More about ACORN

I posted previously about ACORN, and how evidence is needed when making claims about the "evils" of this or that. And while I still believe that ACORN is an organization that needs to be reformed, it's not an evil organization. Rachel Maddow puts it best, which is why she's my favorite pundit. Ms. Maddow approaches every issue from a frame of "what is the truth" here, not "what is my point of view" and is one of the most sane talking heads out there. Who else could hear Pat Buchanan utter the phrase, "white people built this country" and still remain civil. Rachel can, and that's why her reporting on ACORN is so important.

At first blush it can seem like more of the usual, "sure it's bad, but you're worse" arguing. But the most important issue here is this: There is still no ACTUAL CRIME. On my previous blog I mentioned that there was never any actual voter fraud. In the current case, a crime was talked about, but nothing actually happened. Now this, even to me, seems like parsing, but when you consider Blackwater, KBR, and others, ACORN is like some guy who talked about committing a robbery and Blackwater is Dillinger (without the likability). But Rachel makes the point even better.

From youtube, because it doesn't seem to be on MSNBC.COM




For a party that always demands everyone be treated the same and no one deserves special treatment, Republicans sure don't put their money where there mouth is. Or, perhaps one can't talk with a mouth full of money.