Once Again, James O’Keefe Strips Away the MSM’s Mask of Neutrality, Revealing the Bias Below
by Hannah GilesThis 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. Let me tell you something, he certainly rang in the New Year with this one. As James said:
My goal is to expose corruption and lack of concern for citizens by government and other institutions…
Target: Mary Landrieu. Why: she’s been taking legal “bribes” in the form of the “Louisiana Purchase” in exchange for her vote on Sen. Harry Reid’s healthcare bill, and ignoring phone calls from her outraged constituents. Bold, dirty, rude politics at its finest.
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.
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 recused himself, a sure sign that the case is rapidly crumbling.)
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:
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
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:
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.
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’s CEO, Bertha Lewis, using the incident as an opportunity to, once again, excuse her employees’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.
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.
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.
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.
For instance, Michelle Malkin, a once avid supporter/defender of James and all his work, called for an example to be made out of him, and instructing other young journalists to not follow in his footsteps. Again, this was before she knew his side of the story.
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’s demise is imminent.
“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.” – Winston Churchill
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.
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I can't wait to see these videos.
All the BS will come out and It will be more embarrassing for Landreiu than for O; Keefe, bet this gets swept under and O'Keefe pleads to a misdemeanor and all the evidence get quashed?
Thank you Hannah Giles
And Hannah, You are an amazing girl, I hope my daughters will pick someone like you as a role model
Hanna,
Good article. You and James have certainly done a great service to this Country, by shaking up the entrenched "Powers that Be" and challenging the status quo. Thank you for your efforts.
I'd like to comment further, but for fear of having my post deleted by someone at biggovernment, I'll stop.
The fringe media should have waited until they actually had facts or had actually seen the charges in a press release from the feds. Yes they would be somewhat obligated to cover a "arrest" story but with the caveat of we do not have all the facts and will keep you informed of information as it is released….end of story…but as usual anything for the dim controlled media to push a point and actually find out if her office really was ignoring her constituents.
Looks like the MSM stepped in their own big smelly one again. They haven't heard the old adage, "don't crap on your own doorstep".
I will enjoy how this unwinds. Looks like James is owed an apology and someone's head down at the LA US Attorney's office for depriving him of his constitutional rights.
Stop the progressives and save the world. One small step at a time.
Nice post. And tell your Dad he needs to punch Bob Beckel in the nose (honestly I think a nice stern talking to should set the record straight, but if he's like me he better bring someone to restrain him).
I still don't know if what James did was the brightest thing (especially considering the limited payoff even if he proved his point), but a lot of us never bought the hysterical rantings of the MSM and blogger trolls.
Hanna,
To quote your last paragraph:
"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."
I can sum it up with another quote. This one from Ben Stien in his American Spectator article, entitled "Free James O'Keefe":
"The behavior of the feds here is not just worrisome. It is something beyond that. But, Mr. Holder, here is a line from the civil rights struggle I worked in before you were born: We are not afraid. And we're not going away."
That should be our mantra: "WE ARE NOT AFRAID. AND WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY."
Thank you Ben Stien, that should strike the fear of God in those powers that be.
As tragic as it is, there are now two Americas. Us and Them and never the two shall meet. Personally, I'm not interested in convincing anyone any more, you either get it or you don't. With Obama in office, exacerbating things daily, I don't see this ending happily. Rachel comes off as a partisan hack here and MSNBC's ratings reflect the publics revulsion for this type of "reporting" I have the gut feeling that Andrew and gang are setting these dunces up for a major bitch slap.
Please Hannah, please. I'm begging you to never post a video of that funny looking man Rachel ever again. I can't stand the sound of his voice.
The left is like exposed cockroaches who just saw the light. evil hates the light for fear of its deeds being exposed
Hannah great article – enjoyed it immensely. MSM just doesn't get it and never will. Keep up the good work.
As long as the political bigots of ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS and their ilk are run by liberals, we'll continue to see the same old crap. With FNC, people like you and me and thousands of fed up citizens we can make them squirm.
It seems to me that James and Hannah got more press for their Acorn expose' through his arrest than they did when their Acorn tapes were released. Just a bit of a silver lining.
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Did you ever get an answer to your email?
If the MSM was truly unbiased, Olberman, Chris Matthews, Rachel MadCow, and all of the others that are responsible for the demise of the MSM as it was once known, would have been fired, without severance pay, last year.
Conan got screwed by NBC ( ObamaTV) Olberman and others of his ilk are screwing NBC by collecting a paycheck while orchestrating the DEMISE of their employers. MSM employees are worse than the Bankers receiving Bonuses while their companies go TU. Oh wait ObamaControl saved them.
Hannity kept asking James if he or any of his friends had devices that could be used to bug phones in their posession. No matter how mnay times James answered the Q, Hannity just asked it again. Shawn reminded me of Charles Gibson asking Sarah Palin about her support ( she did not support it, it was NEVER built) for the "Bridge to Nowhere". Then he asked again, and again, & again.
Michelle Malkin was a Big dissapointment. She of all people should know better. I sometimes feel that even Fox hosts are jealous of Sara Palin, & Hannah & James. Sometimes a BIG EGO is all that stands in the way of the Truth being Told.
I’ve viewed the MSM as the enemy for quite some time. They aren’t so tough now that the web allows people to fight back.
I'd love to see the smirk on Rachel Madcows face disappear when she finds out there was never any wiretapping. Of course they will never show that, they will just move on to another story and act like they never did anything wrong. That's the beauty of video records, they can be played back to remind the idiots that they are in fact, IDIOTS!
Yes.
An idiotic computer generated response. As follows:
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Like waiting in line at the DMV…………
I am completely with you on punching Beckel out. If that had of been my daughter he was talking about, I would have been on the first flight to DC and Beckel would wake up either in the hospital or the morgue.
Semper Fi
Yes. I posted the answer above, and they just deleted it.
The government has the power to protect itself from false pretense but who protects the citicen against the false pretense perpetrated by Mary Landrieu?
I am ashamed of Michelle Malkin's words. I was just starting to read her site, amazing how quickly she was willing to slap him down. In reality who is worse? Mary Landrieu who accepts a 300K million bribe to vote for something 60% of the nation does not want or James O'Keefe entering, not breaking and entering, entering into a Publicly funded building looking for reasons why the phones were jammed. I prayed for this boy when I first heard he was arrested, seems many were just ready to throw him to the wolves. What people forget is that a FEDERAL building is A PUBLIC BUILDING. Hello? Mary Landrieu doesn't own that building, she doesn't even own the chair she sits in (unless she personally bought and didn't expense it) WE THE PEOPLE own that building, that chair, that freakin phone system. If you can't through on the phone line that you own then well dammit go find out why and James did. Michelle, be ashamed, be very ashamed. We the People need to be ashamed too for forgetting that WE OWN THAT BUILDING, I paid just over a pot load in federal income tax this year and that is not including SS or FICA, something in that building belongs to me. I'm claiming the phone system as mine, someone please go find out why we can't get thru on the phone
The MSM was so excited to get some bigtime payback for James and your magnificent expose` of ACORN that they grossly embellished a playground rumor into a 'major story'. Guess who's face has the egg on it?
Why aren't Senator Landrieu's constituents staking out her office to find out why she isn't answering her phones?
GO HANNAH!!!!
I get the feeling that some big bombshells are about to be dropped. How delicious is 2010 going to be? Very.
If James was able to document, through his investigation, that Senator Landrieu's phones were disabled from receiving calls from her constituents, then I think the Senator has a lot of explaining to do.
Did the Senator, or anyone in her staff, authorize the phones to be disabled from receiving calls? If that occured, someone, and not James, should be charged under 18 U.S.C. 1362.
18 U.S.C. 1362- WHOEVER willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any of the works, property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone…, or other means of communication, operated or controlled by the United States, or used or intended to be used for military or civil defense functions of the U.S., whether constructed or in the process of construction, or willfully or maliciously INTERFERES in any way with the working or use of any such line or system, or willfully and maliciously OBSTRUCTS, HINDERS, or DELAYS. the transmission of any communication over any such line or system, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned, not more than 10 years, or both.
This could get very interesting…
I would expect that of the "thought police" not BigGov
You must have been a "really" bad boy
(I always enjoy your posts, sorry I missed this and the original.)
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The travesty of this whole situation is that the MSM reporting of the "rumors" is so widespread that the sheer pervasiveness of it gives them cover. The only people who would know that O'Keefe's case didn't involve actual wiretapping are those familiar with the "new media" or Retracto. To pick out the error for correction in individual publications is like plucking sand from the ocean. There can never be a rollback of the "wiretapping" smear. It was everywhere, they were all saying it, how can it not be true?
There are those in the MSM who are bottom dwellers who muddied the water. Now, that the dirt is settling, we’ll see right to the bottom, and it’s not going to look too pretty for them, let alone Mary Landrieu.
I posted a reply and now it is gone. What is going on?
James O’Keefe is proof that one man can make a difference. He has committed himself to exposing corruption wherever he may find it, even at his own peril. All self respecting media should stand and salute this man for his bravery in journalism, and seek to follow his example. There are only two ways to keep our country free and the first is something not many want to think about. The second is by dragging vampireous blood sucking corruption from it's back room hiding spot out into the sunlight where it can reduced to ashes by the truth seeking public.
On a further thought: I think we should have a bill that requires all phone calls, e-mails and other correspondence to and from public officials to be posted to the internet in real time for all to see and hear. They are after all, conducting the peoples business. The technology is readily available and relatively inexpensive.
I'm not liking the potential catfight brewing between Hannah and Michelle Malkin…
… then again. Make sure it's captured on tape? Please?
for now….they are trying to shut that down as well….
In fact I say go one step further and put real time cameras in public offices and particularly on Pelosi's party plane. It is the people's plane and she is conducting the people's business. I'm sure she has nothing to hide from the American people.
Now it is back again. I give up.
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YOU GO GIRL!
We love you guys, but stay out of jail because we have elections coming up — we need you to get the inside dope on SEIU and ACORN misdeeds!
God bless you.
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Perhaps there is a sea change.
I have noticed of late, that many of the regular posters and contributors here, are gone. There are alot of new ones showing up, with generic names, but they aren't the regulars. I sure hope this hasn't run its course and become passe'.
I believed from the beginnin that this was a good thing, a good idea. I still do. Time will tell.
My thoughts exactly. Hannah, you are a credit to your generation and provide me tremendous HOPE for a CHANGE in our future.
I do like Michell Malkin though and understand sometimes everyone can get caught up in an hysterical moment, aided and abetted by the MSM.
Interesting.
While watching Maddow, the flashing banner says breaking news.
What's coming out of her mouth was speculation and slander.
I think James knew someone in the office was calling the posse to come get him out of the offices.
He just went for a double dip expose, The Senator's office phones, and the Justice Department bias.
I have every right to walk into my representatives office and ask if the phones work.
If the phones don't work, I can volunteer to fix them.
There is no law that prohibits me from doing that.
There are still several that allow me to do that.
Maybe we need to take a look at why the MSM treats James and co as if they are the red meat of the day. The hunger the left shows for this story astounds me.
WE WERE SILENT BEFORE, BUT WILL BE SILENT NO MORE
Good article Hanna!! Keep up the good work. James is doing the right thing for the country and the citizens. The truth will always show no matter how hard the left tries to suppress it. Don't give up!!!
I think at this point we need to take bigger steps. They certainly are.
WE, drive THEM nuts.
With stories like this, the inevitable MSM crash into oblivion is picking up speed. I Can't wait to see it when it does. The shocked look on their faces will be priceless. "How could this have happened?", they'll speculate.
That is the point many are missing. Mary is caught in a bad way.
And I hope my sons pick someone like you for a wife.
Integrity, Honesty, Objectivity, Ethical are words the should never be connected in any way with the word "JOURNALISM"
Whoever passes out the marching orders and
talking points is asleep on the job!!
Senator Landrieu is in so much trouble for taking this bribe, this will go away. Too much light will kill this investigation.
Senator, I think I would have the phone company come in and fix those phones. It's sad when kids have to do the job of seasoned News reporters.
It's spelled STEIN. Give the man the respect of getting his name right, even if you can't spell.
I think this story is going to be the gift that keeps on giving. James should force everyone of these media outlets that RAN with these false rumors about him to post retractions in prime time, and or on the front pages of whatever Newsprint ran those false accusations.
Even CNN on Sunday morning, one of those weekly news programs. The host read only part of James statement which I found to be very troubling especially when his statement wasn't that long. He was cherry picking the statement.
Good job Hannah, I hope Michelle M comes around because I felt she jumped the gun a little. But it shows the strength of the media to shape people's opinion.
Just a few more thrusts of the American battering ram folks.
Our siege of truth will soon breech the walls of the MSM.
New York Times, get ready for the end of your style of journalism is just a few more internet users away.
LOOK MA!….. No NBC, CBS, ABC,…..
Sure.
I'll do that. Just for you. Anything to make you happy. STEIN.
Feel better, moron?
Excellent point! I, too, was tired of seeing the MSM describe what James did as "breaking and entering." He went to a PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S public office, during business hours and spoke with her staff. The only thing he did that was a little iffy is recording his visit. I, too, am anxious to see the video, because it didn't sound to me as though his friends did anything illegal either. Not sure about the legality of posing as telephone repairmen. (God knows, half the time I think the AT&T guys are just posing…)
Because Senator Landrieu's constituents are mostly only interested in how much Federal money she brings back to New Orleans. That said, I know some of her constituents from other parts of the state, and they are anxious for the next election to they can vote her OUT!!!
Point taken, but those are the words that exactly supposed to be partnered with "Journalist" only too many Journalists have completely disregarded them.
People are too quick to jump on the bandwagon. Information is being treated as fact. They’re not the same, and the confuse is all to common.
Malkin lost all of her credability when she decided to go after Ann Coulter years ago. Who cares what she says anymore, she is too concerned with looking like she is on the "respectable side" instead of being on the side of truth.
Hanna,
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate the work you and James have done and will do in the future. I can imagine your week has been a bit surreal with the MSM spinning their tangled web and your comment on some of the conservatives responses should bring a chill down our spine……
"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’s demise is imminent."
If the big boys and girls in the conservative party are quick to even think anything less than "Innocent till proven guilty" is appropriate…well then we are screwed. I do hope they read your story and think about what transpired out of their mouths and the potential danger it brings to the American people if they are so quick to judge. It was definitely unsettling what we were being told, but we all knew James would not do something illegal… And something as blatant as wiretapping? Give me a break!
I saw James on Hannity last night and was glad to hear him say he was "rethinking some of his methods of undercover journalism." I think this is imperative in this present climate. We are not living in the America I grew up in and there are enemies out there just waiting to jump on anything they can to make their point. Citizen Journalism is one of the strong weapons we have against this invasion within our government. It could be the very key that keeps us from falling over into the abyss. I think it would behoove anyone considering an undercover investigation to consult an Lawyer that can be trusted to have a legal opinion on the situation, so nothing is overlooked. Youth and passion can blind our judgment at times….heck old age and passion can do the same.
New York Post and National Review Online reported that O'Keefe and crew were attempting to bug the Senator's phone. Are they part of the MSM? Or are you all just ignoring this fact? Most of the media outlets that charaterized this as a "bugging" have since corrected their stories. Have the Post and NRO?
Mary Landrieu will be exposed in due time and will eventually go to jail. One thing is for sure, she will lose her next election. As for O'Keefe, MSNBC will not get their laughs that they want because O'Keefe will be "cut loose".
No it's just that every time we have been choosing sides, nobody was picking them, so they just went home.
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This is a great idea, but a costly one. We the People seem to have forgotten that everything they have, unless they purchased it with their own money belongs to us to We the People. I want someone to force Mary Landrieu to give an answer why the phones have been jammed. Why hasn't she set up a town hall meeting with all the people calling so they could voice their opinion without the hindrance of a phone system? She is dodging the people because what she did was CRIMINAL. How many people in LA are going to see any of that $300K. In California for every dollar our Babs Boxer (D) brings back it costs us more money to use. What a sham, that money goes to them.
Opps I meant $300 MILLION
Hannah: Total fox, and smart, too!
Having read this "Preamble", the name of Dan Rather comes to mind.
Sure, video is killer: like when Roger Ailes claims Beck didn't say what he said, and the original video reveals the lie.
Or when the original video shows Beck comparing O'Keefe's escapade to Watergate and saying you just don't mess with a senator's office–you guys ready to string Glenn up yet?
But NOT, of course, when the videographer refuses to release his original tapes.
Like O'Keefe.
Hannah is cute, and showed real talent portraying a whore.
But…
" (Although now the U.S. Attorney in charge of the case has recused himself, a sure sign that the case is rapidly crumbling.)"
…is out of touch with reality eveb beyond the usual right wing denial–the recusal is a sure sign that he is socially familiar with the son of a colleague, nothing more. A conservative prosecutor steps aside because he fears the case is shaky? I thought conservatives were supposed to have more grit. Shame on you, Hannah, for that slander.
You know, guys, criminals often aren't treated well in the press. You love it when it's not one of yours.
What I hear in all this right wing hysteria is…panic.
Enjoy, guys.
Its probably time for their monthly meeting, to get new talking points beyond conspiracies of the Jews. On second thought…….nah! They have no other approach, so they are drinking their crapachinno and eating donuts.
Take note Alan Raymond & Rachel Maddow, unlike the imaginary pseudonym 'Watergate Jr.,' The Louisiana Purchase' is reality based on the bought vote of that state at $300million; as well as it's catchy sound.
Let us not only remember, but never forget the countrywide ACORN expose and what it revealed. Truth journalists such as Hannah Giles, James O'Keefe, and countless others will expel this fleeting pestilence, formerly known as the Mainstream Media.
Maddow, Matthews, and Olbermann, waning in desperation, could be comical, were it not for them possibly being actual mental cases.
I really can't say listening to her reporting gave me a thrill up my leg but it sure gave me a feeling of needing to take some tums. Thank you Hanna and James for bringing the truth out.
Strange, the feds are in possession of the video, not O'Keefe. According to him, he is pressing to have the videotapes released so he can show them.
As far as Ailes and Beck, at least they're man enought to admit their mistakes and apologize, instead of just sweeping them under the rug.
OH MY GOODNESS! I had thought James was too smart to do something that dumb. So I patiently awaited and watched BG site every few hours for updates til I could breath a sigh of relief.
PHWEW!!!!!!
I get what your doing but it is so scary to us folks who don't want anything to happen to you wonderful kids! but you know what? PLEASE DON'T STOP! YOU ARE AWESOME!
It's simple. Boycott all MSM and call all the sponsors and tell them if they continue to advertise with NBC, ABC, CBS or CNN. You will boycott they're products or services. It really is that simple. If you want to stop the liberal idiots in the press, let your voice be heard! Do now, do it today, do it every day!
Always remember, liberalism is a mental disorder! Liberals are not playing witha full deck. Speak up and defeat them!
sometimes for sunshine (the best disinfectant) to reach those hard to reach corners, a new window needs to be cut.
thank you james for your hard work in bringing corrupt politicians to account
What are you talking about that scum sucking Ted Kennedy got good press for decades and he actually killed someone. Never mind Landrieu is actually taking political payola and not answering her constituents phone calls, All of which is standard behavior for the completely corrupt Dims.
Being from Louisiana, I can tell you, I do not trust Mary Landrieu, I am so glad James O Keefe did what he did and I can't wait to see the tapes. I will admit I was pulled in by the media at first, I should have known there was more to the story, but I held my breath and waited to hear what James had to say, never realizing he was being held in jail while the media had a feild day with this. Thanks so much for this article Hannah, you explained the liberal media to a T. Michele Malkin, I am so dissappointed in, but not only her, Glen Beck too. He talked like he belevied the media and didn't bother to explain that we did not have the whole story. He didn't totally knock James but he didn't come to his defense either, not even a little.
Keep coming with the stories Hannah
Keep up the digging James
We are behind both of You
I don't know what happened, but this is still a good thing and we should continue to support the effort. This site, along with the other bigs, are breaking new ground and I thoroughly enjoy them all. Hang in there if you can. I guess if you feel your comments are being subjectively deleted, then you'll have a differing opinion..
Awesome read, Hannah.
Our country owes you, James and Andrew Breitbart a huge amount of gratitude for all your work in exposing acorn and the rest of these corruptocrats. I love how terrorists are "innocent until proven guilty", but Mr. O'Keefe is crucified in the lamestream media without benefit of the whole story.
Team James and Hannah.
And by the way Hannah was playing the part of a whore Mary Landrieu is the one selling her integrity for money. That is a real whore.
remember too… for the lefties and the MSM…. they know…. it's not the facts… it's the allegation . Doesn't matter if you're guilty… it's the allegation that people will hear and react to. Even if everything alleged is dropped …
It's part of their narrative. That's why when the left/MSM has something alleged against them, they go out of their way to provide context and water-down or make obtuse the facts to mix everything up in a jumble and then they'll just ignore the whole thing…… it's like freakin' Pravda ! wow!
This is the "Media" that supports a racist, socialist, illegally elected, with the help of ACORN, President. Do you know anyone who actually voted for this guy? The "media" are up in arms over James O'Keefe because it is people like this true American who are showing the truth of what's going on in this country!
I am from Louisiana too. We have been incredibly frustrated by Mary Landrieu. We received an E-mail "explaining" to us simpletons how fabulous the health care bill is. We are absolutely and totally against this fiasco and power grab. Not everyone in Louisiana believes her lies. Of course, we had heard NOTHING at all from her until James shined the light on her stubborn ignoring of her constituents. Thank you, James. Still praying for you. Have good courage!
We all know what the MSM is gonna do with a story like this.
What's real telling is how the FBI acted like O'Keefe was more dangerous than the panty bomber.
As Director of the FBI, Mueller should be demanding to know WTF happened and have a plan on how to keep this from ever happening again.
Call them what they are–they are NOT "fringe."
They are the "National Socialist Media."
Saw that posted by someone else last week. Fits them to a tee.
I see the astrotroll brigades turned off the spam spigot for the moment.
Good work Hannah, stay on the path now, we need ya more than ever.
I think you left your cognitive dissonance medication at my place Lou, no worries you can pick them up when you are done cleaning my toilet.
Well played sir!
One of the first signs of FEAR. attack the messenger for small, mundane mistakes
maddow is so out of touch she says 4th name is scott dai! not stan dai! these morons just make up news never even get names or even facts straight just spew bullcrap to try and get more viewers! were all watching fox and glen beck is my favorite show next year he will make #1 cause oprah is gone! and we all busy watching chavez and that cable station in south america alot of loons aren't noticing they already took over almost all the media here and they are attacking the one network they don't control!!!
and people like pelosi and crew call us normal folks "unamerican" go figure!
Michelle Malkin is over-rated and WAY too falsely over confident. No offense, but she ought to shut her mouth once in awhile. She ought to wait until the facts come out before making arrogant judgments.
Yep cant have rednecks especially those with opinions.
"BIG EGO" is a perfect way to describe her. I've always thought she comes across as one that smells rosie to herself.
One's a pimp, the other a hooker.
Thanks Hannah,
The real function of the Lamestream Media, as opposed to their stated role of "Keeping the public informed,"
is to keep them in the dark. Thanks to you, James and Andrew for shining the light.
Man just last week they were talking about JimO getting it in prison from bubba. Where did all those guys run off to.
Louisiana voters are, moreso than not, outraged at the kind of governance she is practicing while supposedly representing us, and we've told her so –
http://thehayride.com/2010/01/dear-senator-landri...
Louisiana voters are, moreso than not, outraged at the kind of governance she is practicing while supposedly representing us, and we've told her so –
http://thehayride.com/2010/01/dear-senator-landri...
Can someone fix that picture of hers? Her head isn't really squashed like that is it?
Where is Fletch????
Some advice for atacking the MSM's bias. Rachel Maddow does not consider herself a part of the MSM and attacks its reporting from the left as you do from the right. Her Air America and MSNBC show are to the left what this site and Fox News are to the right. If you are going to attack the MSM — use an example of somethiing that actually is the MSM — ABC News, the Washington Post, or something of that ilk as your examples. What you did is like a liberal saying there is conservative bias in the MSM and using Hannity as the prime example.
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Something smells….something is afoot!
When the going gets tough – you find out who your true friends and allies are. Michele Malkin has and always will be a whore who is out for only herself. People like her and O'Reilly reveal themselves to be the leeches that they are – profiting from the conservative wave without really being true blue. With friends like them – who needs enemies?
I was appalled also to see how many conservatives were willing to believe MSM lies. Come ON – you know how they lie and that they would likely be on a witch hunt regarding James O'Keefe. Still some of you bought their crap. Shame shame.
It's great that we have so many people here that are knowledgable on such a variety of subjects that we can get information that we may not have even thought of all at one place.
Stop insulting the prez and first lady
Thanks Hannah. Another article that's right on point! Keep up the good work.
My "Jewish intellect" is only through osmosis…from my husband, but thank you for the compliment. I was really unsettled by all of the speculation and doubt, even from our own side. These are precarious times we live in and if I did not believe in God, I would say we are doomed….watch for miracles!
Actually Beck played it better than most of the media. There was a total lack of factual knowledge and watching the alphabets run wild Fox had to say something or get even more bad press (what an oxymoron). Remember with all of these guys Beck, Hannity, the old guy, Shep and Gretta have their masters as well. None of them have free reign over their programming.
You can't compare MSNBC on the left as FoxNews is to the right. That's simply ridiculous. Nice try though.
Totally off subject, but it is bugging me – When is BG going to fix it's login/registration problems. For months I have not been able to log in (says I am not registered, although I am) so when I try to register "again" I get "page not found" error message. Submitted this numerous times to the feedback center with no luck.
I don't agree with you about O'Reilly, but your spot on with the other one mentioned.
The WHITE TRASH fans of biggovernment.com have had more than a week to list all of the elected republiCONS (with links to their proof) who support James O'Keefe for getting arrested by federal marshalls last week, BUT NONE OF YOU SEEM TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE NAMES!
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What a great role model for your daughters, a slut pretending to be a whore for an even bigger whore.
So what is your point?
You can't seriously expect us to be supportive of O'Keefe for getting arrested? He blew it!!
We expect better from our side. Now if he and his crew had completed punking Landrieu's drones, finished his undercover video and had gotten out without being busted—WE WOULD BE ESTATIC.
now go clean mommies basement.
Hannah,
This is off topic, but, I would like to see someone investigate the Earned Income Tax Credit Fraud, it amounts to Billions of Dollars every year, and I know that the Tax Preparers with ACORN assist tax filers in perpetrating the fraud.
hmm, several Acorn employees are caught on video "pro-facia" committing felony's (it is a felony for a tax preparer to instruct a client to commit perjury on ones income tax filing.) how did that play in the MSM? ohh ya, it didn't, until Breibart rolled over them, then thier story was about how James and Hanna weren't "real" Journalists.
E.R.Murry would be ashamed to see the state of the once great American Press. thank God for the internet, Fox, and BG
Hannah, how can you be so young and so smart? You even see through the Malkin-type neocons. These neocons are every bit as dangerous to the republic as progressives. I hope the Tea Party movement will not be taken over by republican politics and necons. We must be diligent not to let this happen folks, else it will be the same old same old.
Great article Hannah!!!
The MSM is DEAD. People like you and James are the future. Thanks.
Oh Reilly & 5:56 black rifle: both trolls and probably the same person.
I don't blame James for his arrest and neither should you. Landrieu and company overreacted like the elitists they think they are. How DARE the peons challenge MOI. The only thing James did wrong is attempt to have his friends impersonate telephone company workers. That was a mistake but it certainly is not a CRIME more serious than let's say – crossing our borders illegally and impersonating an American CITIZNEN
Let's assume what O'Keefe and his colleagues say they were trying to prove was successful. They were going to show that a Senator's office lets calls goes to voicemail, rather than have some intern answer the phone and say "thank you for your concern, we will be sure to tell the Senator what you think." Is this the type of stunning revelation for which four "journalists" were traveling across the country and going "under cover"? Perhaps they could go to other Senators' offices and expose whether, when the intern answers the phone, whether they actually transmit the caller's concern to the Senator, or whether they instead have some other intern send a form letter response.
Bubble Monkey, you're the same troll that made comments under other names. Go back to mediamatters,er,lies.
Lou, you just got owned.
National Review–a bunch of neocons! As bad as the New York Post or worse.
Not to get into a pissing contest, but Michelle Malkin’s words are:
The Times-Picayune has not posted the full FBI affidavit, but the details they have are damning. This is neither a time to joke nor a time to recklessly accuse Democrats/liberals of setting this up — nor a time to whine about media coverage double standards. Deal with what’s on the table:
*Updated* They are, of course, presumed innocent until proven guilty.
But for now, let it be a lesson to aspiring young conservatives interested in investigative journalism:
Know your limits. Know the law. Don’t get carried away. And don’t become what you are targeting.
As a reminder, here was Hannah’s initial reaction before she knew the full story:
I am shocked by the reports of this behavior. I am well aware that following the law is an integral part of being a good investigative journalist. I take that responsibility and accountability very seriously. I certainly hope these reports are untrue.
To read Michelle’s full page on this, visit: http://michellemalkin.com/2010/01/26/ugh-acorn-bu...
Again, not trying to play one against the other. Both Hannah and Michelle sincerely look out for the American people. I still support them both, regardless.
What–no comment on holding James for 28 hours without letting him call his lawyer, when a foreign man on a plane with explosive material gets his in an hour?
Des, this actually will have a huge payoff once the truth is out. There is a lot of reading between the lines here. In fact, this situation could not have turned out any better. The arrest not only shows the abuses of the federal government, but the absurd reaction from a senator that is supposed to be 'for the people'. He was in a public office. He asked questions. Focusing on James' actions here is not the story. It's the reactions to him exercising rights granted by the Constitution.
First time here, actually – but I can't prove that. X)
Dude, seriously, that's the forth comment in about 20 minutes under a different name. Leave.
Thanks so much. I had registered there when I was at BigJournalism since the login link went directly to the intensedebate site. I have now clicked on the intense debate link at the bottom instead of the "log in" link which takes you to Word Press.
Can't log in to Michelle Malkin's site either, even though I am registered with both Wordpress.com and .org. Go figure.
I should also add, I'm liberal but kinda like O'Keefe. I wish he wasn't quickly becoming Fox's new posterboy Robin Hood – I'd like to see him blast both sides of the fence and strip away this "conservative" dubbing the media has thrust upon him.
The flip side of the tactics used by O'Keefe (and Giles) is not the reporters on 60 Minutes. They don't seem to create a reality (e.g., pimp and prostitute customers) that are not already present. The left wing equivalent of their work is more like Michael Moore or the "reporters" on the Daily Show, who create ridiculous scenarios to get a response.
That is not meant as an insult although I am sure many on this site will take it as such. I happen to like the work of the Daily Show and some of Moore's work which are often effective in making a point, but it is closer to satire than journalism, with some journalistic elements thrown in, and should be taken as such.
Great story, Hannah! Keep it up!
Beck was really disappointing. He could have taken a wait-and-see posture, but no. He was too afraid it might reflect on his glory. I like Beck, and appreciate all the good info he is getting out, but I like to think for myself, too. There are areas where Beck and I strongly disagree, but he has come a long way. I really think his heart is in the right place. Now, if he would just realize there are people in high places in this country that do create false flag incidents to further an agenda, like these never-ending wars.
Totally agree.
Who needs to list elected Republicans? We The People are the ones who count, not the party. It's that kind of thinking that's bringing this country down.
i think Rachel Maddow is looking for a job now, seems air America couldn't pay people to watch her. not to worry, she has all the proper credentials to work for any MSM shop. (she lies well on camera)
I don't swallow everything any media outlet says 100%. That would be stupid. We must be diligent to search the facts, and not swallow everything one side or the other feeds us, then come to our own conclusions. History will bear out that a good brainwashing is to be had by those who close their minds to any other source save one.
I guess you like Beck too? After all, he goes after both Dems and Reps.
She's still a neocon. I can't stand her. She's blind to anything but RIGHT. The right can be very wrong, too.
Hilarious video. Maddow has to start backtracking and correcting herself at the end even before Keefe's side of the story came out.
Well I for one certainly remember 60 minutes showing fake Texas Air National Guard documents in a effort to sway the 2004 election. That's a crime which no one faced any legal charges over, although Dan Rather eventually lost his job.
So I'm not sure your analogy is even remotely applicable, O'Keefe's journalism was many time more credible than that.
The only example this lady uses is Rachel Maddow, an unabashed liberal commentator (like O'Reilly, Beck, Cavuto, Kudlow, Krauthammer, etc. are unabashed cons) and Michelle Malkin, someone whose radical right wing credentials are unmistakeable, to prove that the MSM is somehow against this guy. If anything, the media is covering this story up for mr. O'Kreep. Why would they cannabalize themselves by eating one of their own?
I have been a dedicated reader to this site for quite some time. I just haven't had time to read through all of the comments or make a contribution to them. People are still out here reading what is going on. I don't believe this site will go away anytime soon.
I am proud of Mr. O'keefe. Keep up the good work!
Sexist Pig…yeah Lou i'm talking to you. Oh how funny calling Hannah a "whore."
You expose yourself as an idiot every time you open your mouth.
I was surprised at Michelle's response also. However, there is a point to be made here. It is important for us to be above board when it comes to seeking truth and consequences. James video taped the whole event. If there is anything on there that shows he or his friends broke the law then they have to accept the legal consequences of their behavior regardless of what their intentions were. We can't rail about congressional misbehavior and illegal behavior and not hold our own to the same standards.
That said, I *really* hope there is nothing on there that is incriminating. I would hope that after this incident, James would make judicious use of his lawyer's expertise and find out ahead of time what the potential outcomes are for his investigations. I would hate to see his work hindered by a jail sentence.
Doesn't one of the Saul Alinsky "Rules for Radicals" involve accusing others of the same thing the radicals are doing themselves. If, indeed, any criminal tampering was done on Landrieu's phones, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Landrieu and her confreres who did the tampering.
i dont think these trolls are even people, i think G Soros (the lesser S) has a computer that "Digs" bribart's site, looking for anything that mentions ACORN, or O'Keef, or Hanna and posts a computer generated reply that is the expresion of the will of the lesser S.
and you have to admit, even if it is a single, or a collection of human "trolls on fire", the entire proccess works the same.
call it the S.C.D.T.P. ( Soros Clone Driod Troll Patrol)
Hey CL, I've noticed some of the regulars MIA too. Don't worry, BG is growing, not shrinking.
Obama was pushing health care again today in Nashua. Man, I know DC thinks us "dumb voters" have short memories, but this is insane!
Whatever happened to Republican respect for law? That went down the toilet about the same time America voted in a black man as President of the United States. That black man is a better person than you. He's smarter, more successful, and is richer than you'll ever dream of being.
While you clamor for lawlessness, I'll continue to put my faith in the United States of America, not a mob of angry, racist know nothings (the majority of posters on this site). America is quickly becoming mediocre, and you're leading the charge.
Oh…it's Lou…I thought I smelled something rancid when i logged in here.
My apologies, Ms. Giles, but I can't watch any videos of smug ol' Mr. Maddow or his partner, Ms. Olberwoman.
Not only can't I stand to look at them, but I now go into convulsions at the sound of their voices — the way "Kramer" did on Seinfeld whenever he heard Mary Hart.
James will turn Barnyard Mary, Dem Moonbats and the LSM on their ears.
Are these the Americans that are heroes . If so they belong in a communist state . It is a form of terrorism to spy on
any public official Rep. or Dem. they belong in getmo maybe with enhance integration . If you feel the need to defend
these people then you do not care about the rule of law . They say they are the defenders of our country what they really mean is the defenders of the white man . The America I love is the one that opens it's arms to all people and races .Like it or not we the people elected Obama. If you don't mind them spying on Senators or acorn then the country you should move to is North Korea. Tell Hennity ,Beck, bozo Rush,. that we do not spy on our American citizens. we have the right to privacy
Mr. Logic? YOU got a comment deleted? YOU? Now that's a disturbance in the force.
Bueller?
mentioning Michel moor, and journalism in the same sentence is an oxymoron.
In the Acorn video. the story is not the Ridiculous Characters portrayed by James and Hanna. it was the acorn employees enthusiasic willingness to help them engage in immoral, and illicit activity's. and instructing them on how to cheat on there tax filing. (this activity is pro-facia evidenced by even a cursery examination of the vidios presented by Briebart)
Michel more drives the story with an in your face Creation of facts, blurring of context, creative editing, and presentation of opinion, as reality to create the impression of the truth of his own assertions.
(ps AISIT, SCDTP warning (Soros Clone Driod Troll Patrol))
What are you even rambling about?
You mean ACORN's America where 14 yr old South American girls are force into slavery as prostitutes.
Screw you I'm not going anywhere and I'm not staying quiet, feel free to go somewhere else if you don't like it.
The fact that you measure a person by thier knowledge, success, and money tells me all I need to know about you!! The real measure of a person is by thier reliabilty, morals, and whether you can believe what they say. Any 2-bit, lying, piece-o-$hit can be successful and have money, just look at most of Congress!!
We own the streets,parks,postal service,air ports,police officers,hospitals,state university any county,fed.local
building . You name it .Does that give us the right to blow them up like the fed. building in Oklahoma .Because
Tim Mac fay owed it .He and the others involved in the killing of those kids .believed in the saying WE THE PEOPLE. HELLO! We should be able to do what we feel is right not follow any laws.If i understand your message . How stupid is that. We are supposed to be a country of LAWS
Hey Hannah! Hows the job search going? AWWWWW….TOO SOON?!?!? lol
According to the FBI affidavit, Flanagan and Basel entered the federal building at 500 Poydras Street on Monday about 11 a.m., dressed as telephone company employees, wearing jeans, fluorescent GREEN VESTS, TOOL BELTS and HARD HATS. When they arrived at Landrieu's 10th-floor office, O'Keefe was already in the office and had told a staffer he was waiting for someone to arrive. When Flanagan and Basel entered the office, they told the staffer they were there to fix phone problems. At that time, the staffer, referred to only as Witness 1 in the affidavit, observed O'Keefe positioning his cell phone in his hand to VIDEOTAPE the operation. O'Keefe later admitted to agents that he recorded the event.
After being asked, the staffer gave Basel ACCESS TO MAIN PHONE at the RECEPTION DESK. The staffer told investigators that Basel manipulated the handset. He also tried to call the MAIN OFFICE PHONE using his cell phone, and said the main line wasn't working. Flanagan did the same. They then told the staffer they NEEDED TO PERFORM ON THE MAIN PHONE SYSTEM and asked where the TELEPHONE CLOSET was located. The staffer showed the men to the main General Services Administration office on the 10th floor, and Flanagan and Basel went in. There, a GSA employee asked for the men's credentials. They said they left them in their vehicle. The U.S. Marshal's Service apprehended all four men shortly thereafter.
As much as I like Beck an never miss his show, sometimes I see an almost catty jealousy in him. He was the first out of the box to find an "issue" with Scott Brown. (Sure, it was a "joke" – as long as you didn't read his newsletter). Sometimes, I feel like Glenn doesn't like other consrvatives to steal his thunder.
I hope it's just ME and not really true, but that's what I saw after Brown's election and James' arrest.
Shalom! ;^)
Some of those who supported James and Hannah when the ACORN tapes broke on Brietbart suddenly tried to put some distance between themselves and James. That's when you weed out the cowards.
O'Reilly was cool. Beck and Malkin were not. Coulter and Hannity stayed clear of it until facts can out — smart.
Some watchdog you are. Since when isn't MSLSD the left side of the MSM.
In fact, MSLSD is the LEADER in left wing moonbat rhetoric.
O'Reilly did not jump on that bandwagon.
I guess that means you told a half-truth: MSNBC could use you when they ax Mr. Madcow for his BAD ratings.
Congrats to you, Moonbat Ruth!
I have to re-log into Intense Debate every time I switch pages on Breitbart sites. It's a royal PIA.
Can't we just log-in and STAY logged in???
Prostitute Giles said, "Landrieu took a massive bribe from Chicago-land President Obama to induce her to help ram the nationalized health-care plan through despite the fury of the American people."
American Citizen says to Giles: "YOU LIE!!!"
I agree, Robin and felt the same way.
My initial thought was that O'Keefe was far too smart to allow this to happen the way the Lame Stream Media was reporting it.
Even an idiot like, say…ME…would have thought it out before entering the building. I have no doubt that James did as well.
"they belong in getmo maybe with enhance integration"
That's the problem with liberal moonbats, they all wanna live in "Get Mo' ".
Just sayin'….
hee haa ha!
If that's a LIE, dee, then tell us please….what's the TRUTH?
I want to hear the "official Libtard version."
I agree with everything you say. Just think we need to give CBS support, if they stick through all the NOW threats and run the Tebow Ad
GILES – YOU LIE WHEN YOU SAY THERE WAS A 300 MILLION DOLLAR BRIBE TO LANDRIEU.
The 300 million dollars was for Louisiana’s Medicaid imbalance and it was requested with the highest Congressional priority by Louisiana REPUBLICAN Governor, Bobby Jindal.
Republican Governor Jindal’s top officials knew of the legislation on the Wednesday night prior to the US Senate vote on cloture. Never, after they saw and understood the legislation in the US Senate bill did Governor Jindal or anyone under his authority ask Mary Landrieu to withdraw the legislation–not before the vote, not between votes and not since. Governor Jindal has been on Hannity’s television program a few times and Hannity has praised the Governor enthusiastically. If there was any corruption in the negotiation between Mary Landrieu and anyone else associated with her vote and more particular, if Hannity or O’Keefe has any EVIDENCE at all of any violation of any laws, please submit it to the US Attorney, as soon as possible.
I had a post disallowed last night and I assure you, there wasn't anything wrong with it, in any way. There is something weird going on, on this site.
To get an indictment the State presents evidence to a Grand Jury and they return a indictment, Are you saying that has happened?
Beckel is a pig and the way he talked about Hannah, last night, with all of facial ticks, was obscene! Yes, he does need a stern talking to and a punch in the nose.
BRAVO !
When a poster kept posting Malkin's words to me, as he put down James, I said that she has been wrong in the past and jumped in when she shouldn't have. For that I was castigated by him and a couple of others. I was correct and now, I'm delighted to see others realizing that even when someone supposedly on our side, says something not just stupid, but taken from a lefty source ( as Malkin did ), as their own, we all need to castigate that person !
Far too many were ready to throw James under the bus, before all of the facts were known.
You're no "real" American, bozo!
Who is talking about "blowing up" anything and why equate what O'Keefe and three others did, with the Oklahoma bombing?
Go away you stinking troll !
MediaMatters has, for decades, monitored our side's tgalk radio and then come out with lies and distortions regarding what the host had said. THAT'S HOW THEY WORK; THEY LIE !
We have been told, by a couple of trolls here, that they are from, or were pushing us to to to……………..MEDIAMATTERS.
This recent troll invasion was/is a concerted effort by MediaMatters and, I suspect, other lefty sites, to disrupt this site, the other BIG sites, to disrupt and dishearten all of us.
DON'T FALL FOR THIS ; ATTACK THE TROLLS, AND DON'T ALLOW THEM TO HIJACK THIS SITE !
RWN-Droid,
I already responded to this. Look down 2 responses starting with Giles you LIE ….
NBC blew up cars, to make them appear to be defective and also did othere "undercover" stories, which they faked. Neither James nor Hannah ever did that.
Michael Moore is a liar and an avowed MARXIST!
You can't "SEE:"anything clearly, AS I, so go piss up a rope.
I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TRYING TO CONTACK SENATOR MCCASKILL OFFICE—MESSAGE BOX FULL.
Roy,
It should read FBI Affadavit. against O'Keefe.
Perhaps this will help you understand.
FBI Affadavit:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
American citizens to dee……………………………..YOU LIE AND YOU'RE A MORON !
Jindal has been all over the place ( papers, T.V. ) saying that he doesn't want any part of the LOUISIANA PURCHASE ( what the BRIBE is being called ) and your talking points are nothing but lies put out by the DNC.
dee………….there has been NO "FBI INDICTMENT".
As I said, According to the FBI affidavit, Flanagan and Basel entered the federal building at 500 Poydras Street on Monday about 11 a.m., dressed as telephone company employees, wearing jeans, fluorescent GREEN VESTS, TOOL BELTS and HARD HATS. When they arrived at Landrieu's 10th-floor office, O'Keefe was already in the office and had told a staffer he was waiting for someone to arrive. When Flanagan and Basel entered the office, they told the staffer they were there to fix phone problems. At that time, the staffer, referred to only as Witness 1 in the affidavit, observed O'Keefe positioning his cell phone in his hand to VIDEOTAPE the operation. O'Keefe later admitted to agents that he recorded the event.
I have to agree with you on that. Good Post
Red,
It should read FBI Affadavit. against O'Keefe.
Perhaps this will help you understand.
FBI Affadavit:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
This isn't the right place to talk about your parents, You knew though.
Beck and O'Reilly had a "THE WOMEN kind of catty gab fest abolut Sarah Palin. It was disgusting !
Beck is okay, sometimes; other times, he is an arrogant ( he acts as though he is the only one to know something that millions of others have known about for many decades ), sometimes completely wrong about things, and tends to be an hysteric. But I'm glad that some things are reaching an audience who may not know some of the facts he does shine light on.
That is NOT what you posted; you claimed that there is an "FBI INDICTMENT" !
Your MediaMatters/DNC talking points too hard for you to retype out on this site? ;^)
Go away., you idiot; we can read and know exactly what you are attempting to do. It's just NOT working, dee.
Giles isn't a "PROSTITUTE".
Maybe you should read those talking points handouts, BEFORE you attempt to copy them to this site.
Just because what James did was innocent does not excuse the fact that what he did was illegal What if he had a gun or a bomb? should we not stop him just because he pays taxes?
Red,
Only you right wing extremists say that. Are you even FROM Louisiana? I think NOT.
To the people of Louisiani, Landrieu is a HERO! Landrieu wanted coverage for the uninsured through a bill she could abide, which she mostly got with the elimination of the public option. What she also got for Louisiana was only what it deserved, a temporary Medicaid rate adjustment so that the state would not be penalized for its temporary hurricane recovery economy. It was hardly her idea but rather Gov. Bobby Jindal's No. 1 ask to the congressional delegation, of which Landrieu had the only clout.
You are not only brain dead, you're incapable of posing a coherent, well thought out argument. "BOMB"? "GUN"?
You aren't even a good troll. LOL
Well done Hannah, and you are indeed correct. When you strike at the powers that be, you can expect a reaction. This is how you are exposing the hypocrisy of the press, there for all of America to see. You are also correct that the hoopla over James, is an attempt to mask the greater point, of corruption in the US senate. Keep it up young lady, real America is behind you!
The Teabaggers are frothing at the mouth in spewing LIES against Mary Landrieu.
It is only the teabaggers (many out of staters) tieing up her phones, NOT the People of Louisiana.
The People of Louisiana say they have the highest percentage of medically uninsured citizens in the country and the worst health care system. They say ONLY out-of-state teabaggers are opposed to them obtaining federal forgiveness of the $300M Medicaid debt. Landrieu’s vote supports the PEOPLE of Louisiana and NOT the right wing teabagger agenda!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………………………and there you have it, folks, "right wing extremists"!
You aren't from Louisiana, unless you are some paid DEM operative hack from there. That would explain the bizzaro crap you've been posting.
Landreiu comes from an EXTREMELY corrupt political family. I don't have to live in Louisiana to know all about her and her clan. She is no "hero" to all of the people of Louisiana; not by a longshot.
"DESERVED" ? You're claiming that Louisiana "deserves" special treatment and hundreds of millions of dollars from tax payers from other states……………………because of a hurricane that Louisiana pols ( governor and mayor of NO, were not just inept at handling, but corruptly inept ?
The WHY didn't Mississippi get SPECIAL treatment/money? After all, that state got hit by the same hurricane ! Oh yeah………………….Haley Barbour is the Governor and he, unlike what went on in La., is a GOPer and got things done the right way. Nor did he proclaim that any of the cities in his state were "CHOCOLATE CITIES" and he didn't do everyh possible to insure that the people living in his state would be in harms way.
If it walks like a Duck….
Red Commie,
IT is YOU that is the Moron!
I KNEW IT!!
YOU ARE NOT FROM LOUISIANA.
OFFICIALLY THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA want YOU Red Cent to SHUT UP!!
LOL Red Commie,
READ IT AGAIN from the Beginning: FBI Affadavit!
Here is the url
FBI Affadavit:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
read it and weep.
TRUTH HURTS doesn't it!!
LOL Red Commie,
READ IT AGAIN from the Beginning: FBI Affadavit!
Here is the url
FBI Affadavit:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
read it and weep.
TRUTH HURTS doesn't it!!
Customer Dissatisfaction is rampant and widespread. BTW, her offices are very well guarded. Her staff has made wild and nefarious claims. I know of this personally.
BTW, the FBI and U.S. Marshalls are well aware of her false accusations. I had them chuckling away after one of those nefarious claims and playing my taped version. This is totally legal to do in Louisiana.
Like the Oklahoma bombers they thought that the Fed.Gov. was intruding on their rights .So they felt that it justifiable to bomb and kill kids in a fed. building WE THE PEOPLE OWN those buildings . He states that
o 'stupid had a right to go into that building and break the law because we own it. READ IT AGAIN BOZO.
Robin states WE OWN IT, PUBLIC BUILDING,WE THE PEOPLE, so he had a right to what he wanted to do.
So just like the Oklahoma bombers broke the law so did O'Stupid. He is now a terrorist against our country. He committed a crime against the people of our great nation. The Sen. represents the citizens of our country .Do you understand the equation now. you don't go to Fed. buildings and do what you think is right.They bomb Fed.building he tampers with Fed.building.O.K. RED NECK
unless i missed something as i scrolled through the comments.I did not see any trolls.
A bribe is a bribe is a bride, braindead.
If LA gets $300 LARGE, then the rest of the country has to cover it? WHY IS THAT?
Oh…because it's an effin' BRIBE, that's why.
Take your elitist attitude and shove it.
Go buy a real BIG pillow to absorb all the tears you'll be crying exactly nine months from TONIGHT.
11/02/10: The day you get TEABAGGED.
Seek Truth and Report It Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information. Journalists should:
— Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
— Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
— Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability.
— Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.
— Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.
— Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.
— Avoid misleading re-enactments or staged news events. If re-enactment is necessary to tell a story, label it.
— Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yield information vital to the public. Use of such methods should be explained as part of the story
— Never plagiarize.
— Tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly, even when it is unpopular to do so.
— Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.
— Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status.
— Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.
— Give voice to the voiceless; official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid.
— Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
— Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
— Recognize a special obligation to ensure that the public's business is conducted in the open and that government records are open to inspection.
I'm sick of you elitists and your smug holier-than-thou attitudes. You are the TRUE RACISTS and you have no idea where all the money comes from for all your ridiculous handouts.
Your days are quite numbered until the next bloodbath – exactly 9 months from tonight, you'll all be wringing your hands and wondering how all your hatred and conceit could have let you down?
Your messiah will become a lame duck. And dudes like Mr. Madcow will be a laughing stock – watched only for the comedic value.
Don't believe it?
WE DON'T CARE.
Broken link.
Are you an American or are you stupid ! We do not have sides we have LAWS. If we have sides then you are saying what ever our side does it is o.k. If a Dem. or Rep. does wrong then it is WRONG. You don't say he is on our side so he did nothing wrong that is stupidity,ignorance ,no brains,no thinking for self,
But that is being to kind to you
Let me give it to you this way:
FBI Affadavit
OH? You really want to go down THAT road, do you?
Okay, I'll play along and everyone will be laughing their socks off AT you, you mental midget, dee.
Hmmmmmmm……..then I guess that all of those actors and actresses who play vampires on T.V . and in movies ARE indeed undead blood suckers.
Your "dear leader" MUST be not only a MUSLIM ( he was, after all, registered as one, when he went to school in Indonesia ), but an homosexual……….he does "walk like one and has very effeminate hand motions
Martin Sheen, Charlton Heston, Raymond Massey, Jeff Daniels, Ken Howard, Nick Nolte, Burgess Meridith, Anthony Hopkins, Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, Hal Holbrook, Robin Williams, Brian Keith, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Robards, and yes, even Chevey Chase, to name but a scant few, must all have, at one time or another, been the president of the USA…………………………………………right?
Hey, Madeleine Albright must actually BE a char woman, after all, quite a number of the Albanian delegation thought that who she was, in the late '90s, when she entered their room.
Shall I continue, or are you ready to retract your comments about Miss Giles and apologize; ducky?
Okay, I went to another of your posts, and found the affadavit. However, what you said was:
"In the meantime, the FBI Indictment AGAINST O'Keefe and his little band…"
An affadavit is just a statement (testimony, sort of), it is not an indictment.
Teabaggers are homosexuals. Why are you slamming them?
Calling me a "Commie" and a "Moron" is just part of your extreme p;rojection complex. Yes, mental illness is a sad thing to have, dee, but you can get help; ducky. QUACK, QUACK, QUACK you who walks like a duck.
LOL, Commie Moron, dee………………….an affidavit isn't an INDICTMENT and your link doesn't work and you're just quackers !.
Droid,
You teabaggers are so silly.
There was NO BRIBE. Geesh!
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's addendum steers additional federal Medicaid aid to Louisiana. That's her JOB!
Louisiana's REPUBLICANS Sen. David Vitter and Gov. Bobby Jindal, the rising GOP star who is the original advocate for a Louisiana Medicaid fix, having asked Landrieu and the rest of the delegation more than a year ago to GET more Medicaid money out of the federal till.
For some reason breitbart site won't let it display.
Let me try this:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/
pdf/FBI_affadavit_012610.pdf
but put it on one line.
Good article. Don't you ever wish you back in a time where being a journalist actually meant you did some investigations?
this one worked:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/F...
Why are you talking about those who engage in a perverted homosexual act, as "foaming at the mouth"? HOW INSENSATIVE of you !
When did any homosexual group even publicly mention Landrieu and the BRIBE ? Was it on T.V. down there in La. ?
How do YOU know who has been calling Landrieu's offices……………………….have YOU bugged her phones? It certainly looks as though you have, from what you posted! QUICK, CALL THE POLICE AND THE FBI………………………………………YOU JUST ADMITTED TO DOING SOMETHING CRIMINAL !
this is very weird that breitbart won't let it display.
go to my blog and click on the link from there:
http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/20...
Red,
Clearly you are losing it.
There were NO Bribes. There has been NO discussion of homosexuals.
All any of us know is that O'Keefe and his little boy crew donned costumes/disguises and ventured in to Sen. Landrieu's Federal offices and attempted to disrupt her telephone lines. This is a Felony.
That is ALL we know for sure.
Michelle Malkin is the female equivalent of Bill O'Reilly. It's all about them – and their sole interest is selling their books.
Yes. That Maddow chap sure thinks highly of himself.
I am afraid that is exactly what is going to happen there Lorben.
When all is said and done, conservatives are not going to go to the wall for O'Keefe.
The law is an ass, now more than ever.
And it is going to take brave folks to argue this incident in this light.
However, fight on there Lohren, if I may say so, your Jewish intellect is shinning brightly.
Exactly. This rekindled the entire ACORN fire and brought it back to the front page!
Nice work MSM.
Thank you for all you do!
Wow. James O'Keefe did not blow anything up. Wow 'Real America' are you delusional or something? Break this down. James did not break and enter, he entered. He posed as a telephone repairman. How silly does that sound? I posed as a telephone repairmain at the Federal Building. That is a far cry from Tim McVeigh. So I take it you have never gone over the speed limit, you have never fubbed on your taxes and most of all you have never been in a park after closing hours. You sir or ma'am are 100% law abiding. Interesting. Just so you know, we pay the Government, they work for us and it's not the other way around.
Ducky dee, clearly, I am NOT losing it. OTOH, clearly, YOU "lost it", your mind, that is, long ago.
All of us know that you are just some smarmy, scummy little troll, who is lying, posting handouts from the DNC, and in some cases, not even retyping those notes correctly, as when you typed "indictment" instead of "affidavit".
You're not doing a good job of this and whatever you are being paid ( can't you get a real job………surely ACORN could help you run a whore house with illegal underage prostitutes, if all else fails ! ), it's too much for the efforts you've so far put forth.
What ALL of know for sure, is that every single story, that first came out, was disingenuous………..that means LIE, ducky QUACK, QUACK, dee.
What if he had millions of dollars for each of the occupants of that building? What if he were secretly bring joy to each and every person there. WHAT IF bears didn't poop in the woods? Yeah we will never know will we?. My dearest Liberal, wake up from the koolaid overdose ok?
Don't worry. I remember when I had my first beer. Just sleep it off…………………….
Gas for the van – $5
4 Shiny telephone repairman vests – $100
Mega-publicity for O'Keefe and Co. – $Priceless
Go Hannah, Go James.
Rock the joint. We're here for you.
Exactly, well said Cowboy.
This is why I call my idiot representative every week. We won't forget and Nov is coming FAST.
This isn't bias, or at least, not just bias–it's top-down orchestration. It's time to find the money trails between the media and the Obama admin/ progressive NGOs, and expose them.
Well, the Constitution only grants rights to the Federal Government. Man is born free (or should be) and the only thing the Constitution does is tell the government the people created what they cant do to us.
BINGO Hannah!!! I for one, never thought James was that stupid (Hope that's not a hate word), I don't know him personally, but I feel he has been tutored well (Even if self taught) in guerrilla warfare (The progressives are the ones who have declared war on the Constitution (the Document that limits their power))! The United States will belong to it's youth, if enough wake-up to defend it and it's DEED of ownership by the people (The Constitution)!!! Hannah, James and friends are a breath of fresh air, they are proof that common sense is not a myth of the past you can ponder beyond the "Teachers" teachings and expose a vast treasure trove of previously hidden jewels of deceit. Things that are accepted as truth until viewed from another perspective (The forbidden one)!! Someone seeking truth is rare in a "Progressive" society!!!
Wow, BSNBC got a Sean Hannity Look-a-like to fill their 10PM Propaganda slot?
Poor little fella looks a bit homely and this guy Maddow's unibrow must be a tribute to Keith Olberpuppets unibrow.
Oh well, I wonder how long it will take for these bozos to get fired for libel? Oh wait a minute, these are Liberals and Progressives, so since they have no morals, I assume they will get to keep their jobs even with the obvious slander that they championed as these dirtballs usually do get away with that double standard.
The immoral devils of "progressive" hell.
Just to play a little devils advocate here. Everyone is jumping on the MSM for convicting James without a trial or seeing all the evidence. Everyone is also willing to exonerate James based on only his statement. It would be best to reserve judgement until all the information is in.
Remember there are three sides to every story… yours, mine and the truth.
lol Seriously. She is magically bablicious!!!
You are right Robin. As taxpayers we OWN the building and everything in it, except for personaly paid for items. The public has a right to know what is going on in ITS building.
Or better yet–"punk" them. Dress up in your favorite union thug purple t-shirt and start a phony but plausible protest. Can't wait to get a thrill up my leg when i see this headline:
"Service industry employees union against welfare payments to Obama Motors"
andrew breitbart is a fat pile of shit but conservatives love a good turdburger! Gob Of Poop! GOP!!!
"If the MSM is lying to you, guess who else is?"
… Fox?
In Nazi Germany (and others since) the trick was to tell the big lie over and over until it became the accepted "truth", funny how history repeats with the drive bye types.
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Sorry, but anyone who likes anything about Michael Moore deserves a thumbs down.
hmm, i have seen several lies portrayed in the main stream media (ABC, and the Chevy trucks with igniter's in the gas tank, to prove them unsafe, lie) also CNNs Propaganda for access in Iraq scandal. just to name two off the top of my head. can you list some examples of Fox news lying,
I was on Hot Air when the news broke and I could not believe how many people reacted as if what the MSM said was the gospel truth. My comment was shouldn't we wait until all the facts are in? For Pete's sake, they couldn't even wait to find out if it was even true before they started judging him. I just knew in my heart there was more to the story.
Ahhhh, you poor thing!!! Keep attacking the person and not the statement. Really shows your age and maturity.
James and Hannah are true patriots! Who is malkin to make such false charges? She should be ashamed of herself, she certainly has lost me as one of her supporters! James and Hannah, Sarah and Beck should go full speed ahead to destroy corruption!
I noticed that there are cedrtain trigger words that automatically get your comment "moderated" no matter what the context those words are used. Usually though, once moderated the comments do end up getting posted. Kind of odd I must say especially with my moonbat rantings and I rarely get comments disallowed.
"We won't forget and Nov is coming FAST" — Yeah and 140 Republicans got their a$$es handed to them by one man on live TV (of course not Fox) last Friday and it was AWESOME!!!! November may be coming too fast. Looks like you may need more time especially with this "scammy" tea-party convention and everybody bailing out on it except Sarah Baraquitter who needs the money to buy 60,000 MORE of her books.
And then there's the Scott Brown interview with Barbara Walters…..AWWWW….TOO SOON?!?!?
I'd love to know what words they are, because I don't believe that anything I had tried to post, yesterday, was in any way objectionable and those posts NEVER showed up. There were two of them; the first one and then a modified version of the first one.
What with all of the crazy posts ( some of which contain F bombs galore ) from the MediaMatters, KosKids, MoveOn, and HuffPo trolls, these last few days, I found it not just shocking, but insane, that three books titles, a few quotes from these books, and a list of black millionaires from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century should be disallowed.
I wonder if I gave a few titles of bios of the likes of Mellon, Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller and the schools they and/or their kids graduated from and said that they were millionaires, if that post would have been disallowed a s well.
Does this make any sense to you, Syn ?
Yeah, it makes sense. Could just be a technical problem too. These "Big" sites have had a lot of traffic lately. The number of comments condemning and supporting O'Keefe has been pretty big.
Liberal Progressives are all begging whores that look like a croos between a Garafalo junkie and a Olbermann commie slobness. The Party of "Know-it-all" is the Progressives and yet they know nothing! They fake their science (Climate FRAUD), They fake their Do-goodness (All you have to do is see any city they have ruled over the past decade or more and you will see they made the poor poorer and they have run the cities they have shaped with their agenda, they have run them all into the ground Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans and on and on) and they have faked the USA's history by changing facts to fit their agenda in school text books and lectures by liberal professors whom are legends in their own minds but in reality, are less educated than a junkie on heroin.
America I give you the "Progressives", AKA FRAUDS!
Disallowing MY posts , on that thread NOT having anything whatsoever to do with O'Keefe and unemcumbered by trolls, makes sense to you?
What am I not understanding/seeing ?
I didn't even call Obama LIVER LIPS, for crying out loud.
LOL….that posted !
Why should we? Why WOULD we?
What…because YOU asked?
Why we we WHITE TRASH fans do that for an assclown like you?
The original stance that Michelle Malkin took on James arrest, was wrong. However Anyone that reads Malkins
"Culture of Corruption" can learn alot about progressive dems & Obama. I am willing to cut her more than a little slack.
Beck is also doing us all a service, but I think he is wrong when he attacks McCain. McCain doesn't have Marxists & Communists on his fav 5 list. And would not have appointed Marxists, Commies, & Lovers of Mao & Alinski to his cabinet, staff, or invented Czar positions.
No one is perfect. No One. But we can still appreciate Hannah, James, & those that seek the truth, and try to tell it.
Well, we all know now how Michelle will respond when the going gets rough.
O’Keefe and Landrieu/Watergate 2?
Contrary to what the lame stream media (LSM) portrayed the James O’Keefe/Senator Landrieu story to be, it turns out to be much to do about nothing. Although ill-advised what they were trying to accomplish was to show that Senator Mary Landrieu was not responding to her constituents so they were checking to see if the phones were working. Everyone should know by now that the Democrat/Statists were not responding or listening to their constituents. They could see it from the town halls. Therefore, it was a non-story.
However, it’s ironic the LSM did not really question or investigate the Senator about the 300 million dollar bribe she received for her vote on the healthcare bill or why her constituents were unable to get in contact with her. They also ignored and downplayed the ACORN story. Instead, they thought they had Watergate two and wiretapping. They were dreaming and hoping to take down some big time conservatives with this story and had to retract some of their over zealous reporting….
…Biased Ed Schultz even made the comment to Bertha Lewis of ACORN that the arrest of O’Keefe vindicated ACORN. Nothing could be further from the TRUTH. ACORN is a corrupt organization and is being investigated in numerous states for voter registration fraud, not to mention the videos made by O’Keefe of ACORN exposing more corruption regarding underage slave prostitution. Then again what did you expect coming from this BLOWHARD, after all Schultz said he would CHEAT TO WIN and vote 10, no 20 times if he lived in Massachusetts. By the way ED that is a crime.
The LSM likes to be the FIRST to report a story even if they do not have all of the FACTS. I would prefer to have the facts right and not be so concerned with being the FIRST. When the story first broke these questions came to mind, which for the most point have been answered….
…What are the charges? What evidence do they have?
What were you doing in Senators Mary Landrieu’s Office? Was there an appointment made, and by whom?
Who was with you? Why were they with you? Were you taping and if so why? Did you seek permission to tape the interview? What were you trying to accomplish?
Have you heard of Nixon and Watergate?
As stated James O’Keefe was trying to show Senator Landrieu was not responding to phone calls from her constituents. The means he went about it was ill-advised, because O’Keefe has a target on him. Therefore, when he tries to expose corruption and misdeeds his methods must be done way above board.
And After being asked, the staffer gave Basel ACCESS TO MAIN PHONE at the RECEPTION DESK. The staffer told investigators that Basel manipulated the handset. He also tried to call the MAIN OFFICE PHONE using his cell phone, and said the main line wasn't working. Flanagan did the same. They then told the staffer they NEEDED TO PERFORM ON THE MAIN PHONE SYSTEM and asked where the TELEPHONE CLOSET was located. The staffer showed the men to the main General Services Administration office on the 10th floor, and Flanagan and Basel went in. There, a GSA employee asked for the men's credentials. They said they left them in their vehicle. The U.S. Marshal's Service apprehended all four men shortly thereafter.
Then she can always go to ACORN for housing tips.
You know how they support the working girls around this country!
Some of the regular trolls are tired of people exposing them. I've missed a few of the progressives that used to post, but they may be better off at a new home.
They usually censor words like J E W and NAZ I, a couple other ones get bounced all the time.
It's a chance to get creative and find ways around their monitors. Andrew Breitbart may be great, but I wonder if a liberal mole is working the moderating board when he's not around?
Actually, that's not exactly true.
The constitution lays out the framework. Who is responsible for what. But it has more limits and checks/balances than distributed unchecked power.
And it was only ratified by the states when it had the bill of rights, 10 limits on government.
The first one was given a fresh breath of air last week, the 1st amendment. "Congress shall make no law… " is pretty specific on limits, not powers.
You must not have watched the same thing everyone else watched. Obama lies, twists and denies.
You believe him, but we know better.
If America is mediocre it's because obama is hiring folks in education that would rather pass out gloves and teach fisting than reading and writing.
Respect for the law. The law says you can't go into an open public building to report? That you can't actually video in federal buildings with cell phones?
What law are you talking about specifically?
He got out by sharing his booze with the nurses.
I type jew and nazi often and they don't bump me. I only do it defense of myself though!
What if you had a gun or bomb? You don't – but what if you did?
Does that mean you should be arrested and left out of touch from an attorney for 28 hours while we all smear and lie about you behind your back?
The democrats are trying terrorists here in the civilian courts to protect them. Where was the protection for James? The right of habeus corpus is literally the right to be seen by a judge, to have your body brought before someone to dispense justice. James, did he get that?
Does that mean you want terrorists to have more rights, more protections than our own?
And I still have yet to hear a troll explain exactly he did to break and actual law with an actual act.
Thank you, it's great to finally hear from someone that knows the area, the lazy self serving senator and her generally useless staff.
Thanks for a few examples, but guess what?
I DIDN'T USE EITHER OF THOSE WORDS, NOR ANY CURSE WORDS OR VULGARITIES !
Whoever is moderating this site ( and I suspect that it is just a BOT, which is doing things on the cheap and why threads are such a mess and trolls get away with murder ! ) is doing a particularly underwhelming job of it. Though I hate to think it's true, yes, the MOD could also be an extreme far lefty mole.
I tried twice to post a reply in which I happened to mention Al S*H*A*R*P*Ti*O*N, and it was disallowed.
There are times when I can and have also. But more often than not they get flagged.
I can make a few suggestions. If I really need to make a point and it keeps getting flagged for words that shouldn't offend, you can make a very short post. Wait a moment and then edit it to the one you wanted to make. It gets around a lot of their filters.
But don't tell any trolls!
I have NO idea WHY fully typed out the F word are allowed, but I had so much trouble posting something you could say to a 5 year old child or a "MISS GRUNDY", with no problem whatsoever.
Syn, I see that someone thumbed down your posts, which is really a dumb thing to have done and uncalled for !
I thumbed you back up.
Shocked, frustrated, and VERY angry, is what I am.
THis happened to me once on BIGHOLLYWOOD. I wrote a longish, VERY detailed post about Charles Dickens' political views and positions and it was disallowed over and over and over again. It had taken me hours to do, I used quotes from about a dozen books I own, and there wasn't a thing objectionable in that post, either.
Oh well, thanks for the encouragement and kind words!
LOL…………thanks for that "funny"; you put a smile on my face !
Nol, James et al didn't "think that the Fed.Gov. was intruding on their rights", nor any other of the things your poor sick, delusional brain can think up.
You're a complete idiot, have no reading comprehensions skills at all, don't understand what Senators do ( each Senator is supposed to act on behalf of his or her constituents, not for all of the American populace, but sadly, far too few actually do that ), and how you got "RED NECK" from my nic, is pretty silly.
Tell me, oh fake American, how did you ever manage to not only get out of the straightjacket you are always in, but out of that rubber room and past the nurses, to type on the community computer in the mental asylum you've been in for most of your sad, sick, troubled life?
you can send the reply to me via my website-I`ll put it out. just a side note, when syn is in your corner does it make your hair stand on end?
You are holding us to our own rules, that is, "Republican respect for law." We could answer that and say "why don't the Democrats EVER respect the law?" but that would be changing the point of the discussion, wouldn't it? Oh, wait. You already did that. At least you are following the Rules for Radicals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_Radicals
They also SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO PROVIDE Oh Reilly with PIE!
Or simply won't.
" major power players have a lot to be afraid of."
That sums it up.
Didn't the Panty Bomber get better treatment than James and friends? It is frightening to see how quickly the justice system can be turned into a weapon. They don't use guns and bombs, political elites take away our liberty with their lies!
Cowboy, yes; time will tell? As I had said before, I truly follow all of your posts because that are so reverent of what is happening today in America! It certainly scars me if they (progressives) are censoring your posts! Why? Because I fear that the progressives (Marxist) have taken over our Government and I know of no case where Marxist have ever given a government back!
I still fear that the progressives will stop at nothing, even use of domestic terrorism laws to wipe-out anybody against their Marxist Agenda. As I said before, Marxist do not give back anything that they have stolen, EVER!
My fears will be made real this November or unreal? America will be gone as we know it or we have saved our Constitution! I fear this is bigger than most Americans realize!
And the most F-ed up thing is mediamatters censors its comments section. I find that humorous that they can't take the heat.
Stop kidding yourself. No one wants to read Malkin's blog. Its way over-rated.
Is it possible someone has hacked into the system? I know that may be a stupid question, but I am not savvy on this stuff at all.
I'm glad the media has bias. Bias against white supremacists!
Latest news showing up is that Mr. O'keefe may have picked up the proverbial fee or two from past laying down with some not so nice proverbial dogs of the White Supremacist movement.
here is the link with all of the gory details…
http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/index.php?option...
As a Louisiana resident I can't tell you how badly I wish to remove Mary Landreau. Unfortunately I do not live in one of her voting districts. My representative is David Vitter and despite is extra-marital improprieties he is still, in my opinion, head and shoulders above Mary Landreau in character. At this point I can only hope that worth republican candidate comes forth to challenge Landreau for that seat that we might move beyond politicians who believe they know better than the people and the deal making resulting from the ever present corruption in Washington.
Blah blah blah…
What was it you were trying to say? You were so boring I kept falling asleep.
I thumb down a lot of his posts, because they deserve it. Not all, there were one or two I didn't vote down. But I want the trolls to have a lousy rating, and I want the thoughtful ones to have a high rating. So, unless I can't decide whether it's good or bad I vote on every single comment.
Yes, it's called tyranny.
And we have it here, lurking at the door. We patriots don't have much time left to save what's left of the country. This November we had better make our voices heard, and our votes count.
If a senator who understood she was a servant to the people had been investigated, that senator would have a quick tour of the office arranged and shown there was nothing to any rumors. By her staff getting so defensive it showed there was more to the rumors than she wanted anyone to know.
Was he using the best route to investigate? I'm not sure. But I know I smell a rat in this story, and not O'Keefe.
Free James O'keefe
http://freejamesokeefe.com/
Hey 1redcent
I wasn't familiar with deleted posts until I commented on the McCain women supporting g__ marriage. After a couple attempts I realized what prompted it.
By the time I used the _ _ to get it posted, the earlier attempt showed up. I guess the new PC correct term is same-sex.
Ok one more try for you Liberal Progressives to answer….
NAME ONE CITY THAT HAS BEEN UNDER DEMOCRAT RULE SINCE 1980 THAT HAS PROSPERED?
JUST ONE!
I CAN NAME DOZENS OF CITIES RUN BY DEMOCRATS OVER THE PAST DECADES THAT HAVE KEPT THE PEOPLE POOR AND WHERE THE CITIES HAVE BEEN RUN INTO THE GROUND BY PROGRESSIVE-LIBERALS BUT YOU PLEASE, ….
NAME JUST ONE WHERE THEY PROPERED WHILE UNDER DEMOCRAT RULE. ONE CASE WHERE THE PEOPLE AND QUALITY OF LIVING IS BETTER OFF TODAY THAN THE PAST 30 YEARS?
I AGAIN WONT HOLD MY BREATH YET YOU CALL CONSERVATIVES NAMES BECAUSE WE DONT WANT TO HAND OUT WELFARE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE BUT JUST LAZY!
CONSERVATIVES HELP THE NEEDY AND THE HELPLESS,
NOT THE "i WONT HELP MYSELF BECAUSE I'M LAZY" CREW! THATS THE DIFFERENCE!
You are correct sir. We are all equal under the blind eyes of the law.
Contrary to your accusation, I never said that its right to have some more equal than others in the eyes of the law.
It seems that O'keefe has been handled quite neutrally in terms of his arrest, legal procedures, etc. Moreover, I do not see any claims otherwise here on this website.
The only complaints I see are about the media's handling of the situation ( but not the legal system). The legal system and the media are two different things. And nowhere does it ever say "the media is blind".
You clearly stated you were glad for a bias against white supremists.
You two faced phony. What you said isn't what you meant, what you meant isn't what people call you on and you expect to be taken seriously?
hahaa. Oh Roger, you are a funny guy.
I expect that people will be able to comprehend that the law and the media are two different things.
I am biased against white supremacists. I support media organizations that recognizes that white supremacists are a bad thing in our world.
However, I appreciate that in America, in order to enjoy freedom, just because I think something is bad or evil… doesn't mean it should be illegal.
White supremacists are entitled to fair treatment under the law. Just like me, they have their Constitutionally protected right to be a$$holes as much as they like.
Does what I'm saying here make me two faced? No.
He was held for 28 hours without access to his lawyer. That's not the media, or were the two working together for a clear agenda?
And you think that's fine since he was a white supremacist. Either you're a bigot against white supremacists or you need to retract your post.
Never said anything like that.
If he was held 28 hours without access to a lawyer… and if that is illegal and grounds for case dismissal (I don't know, I'm not a lawyer), but IF this is the case, well then
NO this is ABSOLUTELY NOT FINE. Just like any American citizen O'keefe should be given his fair due process.
And SHAME on the MEDIA for not reporting such infractions (if they are true).
Just like with the famous O.J. Simpson trial, it makes me very mad to think that the law may have mishandled and blown a legitimate case against a potential criminal. But it happens.
I do every time I turn on the television and see any of the so-called representatives to Congress blathering to us and having the gall to think we believe this tripe. I do sincerely miss the days of the old 60 minutes exposes’ that really did a great deal of good in the country. Maybe people like Hanna and James will manage to bring it back. Hey, CBS, ABC, NBC, give this a try and be truthful, honest, and neutral as a matter of company policy and execution of duties. Maybe then YOU won’t end up in the dustbin of history.
Fine, totally change the argument now that someone actually called you on it. Go back and read your original comment and tell me you're sticking to your line of thought….
Oh, and since you didn't count the times and hours yourself, here's a story explaining how long he was held and why.
The law and the media worked in lock step against a person they were destroying his reputation. That sounds like a fascist tactic to a tee.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/01/breitb...
You've been owned here, but keep on floundering all you want.
I've been "owned" Roger?
Either you are trying to singlehandedly bring back slavery, or you are trying to use some youthful slang. Either way, LOL.
anyway, to your point, I will repeat my concession: Media bias against white supremacists (which is a good thing) should not extend so far as to constitute false or under-reporting of abuses of law enforcement against those white supremacists.
And that includes James O'Keefe.
Troll tactics, 'distract from the issue'.
The media should be journalists, the people who report 'facts'. Journalists are supposed to be unbiased, and they are supposed to report. Any agenda belongs on the editorial page, not on the front page, when that happens the paper goes broke, because propaganda doesn't sell very well.
You've been shown to be the shallow and two faced unreasonable and agenda driven troll that you are. And you aren't defending O'Keefe as much as most liberals are defending the rights of the crotch bomber. That's not 'fair' in any sense of the word.
No.
I am defending O'Keefe for EXACTLY the same principals that the liberals are defending the crotch bomber.
Its about as fair as possible.
Then you admit you were wrong on your first post?
Are you retracting your first post finally?
Are you admitting that journalists should be fair and report facts in every single case? Do you admit you are mistaken?
You said that bias was only wrong if it was false reporting.
That leaves a lot of wiggle room on only telling part of the story, or not telling part of the story. How can anyone trust what they read if the media knowingly distorts stories. Bias is a slow poison, how much poison is bad?
And perhaps what the past events were has nothing to do with the current debate. Was the senator black? Then racism isn't an issue in this. But, good try in changing the subject.
REALLY ?
I've never been to that site, so I had no idea that they censor the comments, but I'm not surprised. I know that lefty sites, as a rule, ban those with opposing views and deletes such comments within seconds of them having been posted.
That's what makes trolls screaming about the lack of free speech here, when they post every manner of garbage here and it stays up.
They also SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO PROVIDE Oh Reilly with PIE!
Or simply won't.
Your post DID show up, after the second, —filled one?
Not a single ( that would be three…2 here and one on BIG HOLLYWOOD…has ever shown up. GOD only knows what some BOT found objectionable in them, as I didn't use a single word that could, in any way, be deemed "objectionable" by anyone, anywhere, at any time.
What is driving me nuts about this, is all of the foul language and anti-Semitic hate speech that is posted here and allowed to stay up; yet my posts got disallowed !
No, it's either a real life MOD ( which I doubt this site has ) or a BOT. Whoever programed that BOT is an idiot!
Well, in this case, you were wrong. Syn was being nice to me and even called himself names.
Trolls deserve every thumb down they get and more; but just as they go through the threads and thumb down our posts, willy-nilly, we shouldn't do that to them; though yes, it's tempting.
We all should thumb up the posts of people we know/think the trolls have thumbed down………I do.
She isn't as bad, nor does she make as many stupid mistakes as O'Reilly , but she isn't as good as some of her sycophants claim she is.
And you're typing one handed, fantasizing that some husky fellow wsould do that for yuolu, aren't you, ho'reef ?
if it happens again, go to some real old thread and try posting one line at a time to see which line triggers the flagging – at least maybe able to narrow it down to one or two words?
Okay, so it is a bit nit picky, but I;ve repeatedly seen the error on these threads and it's driving me up a wall!
It's "much ado about nothing ", not much "TO DO" about nothing.
Otherwise, your post is spot on.
- Your post DID show up, after the second, —filled one?
Yeah, with the g a y marriage intact, but it was like about 12 hours later.
I said I thumb down 'a lot' of. Not all. And at this point, some of his reasonable posts are at 0. Those are the ones I didn't vote against.
I said what I did to make the point and encourage people to use the thumbs when they go through and read the comments. The more thumbs the better.
How they will choose to thumb, that's up to them.
I have NO idea what I posted, now, so I can't do that; but thanks for the suggestion.
The problem is, I was quoting things from various books I have and have read. I didn't write down the page numbers anywhere.
This is the ONLY site and I've been a member/poster on many, that this has EVER happened to me on. The difference being that ALL of the other sites have living, breathing, human beings moding, though some also have a BOT.
"How can anyone trust what they read if the media knowingly distorts stories."
I think you should always only place limited and qualified trust on news stories that you read in print and on the internet. I think "objectivity" is something that media sources should all strive for, but as readers, we should all know that every thing we read has some bias built into it.
I think the built in free market check on media bias is the "smell test" that each and every news-consumer wields on their own individual basis. If news organizations fail this smell test, then the free market will allow for alternatively biased news organizations to fill the vacuum and carve out a niche for themselves. This is the only check against news bias that I think is necessary, in my opinion.
Oh, okay……sorry about that.
Yes, I too encourage people to use the thumbs AND to thumb up posts where it is clear that some damned troll has thumbed down, for NO good reason, other than it was a reply which well refuted theirs or someone of their ilk. Those are VERY obvious!
I think that O'Keefe's ties to White Supremacists is a news worthy item.
If that means I'm "changing the subject" well, once again Roger, I please "guilty as charged".
To complain about the delay in seeing an attorney is completely justifiable. But James did get to see a judge and was able to post bail so on your point on habeus corpus, he did get that. What I was referring to is we need to take security at federal buildings seriously. Just because we own the building does not make it OK to try to gain access to it under false pretenses. Even James said on Hannity that if he had another opportunity he would have handled it completely differently. If you were a security guard at the federal building and 3 men dressed as phone repairmen's credentials didnt check out, you wouldn't be suspicious?
And I notice you've gone in a full circle to where you started out on.
Now you can support bias in the news, and then choose which groups that bias is aimed against.
So, I repeat that you have exposed yourself as a fascist, two faced troll that will let news mislead and twist events to suit their own agenda.
You keep saying it's relevant. But why? What white/vs/black factor fit into this story? Or are we supposed to just drink the coolaid because you say so?
I don't see that happening.
Fine he was taken to a judge without the legal representation that's been allowed to the crotch bomber?
And you're all right with that? How can habeus corpus be respected when the rights to the accused are denied along the way? How would he know what to say, and how to protect his rights?
I'm a democrat, and I completely disagree with the fact that he wasnt allowed to see legal representation. But at least he was allowed to see a judge and post bail to go home to new jersey. If we are going to be outraged that he wasnt allowed to see an attorney, we should also be outraged by the Patriot Act and the practice of Extraordinary Rendition, where your fate is decided by the government without a trial which is scary.
"Obama lies, twists and denies." — Well, he gave 140 Republicans a perfect and unencumbered opportunity to call him out on and prove those "lies, twists and denies" and they all got slapped around like red-headed stepchildren. It got so bad, Fox News had to cut away from it and several Republicans made the statements that it was a bad idea to "have the cameras rolling".
Now, you support people and a political party that had that PERFECT OPPORTUNITY" and not only pissed it away on live TV, not only failed in their attempts to call him out on these alleged 'lies, twists and denies' but admitted they failed and praised his ability to do what he did and made 140 Republicans look like a bunch of sissies.
So, who get's to cherry pick and decide when we should and shouldn't have rights? The right to a lawyer is great for this one, but that one doesn't get that?
You're forgetting something on rendition. How many american citizens were held against their constitutional rights? Break it down and explain which americans were treated badly by our government and I will listen to each case individually. But as a blanket statement rendition was normally not used against our own, but terrorists we wouldn't dirty our hands with. I just don't trust the media to tell the truth on it. It seemed to be a case of Bush derangement syndrome. No one complains about the patriot act now that Obama's the one using it.
Let's take one exchange and zoom in on it. One congressmen involved with spending explained that one year of Bush's deficit was the same as one month of deficit under Obama's spending and how he was going to deal with that? Obama slapped him down never gave a good answer and lied when the spending figures are very clear.
One asked a reasonable question, and Obama lied. I dont' see that as an Obama win.
I call it an Obama exposure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wk8glIse9s
I did it too. He is a troll and has been very combative to me in the past. To him I am the enemy, a neo-con, and anti American because of my avatar. He is not a nice man and I think he is just trying to keep his reputation score up. He plays with words, Syntax=word, word games is his name.
You validated my point, because of the Patriot act it might have made it legal for the federal government to not allow james the right to see legal counsel which is completely wrong. The federal government should not have that kind of power. I think it would be better if the Patriot act was repealed which I hope congress will do. Rendition is not used against american citizens, but does that make it ok? What if European security services were abducting american citizens and then not telling peoples families where their loved ones are. Not only that, many of the people abducted are tortured for information, without being proven guilty of any crime in a court of law.
I validated nothing. I did illustrate how biased and 'off again, on again' liberals are.
And you haven't shown examples of the patriot act implemented as you suggest it is.
Its relevent because its about James O'Keefe. Further, its relevent because, as I've said, its seems to me that there is media bias against exposing O'Keefe's not so nice liaisons.
You know, I would think that Andrew Brietbart himself would personally send me a message THANKING ME for pointing out that one of his paid employees has such disreputable ties.
After all, O'Keefe did American democracy a service for exposing this stuff with ACORN. This positive work is diminished when he is exposed as someone who convenes with known anti-Semites.
"And I notice you've gone in a full circle to where you started out on."
That could only be true for someone who so comfortable applying circular reasoning such as yourself.
Roger, the video you supplied has nothing to do with last Friday's Republican retreat. Making things up are ya (again)?
Deficit a year ago…$1.2 trillion.
Deficit now…$1.4 trillion
Obviously, this Congressman who thinks for you needs a new calculator because we know God forbid…you'd never question him if his math adds up.
Oh I know, I know, and I've fought him, sometimes for days on end; however, he and I were having a most civil conversation and I really think that it's petty to thumb him down, on this thread, just because one has fought him before.
I always go after him, on your behalf, whenever I see he is after you, yet again, because of your avatar .
James Yee, U.S. citizen held in solitary confinment for seventy six days without a trial
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/sep2008/minn-s1...
Careful there buddy.
Talk like that will get you in real trouble with the O'Keefe's White Supremacist brothers-in-arms!
NICE ONE!
Hey Roger, is this what you mean by "owned"?!
LOL!!
Hey, I'm for all the exposure I can get!
If the best you can do is tie him to attending a meeting once years ago, Then you realize Senator Byrd should be higher on your list of target?
And since the senator he was targeting is white, his possible latent racist views don't apply.
That's a very interesting story. They were arrested, brought before a judge and held on bail. The charges being 'preemptive' does bother me a bit. But even the paid informant led them to things they seized, including 'weaponized urine' (probably urine in bottles ready to throw at people) that just possession probably proves nothing. But it never mentions being held without legal counsel.
Am I owned because of that story? Not so much.
Don't you have a cross burning to get to?
Nice case.
Another reason why you feel at home with progressives.
I'll wait until he reverts to type, then go at him tongs and nails.
But you're right, this one time he must have been playing nice. Finally.
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You're the one that made an unreasonable statement took it back and ended back right where you started.
One of us is going in little tiny circles, and it was you.
Being a progressive troll that only knows how to spew the daily mantra I expect it, but you made it awfully easy to point it out this time.
Are you slipping?
And you don't call Senator Byrd's past relevant and you change the subject when it comes up. And he was a true racist. Is O'Keefe? He attended one meeting how many years ago and you can't come up with any other evidence that he is less than fair with anyone of color?
And this involved the office of a white non jewish senator with no ties to either group that racists might attack. And you call that relevant?
Oh come on. You can type it out, but I can't you can't say it with a straight face. Be serious, you are just looking for mud to throw at him. Liberals did the same with Joe the plumber and his over due library books.
It's the tactic of changing the attacks and making it personal so that you can avoid the real issue. Was her staff blowing off callers simply because they were above taking complaints from constituents? Did the local authorities over act and keep him without legal counsel while they slandered him with the help of the willing press?
Color isn't part of this story. And as much as the liberals rely on race in every case they can find the most tenuous connection, it's rubbish here.
You are a complete and unscrupulous liar, or deliberately misinformed.
2008 87.7 billion. So, the jump to the current 1.4 trillion more than backs up the congressman.
Where do you come up with the numbers you do? Pull them out of thin air?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/12/nationa...
He and I usually can have a civil, even a pleasant discourse, some of the time; however, when he reverts, I go at him tooth and claw. So feel free to do so, when he is being a jerk.
I was just pleading with everyone to NOT go after him when there was NO cause to do so.
Frankly, some of the time, I do believe that his posts/behavior is an "ACT"; though, fore the life of me, I don't understand WHY anyone would do that.
You asked me to give you cases pertaining to the patriot act not rendition. No matter how you slice it, Yee is still a U.S. citizen who was held without a trial of his peers. All court martial charges against Yee were dropped yet you are claming he was caught red handed with classified information which was never proved in any court of law? Isnt that as bad as the MSM jumping the gun and saying James O'keefe was caught wiretapping even though that has not been proved?
As for rendition look at the case of Maher Arar a Canadian/Syrian citizen (american citizens can not have rendition used against them). He was held in solitary confinement for 2 weeks in the united states and was denied access to a lawyer. He was eventually transported to Jordan and held captive there for another year. Since 2001 the U.S. has captured 3,000 people and transported them to secret locations around the world.
I already did! Go back and read my other comment.
Anyway, WHERE is the media's coverage on James O'Keefe's ties to Extreme Right Racism?
I don't see it on CNN, I don't see it on MSNBC, I certainly don't see it on FOX, and I don't see Andrew Briebart talking about it. That's media bias!
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You said "we should also be outraged by the Patriot Act and the practice of Extraordinary Rendition…" So, don't change the argument now that you realized how wrong you were.
Also, a US soldier who volunteered to be under military jurisdiction, and was arrested for the activities he did while on duty was duly dealt with.
Don't you understand what 'volunteered' means? Don't you understand what military justice entails, and why?
I knew all along US citizens can't have rendition used against them, but you just had to argue. And you are probably just making up numbers on 3,000 arrests. Perhaps even if we made that many arrests during the way on terror, returning them to countries with jurisdiction wasn't the wrong thing to do! Maybe it's a way of us winning against terrorism. We use every advantage on the battlefield until everyone who wants to shoot at us is dead or knows better!
You may want terrorist to be a managed problem with acceptable casualties all the time, I don't. Most Americans don't and you can't sell that in flyover country. That's for metrosexual progressives. Well, when you can prove that only the liberal cities will be attacked, then I'll listen to you, but not until then.
What are you talking about changing the topic, In a post 6 hours ago which you responded to I said "Rendition is not used against american citizens, but does that make it ok?". In no point in this discussion have i ever said that rendition was used against american citizens.
Does military law allow prisoner to be held in solitary confinement for 76 days? James Yee was not held as a military prisoner, he was held as an enemy combatant. Earlier you said the prosecution "They chose to let him go instead of giving him a platform for disclosing things." Couldn't that just as easily mean they didn't have enough evidence to convict him? Why would you let an enemy combatant who is supposedly a suspected terrorist walk?
If you would like to know more about rendition you can read this document.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32890.pdf
Earlier you described James O'Keefe not being allowed to see a lawyer as an act of tyranny. Is the Patriot Act and Rendition not forms of tyranny? You seem to be completely outraged when James is with held from seeing a lawyer for 20 hours, but completely tolerant of being held in solitary confinment for 76 days without a trial or with transporting people to foreign countries for the purpose of being tortured without a judgment by any court of law.
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So…You cannot keep from deleting posts which require a direct answer? Deleting my 6 posts, even though they were getting some response was about par for what i theorized your operation to be (sic).
Did I accidentally cast some hot water into the Teabags? If I remove a tiny layer of aluminum foil, does the the hypothesis disintegrate into pulp?
Judging by all your "Hard Hitting" (lol) Investigations…one could hope to have some level of on the fly thinking. Oops, I ass-umed you to be brighter than you all were. Bad cop–no doughnut.
And I'm a gonna guess that Hannah, James and Big.bloat.gov et al just sit around in a tin-foil ashram licking their lips, scratching their (well, theories) and swatting flies until serendipity brings brain-fruit–An 'original story."
Hard hitting investigative retorters INDEED! When it comes back at you, you what—Can't hear you? You what?
Oh..I see…You delete and RUN! Duck and Cover…Mommmmie, mommie…make the word-man go away!
Kiddies, go back to tweeting through a tin can string telephone. There is too many hard words out there if the facts don't fit the theory. Too many choices.
I hear the echo of your predecessors calling: "De trains must run on time."
Ya…others before you wanted to get at the"truth" too. ver are you paphas?
later…
la-la's are boring
[Eli's Hammer]
So impressive. No wonder they delete you, Is this the best you can do?
O'Keefe hadn't volunteered to give up his rights, as a military volunteer does. He never gave up anything, which a military volunteer does.
Why don't you go find out about the military code of justice then come back when you can contribute to the conversation?
Until then you're a whiney little drone crying because he's just so confused and so picked on!
Someone caught spying for the enemy is an enemy combatant. But he was still military personnel and subject to their jurisdiction as active duty.
Tyranny is many things, but the freedom to spy for the enemy isn't one of them.
hee-hee. Thee Humble Waffle (tm 1994) come to call. And yes I can.
(But this pablum requires less.
[Eli's Hammer II KINGS 18:27]
[ Eli's Hammer ] II KINGS 18:27 Ironically, deleting my posts was exactly what Obama's Webmaster did too. Said I was being too critical of the Right. They wanted to have comity and unity.
What's the Difference Between a Duck?
Why–One of its feet are both the same!
Obama's People–Big-Bloat.gov, Hanna Giles, and James O'keefe.
All together now: We are the world..la..la
So..investigate THIS….tools!
Yee was never convicted of anything yet you seem to find him guilty. He was born in New Jersey, graduated from Westpoint, but an arrest without a conviction is enough for you to label a man a spy without any proof to back your story up. Are we not innocent until proven guilty in this country?
813. ART. 13 PUNISHMENT PROHIBITED BEFORE TRIAL
No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to insure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
What the hell are you talking about, Obama is spending money like no president ever has.
http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-...
And when do you jerks shut up about Bush? Here is a clue, most of us thought Bush spent too damn much and his Democrat controlled congress just kept helping him.
hee-hee. Thee Humble Waffle (tm 1994) come to call. And yes I can.
(But this pablum requires less.
[Eli's Hammer II KINGS 18:27]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Yee
He was caught at lots of things, and discharged for them.
Need more, let me know. There's a ton of them out there.
You also seem to ignore the fact he was a muslim chaplain, they have a history of treachery as their religion demands.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/musl...
http://prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/58344/report...
You mean like repeatedly saying 9/11 & Saddam Hussein over and over in every speech or press release from the Bush adiministration? Thos two unrelated topics are still thought to be related by many all these years later, even after the 9/11 commission reported no connection whatsoever.
I gues it's like that.
[ Eli's Hammer ] Pay special attention to items 5-7 when reading the tag below:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
Attempting to breech the "telephone closet" is yet another crime or two.
[ Eli's Hammer ] Pay special attention to items 5-7 when reading the tag below:
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
Attempting to breech the "telephone closet" is yet another crime or two.
(or…perhaps the two telephone repair cutouts were going to "Confront" the hardware with hard hitting journalistic questions? )
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[ Eli's Hammer ] Here's a little easy reading on Stan Dai, a Chinese immigrant and conspirator in the Louisiana break-in with James O'Keefe, the two Telephone Repair 'Cutouts" and stories sponsored by Hanna Giles and Breitbart of Biggov.
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf...
BI_affadavit_012610.pdf
http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2010/01...
s-this-the-same-stan-dai-.html stan dai
http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/0110/Man...
harged_in_NOLAgate_scheme_did_not_work_for_intellig
ence_community.html stan dai intel
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:K96...
2sJ:http://www.trinitydc.edu/programs/intel_center/Documen
ts/Application_Form_-_Intelligence_Scholars.pdf+sta
n+dai&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbRBjlqBF60mIVPATCFDHNzNA
zvtwA Trinity docs (intel recruit front)
http://jsacast.podomatic.com/
hmmm…so maybe we have a Chinese sleeper there in ole Stan? One thing for sure: JSA is the interweave for the New Trixters on the Block. And Dai, not a mental defective…in fact quite bright…sits in the background. Back in the day I'd be looking at him VERY carefully.
There are handlers somewhere here. JSA? Rep front org.? Just Dirty Trix? Chinese Government?
Dai was likely NOT operative for the CIA. Or most storefront intel units. I'm getting that eastern flavor.
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[ Eli's Hammer ]
Jim Letten US Attornery who recused himself from the O'Keefe case. Big Gov and et al made much adoo-doo about his possible reasons for doing so. Let's take a look under the hood of the US Attorney's Office there in New Orleans:
Jim Letten:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/lae/usattorney/index….
"…Jim was initially appointed by U. S. Attorney General John Ashcroft as the U. S. Attorney in April of 2001, until his appointment by President George W. Bush and subsequent Senate confirmation in July, 2005. As the United States Attorney, Jim serves on the Attorney General’s Advisory Subcommittees on National Security/Counter Terrorism, Environment Crimes and Violent Crimes. Jim is also a retired Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, having achieved the rank of Commander, and having served as Squadron Intelligence Officer, NCIS Special Agent, and Foreign Counter-Intelligence Officer. …"
hmmm. sure is an anti-right winger. Appointed By (oops)
JOHN ASHCROFT?
Bush APPOINTEE?
Racketeering and counter terrorism?
My-my! Do thee pie get sweeter….
[ Eli's Hammer ] II KINGS 18:27
[ Eli's Hammer ] It's only fair to read this as well:
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/ji...
(a tidbit which makes his recusal even more strange )
"Letten has been in the post nearly nine years. He was nominated by President George W. Bush.
Though appointed by a Republican president, Letten lacks the political pedigree of most U.S. attorneys; instead, he is a career prosecutor. Before getting the nod from Bush, he served as first assistant to former U.S. Attorney Eddie Jordan, a Democrat. In addition, Letten has won bipartisan praise for his high-profile assaults on local corruption. "
I "feel at home" with progressives simply because I am a progressive.
He recieved an honorable discharge.
Honorable
To receive an honorable discharge, a service member must have received a rating from good to excellent for their service. Service members who meet or exceed the required standards of duty performance and personal conduct, and who complete their tours of duty, normally receive honorable discharges. However, one need not complete a term of service to receive an honorable discharge, provided the reason for involuntary discharge is not due to misconduct. For instance, a person rendered physically or psychologically incapable of performing assigned duties will normally have their service characterized as honorable, regardless of whether the condition or disability was incurred in the line of duty, provided they otherwise exceeded standards.
An honorable discharge can, on rare occasions, be granted to a former service member (whose service was characterized as less than honorable) as an act of clemency, should that person display exemplary post-service conduct and show evidence of outstanding post-service achievement in areas such as education and employment.
Seems to me if he was guilty of anything they wouldn't have granted him an honorable discharge.
Senator Byrd would be on my list of targets if it weren't for the fact that he is completely senile and operatively nothing more than a figurehead.
But quit changing the subject! What I would like to talk about more is: O'Keefe's White Supremacist brothers-in-arms!
And the leaders like Barney Franks wouldn't dream of not exposing themselves.
He knows what he's up to, and has for years.
And you left him alone. Because this isn't about race.
This is about your taking any opportunity to smear someone that makes any progressive look like the political hack and elitist that the senator is. Her staff should at least bother to answer calls, while they sit there in the office.
And had no choice in the matter since they were tossing him out.
It was politically expedient. And frankly I don't care why they did it. He is no longer in a position to weaken the military, or make it look bad by misconduct.
B.s.
It would be a smear if there wasn't something to it. Please, if you feel it is a smear then I encourage you to disprove it.
Oh…a blog posting from a Right-wing spin machine like Heritage Foundation…oh well all is right with the World. Hey everybody, burn your Bibles!!! We have blogs now.
One honest thing about this blog was the FY 2009 released at the beginning of the year with a CBO of $1.85 trillion. Now…hmmmm…who was President in the beginning of 2009. Who made up the budget for 2009 the year prior? Hmmmmm….I wonder who? Hmmmmmm
Go ahead and give an example of why the heritage foundation might be wrong here?
Or any of their positions! Make it personal to avoid the content, a typical troll tactic.
You haven't shown there was anything to it. No connection with his investigation of a white/non jewish senator. So, by your own definition it's a smear.
Why the hell do I have to give an "example" of common freakin' sense? Goddamn, people are freakin' dense.
Take the deficit projection for 2009 add $750 billion bail out for Wall Street "Patriots" who tanked our economy thanks to 10 years of being allowed to do whatever the hell they want and Christopher "heck of a job Brownie" Cox running SEC and you get $1.2 trillion dollar deficit going into 2009 that Obama inherited. Sleazy back room blogs are the only evidence you can find to argue with this fact because the rest of the Country knows the truth…WE FREAKIN' WATCHED ON TV!!! EVEN FOX!!!
No, there IS something to it: True fact – James O'Keefe hangs out with leaders of the White Supremacist movement.
Is that relevant to his arrest? I think its relevant to any time O'Keefe appears in the media.
That is explained quite well here
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/02/03/these-a...
So I won't bother repeating it.
Why don't you try stopping with the hmnnnnns and the accusations and address the substance, I would be happy to respond in kind.
CBS is one of your state approved media outlets. And your math still does not add up. But then you just pull numbers out of the air.
I gave numbers for 2008, not 2009. So, you're just mumbling, and jumbling them all together and trying to confuse everyone with the pile of nonsense you're tossing out. For 2008 according to CBS it was 87.7 billion in deficits. That's Bush's final complete year, the democrat congress passed a budget for Obama after that, and he was in the senate and able to influence it.
Wow, explains it perfectly.
And if Syn can find a liberal site that explains it that clearly then I'd be glad to read that too. But he's not here to discuss, but to 'indoctrinate' us.
Only for liberal trolls that are just desperate to smear.
If he was accused to planting a burning cross and had ever met with white supremists then it might be an issue. Is it an issue that Jesse Jackson has ever met with black advocacy groups, does that make him a racist?
Being a career prosecutor is a pedigree. One based in the real world instead of ivory towers.
I'd trust John Ashcroft over Holden any day of the week.
Well I think he can start with something simple like the Dick Morris link, we'll see if he actually reads it.
Perhaps later SG can have a look at
Vhttp://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=a...
I have this feeling that SG is just an unemployed teenager thinking it's a great idea to be able to steal the rich mans shit, cause it sounds so righteous. And he aint got no shit.
But I could be wrong.
Whatever gets you by dude.
I think I referred to sleazy backroom blog articles in a previous post because none of you can produce an argument with any credibility. Snuggle up to your biased media. God forbid you refer to the CBO or givernment run debt clock or anything like that. Those type of information sources don;t support your ideology and you've been indoctrinated to label them "Liberal" and tune themout like a good little born=wn shirt. Go away dipsh#ts!
Roger, the CBS article you keep referring too was from PRIOR TO THE BANK BAILOUT!!!
Go play with your crayons f##ktard!
Dick Morris? The guy Clinton fired for tax evasion and embezzlement. Yeah…an expert on financial matters indeed.
D * E * S * P * E * R * A * T * I * O * N
I know I keep referring to pre-bailout figures.
In accounting there are recuring charges (that happen over and over) and one time charges. The two are completely different. I chose the figure before the one time charge of the stimulus, and the mostly repaid loan of TARP.
If you toss those in it throws all comparisons out. They don't happen again, and Obama's figures in 2010 don't have them.
Now, about your crayons. I don't play with other guy's toys.
Facts, and reason.
He tried to show you how easy it can be.
And you stick to your glass of coolaid.
We have, and you refuse to admit it.
And Dick Morris in that blog goes by those and explains away the spin.
He step by step dismantles them and explains why they aren't what they say they are. That must have made your eyes bulge and ears bleed out.
As I recall he was fired for having a hooker in the white house listening in on white house calls.
And if you can't understand one of your own, then you are beneath even them.
It may have taken a little time, but here is the pin to burst your bubble.
So much for all the evidence of O'Keefe being a racist.
http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2010/02/03/james-...
Deflect, attack, the MO of the left.
But we notice you do not dispute the numbers.because you know them to be true.
You are a drone and a tool.
"But we notice you do not dispute the numbers.because you know them to be true. " — It's a tool who would think I actually clicked on the link. Who would be stupid enough to get financial data from freakin' Dick Morris? I'll stick with credible sources thank you.
So retard, take the pre-bail out figure, add the TARP and what do you get? Need your Mommy to help you?
You are a troll. Not because you're stupid and slow. But because you refuse to even consider what people say.
Dick Morris, CBS…. no one is smart enough if they don't make up the same numbers as you do. And Dick Morris has dealt with finances that would fry your brains. It's part of the game he plays.
Roger, you honestly think we had an $87.7 billion deficit? We haven't had a deficit that low since the freakin' 1970's but you can honestly be dumb enough to believe that was possible with the Iraq war costing us at least $87 billion per year? You can be that dumb? You keep embracing this CBS article like it's gospel but did you actually READ this article? Can you read?
Still pulling figures out of the air?
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
According to government figures it was 10.9 billion for 2009.
Why not read the story and try to actually try to understand it? It's CBS so you should be able to believe everything they say. We all know how reliable they are, the former employers of Dan Rather.
As you pointed out, the CBS story is pre-bailout.
And the state controlled CBS said 87.7 billion.
I never said O'Keefe was a racist.
Go back, and re-read your post. The one about "Talk like that will get you in real trouble with the O'Keefe's White Supremacist brothers-in-arms!"
Sounds pretty racist to anyone that understand basic english.
Page 2, 1st sentence in paragraph 2 and 1st sentence in paragraph of the linked document YOU provided. Don't wish to accused of pulling things out of the air.
And it's nice to see you using legitimate sources of information instead of left-wing media nonsense that you obviously can't understand anyways.
And page 2 the second half of the page is where I got my figures. I still don't see where you pulled yours from, but I have a pretty good idea.
Which figures is that Roger, the $1.09 trillion overall costs or the $10.9 billion per month?
Go find someone smart or just go…pick one!
If you go past the table of contents and find the page labeled '2', then look at the second half there is a list of 4 areas of requested spending for 2010. Add those together and you'll have the figure I quoted.
If this is too hard for you, you can always go back to Huffpost. The big boy pool isn't for just anyone.
What cracks me up is how Progressives claim daily that they are the majority when anyone with a brain knows they make up no more than 30% of the country and that number is probably closer to 20% and yet because they have taken over the Democratic Party and have a majority in congress, they believe somehow they now make up over 50% of the country. Then again we shouldnt be surprised when Progressives have never EVER dealt in FACTS or REALITY!
But the problem with ACORN exposure is that I don't know if the tapes were doctored or not. As much as I don't believe ACORN, I also equally don't believe O'Keefe whose goal is to bring down ACORN. That is not true investigative journalism. If he had a third party unbiased auditor who got his tapes immediately after they came out of the office, I could have believed it. I don't know what he said immediately before those incriminating talk by ACORN. Everything is a mystery and I am confused. What should I do? Help me please.
Ah, a left wing sophisticate.
When Clarence Thomas was being confirmed the chant was 'it's the severity of the accusation that matters!'
How convenient, you can change the bar as often as you want, only because the media is so biased, which proves the point of the title.
Obama mismanagement of the economy and US dollars has put back the black movement 100 years.
The way Obama acts you would think he has a 450 credit score. Making money and keep money are two different things.
I suggested that O'Keefe has "brothers-in-arms" who are White Supremacists.
Per the lawyerly arguments of this blog and you, I must admit that there is technically no specific proof that O'keefe is himself racist.
In keeping with that, I just point out that he's got people on his side who are racists, and nothing more. Since you guys want to be all lawyerly about it.
And you have no evidence or proof that he was friends with anyone at the one event that keeps getting brought up. You don't have anything to show he has ever met with them since, or even agreed with the event he was reporting on.
So, you were just spitting leftist talking points.
as acitizen of louisiana i can verify that you couldnt get through to any of landrieus offices for at least 2 weeks after she took bribe
mary landrieu seems to be only interested in new orleans and doesent care about the rest of state.go wonder why her brorher is running for mayor of new orlreans.
i personally tried to call landrieus office for over a week and never got through.she just didnt want to hear the flak over her deal.
Not true. He writes in his blog about his connections with the Leadership Institute. And it is documented by his own account that he attended this convention with White Supremacists along with members of this "Leadership Institute".
IS the Leadership Institute a front for a White Supremacist organization? One wonders.
Then I'm sure you won't mind linking to it, so we can see for ourselves?
Thanks for that excellent reminder how the Obamunists represent hatred, misrepresentation, and intolerance,
HEY EVERYONE SHE'S A PHONY
"but of citizen journalists who hold truth in the highest regard. "
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA You call yourself a journalist?
After the massive MIS-information in your ACORN videos, I'm amazed that you (or anyone else) are able to take yourself seriously.
Why don't you write a story about how the San Diego ACORN office called the police after you left, informing them that a self admitted prostitute informed them of a possible prostitution ring and that you had the intent of human smuggling? You're a disgrace to a profession that you don't legitimately deserve to be a part of. Yet you have the audacity to lecture people about 'truth'. Give me a break.
Hi Hannah,
It's not too late to get on the right side of the truth.
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James O'Keefe has shown himself to be nothing more than a right-wing fanatic who will stop at nothing to get his doctored garbage across. From lying on tv about wearing pimp outfits, to lying about bringing up starting up a child prostitute house, to attempting to burglarize an elected officials office, to crawling on his knees to keep the authorities from throwing him in jail and throwing away the key.
If this is a guy you report as a true conservative, then conservatism is something I want no part of. His agenda is James O'Keefe, and nothing less. He's what gives journalism a bad name.
So you're okay with anybody walking into a public building, maybe carrying a gun, and walking into any office they want and doing anything they want at any time, regardless of whose office it is? Please have the respect to stay away from me and mine.
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