Winners, Losers

LOSERS: Finally, the U.S. Census Bureau has done what it should have done a long time ago: Sever its ties to a wild-eyed group of radicals known as ACORN. Here's what the head of the U.S. Census Bureau said: "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." ACORN's operations are overwhelming focused in black communities and there have been tons of complaints that volunteers are judged (money, dudes) by signing up anything breathing. ACORN offered no comment on the Census Bureau's action. I guess they are still out there taking information that will aid its cause. This is high time in coming and I commend the Census Bureau for doing what's right. It's particularly good news because ACORN (Association of Community Organizations) once had the support of the Census Bureau. ......LOSER: Van Jones got the boot from the Obama Administration for a combined number of egregious comments. It got scant news coverage and I'll bet you had no clue it happened, did you? Jones headed up one of the "Green" operations. The White House offered no comment when Jones finally used up his effectiveness, but once upon a time top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett said: "We watched him for a long time and we recruited him for the White House.".........LOSERS: The American public. If you bought into what Obama said during his speech the other night, aswer me one thing: Did he say anything, ANYTHING, new?.........LOSERS: CNN. It jumped the gun on a practice like it does every day and CNN thought it was the real thing. Panic set in until the truth got out. I was always taught get it first, but get it right. ..........WINNERS: The Memphis Redbirds moving on in the playoffs. But there's a LOSER here, too. The Morning Publication used a picture that showed, oh, maybe five people and a whole lot of empty seats.