Taking the U.S. Census Bureau’s statement at face value, this is a very positive development indeed. This is yet again more proof that the “new” media is making a difference for the better.
“We do not come to this decision lightly,” Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
In splitting with ACORN, Groves sought to tamp down GOP concerns and negative publicity that the partnership will taint the 2010 head count.
“It is clear that ACORN’s affiliation with the 2010 census promotion has caused sufficient concern in the general public, has indeed become a distraction from our mission, and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 census efforts,” Groves wrote.
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Glenn Beck Remembers September 11th, 2001
Earlier today, Glenn Beck was recalling the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and asked several rhetorical questions — which don’t have very good answers.
He asked why Ground Zero is “still just a hole in the ground” 8 years after the attacks. He also asked “is this the best we can do?”
Glenn pointed out that the Empire State Building took only 400 days to build in the 1930s.