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| ACORN changing name to avoid association with past offenses |
| 2009-09-20 |
| The dirty little secret is ACORN is changing its name. In a June 21 Washington Examiner interview with Marcel Reid, a dissident ACORN whistle blower, the name is being changed to Community Organizations International. “We’ve known for many months now that the name ACORN is going to be retired,” [Marcel] Reid said. “The name has been so damaged to the point where the leadership knows it simply can’t go on as it has with the ACORN label out front and center, especially after all of the reporting.” In fact, the process has already begun, she noted. Wade Rathke, who founded the organization, announced on his blog that ACORN International has officially changed its name to “Community Organizations International.” |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #15 SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) was already taken. |
| Posted by: Cromert 2009-09-20 17:18 |
| #14 Whatever their latest handle is, their motto is always: We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-09-20 16:51 |
| #13 S.P.I.D.E.R. (Secret People's International Directorate for Extralegal Revenue) new name for ACORN |
| Posted by: Blinky Uluns9485 2009-09-20 15:12 |
| #12 The Washington Post did some of the work for you, 49 Pan. Fresh from yesterday's edition, to make up for ignoring the story previously ("We didn't publish before because we were still doing the research.") |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-20 15:09 |
| #11 I heard the same thing LOTP, But I believe the corruption was there before the brother was pushed out. I gotta do more homework on that one though. It just smells like a different name but more of the same to me. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-09-20 13:46 |
| #10 Name changes are a lot easier than cleaning up your act. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-09-20 13:06 |
| #9 so Community Organizations International in the United States will be COITUS? We are soooo screwed LOL clear thread winner. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-20 10:09 |
| #8 Couldn't put a shine on that turd with a new can of Kiwi. |
| Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-09-20 10:05 |
| #7 /I'll go to my room |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-20 09:26 |
| #6 so Community Organizations International in the United States will be COITUS? We are soooo screwed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-20 09:25 |
| #5 This is a little misleading. Wade Rathke, who founded ACORN, was pushed out of the main body when his brother's embezzlement / fraud was uncovered. He clung to the name, however, calling his new organization ACORN International. The ACORN board and some whistleblowers who uncovered the fraud have now forced him to stop using the name. Bringing down COI might be possible too, but it's not the main ACORN syndicate. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-09-20 08:59 |
| #4 the name is being changed to Community Organizations International. or ... COI. How appropriately coy. |
| Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-20 01:10 |
| #3 Breitbart says to look for something interesting on September 27th, gorb. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-20 00:56 |
| #2 Will people swallow this one? I hope there are a couple more videos out there that can be released about the same time the Dinosaur Media grudgingly print this. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-09-20 00:34 |
| #1 How about "NUTS". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-09-20 00:22 |