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And lies issue from his mouth -- or in this case, from his computer keyboard.

Wade Rathke responds on his blog to the news reports about ACORN International changing its name.

"I'm just an organizer of lower income families around and not someone on either side of the fence with an axe to grind," writes Rathke who participated in an eight-year coverup of his brother's nearly $1 million embezzlement from ACORN.

So now he's being victimized? 

He also says in a roundabout way that he resigned from ACORN. Not true. He was dismissed, as shown in the ACORN national board minutes of June 20, 2008. (See pages 10 and 11 in linked document.)

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Angel| 6.24.09 @ 7:52PM

C'mon, Matt; did you forget? Liberal = Victim--always.

Angie Breneman| 6.25.09 @ 5:29PM

The corruption in this current government if just emabarrasing to us all. Shame on people that can't do anything for themselves and make a living out of cheating all of us hardworking Americans.

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