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The Census provides so much vital information to help the American Society and our government to shift there focus on some of the stress point's in our
Society. It's a shame that it is also used to manipulate the political agenda's by both parties.

The only time ACORN ever comes up is when Republicans mention it. Of course, they can conveniently blame that perennial boogey man, "the media", for this. However when you have the GOP pushing narratives that are normally relegated to the fringe, it becomes increasingly obvious that the Republican party is on an accelerated path towards irrelevance and eventual extinction.

This man is no fool. The GOP is not interested in voter turnout. It is not interested in redistricting based upon demographics. Both of these issues favor Democrats. They are interested in restricting voters, maintaining higher rural voter representation, and as a result: controlling political power to enrich themselves. There is nothing noble, nor patriotic about their actions or goals.

The way the Republicans talk, you get the impression that ACORN is the most critical problem in the nation's survival. GOP act like ACORN is the lynch-pin for all the nation's ills; and if we get rid of ACORN, then Iraq & Afghanistan war would be won and our young folks can return home by tomorrow. The financial meltdown will reverse, foreclosures will go away, and high paying will come back tomorrow; if only we can get rid of ACORN.

ACORN is being investigated in several states for the tactics used in their voter registration drives for filling out forms for non-existing or deceased people. Now the Obama administration wants them to be one of the organizations helping with the census poll. I guess with what they make up and the resulting redistricting, the Democrats will never be out of power.

Except no one wants Republicans to win in 2010.

Its o.k. when they steal an election, correction 2 elections. At least there was no doubt Obama won,

Mr. Michael Steele, you have obviously not learned from the 2008 campaigns that getting nasty stopped paying with the Bush era.
You are after all a very servile servant to that RUSH of venom

This will most certainly backfire.

Pathetic...

Unfortunately the 2010 census is already questionable. The handheld computers (HHCs) bought by the BoC, the mapping system they use, and the cellular system they communicate on are not working as advertised. Wonder how we can blame Obama and ACORN for this?

So what's next? "Statisticaly adjusting" the popular vote in our next election!
This is scary stuff!

ACORN has no interest in being responsible for the census. The government hires people in their own areas and they go knocking on doors. It's become an issue in the last 20 years with more women working and people not at home. I think there was a paper form to turn in last time, but who could possibly know how many kids I have if I write in bogus names? For that matter, if someone came to my door, how do they know I'm telling the truth? And it is not a political thing-they don't ask you your party!

So why the constant accusations of unethical behavior coming from the Republican Party?

Its all they know.

Its what they would do.

They seem determined to tear this country apart... If they can't have it, nobody can!

Susie
Can they go to the polls and vote? Photo ID is required. ACorn can register as many voter as they want, having the vote count is a different story. The ACORN conspiracy is a joke. The repugs can't seem to wrap their brains around this.

It is a shame that the party I so support The Republican is not even worried about helping to fix this mess they caused....All they want to do is win and then sit like a lame duck and do nothing...Just like the last duck bush. Well this here Rep just left...Republicans you are Pathetic, you dont have the countries poor in your best interest. Just want to win and milk taxpayers dry.

What is the sound of one hand clapping? It's the GOP.

Poor Michael Steele. In his desire to be as important as President Obama he has obviously lost what little bit of a mind he had. I suggest that instead of working so hard to tell lies about our President, he instead put all that fantasy to work making up reasons the Repugs should keep him on as their Chairman. He's gonna need all the creativity he can muster for that none.

Anyone else tired of these republicans yet?

Its a shame that the head of the RNC is an out and out liar. Its hard to figure who is worse, Steele or Palin.

It's a strong accusation to say someone is trying to rig the Census. He'd better watch out...

He needs to get his act together. At the beginning I thought perhaps he may be the change that the Republican party needs, but his actions are not inspired or inspiring. I want him to be successful, but that will not happen if he insists on playing the same stupid games.

He needs to be bold, somewhat original and unfraid to take on his party. Without these actions he will find it hard to expand his base. Dissing President Obama, Acorn and everything under the sun will not earn him the respect he seeks.

Steele is an idiot. No new ideals just the same old loser tactics and lies that handed the Democrats the country. Why was he chosen? I hope it wasn't because he's Black. He is an insult to all the gifted Black politicians who could have presented the Republican party as the party of choice. I sense the cruelty of old right wing party members in Steele and not a vision of what the party needs. Republicans need someone who can change their image and Steele is not it.

Michael Steele should learn about tactics from Obama. RNC should infiltrate ACORN, since they are protected from prosecution, and at the last moment, flip flop and use the funds for the Republicans. AFter all, ACORN and the other radical liberal puke organizations have robbed this country long enough....what's truly amazing is if this country was facing a threat on it's own soil, the liberals run and hide and want to talk.....like a bunch of wussies...The democratic congress and the incompetent OBama are steering this country into a disaster; just wait until the real estate market starts getting foreclosed on.....empty malls, empty plazas....high crime, high unemployment...

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

Of course the RNC does not want the minorities counted. It may mean the middle aged white guys may become the minority which is going to happen like it or not. RNC needs to stop trying to self distruct. Do they think the american people cannot see through this big time!!! The count will go on but better watch those republicans very carefully.

More " grasping at straws to try to save ourselves from drowning in the ocean of irrelevency that we created " by the Republicans! Nothing new to see here folks! Please keep the line moving.

When are people going to understand that ACORN is not evil. They hire people who are poor, homeless, disabled to try to give them a chance to work. And of course, many that are poor, homeless... whatever... it's not uncommon for them to try to make a fast lazy buck. Of course they're going to have people faking registration forms to try to make a little extra cash... but it doesn't make the corporation that gives them the opportunity to work evil.

The GOP lies, and it is getting harder and harder for them to get away with it. This Independent thinks Steele is awesome. I hope he wins a lifetime position with the grand ole party.

Another day, another ridiculous claim by the Republicans! I feel sorry for people who actually listen to their dripple. I would hope that America has heard enough of these same old tired political lies!

What a mess the Republican party has become.

Is Michael Steele really the huge idiot he appears to be? How many times does all this ACORN nonsense have to be laid to rest.

I wonder if Steele is Rove in disguise.

SO.......... amusing to read the GOPer's fear mongering! ACORN is evil!

The GOP constantly has some sort of FEAR campaign going!

In the 50's & 60's it was "the commies are coming!"

In 2001-2004 it was "the terrorists are coming!"

Now its "the socialists!" Or in this case ACORN!!

Someone posted a comment that ACORN is being investigated! They were ........ and they were CLEARED!

Why don't you, far-right-folks, do some of your own research instead of spewing the GOP's propaganda????

The Republicans have to blame something or someone other than themselves for their poor showing this last election. They are looking more and more like the proven idiots they truly are.

This is why the Republicans are finding themselves near total extinction. They feed on lies and falsehoods. The Republican party continues to self destruct....hopefully, never to rise again.

Steele is a worthless idiot.

Is there nothing that these people won't do to try and instill fear...and...is there nothing that these people are not willing to lie about?

Can you say...."DISGUSTING!"

Jer April 9th, 2009 5:11 pm ET

This only proves that if you keep throwing crap against the wall, some of it might actually stick. Wouldn't it be nice if ACORN took the RNC to court to challenge these charges?
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They won't do that because they would lose. ACORN prefers to play the "poor me, I'm being picked on" card to go along with the race card they throw out regularly.

Why would any sane political strategist pick up a theme, much less a tactic, THAT FAILED? ACORN could not influence an election, since any person improperly registered would not be allowed to vote! When will the Republicans admit they were lying about the influence of ACORN to scare the ignorant?

Oh, theat would mean they would have to admit they were operating on YET another FALSE premise(that is an idea, for all you Joe the Plumber fans, something the Repubs have not had in a generation).

Let me translate:

"Rig the 2010 Census" is Republican for "Actually count everyone. Yes, even black people. Yes, Latino and Middle-Eastern as well."

It's alright if you didn't understand. It's a very difficult, outdated and displeasing language.

James April 9th, 2009 5:34 pm ET

Funny how for the first time a President is taking the census into the Whitehouse? Why?
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That is an easy one, so the district lines can be redrawn to increase the population density of the "entitlement" voters that elected him in the first place, so that democrats can continue to be elected by the illegal aliens, and the welfare people with their hands out because they don't want to work.

Everyone knows that ACORN, the media, and Saddam Hussein's ghost are conspiring to overthrow Iowa. It's in Revelations, people!

ELC wrote:

"Stop making this sooooooooo complicated – it's not. Simply take the top 50 or 100 ACORN leaders and find out under which party they registered to vote. It's that simple! If this is truly a bipartisan organization, they will be pretty evenly split, by percentage, and have a strong right-wing and a left-wing representation among their ranks."

That is so unconstitutional it's not even funny. This is the kind of ignorance the Republicans are playing to.

Perhaps the republican party thinks its impossible they actually lost the election fair and square. Therefore something must be rigged since no other reason is possible. After all, the majority of people in this country wanted another republican president... right? Didnt they? They love Bush so of course they did. They must have because democrats are nothing more than a bunch of pinko commies. Republicans are the only true Americans.

Under normal circumstances such an attitude would be funny. But these party guys are serious about it. I am surprised they all still have jobs in the party.

GOP 31% approval rating
President Obama 66% approval rating

enuf said!

Ms. Stewart I have to take issue with your reference to Barack Obama as the Democrat nominee. Although the on-air personalities at FOX and various other Republican spokespeople have been relentless in their determination to rewrite our language, I expect that a CNN contributor will know and use the correct terminology. While Barack Obama is a Democrat he was the Democratic nominee.

And another lie from one of the rigth-wing extremists posting here ... "Real simple …stop giving Acorn taxpayer money. Period!"

ACORN has NOT received one drop of stimulus or any other money!

ACORN is the friend of the liberals, time to rid this country of these little maggots!

Here we go again! Wouldn't ya know it, the right-wing extremists are at it again, accusing the ACORN group of wanting to rig the census.

Will we ever hear the end of the lies, hypocrisy, and arrogance from the Republican right? Will we ever see the end of the Republican quest for rigging elections not in the voting booth but by taking the election to the Republican controlled Supreme Court?

YES – we finally have an RNC chair that knows how to fight the group of unethical, lying, powergrabbing dems – let's see how they react to somebody who's got their number - go steele!!!!!!!!!

Yes. Karl Rove's stamp of approval has been achieved. Bet he's back at work behind the scenes. God forbid ALL the poor in urban areas should be counted for once and proper districting set up.

Next question: how many REPUBLICAN-backed organizations also accept federal funding?

Take it one further. Not only did they deny voter fraud, they were investigated, and found NOT to have conducted voter fraud. The only fraud that was committed were by some lazy workers against ACORN, no voter fraud of any kind was committed.

Obama is the most partisan president I've seen. ACORN went out
and registered the same people over and over and over again. They
are expecting a windfall of voters to ensnare once Obama grants
amnesty to 12 million illegals! He promised this in his campaign.
What he didn't promise was to personally take control of the national
census count by taking it out of the hands of the Commerce Dept.
and moving it to the White House. The Democrats hope to pick up
more House seats this way in 2012 by re-districting them away from Republican states. Barack...your partisan hand is showing.

yea, its strange how obama wants to move the census to the white house, he be first president to do so.

From the article:
"It seems the Obama Administration has plans to rig the Census results...ACORN's community organizers are eager to once again take action to aid their old friend in the White House...You can be sure they'll be manipulating population numbers."

WOW. These unfounded accusations are absolutely disgusting. Any wrongdoing on Acorn's part in the election was roundly refuted. They (Acorn) should sue Steele and the Republican party for defamation. I would love to try to have respect for the Republicans, but then they resort to these types of tactics and I think that maybe a One-party system will be just fine.

More outright Lies from Steele and the GOP, surprise, surprise! The GOP wonders why Americans overwhelmingly Rejected them in 2008, it's the LIES. If the GOP thinks they were rejected in 2008, just wait until 2010. After 2010 the GOP will no longer be a party, they'll just be a group. A group of extreme ring wing idiots. That's all that will remain of the GOP, and they'll still think that they represent the people.

They continue to lie, I guess they don't understand that even if they don't know how to use computers to check out the truth, Americans can and do check out their lies all the time. That's how America knows they are LIES. The GOP has turned from the party on No to the party of idiots. 2010 can't get here soon enough!

ACORN is a thug organization. The tragedy for America is they are soon to be paid bipartisan tax dollars to do their partisan political pressuring and thug work - the very essence of corruption.

Only in office months, Obama is the worst, most destructive president we've ever had! He's a total embarrassment.

It's about time to form another party these goons in Washington both "partys" are not in tune with the ........ citizens, march and march soon to save this republic! We have the voice...WE THE PEOPLE!!!!!!....

The Republicans manage to keep sinking lower with their deceit and manipulation.

The ACORN complaints is just the Republican party creating a fairy tale of lies. I would like to know how many people is some states the GOP prevents from voting because of lies and scare tactics..

Bring it on Steele, we are more than happy to engage you in a lawsuit which you won't win and the RNC will dump you like a hot potatoe.

I have never participated in a cenus and have no plans to start now.

Take a look at Texas re-districting in 2003 for a look at how the Republicans can try and manipulate voting districts to benefit them. They can't win on ideas so the resort to manipulating numbers. The Democrats are just trying to make sure very single American is counted and the voting districts are fair and based on the accurat population. I tried to put a link on here about the Texas re-districting, but I guess links aren't allowed. Specifically look at the maps.

The Republican party has seriously become the biggest joke not only in our country but the world. How ridiculous can a party get?

Just like the terminator – -IT'S BAAACCCK!
Let it go folks

tim

It was 54%... same as Bush 04

But don't let facts get in your way

Sad, sad, sad: The GOP still playing the fear card.

Will there ever be hope for them again?

The elcotorate has changed. The trends in demographics do not favor the GOP as there will be a rise in the proportion of minorities and voting preference all across the country, which will inevitabley affect funding for programs and voter representation.
If the GOP had there way, they wouldnt do a census at all.

Dont forget how disgraced republican Tom Delay gerymandered the districts in Texas to his purposes in spite of the mid-census data. So before we go off on the President, GOP, best look in the mirror for evidence of sinister plots.

They have nothing, folks, the GOP is in its last throes

Chaun April 9th, 2009 5:41 pm ET

Acorn is not neutral as they should be. I'm refinancing my home since the rates are so low and it sickens me that they get a chunk of my mortgage. To use our money to influence voting and to hire paid protestors to protest the AIG employees was rediculous beyond words. Whoever organized that should be fired!

Yes! Fire Sean Hannity for organizing that talking point!!
ACORN on a re-Fi? You realize that ACORN and Acorn Mortgage are two completely different companies don't you? At least before you signed a 6 figure contract, right?

Or you're just another liar.

"Leftist Allies"

Run...Run away!!!

The RNC is pure comedy gold.

Some of the GOP, Goofy Ole People, are mean spirited not to invite M. Steele to the Tea Parties throughout America. Alan Keyes over Steele is amazing. He is really out there.
Steele needs to transfer to a party who does not merit people on color but ability. There is no record of replacing one nationality with another which is really stupid.
Can any Tea Party organizer tell me how to get a copy of the no number budget brought forth by the Goofy Ole People?
That was very tacky, Leaders. " Here it is..."
Newt, I see why you have to stand and why Rush said he was, "DeFacto leader."
Rush is still jumping up and down isn't he? I feel the earth moving.
"Rush! ...Rush! ...Rush!" He looked so cool jumping to his name. I like that. Between that and "Baby" I am thinking about working harder for my party in Organizing America.

ACORN has admitted voter fraud by their workers in Missouri and Washington. Other investigations in Ohio and Nevada are ongoing. This not an organization that a president with any integrity should be associated with.

Rush.... You better have another talk with Michael Steele. I don't think he heard you the first time!

There has to be a defamation lawsuit in there somewhere. Outright lies from Rush and the pundits, sure, but the so-called "leader" of their party? Shameful.

i couldn't care less what the RNC or Mr. Steele say, but it does scare me that for the first time in history the census will be conducted under White House supervision. And then having a a group like ACORN, who has been an avid supporter of the President, participate is unconscionable.
Can you say rigged or what?
And the mere suggestion that a statistical model be used to "assume" the headcount of "millions" of potentially uncounted citizens is asinine.

"mark April 9th, 2009 5:27 pm ET

Acorn is being investigated, to bad the BO media lovers don't look into this. CHANGE will happen……………………."

@ Mark,

ACORN is not being investigated. You are spreading lies again. Lies will always be revealed.

ACORN brought the suspected voter fraud to the attention of the registrars.

The unscrupulous workers who were hired by ACORN turned in applications they knew were bogus.

I have long suspected the Rethuglicans had something to do with this, as the reporters ALWAYS seemed to only ask people who were obviously uneducated and poor questions regarding the number of times they completed voter registration applications and what type of compensation they received in turn.

Get ready for the Republican landslide victories in 2010 mid-terms! It will happen! Polls already showing Republicans are ahead in key national matchups!!

"mark April 9th, 2009 5:27 pm ET

Acorn is being investigated, to bad the BO media lovers don't look into this. CHANGE will happen……………………."

@ Mark,

ACORN is not being investigated. You are spreading lies again. Lies will always be revealed.

ACORN

@ Kelby in Texas,

You said, "Mickey Mouse, Howdy Doody and Bozo the clown will NEVER show up at the polls. So why are you trippin? They turned in voter registration for imaginary people, how is that going to help Obama? (the answer is that it's not going to help Obama)"

Yo Kelby, we're talking about THE CENSUS. If you cracked open a book you might LEARN that the US Census is used to apportion the seats in the House of Representatives, AND the electors of the Electoral College.

If you want to help tilt an election YOUR way ... you would let ACORN do the "head count/guessing" and let them wildly inflate the number of voters in a democratic district.

But we all know... ACORN would NEVER do something like wildly create statistics out of thin air or put down bogus information!!

(eyes rolling)

Lies? I don't think so. ACORN was all about influencing the vote through dishonest means. This partisan organization has no business being involved.

Americans stood up and said they are sick of unfounded accusations and fear mongering.

And as always thats the only thing the GOP can deliver.

MY god Christians do you ever wonder why the GOP never even tried to revese abortion laws while they controlled the house, senate and WH. If they did change those laws then you would have less reason to vote for them next time. They use the social issues so they can pass thier ecnomic polcies, which allows the powerful to concentrate wealth.

What is the problem with these people!!!!! Acorn did not commit voter fraud. Obama is not anti religion, Obama is NOT taking away your guns, Obama is NOT a socialist, Obama does not make our country less safe, Obama does not kill babies! Will you people stop already! what are your trying to do, start another civil war? Are you trying to create and end time scenario in hopes you will be swept up to heaven by Jesus?
Or is it that the abuse of power while in office wasn't enough and you are doing everything your little desperate power hungry republican hearts can do to retake power? GROW UP< STOP WITH THE FEAR MONGERING ALREADY. there are really crazy people in this country that do really bad things, lets not feed them any fodder please.

ACORN disgusts me. If they truly want to help their 'neighbors' then stop the sneaky, underhanded lies and distortions. As an American, not a Republican or Democrat, I think we deserve the truth and a fair election process. Honestly, they didn't have to commit voter fraud, their man Obama would have won anyway. Why not do the right thing and quit the lies? As for the Concensus comming up, it better be straightened out and proven to us it's unbiased, no White House or ACORN influence etc. We deserve at least that, don't you think?

The Republicans are afraid that the Democrats will rig the next election? Isn't rigging elections an area of Republican expertise? Remember 2000! Visit areas of the South were people are afraid to vote. Sounds like typical Republicans to me–"do as we say, not as we do".

Let's see what I see from these comments:

There are a lot of democrats upset that Al Gore couldn't win in his home state of Tennesee which would have made Florida irrelevant. There are a lot of democrats who are upset that the 10,000 people who claim to have "mis-voted" for Pat Buchanon (in a county where he only received 3000 votes) were "dis-enfranchised".
There are a lot of democrats who are upset that the RNC/GOP are pointing out that an orginization CAUGHT registering PRISONERS (not just convicted felons) to vote is being "called in to help" with the census.

Call me what you want, but when I see a RAT I call it what it is.

So, now we know that if the census does not favor what Republicans want it to they already have an excuse. It was Acorn and that darn Obama.

Ohh yeah...they are definitely trying too hard, LOL!!

This is blatant and unapologetic fear-mongering – back when things were going down at ACORN, I believe it was CNN who investigated them and found out that, yes, there were some unscrupulous employees who were causing the problems, unbeknownst to ACORN. Yes, they were paid per person registered and yes the thought should have occurred to ACORN that some were poor, hungry or just plain greedy, and that those people would have no problem with forging names. But those "voters" they registered were unqualified as they didn't exist. Becuase they were non-existent, this amounted to a non-issue. No fraudulent votes resulted because of this. Someone can't just walk into a polling place and say they registered through ACORN under this name and go and vote. It seems that the people so 'concerned' that this would effect the vote have never voted, those of us who have voted know that everyone has to have PROOF that they are who they say they are.

Therefore, this latest stunt by the RNC is irrelevant.

HAHA!! I love this, he is ONLY gathering his wing nuts, he wont get a single independent or Dem from this fear and smear gop tactic. Anyone with a brain understands the ACORN thing, the rest listen to limpball and hannity, two college drop outs with ZERO political knowledge..LOVE IT!! GO STEELE, you TOOL!

This man is an embarassment to politians.

Liberals have become such robots that they can look at government data that state Mchigan has more registered voters than citizens and yet they will somehow disregard that to make them feel better about the shadiness of their leader. It's seriously unbelievable.

Voter registration fraud doesn't equal voter fraud or vote rigging. Then again, a president should be elected rather than appointed but piddly little constitutional contradictions didn't get in the way of the GOP before...

No! No! No! That's how we vote. By the way, those other guys are all pinkie liberals who kill babies and all sorts of mean things. We just lie and lie and vote No! We don't have any plans, any solutions because we just want to be rich. We know that you know that we don't know but we keep telling you how good we are. We are the party of the true South, of the true Christians, of the true Americans, of the true lie.

Sorry guys, you can make fools out yourselves if you want, but you are not even funny anymore. Too bad, because so many good people really wanted to believe you. Newt's new party is waiting.

The other day, ACORN's CEO denied the intolerable Lou Dobbs' assertion that it was being investigated by "several states" but blathered on about "no DOJ investigation" and didn't respond to his claim about states. What are the facts, CNN?

@longhorn
the census is the driving factor behind the number of representatives a state gets and used to help define the various districts within a state and therefore can determine the percentages of republicans and democrats (say the population in Utah is over counted giving it two more representatives and the population of Vermont is undercounted giving it one less representative, Utah tends to vote republican so they gain two seats, vermont tends to vote democratic so they would lose two seat, making an overall shift of three seats, magnify this over the country and it can have some huge effects on the balance of power within the Congress)

How on eart can ACORN claim they didn't submit THOUSANDS of false voter registrations??? And for this goon running acorn...ummm, sorry to break it to you, but that's voter fraud!

Can this man screw up his party any more? I love it. Keep speaking, Steele, please; you give the Democrats more ammunition with every ridiculous assertion.

Michael Steele forgot about his mis givings in Maryland -he solicited false statements saying he was a Steele Democrate and he handed out flyers saying that the African Americans politicians was supporting him and they were not.

He has nerve but most Repubs are liar's anyway!!

Yawn. Yanking out the "ACORN" boogie man, again. I think it's time the repuglicant's update their playbook ... this is so oooooold.

this is nothing like obama saying that reublicans were led by rush limbaugh. that was an assessment of the state of the GOP, this is an all out lie trying to accuse obama of a crime that is completely ridiculous. why would someone with more than 60% of america backing him need to rig the elections

Acorn is not neutral as they should be. I'm refinancing my home since the rates are so low and it sickens me that they get a chunk of my mortgage. To use our money to influence voting and to hire paid protestors to protest the AIG employees was rediculous beyond words. Whoever organized that should be fired!

I have never seen such a high volume of lies and sheer stupidity coming from a political party. Wow, just wow.

The Republicans better stop the nonsense and start coming up with practical ideas that help Americans. If not, they're going to be the Whig party of this century. Bye bye GOP.

Funny how for the first time a President is taking the census into the Whitehouse? Why?

Real simple ...stop giving Acorn taxpayer money. Period!

Acorn is being investigated, to bad the BO media lovers don't look into this. CHANGE will happen.........................

Everytime someone from the GOP opens their mouth, the more people they turn away......

Same old cr@p from the same old losers at the GOP. Does this surprise anyone?

It was ok for Obama and the DNC to claim that the Repubs were led by Rush in order to raise money? Can't see the hypocrisy?

I smell a GOP rat here trying to interfere with the census in order to distort or misrepresent the information gathered. This is standard GOP tactics...Create a fake issue...use the media to propagate it and create fear among an ill-informed populous...blame someone else for a fake issue...infiltrate and interfere...claim they did something good for America while covertly protecting their agenda for the wealthy. Sorry GOP I/ we know your Nazi and Stasi tactics. I'm wrong or paranoid you think? Well then be sure to remember the innocent non-terrorist people who were abducted post 9/11, as well as on government dissident lists, had their communications taped into, et al without due process by law. Yes, perhaps it protected us to a degree, but the privacy of many many lives were compromised. And think, HAVE YOU EVER REALLY BEEN FREE? No. You are controlled (or at least manipulated) by government, by media, by business, and by religion. Wake up...begin to think for yourself and truly be free.

Libs are calling Steele Uncle Tom......really are you going there!

It is time to drop these silly elegances to our skin color.

The Republicans have the gall to bring up "rigging" an outcome? Wow......just...wow.

doesnt the government get it ? we dont want to give acorn our money...they dare not come here to arizona to demand sheriff joe step down either.... at least sheriff joe is trying to enforce the laws of the land.... we want the borders here in arizona closed...obama wants everyone legal? more drugs more crime...he ought to live in one of the states that border mexico......

To quote the Republican's St. Reagan, "There you go again." Why must the Republicans always resort to this type of nonsense? Steele has the opportunity to turn things around for the Republicans and focus the party on what it claims are its values, but instead he resorts to simple-minded fear mongering. If all Steele and the Republicans hope to reach is the Republican base they don’t have to utter one word, they already have the base. If they are trying to attract independents, moderate Republicans and Democrats they have no clue what it takes. They are so afflicted by their phobias and “isms” that they cannot rise up and present anything new to draw people to them.

While I am reluctant to call Steele an Uncle Tom, I certainly do believe he is mediocre at best and not up to the job. He can forget further pursuit of a career in politics in Maryland, he has nothing to offer.

Detroit, Michigan has more registered voters than they have residents.

To quote the Republican's St. Reagan, "There you go again."

Why must the Republicans always resort to this type of nonsense? Steele has the opportunity to turn things around for the Republicans and focus the party on what it claims are its values, but instead he resorts to simple-minded fear mongering. If all Steele and the Republicans hope to reach is the Republican base they don’t have to utter one word, they already have the base. If they are trying to attract independents, moderate Republicans and Democrats they have no clue what it takes. They are so afflicted by their phobias and “isms” that they cannot rise up and present anything new to draw people to them.

While I am reluctant to call Steele an Uncle Tom, I certainly do believe he is mediocre at best and not up to the job. He can forget further pursuit of a career in politics in Maryland, he has nothing to offer.

This only proves that if you keep throwing crap against the wall, some of it might actually stick. Wouldn't it be nice if ACORN took the RNC to court to challenge these charges?

"New Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is ripping a page from the GOP's 2008 playbook." Yes, by all means. It worked so well in 2008, didn't it?

Acorn should be stopped. No group should be tied so close to a political party and get paid by the federal goverment as well. This is the same thing as sending out federal employees to campaign.

Yes, Doug they are stoid. Case in point:

North Texas legislator Betty Brown answering questions about difficulties registered Asian Americans had voting replied that these Americans should "modify" their names to make it easier for other Americans.

Such is the attitude of the Republicans in ensuring Americans are able to vote and enlarging the "umbrella".

ACORN's suggestion to their "registered" voters: "Vote early! Vote often!"

Stop making this sooooooooo complicated – it's not. Simply take the top 50 or 100 ACORN leaders and find out under which party they registered to vote. It's that simple! If this is truly a bipartisan organization, they will be pretty evenly split, by percentage, and have a strong right-wing and a left-wing representation among their ranks. If not, well, then it isn't really that hard to figure out that maybe, just maybe, there might be a problem with ACORN, and with any federal funding they receive...not complicated!!!

Yet again, we see the typical Republican strategy of tearing down anyone or anything that stands in their way. As a truly concerned centerist, I wonder when they'll realize how destructive this childish tactic is and actually attempt a swing towards a more constructive strategy? Republicans used to have some good ideas, but now all they seem to do is blatantly lie about their opponents in an effort to destroy them. It's truly pitiful.

My God, why are Republicans doing every stupid thing they can to make sure they get defeated again in '10 and '12. Come on, you guys, use your brains.

The race between Franken and coleman is a good example of republican nut jobs. Coleman is to be tried in the courts for his crimes, and the latest recount put him farther behind Franken, so now what does he want to do. thats right take it to the supreme court. the republican party has become the party of extreme nut cases.

I guess their 20% approval rating is too high for them to handle. Here come the teens.

I am just disgusted by the GOP and their supporters at this time. The hatred they have for America and their opposition against having a better tomorrow is astonishing.

Obama is righting the ship and they want to sink it again.

If it walks like a duck and looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. Steele is simply calling a duck a duck.
Of course the Democrats are sensitive to the truth and rightly so. When you live a lie, you soon believe the lie.

The problem with Acorn is that they receive government funds of tax payer money and they blatantly endorsed Obama. This is a conflict of interest and they should not be able to receive taxpayer funds to be a get out the vote force for Obama. It is wrong!

"Michael Steele is ripping a page from the GOP's 2008 playbook."

Heck, why not? The GOP's 2008 playbook worked so well for them, why not stick with it? LOL

ACORN? Unbelievable.
If stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then the republicans are not only bereft of ideas and morally bankrupt, they're really stupid.

The GOP's manufactored issues and conspiracy thoeries are really creepy and bizzare, these folks are really coming unglued.

Keep it up Mr Steele, you are helping Dems maintain a majority and continue the winning streak into 2010 and 12.

Longhorn, to answer your question, the census doesn't only count what the population is, but also where people live, and therefore is used as the basis for re-districting congressional voting districts. Hypothetically, the populations in areas with high concentrations of poor or minority citizens could be under-counted compared to a neighboring areas with more affluent citizens. Statistically, the poorer, minority populations are more likely to vote for democrats and the more affluent populations are more likely to vote for republicans. Because the poor, minority voters are statistically under-represented in the census count, congressional district lines would be drawn that also under-represent them compared to the more affluent voters. Of course, the opposite would be true if this same poor, minority population was over-counted during the census. Hence the political importance of an accurate census count, particularly in close races.

Sniffit, you hit the nail on the head. This is all because they know the racial demographics of our country don't favor them in elections. They are once again trying to steal elections and jerrymander.

Just like the Republicans. Find some bogeyman to be the wedge issue. Now, it is ACORN. There were accusations of voter fraud but no charges were ever brought. On the other hand, there was at least one arrest of a Republican operative doing actual voter fraud.

The RNC has said so many lies about ACORN I just don't trust them anymore (like saying ACORN gets stimulus funds, which is factually incorrect). Heaven forbid that the Census actually gets the correct number of people living in the United States. The fact that Republicans are trying to limit the ability of the government to count citizens in urban areas is frightening.

ACORN..........ACORN.......... that's the battle cry of the GOPers! Good grief, they have already brought lawsuits against ACORN. Many allegations have been unproven, but the GOPers continue!

Can't wait until we get the results of the census. It should be interesting!

The Republicans just can not help themselves from being negative about everything. The hate these people have for any one who is not one of them is unbelievable. Sad.

The Republicans are always looking for "Goldsteins" (1984 reference) to demonize and stir up support.

More of the same ole lies and distortions from GOP talking points, instead of ideas. Another reason I left the Republican Party.

ACORN should be "done away with"? So much for Freedom of Association, huh?

ACORN is a criminal enterprise.

Steele is a total embarassment to his party.

I smell desperation in the air. To Laura, you know as well as everyone else President Obama won fair and square. It is time for you to stop being in denial and move on, Hillary has. She is SOS and seem to be enjoying her role. Maybe just maybe, we will have a more accurate count and truthful count than in the past. Don't be afraid of the truth!

Keep the lunacy going as long as possible and the Republican party will garner no respect whatsoever. It is already close to that now. Between Gingrich's accusations about Obama not being religious, and now this from the looney leader. I will never, ever, ever vote republican for any person ever.

This is what I think is REALLY going on.
ACORN voter fraud...Mickey Mouse, Howdy Doody and Bozo the clown will NEVER show up at the polls. So why are you trippin? They turned in voter registration for imaginary people, how is that going to help Obama? (the answer is that it's not going to help Obama)

Point numero dos, ACORN's work does increase voter turnout. High voter turnout does not bode well for Repuglicans. As a matter of fact, when ever voter turn out is high, repuglicans lose. Educated people also tend to vote Democrat.

Because of this, ACORN has become an enemy of the GOP

They are nothing more that the democrats dirty work vote cheating machine

I pity the fools who are foolish enough to take Mr. Steele seriously. He's no longer a 'legend in his own mind.' He has lost his mind. For him to compare being president of the RNC to being President of the US, is proof that someone will be forced to intervene, and make a citizen's (mental health) arrest, or do a Republican party exorcism on him. Talk about starving for attention......Sarah P. went rogue....He has gone rabid......I love it.......

And neo-cons wonder why they are irrelevant and have just become political "white noise".

This ridiculus rant is Exhibit A.

Pretty standard Republican thinking there. If something has been done a certain way for 200 years, then there's no reason to change it. If somebody wants to change it just slightly to make it more accurate, find a scapegoat and point and yell to get the base all worked up. Repeat.

Well, the party of truth and justice strikes again. It might actually be funny if they weren't ruining the reputation of a perfectly honest group that tries to help people. Just how could they be influencing voter numbers? A person has to show proof of residence to get a card, has to show ID to vote, sign the card with the matching address...this is beyond stupid for the RNC. They are scared to death of more erosion of Republican numbers, and are grasping at straws again...my God, I never saw such a bunch of crybabies. Can you say desperate to the point of insanity?
It isn't as if the Bush administration or Republicans in general had this spotless record of honesty and openness after all.

ACORN is a partisian organization and should not get any government money or be hired to provide any services to the government. They can do indepentent grass roots work or support candidates, but should have no actual conection to any government agency.

@ Grog in Ohio, thank you..

"I am disappointed in Mr. Steele's repetition of lies and distortions about our work..."

Michael Steele is a professional liar. You can expect nothing but lies from him.

How does this man become dumber at the speed of light? Is there a speed of stupidity now??

Because the point in rigging the census (as if that was even going to happen) would be...?? What..? Seriously, what would the motive be and what would the objective be?

This is all part of re-distributing the welth. Sit back and let it happen. The people with money should give it up to those that don't have it. It is only fair. Right?

be afraid, be very afraid!

What do you mean there are less old white men now than 10 years ago........how could that be?

The Census is rigged!

LOL

Aaaah, conspiracy theories...the last resort for those unwilling to acknowledge reality.

Wow more lies no wonder the RNC is running around like chicken's with their heads chopped off. nothing new from the party of NO.

There is NOTHING wrong with letting ACORN do the 2010 census.

Donald, Mickey, Minnie and the whole gang deserve to be counted too, you know!

And if they can't actually COUNT everyone... they'll just GUESS – because that's the best way to conduct a census... guessing at it.

It's not a long leap from "The Party Of No" to the No Nothing Party.

This guy is a riot.

Thanks for the assistance in the 2010 elections Rapper Steele!

What's the point of rigging the population count?

OK, I didn't call him an "Uncle Tom" before this, because everyone has a right to believe in their own ideology and what-not, but for him to pretend that minorities haven't been, aren't and won't be systematically under-counted, as all historical and scientific statistical data shows has been the case, is abhorrent. You watch: when the census numbers come in showing higher minority populations than the GOP is comfortable with, and when the subsequent re-districting takes place based on those numbers, potentially losing them some regions they currently depend on for votes, they are going to go full-on balistic and call for impeachment. Mark my words. They know that one of the biggest reason the GOP is dying is because of drastic demographic changes in our country that have taken place slowly over the past several decades...they want those changes ignored by the census.

ACORN and Bill Ayers are the cause of ALL of America's problems.

I certainly hope that this will become a talking point on all the cable news shows. ACORN is one organization that American does not need to influence census, elections or whatever. They should be done away with and if the Obama administration uses them, I for one will question the validity of the census as well as the Primaries all over again. President Hillary!!!!

This development doesn't surprise me. I guess we're back to the same old Republican deception.

Note to Republicans... whatever you do, do NOT allow facts to impact your opinion or your rhetoric. No need to develop new habits.

Michael Steele is getting hit from every angle. First Rush called him out, then he tried to make the RNC urban(at fault of his own), got gagged from speaking at the Chicago Tea Party and now this. This man has controversy written across his forehead.