ACORN Int'l Changes Name; ACORN Retains Intimidating Style

Carl Horowitz at National Legal and Policy Center Describes ACORN's efforts to tidy up their image.

"Currently, it's under investigation in at least 14 states for acts allegedly committed in the 2008 cycle alone. In several states, criminal probes resulted in indictments of and guilty pleas by ACORN members. That the group's longtime Chicago ally, Barack Obama, is now U.S. president..."

Even radical activists occasionally engage in re-branding, even if mainly for public relations. But a recent name change by an affiliate of the nation's leading radical community action network may signify more than simply a desire for a new image. Wade Rathke, founder and former longtime chief organizer of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), announced a few days ago that he has changed the name of the affiliate he heads, ACORN International. (more...)