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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
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Yup. Whose violence, & to what end? - are the questions yet to be answered. Investigations on the NC GOP HQ are proceeding, but likely won't yield much in time for the elections.
Meanwhile, James O'Keefe? Really? If he were to tell me that it was night, I'd go check the window. He lies, whether reflexively, out of habit, or simply to be obstructive. If & when some actual journalists ever get to the story - any story he alleges to cover - I'll pay attention then.
See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe
"James Edward O'Keefe III (born June 28, 1984) is an American political
activist. He has produced secretly recorded undercover audio and video encounters, some
selectively edited, with figures and workers in academic, governmental and social service organizations,
purportedly showing abusive or alleged illegal behavior by representatives of those organizations. He gained national attention for his release of video recordings of workers at
ACORN offices in 2009, his arrest in early 2010 at the office of then-U.S. Senator
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) in a failed attempt to record staff conversations, and the release of videos of conversations with two high-ranking, now former,
NPR executives in 2011.
"Due to his videos of ACORN workers
allegedly aiding a couple in criminal planning, the
U.S. Congress voted to freeze funds for the non-profit. The national scandal resulted in the non-profit also losing most private funding before investigations were completed. In March 2010, ACORN was close to bankruptcy and had to close most of its offices.
[1] Shortly after, the California State Attorney General's Office and the US
Government Accountability Office released their related investigative reports. The Attorney General's Office found that
O'Keefe had misrepresented the actions of ACORN workers and that the workers had not committed illegal actions. A preliminary probe by the
GAO found that ACORN had managed its federal funds appropriately.
[2][3]
"O'Keefe gained support from
conservative media and interest groups. In 2009, the late
Andrew Breitbart commissioned the activist (then 25 years old), for the option to publish new videos exclusively on
BigGovernment.com. In June 2010, O'Keefe formed a
501(c)(3) organization,
Project Veritas with the stated mission to "investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud and other misconduct."
[4]
"O'Keefe plead guilty in 2010 to one
misdemeanor count of entering a federal building under
false pretenses.
[5]
(My emphasis - much, much more & a listing of his projects to date @ the URL)
& despite his protests, O'Keefe is a hired hack for Rightest causes. He only attacks moderate to Liberal targets, & his target of choice is always the most Liberal he can find & access.
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