Both the Boston and Seattle offices of ACORN –the community organizer association recently engulfed in mass allegations of voter registration fraud- were burglarized in the past week, with computers taken and various phone and internet connections destroyed in the process. While the theft and vandalism case has not yet been resolved, these attacks join a growing trend of violence and threats against the group. Members of ACORN attribute this surge in animosity toward the group to the recent quotes of Republican nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin, which ACORN insists are both inflammatory and untrue.