Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, move, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, protect, rollback, Administrators, template
295,143
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 12:
Line 12: − ==Mary Landrieu== − In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref> − − ==CNN== − Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref> Line 24:
Line 19: + + + + + +
Cosmetic changes; need help to update and add context
In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>
In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>
==NPR==
==NPR==
Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.
Thanks to O'Keefe, calls to defund NPR in Congress just got louder. These calls were unfortunately unsuccessful. This may have been due to establish backlash against the edited videos released--[[The Blaze]], citing an interview with [[Fred Barnes]] suggested the editing was "concerning."<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/</ref> However, both The Blaze and Fred Barnes equivocated and failed to clearly take a stand on both the outcome and the videos themselves.
==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>
==CNN==
Attempting to embarrass and undermine the credibility of [[CNN]], O'Keefe, along with fellow members of Project Veritas, staged a plan to seduce Abbie Boudreau, an investigative reporter for the network. His accomplice in the plan tipped Boudreau off before the plan was underway. O'Keefe has attempted to distance himself from the scheme.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20018030-503544.html</ref>
==References==
==References==