Death threat, vandalism hit ACORN after McCain comments

[sabra]

Source: McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — An ACORN community organizer received a death threat and the liberal activist group's Boston and Seattle offices were vandalized Thursday, reflecting mounting tensions over its role in registering 1.3 million mostly poor and minority Americans to vote next month.

Attorneys for ACORN — short for the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now — were notifying the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division of the incidents, said Brian Kettenring, a Florida-based spokesman for the group.

Republicans, including presidential candidate John McCain, have attacked the group repeatedly in recent days, alleging a widespread vote-fraud scheme, although they have provided little proof. It was disclosed Thursday that the FBI is examining whether thousands of fraudulent voter registration applications submitted by some ACORN workers were part of a systematic effort or were merely isolated incidents.

Kettenring said that a senior ACORN staffer in Cleveland, after appearing on television this week, got an email stating that she "is going to have her life ended."

A woman staffer in Providence, R.I., also got a threatening call from someone who said words to the effect that "we know you get off work at nine," and then made racial epithets, he said.

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[Speck Tater]

1. John McCain must be proud of how well he's tearing apart the country. NT

[amber_86]

2. For real

[proud patriot]

3. definition , using threats of violence to achieve politicals ends

google it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism

[glinda]

5. TERRORISM. THAT IS WHAT IT IS BY DEFINITION.

I agree 400%. NO LIE, NO SPIN, JUST THE FACT. MCCAIN-PALIN AND SOME OF THEIR STAFF ARE GIVING THE TOTAL APPEARANCE OF BEING GUILTY OF INCITING, PROMOTING AND MAYBE EVEN OF CONSPIRACY TO PROMOTE TERRORISM.

[proud patriot]

10. bingo

[fascisthunter]

11. It Is...

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. What is it with these idiot right wingers and the death threats??

[truthisfreedom]

6. McCain's and Palin's outrageous and threatening behavior MUST BE STOPPED.

The Secret Service and the FBI need to meet with these nutjobs and put an end to this outrage.

[VP505]

7. Wouldn't it be ironic that after Obama

takes office that his justice Department starts investigating and prosecuting those involved in this behavior as domestic terrorists using the same laws the Reptilians have pushed through with all their terrorist fear mongering.

[Doctor_J]

8. John McCain - terrorist

and hates America, hates democracy

[sce56]

9. Nothing to report here it is just the rank and file GOP supporters

[machI]

12. Kick