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And if BARNEY FRANK comes after you (and you're in the far left) you're in REAL trouble.

OHHHH!!!! SO NOOOWWWW you can cover the story since the LIBERAL DEMOCRATS have abandoned the folks at ACORN!!!!!!!!! HAHHAAA HAAAAAA

You people are so predictable!!!!

Could this be the first step of circling the wagons for POTUS???!!!!! Keeping him from a possible ACORNGATE!!!!!!

HA HAAAAAA HHAAAAHHHAAAA

If ACORN were a legitimate law abiding organization, they would not be filing a law suit against the people who revealed their organization's corruption by means of those video tapes. They would, instead , be thanking them.

i guess its now time to throw ACORN under the bus as far as some liberals are concerned.

Americans need to Google "military industrial complex" to see the road the Neo-cons want to follow. My point is that there are much bigger fish to fry than ACORN.

Just try to get into the headquarters of ACORN in New Orleans,
You may find denial of access. They do not like strange visitors.
I wonder why?

To my knowledge, ACORN has never killed anyone or jeopardized national security. Haliburton, and Blackwater (now Xe) have defrauded billions of taxpayer dollars, and are responsible for the deaths of thousands. Why aren't these folks being investigated? Anyone else see a problem?

This is an organization that has overseen HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of proven cases of election tampering.

And our federal government is only JUST NOW deciding to not let them conduct the census, which in turn dictates political implications as far as congressional seat counts? Convenient. The White House and Congress only become "furious" when it becomes obvious that the public is about to.

This is proof that there is corruption all over the government. You are only just hearing about it now on the Democrat side because the media is in bed with the Liberals.

Just goes to show you – even a smart, attuned Congressman like Rep. Frank can be swayed by the constant barrage of disinformation flooding the "news." Here's hoping he gets better information before he starts looking like the rest of the Washington asshats who've climbed onto the anti-ACORN bandwagon...

good job Barney!

Sorry Barney, you're too late to the party. Like most on the left, you're "shocked" well after the fact (and only when there is clear cut evidence of wrong doing – like a tape).

Barney Frank has zero credibility.

Frank is a racist for criticising ACORN.

ACORN has time after time proven itself to be corrupt with embezzlement, election fraud, bias towards Democrats and now this prostitution scandel....we need to shut down ACORN once and for all. ACORN should not receive tax money. I don't want a single penny of my tax money to go to this awful organization!

Of course, ACORN and its officials are innocent until proven guilty of any wrongdoing, but because the Constitutional census is so important, the possibility of fraudulent performance by ACORN is sufficient to prohibit their participation as an agent of the government. The recording may have been contrary to state law, but this toothpaste will be hard to put back in the tube.

WOW truly amazing.
Barney Frank the man among undaunting support for ACORN is now suggesting that they might be doing something illegal.
I am AMAZED... Put your money where your mouth is Barney and KILL off ACORN now. CUT ALL FUNDING.
They are an illegal group...
Maybe Barack who said he stands by them for YEARS...
and THEY will have imprint on the US policy....
They are an IMPORTANT group....
Bull. Just a bunch of racist thieves.... Cancel the COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION crap. We should not be putting ANY tax dollars in their.
CUT THAT MONEY OUT OF THE BUDGET.

How many of you realize Acorn is For Profit organization? If their goal is to make a profit, why are we giving them tax dollars? This is a blatant abuse of Congress' power to tax. Let's tax the people and give it to an organization so they can line their pockets with the profit from the tax dollars. I would like to see the $8 billion allocated in the stimuls bill go to something worth while like St. Judes, Make a Wish, and the Shriners Hospitals. Now those are organizations that we all can support. While we are at it, get our money back from all of those bad businesses Bush bailed out.

Cheap talk, Bertha.

TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS AND OPEN THE BOOKS !

he's very disappointed that they got caught, thats all. Barny is waist deep in the housing market turmoil and Acorn is right there along side him.

But they helped your King get elected. They are Cheats. And so Is Obama..

This clown is one of the BIGGEST supporters of Acorn....witness Fannie Mae that he led and put our nation in the home mortgage situation just to get liberal votes. SHAME

ACORN is an embarrassment to the liberals. The obvious corruption should make the leftist supporters distance themselves from the foul organization.

OK Libs, one of your own is going after them. Is he a hater too?

"There is no bigger critic of ACORN than its members and its board," the group's CEO Bertha Lewis said."

HAHAHAHA.....I just love a good laugh.

Why aren't these politicians asking the same of Blackwater and Halliburton? They committed heinous crimes and the government is still has contracts with them. I am really disappointed with Barney Frank's statement. He is feeding right into the GOP's goal to destroy ACORN. ACORN already fired the employees that were wrong. There is no reason to punish the whole organization who has done great things for decades.

If I may borrow the words of Rep. Frank:

"I am very disappointed in the actions that were taken by members of Xe (the contractor formerly known as Blackwater)," I say, "and I do not believe that Xe's (the contractor formerly known as Blackwater) response has been adequate for an organization that has received public funding."

Sorry, Barney. But you know as well as anyone that ACORN doesn't come close to being the big problem for our country that MUST be solved at all costs. Why not focus on the real problems?

Perhaps Eric Holder could tear away from his witch hunt investigations of past CIA dealings with notorious terrorists long enough to investigate ACORN? After all, we're talking about the theft of American taxpayer dollars and voter fraud!

Good ol Barney. Even if you don't agree with him he is not bashful about having his say. Somethimes he's right too.

Republican bleating aside, I think that ACORN should be looked into to make sure that they are doing what they say they are to help people. Once again, ignore the Conservative bellyaching and launch a real, honest investigation to determine if the entire organization is bad, or if some individuals need to be weeded out.

Take Obama back. He can't botch anymore then he already has.

I am almost reluctant to say I agree with Barnie Frank. While we are discussing corruption; When will Conressman Rangel be held accountable for his crooked ways?
ACORN officials needs to recognize the need to step aside and allow an investigation to take palce instead of throwing up smoke screens. I am confident enough in the justice system and the Obama Administration to believe that a fair investigation can be conducted.

When can we get Barney Frank to be the Speaker please? It's waaay past time we had a Speaker that was a leader and got jobs done.

speechless I am just speechless

Here's a corrupt politican blasting a corrupt organization.

Although his blasting of ACORN is valid, it's hard to listen to this old wind bag.

ACORN is a disgrace to this nation. As is Barney Frank.

Since this "crime" by ACORN was committed by a few employees, and the Federal govment is going to go punitive on them, perhaps its time to assess the same punishment on the other organizations that the Federal Government funds that commit crimes, even if by just a few people. Time to defund the CIA, FBI, local cops, state troopers, accountants, IRS, and many other branches that are filled with criminals.

What is good for one is good for all.

Embezzlers, Back taxes owed to IRS, 30 Criminal convictions, phony ACORN headquarters, refusal to open their books for an audit, voter registration fraud, all that prior to their latest scandal involving 5 separate offices in 5 different states.......................Is this enough for Obama to pull the plug on ACORN? Does he still want to pretend he knows nothing about this when they were on track to receive 8.5 billion more of TAX Payer dollars? Where is the transparency and line by line elimination of waste that Obama promised us?

I think Barney needs to look in the mirror.

Bravo! About time this biased left-wing political organization gets booted out and cut off from anymore federal dollars. Why should taxpayers foot the bill? Allowing this group to continue to commit voter registration fraud and other illegal activities in the future is inexcusable and a potential lethal landmine for far left Democratic politicians.

What's up – is frank up for re-election this year?

Shoddy reporting CNN. It has been reported since last week that neither Minnesota nor Louisiana actually give any money to ACORN.

PaaaaaLease!

Frank made millions off ACORN with Freddie and Fannie.

I thought only Obama could throw people under the bus.

Well you know that things are bad for Acorn if Barney Frank is upset with them!! I never knew that could be possible....

You're really on the ball barney. NOW you blast them. Where were you when voter fraud was being performed? Oh that's right, Obama was being elected during that scandal.......THAT was ok with you , then !!!

He better be careful. He is stepping on BHO's toes bigtime. I guess he must have forgot that Bush is out of office and BHO is in charge now.

Pot meet kettle. I guess Barney Frank knows corruption when he sees it, he just doesn't own a mirror.

This is a funny statement.
"On the state level, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, both Republicans, have also moved to halt state funding to ACORN."

These two states do not provide any funding to ACORN. How then can their Govs. move to halt funding that does not exist? I guess it's just a political play on their part. LOL

This is OUR money going to support a corrupt organization. Why is the President not "concerned"? He has bigger issues? The only "issue" he is concerned with is "Government Health Care".

They shouldn't receive another dime! Another Obama mess.....

Wow. Coming from Bawney Fwank, that really hurts!!!

Get rid of ACORN. NOW.

Bravo Barney! But Obama is intricately connected to this group!

Bravo Barney Frank!
Go get ACORN!

In Rep. Frank, we have one more leader in Washington who DOES NOT LIE.

Obama and Acorn equals LIES and CORRUPTION

Rep. Barney Frank is out of line. One bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch. Acorn has more good parts than bad. Rep. Frank he roars like and lion on Acorn, but squeals like a mouse on Hallaburton, Blackwater and Fanniemae.

ACORN is the FLAGSHIP ORGANIZATION of the democratic party. The democrats might be blasting it now (they have to to save themselves), but you can bet, after the controversy blows over, these same democrats will be trying to sneak scraps to these low-lifes under the table once again. They have to because the democratic party needs their voter fraud tactics to win elections and to rig the census.

No more Tax payer dollars for this corrupt organization. They currently owe the IRS for back taxes. They refuse to open their books for an audit. They are a corrupt organization that never prosecuted an embezzler. They have a phony office with an address of an old funeral home. It's not just this latest scandal, the list goes on and on. This is OUR money that could be put to better use fixing roads.

Forced to sacrifice their own flagship organization and their most loyal supporters in order to save their own hides. Kind of sad.