The Republican attack to defund the antipoverty activist organization ACORN was one of the most totally disgraceful actions the American corporate media has ever helped ‘Conservatives’ (read reactionaries) accomplish. But now the truth is unfolding as the thug who carried out the hit on ACORN has had to pay out $100,000 to keep his criminal actions from going into court. See Conservative activist pays $100,000 to former ACORN worker