New ACORN video: Murder in California?

posted at 4:52 pm on September 15, 2009 by Allahpundit

I’ve been checking Big Government since 4 p.m. for the new clip but it looks like they’re going to wait and roll it out simultaneously with Beck’s show on Fox, which I assume pretty much all of you will be watching. Here’s your thread to comment. The rumors of what’s on this new one are scandalous, but they’re still only rumors — for a few more minutes at least. I’ll post the clips here as soon as they’re available.

Over/under on how many questions the community-organizer-in-chief gets about ACORN during his Sunday morning media blitz: One. Stand by for updates.

Update: Here we go.

Looks like we’ve got a confession to either murder or manslaughter in the very first minute here. Can’t wait for that House vote on whether to keep funding this syndicate.

Update: And now, within the second minute, we’ve got a death threat from the murderer/manslaughterer.

Update: I’m not even halfway through and this woman’s spitting out names of California pols she claims to regularly “lobby.” Boxer is among them.

Update: The first clip ends with her confessing to having run a prostitution ring of her very own and, naturally, not declaring a dime of the proceeds to the IRS. Presumably ACORN’s defense will be that this woman’s full-blown nuts and is spinning a yarn to impress her clients, but (a) she sure is specific about dollar amounts, and (b) San Bernardino PD will have something to say about her ex, I’m guessing. Stand by while we wait for the next clip, which I’ll post below.

Update: It’s 6 p.m. and they still haven’t posted the next vid. Maybe they’re saving it for tomorrow? If so, two parting thoughts for now. One: Giles dropped a big hint in her BG post this afternoon that this isn’t the last office they visited. Which makes sense. Why go to the trouble of flying out to the coast to visit only San Bernardino? Two: As sensational as the details about murder are, don’t let that swallow up the larger story about the pattern of conspiracy in covering up sex trafficking that O’Keefe and Giles keep finding at ACORN offices. The murder stuff might not be true or she might already have done her time or, although it sounds unlikely, it might have been a legitimate case of self-defense. ACORN apologists are desperate to change the subject and this may end up giving them a chance. As O’Keefe reminds us, Alinsky Rule #8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

Update: A clever point from Goldfarb. If ACORN believes all these videos are doctored, why are they firing the employees involved?

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Let’s get ready to rumble…

BadgerHawk on September 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM

I’ll take the push on your wager.

BadgerHawk on September 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM

Acorn might change their name. Be sure your Congress Critters know that and make provisions for a “new and Improved” group in any bill to cut off funding.

Elizabetty on September 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM

Thanks for the thread. I love the smell of burnt acorn in the morning.

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

I’ve got my bowl of popcorn standing at the ready for this one!

tee866 on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Doesn’t matter ACORN is a pathetic way you cons are attempting to discredit Obama, PBUH. You racist, bigoted, homophobic, bible-clinging, NASCAR fans may have the cable news ratings wrapped up, but your party has been relegated to the ash heap of history.

/trollin!

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

OH BOY! It is like an early Christmas!!!

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Six more minutes to 4 p.m. CST.

I’m sick today, and so is the sig.other. The moment our little girls stop watching Dora, it’s time for Glenn Beck.

newton on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

its up now

skree on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

HotAir should link to BigGovernment….because I’m that lazy. ha ha

bridgetown on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Wow. I had to get to the end to find out that was sarcasm. Well played!

Ed Morrissey on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Racism ,straight up.

the_nile on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

pucker factor at White House—REDLINED

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Beck played some of it on the radio this morning. Top moment: Acorn woman admitting to murder.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Acorn might change their name. Be sure your Congress Critters know that and make provisions for a “new and Improved” group in any bill to cut off funding.

Elizabetty on September 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM

How many shell companies are set up down there in New Orleans, anyway? All they have to do is put their money under some different shells, put up new signage, and keep right-on trucking.

hawksruleva on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

OH BOY! It is like an early Christmas!!!

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Don’t count your stockings before they’re filled. Good advice.

It could be a downer. That’s a possibility.

newton on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

To quote Flounder:

Oh, Boy! This is gonna be greeeaat!

kingsjester on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Where Barbara Boxer gets identified by name as an ACORN contact, along with a list of others. Someone needs to camp outside her Senate office at 5:01 EST.

Jason Mattera where are you?

roninacreage on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Over/under on how many questions the community-organizer-in-chief gets about ACORN during his Sunday morning media blitz: One.

I’ll take the under. He’ll get -3 questions: that means three dishonest setup questions that have ACORN in them but leading to blame conservatives, asking why they hate minorities, and calling for prosecutions of the filmmakers.

progressoverpeace on September 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM

http://www.biggovernment.com

is that it?

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM

the anticipation is killing me

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM

Will Fox cut away from Beck if Joe Wilson is called out?

Man, so many choices, so little time.

Knucklehead on September 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM

I hope the Muslims don’t set off a nuke while were waiting.

BL@KBIRD on September 15, 2009 at 4:57 PM

where’s my fave trolls? I wanna watch with them.

call it a “teachable moment.”

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Christmas comes but once a year
No, wait, twice.
Well, let me be clear.
B) There’s only
Okay. Now third.

Obamamath is hard.

Blacksmith8 on September 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

I may watch CNN instead. They are covering some racism with the “Redskins” name.

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Here. It. Is!

newton on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

They won’t be here. Decider already spent two hours today telling us it wasn’t a big deal.

kingsjester on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Don’t count your stockings before they’re filled. Good advice.

It could be a downer. That’s a possibility.

newton on September 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Don’t rain on my parade. I have been waiting on this ALL day!

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

OMG…

This country is going to explode if the media doesn’t shape up. They are turning this country into a powder keg. It’s all fun and games until someone starts cheating then you’re likely to get the monopoly board thrown at you.

jhffmn on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Have fun folks! I’ll be driving home during Glenn’s show. I do every day.

I heard part of the clip this morning. I assume they’re saving the best of the rest for tonight?

I just know there are more videos to come.

Oink on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Beck is going to have like 6million viewers for this episode.

it’s like the truman show, i’m getting addicted.

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Neil, get off the screen.

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Damn man, you’re killin’ me here. I wanna see and its not even on yet.

Ryan Gandy on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Here. It. Is!

newton on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Oh CRAP I can’t SEE IT!!!!! Damn youtube.

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Beck is going to have like 6million viewers for this episode.

it’s like the truman show, i’m getting addicted.

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

Maybe tens of thousands

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Obama dissing Fox News Sunday. No surprise. They wouldn’t allow questions to be pre-screened.

roninacreage on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

OH.MY.GOSH

I don’t know how Hannah and James kept a straight face on this.

OH.MY.GOSH

gophergirl on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

he’s on he’s on–said it’ll peel the skin off my face! Aaarrghhh

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

…bleeding heart liberals….well, not liberals. Because if they were liberals they would be helping you.

Awesome.

Vashta.Nerada on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Dang! Just when ACORN and other community organizations were showing job growth numbers for Obammy, all this has to come out!

LoneStarGal on September 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

I may have to watch Charlie Gibson’s show tonight now that he knows about ACORN.

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM

beck sappy–get to the juice glenn, show me da juicy juice

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Aren’t liberals the most tolerant, intelligent people you have ever witnessed?

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Holy $hit

Obama and the far-left are tearing this country to pieces.

Only 6 minutes of video?

jp on September 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM

ACORNER admits to murder on tape. Beck blows the lid off another scandal.

roninacreage on September 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM

Don’t rain on my parade. I have been waiting on this ALL day!

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 4:59 PM

So have I, my dear!

That’s why I’m saying not to get your expectations too high, because all of us might get disappointed – which is, well, exactly not happening right now.

Care for some popcorn?

newton on September 15, 2009 at 5:03 PM

I need popcorn and a squishy! Going to be an interesting week!

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 5:04 PM

OMFG

Hats off to your former organization Obama!

jhffmn on September 15, 2009 at 5:04 PM

Never mind. Your jaw’s dropping right now…

BigGovernment.com better have extra servers. They’re gonna crash!

newton on September 15, 2009 at 5:05 PM

How much more is coming?

jp on September 15, 2009 at 5:05 PM

That Jim Miller fellow sounded a bit racist in the clip.

Vashta.Nerada on September 15, 2009 at 5:05 PM

don’t you just love how they are quoting Alinsky at Big Govt.

jp on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

I hope HonetSting’s watching this while caring for her Mom. She’s going to love this.

kingsjester on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

And Beck just slammed Congress for confirming Cass Sunstein or whatever his name is.

Wake up Republican’s.

Knucklehead on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

BigGovernment.com better have extra servers. They’re gonna crash!

newton on September 15, 2009 at 5:05 PM

Biggovernment folk better employ Blackwater. They is going to be attacked!

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Very scary.

canditaylor68 on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Mother of God! I’d say this is the smoking gun, but… is there something more incriminating than the smoking gun?

hburns on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

“Barbara Boxer!” ding-ding-ding!!! LOL

D2Boston on September 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Beck is on another roll.

Knucklehead on September 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Charlie Gibson still hasn’t heard anything.

Cicero43 on September 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM

Yahoo must be down. Nothing on ACORN there. Top headline “Wilson refuses to apologize”

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM

It is getting interesting.

truetexan on September 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Wake up Charlie.

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Biggovernment folk better employ Blackwater. They is going to be attacked!

daesleeper on September 15, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Forget Blackwater. They better get a few Hattori Katanas!

newton on September 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM

BigGov servers very slow

phreshone on September 15, 2009 at 5:08 PM

The woman almost sounds too insane to be credible.

BadgerHawk on September 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM

ACORN is a criminal enterprise that hires murderers!

SouthernGent on September 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM

Ouch! That’s gonna leave a mark.

AUINSC on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Uh oh, they’ve got a white ACORN criminal on tape now. Is this going to spoil their “RACISM!!!” defense?

AZCoyote on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Will these two get the same journalism award as Katie Couric? No.

Dead Hand Control on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

ACORN is a criminal enterprise that hires murderers!

SouthernGent on September 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM

You got to start somewhere..

the_nile on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Texas Rep. Lamar Smith, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice to open investigations into the embattled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, better known by the acronym ACORN.

Push for FBI probe of ACORN

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Beck is bashing the ugly Rathke (sp) brothers, pictures and all.

No video yet.

Knucklehead on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

they should’ve asked her who she gets protection from, and if she had to pay a “tax” to them.

aka: The Mob

jp on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Care for some popcorn?

newton on September 15, 2009 at 5:03 PM

NO I wanna watch the video!!!

Can I have a play by play? So us that are at work knows what is going on?

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

where’s my fave trolls? I wanna watch with them.

call it a “teachable moment.”

ted c on September 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Laughing Out Loud ! Thanks for that, ted c !

runner on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Isn’t there some kind of carnival game where you try to hit the gophers (or something) popping up out of the holes?

Hmmm.

Mr_Magoo on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

I have to admit, when Beck did the first show on this I thought it was a total setup to discredit him, that is UNTIL ACORN actually fired some people giving it absolute credibility.

Wow. Just WOW!

truetexan on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Honestly, i wouldnt put much stock in her name dropping of politicians. Sounds like she is getting off on the attention she is getting.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

How many of the upcoming Sunday shows, plus Letterman will as the Won about ACORN, his support and association of/with it?

Schadenfreude on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

She also rented her upstairs apartment to illegal aliens when she lived in Rutherford Ohio.

MirCat on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

I listened to him on the radio and just about died if heads don’t start rolling man is flyover country gonna be pissed and if they thought 9/12 was something they should just wait.

tee866 on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

How long between updates? I’m getting wee weed up.

TexasDan on September 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM

How many reporters will ask Obama about ACORN on his upcoming popularity tour?

Schadenfreude on September 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM

It’s nice to see that crackers have somewhere to go to get gainful employment.

Cicero43 on September 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM

Honestly, i wouldnt put much stock in her name dropping of politicians. Sounds like she is getting off on the attention she is getting.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

I’m also surprised they didn’t do just a tad bit of due diligence and check her background to see if she did, indeed, kill her husband…

Skywise on September 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM

NO I wanna watch the video!!!

Can I have a play by play? So us that are at work knows what is going on?

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

I am blocked at work on HA too, but it came up for me on the http://www.BigGovernment.com web site.

Shout out to my sis-in-law in AK!

Mr_Magoo on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Honestly, i wouldnt put much stock in her name dropping of politicians. Sounds like she is getting off on the attention she is getting.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

I think they know that. They check their sources , not like new journalism.

the_nile on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

“Heidi Fleiss is my hero.”

Your tax dollars at work.

BuckeyeSam on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Now you’ve gone and done it. I’m going to have to email the white house and tell them that I’ve discovered something “fishy” about all of this ObamAcorn stuff.

My collie says:

My sixth-sense is tingling. It’s all just TOO easy, if you ask me.

We’ll just have to wait an see how it plays out, collie.

CyberCipher on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Honestly, i wouldnt put much stock in her name dropping of politicians. Sounds like she is getting off on the attention she is getting.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

She may or may not be telling the truth, but the fact that ACORN has been threatening lawsuits over the allegations of the last few videos helps give it credibility.

Boxer et all will be attacked with this on the campaign trail in 2010 unless they distance themselves from ACORN.

teke184 on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Well there goes the lefty “racist” charge… so far nothing but white folks in the first clip.

Man, I wish I had the internet popcorn concessions right about now…

greggriffith on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Honestly, i wouldnt put much stock in her name dropping of politicians. Sounds like she is getting off on the attention she is getting.

MikeInBA on September 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Yeah, I think she may be an incredible liar, but it’s not entirely unbelievable either.

TexasDan on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Can I have a play by play? So us that are at work knows what is going on?

upinak on September 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM

ACORN bimbo now admitting she ran an escort service.

Knucklehead on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

Ace “I’m thinking about opening an ACORN office myself. ” (to see Hannah)

faraway on September 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM

The woman almost sounds too insane to be credible.

BadgerHawk on September 15, 2009 at 5:09 PM

She does sound like a kook. She admits to first-degree (“I laid the groundwork by going to women’s shelters first”) murder to a couple of total strangers who just walked in off the street? She’s working at a low-paying job, despite claiming that she once made $15,000 tax-free dollars a week when she worked as a madam? Heidi Fleiss is her hero? (Does she know Heidi was caught and convicted and lost most of her money?).

I wonder if anyone will look into whether or not she ever had a husband, and if he was actually shot to death.

AZCoyote on September 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM

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