Activist filmmaker who exposed ACORN is arrested

[1979Shocker]

Activist filmmaker arrested in senator’s office

NEW ORLEANS - A conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos shone a spotlight on alleged corruption by the liberal activist group ACORN was arrested with three other men and accused of plotting to wiretap the New Orleans offices of Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.

The FBI said in an affidavit that James O’Keefe was among the four men who were arrested Monday. Special Agent Steven Rayes said O’Keefe was helping two others, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, who were dressed as employees of a telephone company and attempted to interfere with the office’s telephone system, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reported Tuesday on its Web site.

[RoyalShock]

Lovely. From patriot to idiot.

[pogo]

Its a fine line between patriot and idiot. :yes:

[kcshocker11]

More like from idiot to criminal idiot!

[Maggie]

Note to O'Keefe: Wiretapping is not cool (it is also a felony) - do they not teach American history anymore?

I don't know what the full story is, but it sure sounds like O'Keefe and his pals are guilty of a serious and stupid crime. If that's the case it would be a shame. But flipping through the channels last night and reading a bit this morning - I can't help but get the sense that a lot of folks are much more excited to report on this than they were about the original ACORN story. :whistle:

[SubGod22]

I can't help but get the sense that a lot of folks are much more excited to report on this than they were about the original ACORN story. :whistle:

Does that surprise you at all?

[RoyalShock]

For you lefties that whine about Fox News, please take note that they are reporting this, unlike their competitors who ignored the ACORN story.

http://www.foxnews.com/ (Check "Latest News" in the section below the headlines. It's even bolded.)

Fox may lean right, but at least they aren't in with both feet.

[WuDrWu]

More like from idiot to criminal idiot!

If guilty he needs to be held accountable and pay the penalty, without a doubt.

Now, please explain why the idiot comment prior to the current actions? What exactly did he do in exposing the criminal empire that is ACORN that defined him as an idiot?

[kcshocker11]

More like from idiot to criminal idiot!

If guilty he needs to be held accountable and pay the penalty, without a doubt.

Now, please explain why the idiot comment prior to the current actions? What exactly did he do in exposing the criminal empire that is ACORN that defined him as an idiot?

Please explain how a few bad apples in a large group equals a criminal empire! 8)

[ISASO]

It's interesting, kc, that you refuse to comment on the other threads here. You pick out the one that is pro-ACORN. Seriously?

[kcshocker11]

No just want to know how one makes a giant leap to a criminal empire! Anyone (not ordered by a warrant) who thinks its kosher to bug a fellow citizen is an idiot, and one who does is a criminal! Period! 8)

[WuDrWu]

No just want to know how one makes a giant leap to a criminal empire! Anyone (not ordered by a warrant) who thinks its kosher to bug a fellow citizen is an idiot, and one who does is a criminal! Period! 8)

kc, you're really not that dense, are you? ACORN employees were TAPED telling people how to defraud the tax payers....many times. It's obvious to any sane person the people at ACORN are not smart enough to formulate an original thought. They were instructed. When you involve other people, that's a conspiracy, and I'm not a lawyer but, and I think the RICO laws might call that a criminal empire.

Certainly there are an abnormal amount of criminals employed at ACORN.


Again, why did you classify this guy as an idiot before this incident?

[1979Shocker]

Again, why did you classify this guy as an idiot before this incident?

Not to try to put words in kc's mouth, but I took him to mean the guy was an idiot for trying to pull something like this off. And he'll become a criminal idiot if he gets convicted of this.

[BenWSU]

He was trying to prove that voters in her district and other people who had her office number couldn`t get anyone to answer the phone so that they could voice their opinions on health care.

This wasn`t a person out to listen to phone calls being made and received. Basically trying to prove a point that politicians are doing what they want and not listening to the voters.

[kcshocker11]

Again, why did you classify this guy as an idiot before this incident?

Not to try to put words in kc's mouth, but I took him to mean the guy was an idiot for trying to pull something like this off. And he'll become a criminal idiot if he gets convicted of this.

:good: 8)