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		<title>Once Again, James O&#8217;Keefe Strips Away the MSM&#8217;s Mask of Neutrality, Revealing the Bias Below</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week marked one of the strangest periods of my life.  And yes, the arrest of my friend and colleague James O’Keefe had a lot to do with it. James found himself, once again, in the middle of a raging media battle all because he wanted to shine a little light on public corruption.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This past week marked one of the strangest periods of my life.  And yes, the arrest of my friend and colleague <a href="http://biggovernment.com/2010/01/29/statement-from-james-okeefe/">James O’Keefe had a lot to do with it</a>. James found himself, once again, in the middle of a raging media battle all because he wanted to shine a little light on public corruption.  Let me tell you something, he certainly rang in the New Year with this one.  As James said:</p>
<blockquote><p>My goal is to expose corruption and lack of concern for citizens by government and other institutions…</p></blockquote>
<p>Target: Mary Landrieu. Why: she’s been taking legal &#8220;bribes&#8221; in the form of the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/21/AR2009112102272.html">&#8220;Louisiana Purchase&#8221;</a> in exchange for her vote on Sen. Harry Reid&#8217;s healthcare bill, and ignoring phone calls from her outraged constituents.  Bold, dirty, rude politics at its finest.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16578" title="rt_landrieu_reid_091119_mn" src="http://bigjournalism.com/files/2010/02/rt_landrieu_reid_091119_mn.jpg" alt="rt_landrieu_reid_091119_mn" width="320" height="240" /></p>
<p>Putting his head down, and plowing ahead, James was off to New Orleans working on a new project.  A project that would hopefully raise questions, demand answers, and spur people to action.<span id="more-68294"></span></p>
<p>The complication:  James and three of his colleagues were arrested in the process. (Although now the U.S. Attorney in charge of the case has <a href="http://bigjournalism.com/fross/2010/02/01/breaking-u-s-attorney-steps-down-from-okeefe-case/">recused himself</a>, a sure sign that the case is rapidly crumbling.)</p>
<p>For 48 hours, rampant rumors of phone taps, possible felonies, rash behavior and the phrase “Watergate Jr.” spread like wildfire. No one knew the reality of the situation. Even I was very concerned by the initial reports. I had no inkling of this project and once again found myself a victim of the MSM’s filthy, desperate and fact-free drive-by reporting.  As Galileo famously said:</p>
<blockquote><p>All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.</p></blockquote>
<p>The truth eventually began trickling out and it appears Mary Landrieu’s office vastly exaggerated the situation, and yet the MSM ran with it.  Rachel Maddow of MSNBC could barely contain her glee:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLbr87ylfA"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ULLbr87ylfA/default.jpg"/></a></p>
<p>Note to everyone: throwing out words like “wiretapping” in regards to a federal phone system is the equivalent to screaming “bomb” on an airplane….Don’t say it unless you mean it. Or else, all the attention will zero in on you and things will quickly get complicated.</p>
<p>In fact, Landrieu’s overreaction to O’Keefe’s video project ought make the public wonder what the heck is actually going on in the office that her constituents are permitting her to occupy for at least a little while longer. But instead we had ACORN&#8217;s CEO, Bertha Lewis, using the incident as an opportunity to, once again, excuse her employees&#8217;s behavior in our “ACORN Housing helps underage sex slave” videos. We saw inappropriate and vicious attacks from the MSM, and watched some members of a movement turn its back on a man they considered a hero less than a week ago.</p>
<p>What I’ve learned is this: the MSM is the primary force of the Democratic Party. If the MSM is lying to you, guess who else is? Someone has to feed them stories. Time and time again the MSM has been caught in a self-created web of lies, and the vast majority of these reports do one thing, and that is mask the true, ugly face of liberalism.</p>
<p>Listen, the MSM is officially beyond biased and slanted reporting. Right now, it is on the “bold dishonesty” level. They are essentially pelting the public with hot, stinky manure, and it is completely insulting.</p>
<p>Fortunately, there are ways around the MSM’s nonsense. Andrew Breitbart has made the new media trendy, and after the ACORN videos everyone and their conservative dog was on the new-media campaign bandwagon. “Yay, yay we are back to save the day. Glory and victory all the way!” But then, the second things got a little spicy, POOF, they’re gone.</p>
<p>For instance, Michelle Malkin, a once avid supporter/defender of James and all his work, called for an <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2010/01/26/ugh-acorn-buster-busted-at-sen-landrieus-office-in-alleged-bugging-plot/">example to be made out of him</a>, and instructing other young journalists to not follow in his footsteps.  Again, this was before she knew his side of the story.</p>
<p>The bottom line is, conservative elites are afraid of the MSM. They are constantly two-steppin’ to stay in their good graces while secretly cursing them beneath their breath. It is no wonder they’ve had their rear ends handed to them so badly in past elections. I’m telling you, if conservatives don’t put on their game faces and strap on their big-boy boots, our nation&#8217;s demise is imminent.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.”  &#8211; Winston Churchill</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-16590" title="winston_churchill_01" src="http://bigjournalism.com/files/2010/02/winston_churchill_01.jpg" alt="winston_churchill_01" width="334" height="400" /></p>
<p>Why do I think the MSM and the Liberals were so perversely obsessed with the possibility of James being a wannabe “Watergate Jr.?” They lie, because despite all their money and power, they are scared. Not of the Republicans or Conservative movement, but of citizen journalists who hold truth in the highest regard. These people are at large, and on the rise. Which means some major power players have a lot to be afraid of.</p>
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		<title>LameStream Media: Why Did You Bypass These Juicy ACORN Nuggets?</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/hgiles/2009/10/28/lamestream-media-why-did-you-bypass-these-juicy-acorn-nuggets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Pimp and Pro” ACORN story hit America hard a few weeks ago. It is a ripe story with endless angles to report on, and yet the Mainstream Media&#8217;s favorite approach seems to be the method in which James and I orchestrated and gathered the information.
It’s like going fishing, but instead of taking a picture [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The “Pimp and Pro” ACORN story hit America hard a few weeks ago. It is a ripe story with endless angles to report on, and yet the Mainstream Media&#8217;s favorite approach seems to be the method in which James and I orchestrated and gathered the information.</p>
<p>It’s like going fishing, but instead of taking a picture and raving about the 750lb Mako shark you caught, you blather on about the bait that was used.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22110" title="seenoevil" src="http://biggovernment.com/files/2009/10/seenoevil1.jpg" alt="seenoevil" width="560" height="420" /></p>
<p>What happens when people get bored? They stop paying attention. What happens when people stop paying attention to an already suffering press industry?</p>
<p><span id="more-22038"></span></p>
<p>Money isn’t made and actions are never taken.</p>
<p>But rather than simply pointing a finger and complaining, here are some loose ends the media ignored, from our footage alone, that warrant attention.</p>
<p>With regard to the children:</p>
<p>· Baltimore-Why no mention of the toddlers that were in the room while James and I were being counseled on how to manage our underage prostitution ring?</p>
<p>· San Bernardino-The content of this video was largely ignored except for the part where Tresa Kaelke mentions she shot her husband. What about when she told us not to educate our sex-slaves because they won’t want to work for us? Or when we talked about making more money off clients who are permitted to physically abuse the girls? What about the whole transport-the-girls-in-a-school-bus-to-avoid-suspicion discussion?</p>
<p>Attention to the masses:</p>
<p>· Washington, DC- Why were we counseled by ACORN during a first time homebuyer’s seminar, while 30-40 other first time homebuyers sat crammed in a hot room?</p>
<p>· Brooklyn- This office was swarmed with people, busy staff members and a full waiting room. Did we take our number and wait in line? Nope. Why were we given the private attention of three ACORN staffers, when more deserving and less intrusive clientele patiently waited?</p>
<p>The political games:</p>
<p>· San Bernardino: What happened to the list of politicians that Ms. Kaelke rattled off when she spoke of her ACORN office’s community involvement and influence? Has anyone set out to uncover just how close these politicians relationships are with the San Bernardino ACORN? Does anyone even remember the names?</p>
<p>· San Diego: Has anyone questioned why Juan Carlos would want to help smuggle girls across the Mexican border right after an ACORN-sponsored immigration parade???</p>
<p>· Philadelphia: Why did the Philly office go into damage control mode as soon as the Baltimore story first broke? What do they have to hide?</p>
<p>I would HATE to be known as the journalist who never saw the bigger picture, lacked the creativity and ambition to approach a story from a fresh perspective, and contributed to the apathy of an entire nation. And I honestly, from the bottom of my heart, think every wannabe and professional journalist has the same attitude.</p>
<p>So why aren’t they behaving accordingly? Fear? Comfort? A false sense of purpose?</p>
<p>I don’t know about the rest of the press corps but all of the above scenarios scream scandalous to me. They&#8217;d be worthwhile news.</p>
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		<title>Girl Talk: My Time with Tresa Kaelke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[**This is a Part II of the ACORN San Bernardino exposé.
“[ACORN San Bernardino Office Supervisor Christina] Spach said Kaelke pretended to cooperate with O&#8217;Keefe and Giles because she feared for her safety.&#8221;

-The San Bernardino Sun 
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Miss Tresa Kaelke came off as the “cool” grandma type: ready to talk, listen and dive into something adventurous. She [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>**This is a Part II of the ACORN San Bernardino exposé.</strong></p>
<p><em>“<span id="RDS_article">[</span>ACORN San Bernardino Office Supervisor Christina]<span id="RDS_article"> Spach said Kaelke pretended to cooperate with O&#8217;Keefe and Giles because she feared for her safety.</span></em><em>&#8221;<br />
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<p><em><a href="http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_13342536">-The San Bernardino Sun </a></em></p>
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<p>Miss Tresa Kaelke came off as the “cool” grandma type: ready to talk, listen and dive into something adventurous. She was very much straight out of the free-love and anti-war era. She was not there to discriminate; she was there to condone and get her twisted fill of gossip for the day.</p>
<p>Example: when we were in the office with her I noticed a rose on her white pants (front left side). I commented and said “I like your rose,” and she responded with something along the lines of, “Thanks, I just drew it myself.” It was actually a cute and well drawn rose… colorful and cute. If she hadn’t told me she drew it I would have assumed the pants came like that.</p>
<p>Tresa was elated to have such an interesting visit that Monday afternoon. We went in with the same scenario as all the past ACORN offices and she, upon learning our line of work and alleged purpose for the visit, began openly disclosing information about her sex life, criminal history and political involvement.</p>
<p>After Talking with Jim Miller (the man across the street), Tresa and I ended up talking by ourselves for several minutes. She gave me some advice on locations for my underage brothel (based on the political arena) and said that I should have a separate savings account for a lawyer so that if I do get into trouble with the authorities, having a high class lawyer will help my reputation.<span id="more-3414"></span></p>
<p>Then we moved into the personal side of things.</p>
<p>She went on to talk about how one day, my character (Eden), would break James’ heart.  He would be devastated and I need to be careful not to make the wrong person mad, especially since he is a future lawyer and has political aspirations.</p>
<p>She wasn’t fearful.  She was bored.</p>
<p>When James came back, she stopped talking about how I was going to break his heart. She switched gears and went on to tell James he has the look of royalty.  I thought it strange and was trying to figure out where she was going with the conversation, but then I realized she was trying to help me with the break up process. She was doing this to boost his ego so that heartbreak wouldn’t hit hard, setting me up for an escape from the relationship. A man with confidence and ego is less likely to relish the wounds of heartbreak and rejection&#8230; so I jumped in and called her a &#8220;fox.&#8221; We all laughed, and chatted some more. She gave James some sage wisdom, telling him, “If you love something, let it go.”</p>
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		<title>The Science Behind the ACORN Sting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After going undercover on the east coast, James and I headed to the west coast. We knew it was a risky endeavor but the results on the east coast were too good to ignore. We had to test our scenario in an opposite region.  It is like a science experiment:
1)      Ask A Question: What if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After going undercover on the east coast, James and I headed to the west coast. We knew it was a risky endeavor but the results on the east coast were too good to ignore. We had to test our scenario in an opposite region.  It is like a science experiment:</p>
<p>1)      <strong>Ask A Question</strong>: What if a “prostitute” and her alleged law school boyfriend walk into ACORN seeking housing for an underage brothel to fund his future congressional campaign?</p>
<p>2)      <strong>Do Background Research</strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li>Learn as much about ACORN housing procedures and protocol as possible.</li>
<li>History of ACORN and their effect on the United States</li>
</ol>
<p>3)      <strong>Construct a Hypothesis</strong>: ACORN is corrupt and it is in their nature to promote and disguise illegal behavior.</p>
<p>4)      <strong>Experiment</strong>: Baltimore, DC, Brooklyn, San Bernardino, and…</p>
<p>5)      <strong>Analyze and draw a conclusion.</strong></p>
<p>America-</p>
<p>James O’Keefe and I posed a question and gathered the evidence. We’ve run around this nation on a quest for truth unraveling the mystery of organized corruption.</p>
<p>You Decide.<span id="more-2806"></span></p>
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		<title>In the Bowels of Baltimore’s ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Baltimore adventure with ACORN started off as a silly idea, both absurd and incredible by all accounts. But it stuck, and quickly escalated into a full blown operation with scripts, method acting, undercover gear, scandalous outfits, fast minds, good hearts, plenty of humor and healthy homemade blueberry muffins.
When I pitched the “prostitute goes into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Baltimore adventure with ACORN started off as a silly idea, both absurd and incredible by all accounts. But it stuck, and quickly escalated into a full blown operation with scripts, method acting, undercover gear, scandalous outfits, fast minds, good hearts, plenty of humor and healthy homemade blueberry muffins.</p>
<p>When I pitched the “prostitute goes into ACORN seeking housing” idea to James O’Keefe at the beginning of the summer, I had absolutely no idea how he would respond. He came back with, “Would you be willing to portray the prostitute?  And if so, when can you do this?”</p>
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<p>Needless to say, the project had officially begun.</p>
<p>An idea conceived on an afternoon jog would soon birth material evidence.</p>
<p>Most people come up with ridiculous ideas, things that graze against societal norms. However, not all are capable of action because not all are comfortable with action. Many lack the desire for truth and justice, most don’t even know to want it.  But on occasion, the previous join forces. The right people with the appropriate calling unite against a common enemy, then the sky is the limit and hell is the target. There will be no compromises, only adaptation and infiltration.<span id="more-302"></span></p>
<p>The socially unacceptable became our mode of visual operation. When visuals match content, the system will fall.</p>
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<p>The staff we dealt with in Baltimore had no problem offering their time to James and me, not because we were two white kids undercover looking for a big story, but because of the mess we claimed to be in and wished to create.</p>
<p>We connected with these people on a level they were comfortable with. We came off as troubled, torn, innovative and devoted individuals who couldn’t skirt the system unless the system helped us along our journey.</p>
<p>Our presence screamed, as James puts it, “unique situation.”  And so when we sought council in regards to tax evasion, obtaining a house for use as an underage brothel, the avoidance of an abusive pimp, and establishing illegitimate congressional campaign funds, they were ready and unfazed by the direction our conversation took.</p>
<p>James and I saw the ACORN Housing location in Baltimore as a target&#8211;the den of a giant corrupt lion. We wanted to get a reaction and gauge the corruption. We came armed with the things necessary to cause a reaction; we came equipped with the things necessary to capture the reaction.  We expected to be successful. We weren’t overly confident but we had tested methods at our disposal and were able to calculate the lines along which the staffers would react. We didn’t go in expecting major results; we also didn’t limit what could happen seated behind closed doors. We went in knowing that if we were meant to succeed, we would. It is not as if we went in carefree and lah-dee-dah. But we were confident in our mission.</p>
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