Missouri GOP rips ACORN but may have misread crucial document

[proud2BlibKansan]

The Missouri Republican Party is facing some uneasy questions after issuing a press release Thursday blasting the community group ACORN and Senate candidate Robin Carnahan.

The press release cites FBI documents uncovered by a conservative group, Judicial Watch. The documents, the party said, appear to support claims that ACORN in St. Louis was involved in a scheme to submit fraudulent voter registration cards in 2006.

"Explosive FBI documents expose ACORN conspiracy to commit fraud," the release says.

But in at least one case it appears the party -- using information on a blog called the Daily Caller -- misread or mischaracterized a key document.

Here's what the party said in the second paragraph of its release:

(This is just too good, it's so incredibly stupid) . . . http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/22598

[Catshrink]

1. Shocking!

Not.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. MO GOPers are incredibly stupid

And usually quite entertaining. :)

[whyverne]

2. When did the truth ever stop a repub attack? nt