UPDATE: Barbour wants state ACORN funding cut off
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Gov. Haley Barbour
Gov. Haley Barbour
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JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour has issued an executive order ending any state funding given to the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now, known as ACORN.

Barbour's order was delivered to the secretary of state's office on Monday. Barbour said in a news release he wants the state fiscal officer to conduct a review of the state's relationship with ACORN and cut off any funding of current contracts.

The release didn't say how much state money goes to ACORN or for what programs.

ACORN has come under fire for a hidden camera video involving a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp. On the video, two ACORN workers apparently advise the couple to lie about her profession and launder her earnings to get housing aid.
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comments (6)
« monkeybone47 wrote on Tuesday, Sep 22 at 10:41 AM »
Anonymous,great comment...Ultracreep,It shouldn't be good for anyone,dem or rep,for people to be poor or looked at as a minority!Everybody has the chance to better themselves.The problem is when you have to use excuses for your lack of motivation,to blame another for keeping you down.We've got to get back to Personal Responsiblity!
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« anonymous wrote on Tuesday, Sep 22 at 09:35 AM »
I think it will be a great day when we stop worrying about what would be best for democrats or republicans and start thinking about what would be best for America.
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« ultracreep wrote on Tuesday, Sep 22 at 09:08 AM »
Well as far as republicans go, it's not good to be poor or a minority, but you can be as fat as you want as long as food stamps isn't paying for it, so it looks like no cuts in fat finger funding in sight, sean.
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« scar-strangled-banter wrote on Tuesday, Sep 22 at 09:02 AM »
I hope he runs for president- that would be the best thing that could possibly happen for the Democrats.
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« KDEMT wrote on Tuesday, Sep 22 at 07:18 AM »
Ooh Sean, that was witty. I believe I am beginning to favor restricting free speech to liberal turds like you.
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« SEANKAUFMAN wrote on Monday, Sep 21 at 11:00 PM »
he needs to cut off funding to those fat nugget fingers of his
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