Census Paranoia

[JarVik]

First they ask you how old you are, how many people live in your house,

and then before you know it, WAM! they're corrupting your precious bodily fluids!

The fact this lady is an elected offical speaks volume about her constituents and democracy

[Cannot think of a name]

This thread needs this.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

This thread needs this.

Thank you.

[Intangelon]

This thread needs this.

Walken is the king of deadpan. That was great.

[Ashmoria]

According to the Census Bureau, they're only using short-forms this time, and most of them will be mailed.

oh

this give ms bachman even less to be paranoid about

The 2010 Census will be a short-form only census and will count all residents living in the United States as well as ask for name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, relationship and housing tenure – taking just minutes to complete.

The more detailed socioeconomic information is now collected through the American Community Survey. The survey provides current data about your community every year, rather than once every 10 years. It is sent to a small percentage of the population on a rotating basis throughout the decade. No household will receive the survey more often than once every five years.

[Cannot think of a name]

Are they hoping they can say ACORN enough times without saying why or how that's supposed to work that it will become enough of a boogeyman to scare people? Probably works now that I type that out...

[Grays Harbor]

Honestly, ACORN is probably not the best of representatives for the democrats, seeing as how they have had their problems with several of their people indicted and convicted for voter fraud and other vote-related things. But useing them as a reason not to cooperate with the census? Certainly not the brightest idea around. Not even a dim idea. I'd even go as far as saying its a bad idea.

[Khadgar]

Honestly, ACORN is probably not the best of representatives for the democrats, seeing as how they have had their problems with several of their people indicted and convicted for voter fraud and other vote-related things. But useing them as a reason not to cooperate with the census? Certainly not the brightest idea around. Not even a dim idea. I'd even go as far as saying its a bad idea.

What does ACORN have to do with anything aside from the Senator's delusions? Far as I know ACORN is just a voter registration organization. Though admittedly I haven't cared enough to research it.

[Secruss]

Is there a census going on right now?