Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, responds to recent criticisms against the voter registration efforts conducted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, responds to recent criticisms against the voter registration efforts conducted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, responds to recent criticisms against the voter registration efforts conducted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)