Acorn, the grass-root group organization that helps poor people register to vote and to find housing, has been caught expanding their mission. Several employees were caught on tape as they gave advice on setting up a brothel.

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It was incredibly stupid.

Ta-Nehisis Coates writes that as much as we appreciate the great work that this group does, we can't condone their actions.

I am willing to be wrong on this one, but it's very hard to see how
that sort of sloppiness aids poor people or progressives. It's equally
hard for me to be mad at James O'Keefe. Dude is doing his job. We must
do ours. Pointing out the dastardly tactics employed by our adversaries
doesn't alter that reality.

While this incident smacks of entrapment, Ta-Nehisis is totally right. We have to clean up our ranks.

Look, Acorn is a great group for the most part. They are filling a huge void by working with people that government and society has abandoned. It is absurd that this one organization should discredit all progressives. And every huge organization will have its bad seeds. It's worth noting that one of the employees in the video looks horrified and is covering her mouth through the entire conversation. This was clearly something that didn't happen every day. Still, we have condemn this insanity.

Actually, I blame the foundation world. Money is routinely given out to the same old groups for decades with little accountability or review. Everybody is friends with each, and their leadership is entrenched. If there was more competition for resources, perhaps these groups would supervise their staff more vigilantly.