ACORN of St Paul Asks Wells Fargo Bankers to Help Homeowners

Roughly 30 people visited the Wells Fargo Bank located in the large, Wells Fargo Place in St Paul Minnesota to ask why the bank wasn't doing more to help people whose homes are being foreclosed. One of us carried a sign pointing out that Wells Fargo has received 25 Billion in taxpayer bailout money.

The representative of the bank said he was working with community groups to help homeowners.  

Why do bankers get bonuses and get to keep their large buildings, their desks, their limos, and their Blackberries?  Shouldn't the government foreclose on them and take over the building? Click on the image of the building and check up the value of that structure up close.  

Why does the right wing attempt to label ACORN in the same category as terrorists?  From ACORN's Website, they list their National Campaigns:

> Foreclosures

> Paid Sick Days

> Predatory Lending

> Fair Tax Fees

> Living Wage

> Immigration

> Social Security Protection

> Better Schools

> Affordable Housing

> Community Reinvestment

> Utilities

> Health Care

> Other Campaigns

That list of priorities sounds like what 70% or more of Americans would agree with. Republicans want to scare people with demagoguery rather than finding solutions to the nation's problems. 

The problem is huge. Check out these bank owned and auctioned homes in one part of Minneapolis.

Comments

[Octoblogger]

Excellent to come home to .. you got a little blank space in your article when I scroll - very good though!

[sistersilverwolf]

The right wing attack ACORN to antagonize their base against President Obama's administration. Since the right wingers are too stupid and lazy to seek the truth for themselves they will continue to follow 50 million $$$ a year Rush Limbaugh who is only preaching this garbage to make himself richer. My opinion only.

[sistersilverwolf]

Oh, sorry - I forgot to tell you - Great story and great photo coverage. You never let us down. Keep up the good work.

[doribell]

I am so grateful people like you are out there showing what the news does not. We need more people like you. And I don't want to see "octomom" costumes.

[El Salvador del Norte]

Keeping Rush up might be a good thing.

He is actually principled enough to attack theocratic immigrants - considered by the party establishment to be the new face of the Republican Party.

I'm all for Republicans eating their own. Especially when the ones being eaten are the most dangerous demographic - immigrant theocrats.