Dirtbag Lashs Out at Legitimate Charities and Slimes Their Good Names


	Dirtbag Lashs Out at Legitimate Charities and Slimes Their Good Names

merrie

9-18-2009 1:40 AM

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drummond pike, tides foundation funding mechanism

merrie says:

When news was about to break that Pike helped hide the embezzlement of nearly $1 million by the brother of ACORN’s founder, the order was “keep your yaps shut.” That would have been good advice here, rather than lashing out at legitimate charities and dragging their good names into ACORN’s sordid story.

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