Filmmaker Who Targeted ACORN Arrested in Alleged Senate Phone Scheme

[Yurt]

i don't need to hear about your flavored stroke lotion thank you very much

I'm just going to facepalm at your posts in this thread. So what is it Yurt, after being made a mockery of with your meltdown you're going to hound me from thread to thread now?

Just want to know for future reference.

i get it, its ok for you to joke, but if i do it, i'm following you around

and i never had a meltdown, you're the one having a pity party because you can dish out, you just can't take it out, sure looks like you're having the meltdown, taking a little ribbing and getting quite pissy and having to make stuff up

grow some thicker skin and relax padawan learner

 

[Contessa_Sharra]

As I suspected, zero evidence that they're affiliated with any political party, let alone the GOP.

Shameless hack.

"In the past, Breitbart has said O'Keefe — now a paid contributor to biggovernment.com — is an independent filmmaker, not an employee."

OOPS, under the bus, lol...

4 charged in phone scheme at La. senator's office - Yahoo! News

Are there a lot of people who self-identify as "conservative activists" who are in the Democratic Party?

 

[bodecea]

It will be interesting to see this play out.


The independent filmmaker who brought ACORN to its knees last year with an undercover expose was arrested this week along with three others, including the son of a federal prosecutor, and accused of trying to interfere with the phones at Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office.


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Hannah Giles talks with James O'Keefe during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP)
The independent filmmaker who brought ACORN to its knees last year with an undercover expose was arrested this week along with three others, including the son of a federal prosecutor, and accused of trying to interfere with the phones at Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's office.

Activist James O'Keefe, 25, was already in Landrieu's New Orleans office Monday when Robert Flanagan and Joseph Basel, both 24, showed up claiming to be telephone repairmen, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office. Letten says O'Keefe recorded the two with his cell phone.

Once inside the reception area, Flanagan, the son of acting U.S. Attorney Bill Flanagan in Shreveport, and Basel asked for access to the main phone at the reception desk.

After handling the phone, "Flanagan and Basel next requested access to the telephone closet because they needed to perform work on the main telephone system," Letten's office said.

The men were directed to another office in the building, they're accused of again misrepresenting themselves as telephone repairmen.

They were arrested later by the U.S. Marshal's Service. Details of the arrest were not available. A fourth man, Stan Dai, 24, was also arrested, but Letten's office said only that he assisted the others in planning, coordinating and preparing the operation.

Federal officials did not say why the men wanted to interfere with Landrieu's phones or whether they were successful. Landrieu, a moderate Democrat, declined comment Tuesday. She has been in the news recently because she negotiated an increase in Medicaid funds for her state before announcing her support for Senate health care legislation.



FOXNews.com - Filmmaker Who Targeted ACORN Arrested in Alleged Senate Phone Scheme

Didn't they learn anything from Watergate?

 

[bodecea]

So much for his career as an investigative journalist.

-TSO

He can film his next documentary in jail, called "Don't drop the soap."

bet you can't wait till it comes it out

Well, can we borry your Special HD copy?

 

[Modbert]

Didn't they learn anything from Watergate?

I was actually thinking that. Suppose they never learn.

 

[Political Junky]

It's so funny that for the Acorn thing, GOP Congressmen wanted him honored. OOPS

 

[NYcarbineer]

This is

SO AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!!

...rightwingers rule! (as entertainment)

 

[Modbert]

This is

SO AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!!

...rightwingers rule! (as entertainment)

It's irony more than anything. Especially with ACORN now being cleared of all charges. So this "crusader" is going to go to jail with his only work resulting in nothing.

 

[Article 15]

This is

SO AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!!

...rightwingers rule! (as entertainment)

It's irony more than anything. Especially with ACORN now being cleared of all charges. So this "crusader" is going to go to jail with his only work resulting in nothing.

Speaking of "crusaders" .... where's Frank?

This kid is his boy, yo!

 

[NYcarbineer]

This is

SO AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!!

...rightwingers rule! (as entertainment)

It's irony more than anything. Especially with ACORN now being cleared of all charges. So this "crusader" is going to go to jail with his only work resulting in nothing.

Speaking of "crusaders" .... where's Frank?

This kid is his boy, yo!

He's going to be someone else's boy if doesn't get one hell of a lawyer or do some serious singing.

 

[Modbert]

Speaking of "crusaders" .... where's Frank?

This kid is his boy, yo!

Maybe Frank was arrested with him?

 

[Modbert]

He's going to be someone else's boy if doesn't get one hell of a lawyer or do some serious singing.

If the RNC is involved in this in anyway shape or form, this will soon become the most lulzy thing of the year. They'd be taking a page from the Democrats page book by grasping defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[Ravi]

It's so funny that for the Acorn thing, GOP Congressmen wanted him honored. OOPS

111th CONGRESS​

1st Session​

H. RES. 809​

Honoring the fact-finding reporting done by Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III in their investigation in the fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN).

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​

October 7, 2009​

Mr. OLSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

RESOLUTION​

Honoring the fact-finding reporting done by Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III in their investigation in the fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN).


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III filmed investigatory videos uncovering the fraudulent and illegal practices of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN);


Whereas the House of Representatives voted to completely defund ACORN on September 17, 2009;


Whereas these videos resulted in the potential annual savings of millions of taxpayer dollars to organizations that contract with ACORN;


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III have displayed exemplary actions as government watchdogs and young journalists uncovering wasteful government spending; and


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III are owed a debt of gratitude by the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) honors Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III for their work as investigative journalists;


(2) commends Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III for bringing to light the fraudulent behavior of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) and helping save millions of taxpayer dollars that otherwise would have funded ACORN; and


(3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III.

 

[SFC Ollie]

This is

SO AWESOMELY FUNNY!!!!

...rightwingers rule! (as entertainment)

It's irony more than anything. Especially with ACORN now being cleared of all charges. So this "crusader" is going to go to jail with his only work resulting in nothing.

Are you now claiming that 20 some states are dropping their investigations of ACORN?

 

[Modbert]

Are you now claiming that 20 some states are dropping their investigations of ACORN?

News From Underground: Yes, ACORN is innocent ON ALL COUNTS

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
did not commit voter fraud, and it didn’t misuse federal funding in the last
five years, according to a recently released report prepared by the Congressional
Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan investigational arm of Congress.
Among its findings, CRS also reported that recently enacted federal legislation
to prohibit funding to ACORN raises significant constitutional concerns. The report
said courts “may have a sufficient basis” to conclude that the legislation “violates the
prohibition against bills of attainder.” Also, concerning recent “sting” operations
related to ACORN, although state laws vary, two states, Maryland and California,
“appear to ban private recording of face to face conversations absent the consent of
all the participants,” the report said.

 

[Political Junky]

It's so funny that for the Acorn thing, GOP Congressmen wanted him honored. OOPS

111th CONGRESS​

1st Session​

H. RES. 809​

Honoring the fact-finding reporting done by Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III in their investigation in the fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN).

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​

October 7, 2009​

Mr. OLSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

RESOLUTION​

Honoring the fact-finding reporting done by Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III in their investigation in the fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN).


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III filmed investigatory videos uncovering the fraudulent and illegal practices of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN);


Whereas the House of Representatives voted to completely defund ACORN on September 17, 2009;


Whereas these videos resulted in the potential annual savings of millions of taxpayer dollars to organizations that contract with ACORN;


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III have displayed exemplary actions as government watchdogs and young journalists uncovering wasteful government spending; and


Whereas Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III are owed a debt of gratitude by the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) honors Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III for their work as investigative journalists;


(2) commends Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III for bringing to light the fraudulent behavior of the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) and helping save millions of taxpayer dollars that otherwise would have funded ACORN; and


(3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe III.

Thanks for the document.

 

[SFC Ollie]

Are you now claiming that 20 some states are dropping their investigations of ACORN?

News From Underground: Yes, ACORN is innocent ON ALL COUNTS

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
did not commit voter fraud, and it didn’t misuse federal funding in the last
five years, according to a recently released report prepared by the Congressional
Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan investigational arm of Congress.
Among its findings, CRS also reported that recently enacted federal legislation
to prohibit funding to ACORN raises significant constitutional concerns. The report
said courts “may have a sufficient basis” to conclude that the legislation “violates the
prohibition against bills of attainder.” Also, concerning recent “sting” operations
related to ACORN, although state laws vary, two states, Maryland and California,
“appear to ban private recording of face to face conversations absent the consent of
all the participants,” the report said.

A blog? You are trying to use a blog to wipe away over 20 investigations? Try that in one of your courses. Fail big time.

 

[Modbert]

A blog? You are trying to use a blog to wipe away over 20 investigations? Try that in one of your courses. Fail big time.

A blog? No. This is news you can find on any website. I used the first one I could find. A non-partisan group found them innocent of all charges. That was my point.

Congressional Study Finds No ACORN Violations The Speakers Lobby

There's Fox News.

 

[EriktheRed]

Here come da spin! ​

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[Ravi]

A blog? You are trying to use a blog to wipe away over 20 investigations? Try that in one of your courses. Fail big time.

A blog? No. This is news you can find on any website. I used the first one I could find. A non-partisan group found them innocent of all charges. That was my point.

Congressional Study Finds No ACORN Violations The Speakers Lobby

There's Fox News.

Thank you for that. It really annoyed the hell out of me that Congress, including the cowardly Dems, stripped them of grants over these videos. Anyone with half a brain could see they were doctored.