ACORN Leader says critics Mounted ‘McCarthy-Era War Against the Poor’ After Report Clears Organization of Wrongdoing

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looks like the seeds are sown...

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The former president of the now-dissolved activist group ACORN struck back at Republicans, Democrats and even the Obama Administration Thursday after a federal report cleared the organization of misusing federal funds and election fraud.

In an exclusive interview with Raw Story -- her first public remarks since the report's release -- ACORN's Bertha Lewis said the findings of the Government Accountability Office proves the withering criticism against ACORN that all but shuttered the group was an orchestrated right wing attack against the poor.

"This was a McCarthy-era style war against the poor and minorities, nothing more," the group's former leader told Raw Story.

"This proves the right will resort to anything to maintain power to continue the war on poor black and brown people," she added.

"Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh can call me a racist all they want to," she said. "But there is no way there was not a racial element and class element to this whole attack."

She also hinted that the favorable report might serve as a catalyst for a reincarnation of the group, founded in 1970 to advocate for better housing, jobs, and healthcare for working families.

"Some new organization will be continuing the mission," she said. "It might not be exactly the same."

"But we will be back," she said referring to now defunct local chapters of the organization that may re-emerge under different names.

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/18-6

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looks like the seeds are sown...

Yes
By you, here, yet again

I have seen this "leaders" speechs. I can understand why she is a credible person for you

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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I can understand why she is a credible person for you

She speaks in hyperlinks?

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

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I can understand why she is a credible person for you

She speaks in hyperlinks?

Worse

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Ouch! Quade thinks that you are a right wing blogger

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

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Ouch! Quade thinks that you are a right wing blogger

lol

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Ouch! Quade thinks that you are a right wing blogger

lol

But - But - Copy and paste is the only way he can communicate!
So we should have C&PSL for everyone so we can accomodate those that only speak in C&P.

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