Birds of a feather flock together.
Let the record reflect that convicted gangster William
Jefferson, a Democrat who used to represent New Orleans in
the U.S. House of Representatives, has (or had
might be a better word) ties to the radical activist group
ACORN.
ACORN and Jefferson weren't exactly bosom buddies, but they did
work together.
I call Jefferson a gangster, by the way, because last week
he was convicted
of racketeering.
ACORN helped get Jefferson elected years ago.
SEIU gave Jefferson's campaign $5,000 in the 2000 election cycle,
according to the
Center for Responsive Politics. Two of SEIU's locals are
part of the ACORN network. Local 100 covers Louisiana. Its chief
organizer is disgraced ACORN founder Wade Rathke who remains at
large despite his role in covering up his brother's nearly $1
million embezzlement for eight years.
Jefferson received ACORN's Friends of the Poor award from its
Louisiana chapter. (Times-Picayune, Jan. 28, 1996)
Jefferson participated in an ACORN rally protesting proposed
federal budget cuts. (Times-Picayune, April
12, 1995)
Jefferson doesn't appear to have had close ties to ACORN in
recent years, though. Perhaps one day in the not-too-distant
future we'll find out why.
