ACORN Sues Itself
-By Warner Todd Huston
Looks like the folks inside the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) are finally showing how upset they are that their chief tried to hide the fact that his brother embezzled a million dollars from the organization.
The Pittsburgh Tribune reports that some members of the board are suing founder Wade Rathke for the cover up attempt.
Board members Marcel Reid and Karen Inman are seeking a court order that also would sever ties between ACORN and founder Wade Rathke, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Although Rathke resigned as chief organizer, he oversees staff and expenditures, the lawsuit contends.
The court action reflects continuing turmoil at ACORN. Rathke resigned after it became public this summer that his brother, Dale Rathke, embezzled $948,607.50.
Rathke tried to hide the fact that his brother stole a cool one mil from the organization’s funds several years ago. Looks like his buddies on the ACORN Board are finally fed up.
Of course, this points to the sort of corruption endemic with the mindset of the group in the first place. That its founder thought he could cover up such a criminal action speaks to the place of privilege he thinks he and his brother holds. He and his brother are above the law, apparently.
In any case, let’s hope everyone gets what they deserve here.
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Posted by Warner Todd Huston on September 18, 2008 10:08 am
» Filed Under Humor, News, Union Mafias/Thugs
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It’s a shame that the “real media” hasn’t picked up on this. I really think Americans should know about this, especially since Obama wants to give this organization tons of money, if elected.
Any media outlet that exposes this will be called a racist, if Obama likes eggs vs panckaes and you like pancakes your a racist.
Lets not forget Obama won the state senate by not beating other dem. challenges, but by challenging their petitions looking for an inaccuracies until all Democratic primary rivals were forced off the ballot making him the only democratic candidate.
He learned this tactic by working as a community organizer with ACORN who has been accused of getting underage, dead or other ineligible voters registered in Chicago.
ALL this he counts as his experience, (experience for Organized Crime) and by me even mentioning this will probably get me labeled as racist.
Im just a simple democrat with a brain voting for McCain.