Jim Moran’s son resigns from campaign amid video furor

[cali]

The son of 11-term Rep. James P. Moran Jr. resigned from his father’s campaign Wednesday hours after an undercover video showed him discussing possible voter fraud with an activist posing as a campaign worker


In the video, dated Oct. 8 and posted by conservative activist James O’Keefe, Patrick Moran does not explicitly advocate or condone the worker’s suggestion to cast ballots on behalf of 100 voters he says are unlikely to show up Nov. 6.

Moran, who appears not to know that he is being recorded, attempts to discourage the worker from carrying out the scheme, saying he should instead join get-out-the-vote efforts. But Moran, a campaign field director, also offers guidance on how to possibly skirt Virginia’s new voter identification laws. He also doesn’t tell the worker not to proceed with his plan

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In a statement, Patrick Moran, 23, said: “In reference to the ‘O’Keefe’ video, at no point have I, or will I ever endorse any sort of illegal or unethical behavior. At no point did I take this person seriously. He struck me as being unstable and joking, and for only that reason did I humor him.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/jim-morans-son-resigns-campaign-amid-video-furor/2012/10/24/95ea4a56-1e23-11e2-b647-bb1668e64058_story.html

That fucking weasel O'Keefe should be behind bars.

[demgrrrll]

1. He should have seen that coming......what a dope.

[cali]

2. I presume you're talking about Moran.

Yes, he should have seen it coming and he should have walked away immediately when the O'Keefe toad asked him about illegal shit, but he didn't actually do anything that approached the illegal.

[demgrrrll]

3. The article reads differently. What does the part about telling him how to get around ID mean/

[cali]

4. I watched the entire video. Context is everything.

Unless you've watched all of the raw footage, I'd suggest that you can't really judge.

[demgrrrll]

5. You are right. I will watch the video. That O Keefe guy is a menace.

[demgrrrll]

6. I watched the video Doesn't look good to me. The guy does not seem unstable. He may not have been

taking him seriously but he should have said are you nuts, that is illegal get out of here. Ok Im done with this. This electionis really stressing me out.

[cali]

7. the video is 26 minutes. You couldn't possibly have watched the entire thing.

There is NOTHING on it that's illegal. Stupid, yes. Illegal? NO.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. I agree, Moran was not the instigator