ACORN drops tarnished name and moves to silence critics

Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) leaders are using the threat of a law suit to silence and intimidate critics, according to current and former members of the liberal activist group.

ACORN executives have also changed their organization’s name, which was tarnished by investigations in at least 14 states of allegations of voter registration fraud during the 2008 presidential campaign, and charges by current and former members of financial mismanagement and misrepresentation.

Wade Rathke, who founded the organization, announced on his blog that ACORN International has officially changed its name to “Community Organizations International”...

[The sad part is that, with the help of a duplicitous legacy media, it'll work.]

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