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ACORN: the Abu Ghraib of the Great Society
===ACORN===
===ACORN===
:''Main article: [[ACORN]]''
:''Main article: [[ACORN]]''
His greatest success was undercover journalism performed by his employees James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles against ACORN. His associates filmed ACORN giving advice on setting up brothels involving underage prostitution trafficking as well as tax evasion tips at four ACORN offices around the country. In a brilliant strategy, he would release one tape which ACORN would dismiss. Then other tapes to stir the pot. A fourth tape was released that turned into a national firestorm which bypassed the corrupt media who refused to cover the liberal-aligned group. The outrage that followed forced Congress to defund ACORN and Breitbart is credited with having them removed from partnering with the [[Obama Administration]] on the 2010 Census. [[Wade Rathke]], ACORN founder, and [[Bertha Lewis]], his puppet CEO had to change the name of the organization because Breitbart's work had sullied their image. State affiliates reorganized under new names in New York and California, others were banned from operating in Ohio and Maryland. Breitbart put ACORN on the defensive which is still reeling from his work and has announced it's closing business, bankrupt. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589768,00.html ACORN Closing in Wake of Scandal], [[FOX News]], March 22, 2010</ref> .
His greatest success was undercover journalism performed by his employees James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles against ACORN. He believed that the ACORN scandal "represented the Abu Ghraib of the Great Society".<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/breitbart_narcissist/ Things Andrew Breitbart doesn’t care for], [[Salon.com]]</ref>
Breitbart's associates filmed ACORN giving advice on setting up brothels involving underage prostitution trafficking as well as tax evasion tips at four ACORN offices around the country. In a brilliant strategy, he would release one tape which ACORN would dismiss. Then other tapes to stir the pot. A fourth tape was released that turned into a national firestorm which bypassed the corrupt media who refused to cover the liberal-aligned group. The outrage that followed forced Congress to defund ACORN and Breitbart is credited with having them removed from partnering with the [[Obama Administration]] on the 2010 Census. [[Wade Rathke]], ACORN founder, and [[Bertha Lewis]], his puppet CEO had to change the name of the organization because Breitbart's work had sullied their image. State affiliates reorganized under new names in New York and California, others were banned from operating in Ohio and Maryland. Breitbart put ACORN on the defensive which is still reeling from his work and has announced it's closing business, bankrupt. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589768,00.html ACORN Closing in Wake of Scandal], [[FOX News]], March 22, 2010</ref> .
===2010 Annual NAACP Conference===
===2010 Annual NAACP Conference===
==Quotes==
==Quotes==
* "That’s what the ACORN video showed. I called it the Abu Ghraib of the [[Great Society]]."<ref>[http://www.gq.com/story/andrew-breitbart-interview-lisa-depaulo Breitbart in Full: The GQA], GQ Magazine</ref><ref>[https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/10/19/abu-ghraib-of-the-great-society/ Video: The Abu Ghraib Of The Great Society -- Andrew Breitbart On ACORN], [[Pajamas Media]]</ref>
* "I only have two speeds, jocularity and righteous indignation."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2013/05/20/hating-breitbart-review/ 'Hating Breitbart' Review: Recording Andrew Breitbart's Eye for Bias, News Cycle Dominance], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref>
* "I only have two speeds, jocularity and righteous indignation."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2013/05/20/hating-breitbart-review/ 'Hating Breitbart' Review: Recording Andrew Breitbart's Eye for Bias, News Cycle Dominance], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref>
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