Congress Targets ACORN in a Bipartisan Way

Congressional Republicans are clearly united against funneling federal dollars to the community organizing group ACORN. But surprisingly, so are many Democrats. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Adam Florin - Sep 18, 2009 - 6:32 AM PDT
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by Adam Florin - Sep. 19, 2009

Loaded with weaselly, false-disbelieving language: "suprisingly", "interestingly", "stunning". Surprising to whom? To a prejudiced reader? And yet, what's surprising about taking legislative action against rampant corruption and illegal activities? It's insulting to the reader's intelligence.

Fox News is brimming with pride for having broken this Acorn corruption story, and that is certainly merited—to a point. As Jon Stewart implored the greater investigative journalism community, "WHERE WERE YOU?"

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