James O'Keefe
James E. O'Keefe III is a "conservative young filmmaker whose undercover sting damaged a liberal activist group (ACORN)." He "faces federal criminal charges in an alleged plot to bug the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.). Federal investigators charged that James O'Keefe was among four men who created a ruse to enter the lawmaker's downtown office, saying they needed to repair her telephones. O'Keefe used his cellphone to take pictures of two men involved in the Jan. 25 plot, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. Those men, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, are accused in an FBI agent's sworn affidavit of impersonating telephone company workers, while O'Keefe and another man, Stan Dai, are accused of aiding the plot.[1]
After O'Keefe was charged in telephone scandal, conservatives distanced themselves from him. The Salt Lake City Republican Party canceled his appearance as a keynote speaker at their February 4, 2010 fundraiser. Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin wrote that exposing wrongdoing is not an excuse to break the law, and that O'Keefe's alleged actions should be taken seriously. Conservative radio talk show host Rick Moran told his listeners that it looked as though O'Keefe had ignored the requirement that journalists be objective.[2]
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Relationship to the Tea Party Movement
In November, 2009, O'Keefe served as a keynote speaker before a crowd of about 4,000 Tea Party members at a rally in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The announcer credited O'Keefe with helping end the "tyranny of the left in America." O'Keefe greeted the crowd by saying, "Pimps and ho's"[3]
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References
- ↑ Carol D. Leonnig and Garance Franke-Ruta, James O'Keefe charged in alleged plot to bug Senator Mary Landrieu's office, Washington Post, January 27, 2010.
- ↑ Carol Leonnig Conservatives react to charges against ACORN foe, Washington Post, January 27, 2010
- ↑ Chad Garrison Arrested: Man Who Made Secret ACORN Videos, Spoke at St. Louis Tea Party Rally Riverfront Times/St. Louis News Blog, January 27, 2010
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