Best of CRC Media Hits for August 2021
In August, CRC researchers not only broke new stories—see Parker Thayer’s Fox News hit on Zuckerberg’s cash finding its way into local DA races—but also kept the pressure on stories…
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The Left’s Campaign for Socialized Housing
For the increasing unaffordability of housing in much of America, observers offer a variety of explanations and remedies. Numerous factors are at play. The housing market is, after all, a…
Banks Not Out of Trouble Yet
The Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) reports that “The financial system [remains] vulnerable to the crisis conditions that [the bailout] was meant to fix.” Close…
Got Food Stamps? You Can Still Be a Homeowner! Call ACORN for a Mortgage Today.
Demand for food stamps, which help poor people purchase groceries, has surged, according to Reuters. For the first time, more than 34 million Americans received food stamps, which help…
Matthew Vadum’s Townhall Magazine Article on ACORN
Townhall magazine has published my long article on ACORN in the August issue. The article is called, “Stealing Democracy,” and with permission from the magazine, we repost the article here.
No Skin in the Game
Economist Stan Liebowitz reported earlier this month in the Wall Street Journal that newly analyzed data suggests that zero money down mortgages played a much greater role in the…
Government Might Become Deadbeats’ Landlord
The Obama administration is considering “a plan that would let borrowers who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments avoid eviction by renting their homes instead,” Reuters reports. Details…
AHMSI Rejects ACORN Criticism, Says It Joined Obama Program
I noted Friday, July 10 that ACORN chief organizer (CEO) Bertha Lewis lashed out at President Obama for choosing a finance executive who refused to be bullied by the activist group…
ACORN Thug Tries to Intimidate Obama?
Fox News is reporting that ACORN chief organizer (CEO) Bertha Lewis lashed out at President Obama for choosing a finance executive who refused to be bullied by the activist group to…