The mainstream media also had a hard time covering the ACORN scandal that hit last week. To my knowledge, FOX was the only channel carrying the story that went a little something like this: James O'Keefe video tapped his counseling session with an ACORN employee. He posed as a pimp and brought along a "prostitute" and was advised by an ACORN employee how they could get loans for their prostitution business, etc.

Somehow, the revelation of this video turned into an issue of race.

Here's a statement released by Margaret Williams, a board member of Maryland's ACORN office: It is clear and not coincidence that FOX continues to attack and divide our nation along racial lines. We believe our country is beyond this type of attack and call on all Americans to demand that FOX stop its racist coverage.

Here's another statement from ACORN's chief organizer Bertha Lewis. She says that conservative forces were conspiring to make ACORN the "Willie Horton for 2009." She also says, "We are the boogeyman for the right wing and its echo chambers."

The latest? Now ACORN is claiming that the video was altered and in no way represents what went on in that office in Baltimore.

Meanwhile, the fallout from this ACORN expose is not looking good for James O'Keefe. He is now facing the prospect of being prosecuted by Baltimore City's State Attorney. His crime? Violating a Maryland law that makes it illegal to tape someone without prior permission. If he is convicted, he could go to state prison for five years.

Isn't this just rich? O'Keefe vividly illustrates for the American people the essential corrupt nature of the ACORN organization .. and now he's facing the possibility of criminal prosecution. The ACORN workers who aided and abetted the illegal prostitution business? They can't be prosecuted because the only evidence against them was illegally obtained .... In Maryland you can't videotape someone without their permission.

Something good has come from this whole episode. The Census bureau has informed ACORN that they will have no role assisting the federal government in the 2010 Census. I say watch this one closely. The Obama Administration is going to do all it can go inflate the census numbers in minority areas, especially Hispanic areas, so we'll see if this ban of ACORN actually holds. My guess? ACORN will be up to its usual corrupt tricks during the Census. We'll see if I get a big "I told you so" on this one.