ACORN on the verge of Bankruptcy (financial this time)

[Danno 1,228]

Report: ACORN on the Verge of Bankruptcy

Officials from the group told the New York Times it is dealing with "mismanagement along with a severe loss of government and membership funds."

The liberal activist group ACORN is suffering from a steep loss of funding and will this weekend discuss plans to file for bankruptcy in a teleconference, the New York Times reported.

Officials from the group told the Times it is dealing with "mismanagement along with a severe loss of government and membership funds."

The group is reeling from a disbanding of at least 15 of its 30 state chapters while its large New York and California chapters have set up fresh organizations.

ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, describes itself as an advocate for low-income and minority home buyers and residents.

The group has come under fire over the past six months for videos showing some ACORN workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute.

ACORN's financial situation and reputation went into free fall within days of the videos' release in September. Congress reacted by yanking ACORN's federal funding, private donors held back cash and scores of ACORN offices closed.

For years, ACORN could draw on 400,000 members to lobby for liberal causes, such as raising the minimum wage or adopting universal health care. Locally, its activists pushed city officials to fix broken street lights and it pressured banks to offer more favorable loans to low-income Americans. ACORN was arguably most successful at registering hundreds of thousands of low-income voters, though that mission was dogged by fraud allegations, including that some workers submitted forms signed by 'Mickey Mouse' or other cartoon characters.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[scandal 951]

If ACORN is a mismanaged and incompetent organization, then it's just as well that they go bankrupt.

If they've been justifiably tainted by scandal and deserve to have their funding sources dry up, then that is well too.

However, to the extent that they were a community organization attending to the needs of the poorest and least privileged of our society, surely there ought to be a sense of loss? Some sense of compassion for the meals not served, the shelter not available?

There seems to be a real sense of gloating by the Right at the misfortune of ACORN, the politically active organization. Fair enough. But are you also gloating at the loss of an agency serving the poor? What ever happened to the "compassionate" part of compassionate conservativism?

[Danno 1,228]

If ACORN is a mismanaged and incompetent organization, then it's just as well that they go bankrupt.

If they've been justifiably tainted by scandal and deserve to have their funding sources dry up, then that is well too.

However, to the extent that they were a community organization attending to the needs of the poorest and least privileged of our society, surely there ought to be a sense of loss? Some sense of compassion for the meals not served, the shelter not available?

There seems to be a real sense of gloating by the Right at the misfortune of ACORN, the politically active organization. Fair enough. But are you also gloating at the loss of an agency serving the poor? What ever happened to the "compassionate" part of compassionate conservativism?

Poor people, shmoor people.

family of 3 gets $526.00 a month to eat on, not to mention WIC, free lunch at school and other give aways,

if they are still hungry .....what more can I do? Pay ACORN to repeat program 1,2 and 3?

Compassion in my book is we redefine what poor actually means.

[Nagishkaw 510]

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

Deut.15:11

Edited March 20, 2010 by Nagishkaw

[MrsCat 6]

Poor people, shmoor people.

family of 3 gets $526.00 a month to eat on, not to mention WIC, free lunch at school and other give aways,

if they are still hungry .....what more can I do? Pay ACORN to repeat program 1,2 and 3?

:rofl: - you made a genuine funny Danno.

Edited March 20, 2010 by MrsCat

[besaangel 18]

WOW on the video- couldnt even finish watchin it... this country needs prayer

Edited March 20, 2010 by besaangel

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Poor people, shmoor people.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to (the) poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." ~ Matthew 19:21

[Danno 1,228]

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to (the) poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." ~ Matthew 19:21

Bro, I embrace that Scripture 100% the key is to make sure you are feeding the poor and not a fraud.

Steve help me please, my memory is not as good as yours but in which book of the Bible can we find the scripture which says something like- He who will not work, let him also not eat?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.'

Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?'

And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.'

Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?'

He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.'

And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Matthew 25:35-46

Edited March 20, 2010 by Galt's gallstones

[besaangel 18]

He who doesnt provide for his family is worse than infedil???...