Palin continuing to make absurd accusations

Palin criticizes Obama over ACORN, view of America

BANGOR, Maine - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, campaigning with an eye on winning at least one of Maine's electoral votes, criticized Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday for not disavowing a community activist group that registers voters.

The group known as ACORN — the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now — has drawn condemnation from the Republican ticket as its workers sign up voters in swing states. Nearly a dozen states and the FBI are looking into allegations of voter registration fraud.

ACORN officials have denied allegations of concerted, widespread fraud but acknowledge that some of the group's registration workers might have turned in duplicate applications or falsified information to pad their pay. ACORN says it it has registered 1.3 million young people, minorities, and poor and working-class voters.

"In this election, it's a choice between a candidate who won't disavow a group committing voter fraud, and a leader who won't tolerate voter fraud," Palin said.

In the debate Wednesday night with Republican John McCain, Obama denied any significant ties to ACORN. Earlier this week, Obama said ACORN was not advising his campaign and that registration problems shouldn't be used as an excuse to keep people from turning out.

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As they well know - well, maybe Palin doesn't, but her speech-writers do - voter fraud is vastly different than alledged voter registration fraud. No one has shown that ACORN has done anything wrong, as they have highlighted the registration forms that alledgedly have issues before turning them in - as the law requires them to do.

And, of course, it has been shown that McCain has supported ACORN in the past, as well.

Their desparation continues to show...