Glenn Beck's Supporting the ACORN 8

Posted in: Michael J. Gaynor
By Michael J. Gaynor
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 9:29:54 AM ET

ACORN was out for power from the start and not concerned about legalities, much less niceties.

Glenn Beck is focusing on the scandal that is ACORN in a big way.

Great!

Investigation shows that the notion that ACORN is a good organization that recently lost its way is untrue.

Beck should check with a source of mine--"Margy the Teacher"--about whom I wrote an article posted on October 24, 2008 and titled "'Margy the Teacher' Appreciated the ACORN Threat.

ACORN was out for power from the start and not concerned about legalities, much less niceties.

As I wrote:

"'Margy the Teacher' knew what ACORN (Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now) was about back in the 1970's.

"Born in 1940, Margy is now a retired teacher and the owner and operator of a bed and breakfast.

"Margy served on a local school board in Texas from 1978 to 1985 and took her responsibilities seriously.

"In 1980, Margy testified before the Texas State Board of Education, objecting to a page about ACORN in a book titled 'Comparing Political Behavior,' published by Prentice-Hall.

"Margy had read the Houston Post, now defunct, and kept a copy of an article about ACORN published in the May 6, 1979 edition.

"That article is titled 'Group hopes to gain control of U.S. power' and begins with the ACORN recruiting song: 'Aren't you tired of seein' the way that your own country's being run? For the sake of Monster Profit, they would even steal your son. And if you think it's bad, well, buster, you can bet it will grow worse. So you better start to organize, or empty out your purse!'

"The lead sentence of the article reported: 'ACORN organizers are taught to be ever aware their goal is to create a massive political pressure group which ultimately will take over the full operation of this country—for the benefit of "low-to-moderate-income" Americans.'

"Former ACORN organizer and trainer Obama is indeed 'The One' ACORN wants to put in the White House.

"The article quoted from a 40-page booklet, Community Organizing: Handbook 2,â€