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"'He Got People To Vote With Their Feet' On The Issue, Organizer Madeleine Talbot Said. At The Time, Talbot Worked At The Social Action Group ACORN And Initially Considered Obama A Competitor. But She Became So Impressed With His Work That She Invited Him To Help Train Her Staff." (Letta Tayler and Keith Herbert, "Chicago's Streets Obama's Teacher," [New York] Newsday, 3/2/08)

"This Was The Woman Who First Drew Obama Into His Alliance With ACORN, And Whose Staff Obama Helped Train." (Stanley Kurtz, "Inside Obama's Acorn," National Review Online, www.nationalreview.com, 5/29/08)

Talbott Was Quoted Affirming ACORN's Strong Ties To Obama. "[Obama has] ties to such radical groups as Chicago ACORN, whose lead organizer at the time, Madeline Talbott, practiced the sort of intimidating and often illegal 'direct action' that ACORN remains famous for. Talbott is quoted affirming that 'Barack has proven himself among our members … we accept and respect him as a kindred spirit, a fellow organizer.'" (Stanley Kurtz, "True Believer," National Review, 6/30/08)

Talbott On Obama: "He says things like, 'Do you think we should do this? What role would you like to play?' … Everybody else just puts out an e-mail and says, 'Y'all come.' Barack doesn't do that." (Peter Slevin, "For Clinton And Obama, A Common Ideological Touchstone," The Washington Post, 3/25/07)

At Two Charities, Obama Funneled Money To ACORN. "ACORN also got funding from two charities, the Woods Fund and the Joyce Foundation, when Obama served on their boards, and from the Chicago Annenberg Challenge - the radical 'education reform' outfit Obama ran from '95 to '99." ("The Meltdown's ACORN," New York Post, 9/29/08)



Obama: "I've been fighting alongside Acorn on issues you care about my entire career…" (Steven Malanga, "Organizer In Chief," [New York] City Journal, Summer 2008)

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