joined at the rally by Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), leaders from both political parties, immigrant communities, and members of labor, business, and religious organizations.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Democrats, Election 2008, John McCain, News, Politics, Republicans | Tagged: voting rights, ACORN, democracy
One of many co-sponsors, but I’m not surprised. You’ll note how quiet John is about it, and it’s others attacking ACORN. You’ll note Obama the same way when Palin’s family is attacked. Neither wants to be throwing bricks in their own glass house.
Doesn’t change to massive voter fraud one whit.
Mike O: So you have a link for he’s just one of many ‘co-sponsors’ and that he was not indeed a “Keynote Speaker?”
McCain is about as different from Obama as Sharpton is from Farrakhan.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/manion/manion89.html
Go here to see 10 things McCain will not be straight talking about. :)
Jack: what do you have to say about McCain speaking at an Acorn (nut) rally?
Benjamin, I will let McCain’s own words from that keynote speech answer: “What is good about America is right here in this room.”
“voter registration fraud will be benefitting”
ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
Obviously not Obama,
and the backlash from the SILLY emphasis on this non-issue is hurting McCain.
Perhaps the Atwater-Rove playbook is obsolete, but the wingnuts have nothing else.
Not one single good original idea! NOT ONE!!!!
That is why Intrade has now:
Obama 80.0, up 2.1
McCain 20.1, down 3.3
Get your checkbook ready, Mike.
Jack: you fulfilled my prophecy (which I said to myself in private, I bet he finds a way to defend Acorn.) and showed your ignorance again.
Obama told reporters this week: “We’ve got the best voter registration and turnout and volunteer operation in politics right now, and we don’t need ACORN’s help.”
Considering that Obama promised ACORN, they were going to shape his presidential agenda - I wonder if Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer of ACORN, will comment to this effect ” that’s it so sad Obama has thrown Acorn under the bus- just like his Grandma, his Muslim family members, Reverend Wright, Father Pfleger, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezco, injured soldiers in Germany, IL Gov. Blagojevich, the New Party, his fellow Senators, Native Americans, and many others too numerous to mention!
NoBama!!!
“Considering that Obama promised ACORN, they were going to shape his presidential agenda”
More of these FAKE promise stories, like the federal funding and the school in Africa.
“When you can’t win with the truth, use lies” - Atwater playbook.
Julianne, please. He SHOULD have thrown many of them under the bus. With McCain crying like a little girl who got her new dress dirty everytime Obama doesn’t “REPUDIATE” something that he doesn’t like, what would you expect? I find it SICKENING that McCain is running for a party that is supposed to espouse personal responsibility yet he wants to hold BO responsible for their actions.
Give it a rest.
you all pay way too much attention to the ‘drive by’ media.
Don’t get your news from CNN or MSNBC or ABC or FOX, etc.
200,000 voter cards in Ohio don’t match driver’s license or Social security records. Is this a surprise?