Martha Coakley Got A+ From ACORN Submitted by Peter Flaherty <http://www.nlpc.org/bios/peter-flaherty> on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 14:18 [image: Email to friend]Email to friend <http://www.nlpc.org/printmail/2689>[image: Printer-friendly]Printer-friendly <http://www.nlpc.org/print/2689>
[image: Coakley photo]A June 12, 2008 press release<http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagopressrelease&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Cago&b=pressrelease&f=2008_06_12_acorn_report&csid=Cago> from Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley ballyhoos the fact that she earned an “A+” from ACORN. Ironically, this perfect grade was awarded for “responding to the foreclosure crisis.” No single non-governmental entity is more responsible for the real estate meltdown than ACORN. Coakley’s press release goes on to detail various prosecutions of shady subprime operators but, of course, there is not a word about any investigation or prosecution of ACORN. ACORN’s role in the residential mortgage crisis, much of it driven by subprime lending, is no mystery. Starting in the Seventies, ACORN saw the big banks as shakedown targets. ACORN screamed “racism.” It accused mortgage lenders of “redlining,” or denying credit to borrowers in certain areas. It picketed the homes of bank directors in leafy suburbs. A way out was offered to the banks. They could make contributions to ACORN and/or they could “invest” in ACORN Housing, which made loans to “underserved” borrowers. They also could back off from opposition to a law called the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 that required banks and thrifts to lend more money from areas where they took deposits. It meant more loans to “underserved” communities, and a loosening of lending standards. Of course, many of ACORN’s “deserving” borrowers were not deserving at all. Increasingly, the banks dumped the loans on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were under pressure by Congressmen like Barney Frank (D-MA) to make more loans to the “underserved.” The result was the mortgage meltdown that nearly took down our entire financial system, providing the justification for the massive bailouts of the banks. Related: Congress Seeks to Expand Community Reinvestment Act, Encourage Shakedowns<http://www.nlpc.org/stories/2009/12/16/congress-seek-expand-community-reinvestment-act-punish-mortgage-lenders> Boehm Blasts Mass. AG Coakley in Honorary Degree Flap<http://www.nlpc.org/stories/2009/08/04/boehm-blasts-mass-ag-coakley-honorary-degree-flap> - ACORN <http://www.nlpc.org/category/keywords/acorn> - Community Reinvestment Act<http://www.nlpc.org/category/keywords/community-reinvestment-act> - Government Integrity Project<http://www.nlpc.org/category/project-name/government-integrity-project> - Martha Coakley <http://www.nlpc.org/category/people/martha-coakley> - Peter Flaherty's blog <http://www.nlpc.org/blogs/peter-flaherty> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > M.J.. > > Neither the " republicans " nor the " democrats " will make > a difference on this one, the independents in Mass. are the ones > behind this movement for Scott Brown. We have been at it since fat > Teddy died and Scott WILL win. Dembots have no clue as to what is > happening and the campaign forces behind Scott are not Republican. > Howell & Cloud ARE in the clouds howling on this one and your > judgement on posting it is absolutely pointless & of no effect. It's > going to be a brown Tuesday ! > > > ***************************************************************************** > > > > > On Jan 17, 3:57 pm, "M. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Conclusion: Warning to Tea Party Activists Even Tempted to Vote for Big > Government U.S. Senate Candidate Scott BrownByCarla HowellandMichael Cloud > > “A Vote for Ross Perot for President is a Vote for Bill Clinton,” said > the 1992 Republican whisper campaign and robo-phone calls (launched by Bush > (Sr.) Presidential Campaign operatives in 1992.) > > “A vote for Ron Paul for President is a vote for Barack Obama,” said the > 2008 Republican emails and robo-calls (against Ron Paul’s 2008 Republican > Presidential Primary Campaign.) > > “A vote for Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate is a vote for Democrat Martha > Coakley,” say the 2010 Republican emails and robo-calls (against Independent > Tea Party Candidate Joe Kennedy’s Campaign for the vacant Massachusetts U.S. > Senate seat. This Joe Kennedy is NO RELATION WHATSOEVER to the Kennedy clan. > And his politics are the diametric opposite.) > > Which 1992 Presidential vote had a bigger, longer-lasting, positive > impact on America: a vote for “Read My Lips, No New Taxes” George Bush > (Sr.) OR a vote for Ross Perot? > > Which 2008 Presidential vote will produce a bigger, longer-lasting, > positive effect on America: a vote for small government Republican > Presidential candidate Ron Paul OR a vote for John McCain? > > Which 2010 U.S. Senate Special Election vote will produce a bigger, > longer-lasting positive effect on America: a vote for Big Government, high > tax Republican Scott Brown OR a vote for small government Tea Party > candidate Joe Kennedy? > > Ross Perot’s 1992 Presidential Campaign demanded an END to deficit > spending – and for fresh ideas, fresh faces in government. Results? It > forced the Democrats and Republicans to give us almost 10 years of balanced > budgets. It set in motion independent activists who gave us the 1994 > Republican Revolution. > > Ron Paul’s 2008 Presidential Campaign attracted and mobilized hundreds of > thousands of young Americans who understand and love the Declaration of > Independence and the Constitution seek to roll back and reduce today’s Big > Government. In fact, many of these patriots helped build the Tea Party > Movement. This is just the beginning. > > Joe Kennedy’s 2010 small government Tea Party campaign for U.S. Senate in > Massachusetts may well set in motion a positive, America-building avalanche > this year – with an even bigger impact in 2012 and beyond. > > Why will voting for Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate this January 19th give > your vote 100 times the impact of voting for Big Government Republican Scott > Brown? > > First, there are 435 U.S. Congressional seats PLUS 36 U.S. Senate seats > up for Election this November 2nd. > > If the Republican Establishment can manipulate Tea Party Protesters, Town > Hall Meeting Activists, Tax Cutters, and small government voters in > Massachusetts into voting for Big Government Republican Scott Brown this > January 19th – then they will field and support more Big Government Scott > Brown candidates for the 2010 Elections. > > Only one thing can stop the Republican Establishment from filling the > 2010 ballot with Big Government Republicans: your vote for Joe Kennedy. And > ours. And those of 10,000 to 25,000 of our fellow small government, tax > cutting, Tea Party voters. > > Only one thing will push the Republican Establishment into fielding and > supporting real small government candidates this year, in 2010: your vote > for Joe Kennedy. And ours. And those of 10,000 to 25,000 pro-Constitution, > small government voters. > > What’s more, Tea Party Protesters and supporters all across America are > watching this Special Election for U.S. Senate. The higher the vote total > for Tea Party U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Kennedy, the better the odds that > more Tea Party Protesters will throw their hats in the ring for U.S. > Congress and U.S. Senate this year. Your vote for Joe Kennedy may well > inspire and activate thousands of Tea Party Movement members. > > Have you read or heard the savage attacks, insults, arguments, fear > tactics, false charges, half truths, and lies about Joe Kennedy? > > Did you know that this is exactly what the Big Government Republican > Establishment said about and did to Republican U.S. Congressman Ron Paul > when he ran for President in 2008? > > Did you know that this is what the Big Government Republican > Establishment did to Ross Perot when he ran for President in 1992? > > Don’t let them get away with the con. Vote Joe Kennedy. > > Ross Perot lost the 1992 Election, but the people who voted for him > CAUSED the Democrats and Republicans to balance the federal budget for a > decade. > > Ross Perot’s 1992 voters precipitated the 1994 Republican Revolution. > > Dr. Ron Paul lost the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination, but, > paraphrasing the words of Obe-Wan Kenobe to Darth Vader, “If you strike me > down, my supporters and small government cause shall become more powerful > than you could possibly imagine.” And that IS happening now. > > Voting for Ron Paul for President was an INVESTMENT in the Constitution > and small government that keeps paying off. A vote we will NEVER regret. > > Joe Kennedy is the ONLY small government candidate running for this open > U.S. Senate Seat. > > Joe Kennedy is the ONLY candidate in this race who will vote for > dramatically lower federal spending, lower taxes, and a smaller federal > government than we have today. Who will vote against ALL government bailouts > of businesses. Against ALL government stimulus packages. Against ALL > unbalanced budgets. > > Voting Joe Kennedy is the ONLY way you can get more tax cutting, spending > cutting, small government candidates for the 434 Congressional districts > which do NOT have their own Ron Paul. And for the 35 U.S. Senate Seats up > for grabs which do NOT have their own Rand Paul. > > Voting for Joe Kennedy may be the only way to prevent the unexpected > betrayal: Republican ObamaCare. Can’t believe it could happen? Look at > > Scott Brown’s proud Massachusetts political love child: RomneyCare. > Imagine U.S. Senator Scott Brown proudly taking it federal. ObamaRomaCare. > > Your vote for Joe Kennedy may be the vote that makes the difference. Your > vote may be the Tipping Point vote that sets in motion more and more Tea > Party candidates, more and more Ron Paul candidates, more and more small > government candidates. > > For 2010. And for 2012. > > To our fellow Tea Party Protesters, Town Hall Meeting activists, Tax > Cutters, our fellow Ron Paul supporters, and all who are committed to small > government: > > We endorse Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate this January 19th. > > Join us and thousands of others – and vote Joe Kennedy for U.S. > Senate(MA) this January 19th. > > With your vote, small government is possible, > > Carla > Howell > Michael CloudPart 1 – WARNING to Tea Party Activists and Supporters, Town > Hall Meeting Protesters, and Tax Cutters living in Massachusetts who are > even considering voting for Scott Brown for US Senate January 19thPart II – > Warning to Tea Party Activists: Republicans Concede We’re Right About U.S. > Senate Candidate Scott Brown’s Voting Record > > Please send this to every Tea Party blog or web site, every Town Hall > Meeting blog or web site, every tax cutter blog or web site, and please > share it with your friends in Massachusetts. You may hold the fate of the > Tea Party movement in your hands. > http://www.centerforsmallgovernment.com/headline/conclusion-warning-to-tea-party-activists-even-tempted-to-vote-for-big-government-scott-brown/ > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >
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