DeFOX America

DeFOX America Tell Congress to stand up to Glenn Beck's blackboard enemies list and vote against unconstitutionally defunding ACORN. Click here. The witch hunts have to stop. As you know, for over a month -- really, for years -- ACORN has been in the crosshairs of Fox "News". As part of a full-scale propaganda war, the ACORN attack videos served as excuses for politicians to go after the federal grants ACORN used to help people avoid foreclosure, conduct fire prevention, and help rebuild the Gulf Coast. But this isn't just about ACORN. The extremists at Fox and their echo chamber have gone after other community organizations and Green Jobs Czar Van Jones, have worked to disrupt this summer's health care town halls, and made a hero out of a Congressman who shouted "You lie" at President Obama . All because they want to stop the President and derail his agenda of health care reform, green jobs, and accountability for the bankers who destroyed our economy. This week, pushed by Fox's extremist propaganda, Congress is gearing up to vote against ACORN again. Fox isn't just toxic for ACORN's constituency of working families, it is toxic for America. Anti-ACORN amendments are holding up all kinds of legislation, including extending Unemployment Insurance. Millions of unemployed Americans are being stopped from getting extensions of their benefits because of Fox's attacks. But you can help "DeFOX America". Our friends at Brave New Films have produced a video about the Fox attacks on ACORN, including the "enemies list" that Glenn Beck crreated on his blackboard. Watch the video, then tell Congress to stand up to Glenn Beck and Fox and their enemies list and vote against unconstitutional attempts to single out an individual organization as part of a political witch-hunt. Since the attacks on ACORN -- conveniently timed to the day after President Obama's speech on healthcare -- we have taken responsibility for the actual issues raised by the videos. These have included firing the staff involved, suspending all new service provision, and initiating a full review by an independent investigator, Scott Harshbarger, the former Massachusetts Attorney General. These steps have been ignored by outlets like Fox. Their real agenda is to silence the voice of ACORN's 500,000 member families. You can take a stand and start the De-FOXification of America. Foward this email to your friends, then click here to tell Congress that "enough is enough" and to vote against the newest attempt to take away ACORN's Federal grant funding. With your help we can get America off Fox and Congress back doing the people's business. In solidarity and strength, Bertha Lewis ACORN CEO and Chief Organizer

© 2009 ACORN and ACORN logo are Registered Trademarks of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. ACORN is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, with over 500,000 member families organized into neighborhood chapters in 75 cities across the country. Since 1970 ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our members. Our priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools. ACORN is an acronym, and each letter should be capitalized. ACORN stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.