# ACORN "pimp" arrested for illegally accessing Senate office; tampering with phone system

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**Created:** [January 26, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-pimp-arrested-for-illegally-accessing-senate-office-tampering-with-phone-system/526586 "2010-01-26T23:13:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acorn-pimp-arrested-for-illegally-accessing-senate-office-tampering-with-phone-system/526586/474 "2010-06-07T16:24:36Z")

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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> Actually, nobody has said that, here or in the other thread. You have just made this up.

Here.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/14):
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> I dunno. I think Michael Moore makes some very good points. Take him for what he’s worth though. He’s not a journalist and only provides HIS side of any story, but he’s entertaining.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/20):
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> Manipulative one-sided storyteller perhaps, but I’d like a solid example of Moore’s dishonesty. Bonus points if the dishonesty was pointed out by a court or independent board/panel.  
> ETA: Not a particular fan of Moore’s films, although his very early work was enthusiastically done.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/25):
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> Since I don’t live in a black and white world, I have no problem taking Michael Moore for what he is, an entertainer. Yes, he makes some good points, and does so in quite humorous manner some times. But I’m not looking to him for hard evidence or the last word on anything. Same goes for Jon Stewart. It’s funny, sometimes it makes me think but it ain’t the last word.
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> Do I understand why some don’t like him? Sure. I have no problem with that. I don’t find Glen Beck entertaining and I think he’s an idiot. It takes all kinds to make a world, I figure.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/32):
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> I too would question the “dishonest” portion, however. He’s not fair and balanced - because he’s not trying to be. So he’s definitely not bringing up all the other side’s arguments. But that doesn’t make him dishonest.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/39):
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> That scene wasn’t faked.

> [@Michael Moore is a Dishonest Hack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-moore-is-a-dishonest-hack/541915/41):
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> It wasn’t staged.

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