ACORN’s Chief Organizer Bertha Lewis thanks the organization’s allies and defenders, including Firedoglake. She also asks New York State residents to vote for Obama under the Working Families Party line, row E, to help support other staunch progressives and community organizers.
This is a nice example, nice evidence of progressive grass roots movement building and coalition building on the left, including new online media and some grassroots organizations.
Power: it’s not just for Blue Dogs anymore.





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The GOP saw how stealing the election twice has motivated us despite all the fear of 9/11 Bush could throw at us. Karl is trying to steal the our Mojo by blaming ACORN?
Without correct ID you can’t vote twice or more under your own name and a false name.
When Pat Buchanan screams Acorn stole the election…and he will you know that he will.
Lets point out the Polls don’t really count cell phone users, the poll use old models of past elections to predict how young and minority voters will vote today.
Never mind that Obama is African American and the First African American to run for President African American turnout should skyrocket.
Never mind that young voters are as excited about this election as much or more than they have been since the 60’s do we have current polls on that number?
Never mind that I’m Mexican and I’m excited why sure I hate the GOP but if Obama gets elected then one day I might see a Hispanic in the White House:)
I think all minorities feel this way.
But the polls are not counting us like they should. The GOP is though and thats why they see a chance to cry fraud they know we will win BIG and the polls are wrong.
I predict FDR type numbers! I predict that at worse Obama will beat Reagen’s numbers!
I’m going to turn my rant into a Diary I want Credit if I’m right:)
Well thank you ACORN for all the work you do.
Thanks Pach.
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That’s a great acknowledgement. Thanks, Pach.
I agree. Thank you ACORN.
(Of course thank you to all the community organizers/organizations and grassroot organizations)
Community organizers rawk!
Thanks for sharing Pach. Good job, pups.
That is just awesome.
ACORN is there advocating for people in places that nobody else will go. I know I harp on the need to protect progressive institutions over and over again, but really, we can’t allow the right to take them out like this.
Thanks to Bertha and ACORN for organizing and fighting back. We’re proud to be a part of that effort.
I saw this woman on C-SPAN a few weeks ago and she had 3 establishment folks giving her the full spectrum of hard questions and she answered with facts, logic, and truth. It was great to see what the real truth was.
- people are paid by the hour, they flag most of the bad ones, they are required to submit them all, etc.
In any case as if a few poor people getting bad home loans could bring down the Mr. Monopolies (billionairs) of the world.
What is even more amazing is that looking back over 30 years of R’s terrible job & policy all they could find was opposition to Freddy and Fanny to hang their hat on.
Flush time.
OK, this is cool!
I love it that, instead of hiding and cowering when they GooperMediaComplex™ decided it was their turn, ACORN came out swinging.
Thanks to ACORN for all they do, and thanks for the shout-out.
We need to stand together. Bertha Lewis is someone I am happy to stand with. She seems like someone who won’t stand for any funny business from anybody.
Community organizers rock!
What’s more subversive to democracy than helping qualified citizens vote?/s R’s are a bunch of sore losing asses. Thank you ACORN.
People that have been counseled by ACORN have extremely low foreclosure rates as they were informed to avoid the ARMs and negative am loans. I am also sick and tired of the rethugs trying to blame fannie and freddie for all of the woes. The problem is because of the credit default swaps and deregulation.
Go Acorn!
Vote the bums out!
Go ACORN.
hey! acorn!
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Man!!! Bertha sure can deliver an effective message. I’d give her a hell of a hug.
Here’s a good chuckle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..038;fmt=18
Blue Texan up at the Mothership!
Poll Of Right Wing Bloggers Exposes How Delusional And Marginalized They Are
Yeah! Bertha’s one Live Wire! Great job telling all about it.
Damn! I wish I’d known about the Working Families/ACORN connection. I sent off my absentee ballot last week (That was FUN!!), but under DEM – I didn’t understand why the Obama/Biden ticket appeared a couple of times (I’ve been out of the country for 20 years). Next time!!
Earlier FDL post about Arizona: I agree and have sent email to BO campaign site urging a visit to AZ. Hope lots of people do.