The One Thing: 9/23

" Well hello America. President Obama was billed as a uniter not a divider you know he's gonna bring -- I use that I heal the partisan divisions. How is that working out for a -- I'm not sure why America turned to him for unity. When really it seems like at least this is what the parties want you to believe there's only a couple of things of the Republicans and Democrats can actually agree on. One of them I think. Is hookers. I think everybody in America's pretty much against the hooker DL okay sure Eliot Spitzer let's leave him out for second. Everybody else hookers not a good thing especially when it comes to tax dollars. Well. You'd think the United States could unite on acorn and -- although the whole thing of you know. Helping to start brothels with a legal thirteen year -- kind of a bad thing but no -- in today's America here's the latest on Eric acorn. The unlikely duo of Barney Frank and John Conyers could just -- love these guys. They're now calling for an investigation into the embattled group. They say that they even wrote it down that wrote a letter to the CRS the nonpartisan congressional research service. Okay it's actually sorry ought to be very accurate here it's not actually in investigation. Per say because -- would be. But -- hateful they would why do you hate people so much investigating them all the -- sure it would make sense to do that instead we just need -- It comprehensive. Report. On all the activities new funding surrounding acorn but don't investigate. You know and and they're also they've also in this letter said that they want to look into whether or not congress violated the constitution. In voting to -- fund acorn."

" Now they care about the constitution. They also a look into those two crazy kids what it's like it's like Scooby -- we would've gotten away for that -- of -- these crazy kids. The -- that -- undercover. Congress wants to know if they violated any laws. Okay. I know John Conyers name is is right there on the letter scroll up it's great it's big and bold and everything. But how can really trust this guy when he first votes to send acorn the funding bill back to committee and then later somebody. Maybe the powers that be Melissa said."

" Really -- comes back on the floor and says. I think that I made a mistake the hill actually -- Conyers is saying this quote speaker. Today I inadvertently cast a yea vote for a motion to recommit on HR 3200. And did not vote for final passage. I intended to vote no on the motion to recommit and yea on the final passage. By the way had a conversation -- one of our re founders of the what they're saying. People grabbed it and excuse me frog in -- He. John Conyers. You really had a handle on this bill -- so much so that when you crawled back up for a re do you called it hr 3200. The bill is actually HR three 3221. So maybe didn't read it well you know."

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" really on a limb here but. How did you do anything all day I mean we know you don't read the bills."

" I love these members to get -- and -- breed of -- Well what good is reading the bill if it's a thousand pages and then you don't have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read the bill."

" I know it's cruel crazy -- I even get up in the morning. Let me ask you this there -- fifteen million unemployed in America right now. Is anybody well today -- gonna watch CNN and take this clowns job -- on and actually read the bill and then just go. Yes I'm for it or nope not me I mean how hard is that specially for the guy who is the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Which oversees the FBI. And the Justice Department. Like feel all warm and Ting Li and safe inside. The IRS has nearly two million dollars in liens against acorn for failing to pay taxes. Nothing Bertha Lewis in the acorn advisory council said you know that this and make me feel any better. Even though they did say that they were going to assist in naming an independent auditor and investigator. To conduct a thorough review. Walls. Bertha Lewis thank you for your help that's fantastic. You don't let Ken -- he never volunteered to have you know and internal investigation into Enron and help name people look into it. Who would've been a lot better we had Enron -- last hot. Still no -- they had selected an investigator but no audit. Why didn't the acorn advisory board tasked to help you know acorn get to the bottom of things select an auditor. Would -- all but it didn't and oh lead."

" Look let's look at who the advisory council is this is fantastic. First of all. There's a Kennedy -- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend she's the eldest child of RFK. The former lieutenant governor of Maryland. She sounds great so far Glenn -- why would you take her down why not I'm just pointing out. She serves on the board of the radicals Center for American Progress. We've given it is -- that George Soros is group. Q now would John to death that -- ahead I remember that we should come back there. Townsend is also the founder of us well group and -- and the student service alliance. That was created to make -- the first. And only state that for -- high school students to do community service as a condition to graduate that -- But -- great I wish we could do that in the whole country. Like that we Wilson. In 1996. She also gave out an award to Baltimore's current top prosecutor. Her name. She is sweet her name is Patricia -- you might recognize her name. She's the one who's gonna go after the kids who shot the undercover acorn video and not acorn remember -- like I think they might have done something illegal. Given that we're talking about hookers underage -- and -- or are gonna look into those videotapes that's for sure really. -- so great that those two work Posey Maryland you got quite a sweet deal happening here you really do. OK so next I love this. Andy Stern he's the FDIU. President Andy Stern no red flags there. SC IU was essentially acorn it's just unionized. Two of SCI use locals are around a court affiliates. And then there's -- connection remember just this weekend President Obama said. I haven't really been following acorn I don't even really know what's going on. A court advisory council. On it Andy Stern SC IU stern just told the LA times that he visits the White House about once a week. Well is that surprising. Health care. I'll talk to discern and ask -- members. Yeah so before debating health care he talks Andy Stern. That's great good next up. One the only Hutton chief Henry Cisneros. Henry he's say he served under President Clinton. He is great he's on the up and up he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during background checks before his confirmation -- We don't have a problem background checks not in this White House then Ken Jones may not even -- worry about it now that a senior people move on. Acorn also reports that they met with cisneros on a monthly basis while cisneros was leading. Hi this is -- that of course is John Podesta he gets. He is probably. One of the greatest men alive today. He heads the Center for American Progress and who's against American progress. By the way he was handpicked he's so special they say he was handpicked for the job -- George Soros. -- also co chaired Barack Obama's transition team. Acorn likes him so much that they gave him award at the anniversary party this summer remember the one we couldn't get into. He yeah it was weird because he got the award during the time he was mounting a public defense of acorn. Then there's John banks he's the vice president of government relations at Con Ed. -- how much information on this guy but Con Ed is a big funder of acorn -- we're looking. Next member is Harvey Hirschfeld. Harvey Hirschfeld is the up president of the firm called law cash bid gives loans to people who are filing lawsuits at eight. Why not overwhelm a lawyer you know bowl losses them -- first clients to him in Brooklyn. Then you have Eric eve Eric eve senior VP at Citigroup he helped New York acorn plan they're 25 anniversary party. That's what a senior VP -- Citigroup should be doing budget thank. He was also the special assistant to President Clinton and Al Gore's former New York campaign manager and last but not least. It's Dave -- worth him he's from Ohio he didn't need more fun like. Hello -- be more police all the need more fund their mission quote to work with others to bring about social justice. Shockingly. Need more gives money to -- affiliates so backwards is with community organizers and in bed with acorn is on there. And is gripped by the way he's been community organizing since the 1970s. And I read today that he was proud to announce that he learned community organizing. From the guy who learned community organizing from the guy who learned it from Solomon ski. That is quite an accomplishment -- I don't know about you but I feel all warm and fuzzy who these people said -- got to look into it we're gonna get to the bottom this acorn thing America. Forget what I said about shutting acorn down you kidding me this thing's going to be all buttoned up by next Tuesday. Now you may be -- new viewer to the program and realize. Wait a minute I think he may be sarcastic here."

" Okay. And the thing is is what they have going for -- is it's a complicated Macs this is all all these names all these places you just have to know a few of them last night -- was watching the TV show my daughter. She's 21 and she said that. You know what I'm follow a lot of this but I don't understand -- all these organizations like the tides foundation it's confusing. Well you know what I understand. And sometimes I feel like Russell Crowe from a beautiful mind trying to lay it out for it but it sound. It's difficult to demonstrate because it is massive there are so many groups involved in so many people so he faces. Let me give you an easy way to remember all of the basics of these groups and do this for my daughter last night Mary. All of the names of these groups means something for instance acorn. Acorn. Community action reform our whatever it is. This thing. Boy after members acorn is a -- Don't get discouraged be patient stay focused we've planted the seed. And some day that seed will grow into something enormous massive a mighty -- The Apollo alliance these -- the people are these people are there all interchangeable the Apollo alliance where Van Jones came from. They're the ones who -- the stimulus package okay. The Apollo alliance is the one that got their name after the Apollo moon shots why. Because the Apollo moon shot was big bold and it was fast once it launched you're not gonna be able to stop it. Make you feel better. SC IU. I don't have any. Props or anything SEI use this. I've thought about -- and a baseball bat what you've spoken about -- since then the union involved they don't really need a fancy name. This thing the president sees these groups these groups as a vehicle to achieve his goals that's why he is surrounded himself now. Now what are his goals. I think this the most important thing the president -- ever said he said the founders didn't address redistribution. Of wealth in the constitution here's Barack Obama."

" In his own words the tragedies of the civil rights movement was. Because the civil rights movement became so court focused. I think that there was a tendency to lose. Track of the political and community organizing. And activities on the ground. That are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributed. Change."

" parent so the tragedy. Is. So what happened when they didn't do this is a bad thing tragedies of the civil rights movement was because it came so -- the so court focused. That it lost track of the political. And community organizing activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions. -- of power. Through which you bring about redistributed. To change. That's our president. -- Now some of the power that's bringing it all together is it is it is an organization called the tides foundation. Therefore their founder is. Drummond pike he describes the tides foundation tides center like this. -- was created to provide comprehensive flexible services and tools. To those dedicated to lasting progressive social change lasting progressive social change. And while they do legitimate things they are also involved in some of the nasty -- of the nasty for instance. These two guys weighed in dale. Ways that the founder of of acorn. Dale is -- is the brother when they're Brothers I think they look like the bad guys forget about the people who are down on the ground at acorn. These are the guys you really need to be after forget about the organizers on the ground these two. Dale. Embezzled about a million dollars from acorn wade didn't. Well that cause some problems this where the acorn eight comes from -- people like wait a minute wait a minute we look at our books -- couldn't have that happen. So the founder of tights. Gave hundreds of thousands of dollars just to make -- just go away. That way what not money missing mining what I don't boot heel but it's just it's wait that's the lights -- here. It was times that did. Tides can bring this up on the screen -- show you what tides. Tides the changing of the tides. Now what they do. Is. When she gets -- person and Joe do you come. Let's say who has money. If let's just say it. Much you let's just say because I was have to make Joe into the bad -- let's just say that Joe was just a nefarious dirt back. It's not a stretch a nefarious dirt back. You wanna give money to Joba you don't want anybody -- know that you gave money to -- nefarious dirt bag so what do you do. You get the money to me in the tides. And then I say but a -- a thank you so much for your donation. Show a gift to you that's what the top trade center does and but they do is just like on a beach. They just erase the footprints in the -- Tide comes in and washes away any Trace of anything you never know who was ever on the beach. These are the people. That are also the people that paid for that indoctrination video that we showed you yesterday and can -- remember this. This thing we played yesterday the story of stuff. Tell you. We have so much email from people hundreds of emails from parents that they had their kids in the room last night and then the kids -- like. I I've seen that before. Excuse me wait until you see the follow up that was paid for by the tides foundation we have that and also. -- it's not not like boiling yet but it's close boiling water I I'm gonna explain the Katie Couric interview. Come."