Conservative Provocateur James O'Keefe Flops In His Biggest Fail Yet
Source: Talking Points Memo
Brian Dickerson, a writer for the Detroit Free Press, penned a column Wednesday mocking conservative activist James O'Keefe for his attempt to impersonate him in a failed effort to catch voter fraud on tape for one of his "sting" videos.
"I wish I could muster some righteous indignation over this outrage. But the thing is, O'Keefe didn't get very far," Dickerson wrote.
In the video, O'Keefe tells a poll workers at a precinct in Birmingham, Michigan, that he would like to cast a ballot but lost his driver's license while hunting. Michigan requires a photo ID, but allows non-ID holders to vote with an affidavit.
After a call to the Birmingham city clerk's office, the worker tells O'Keefe he can vote after he signs affidavit affirming he is Dickerson. O'Keefe does not sign the affidavit or vote, but he claims victory in proving that voting laws are too lax -- especially after the poll worker seems to doubt that O'Keefe is actually Dickerson, but hands him a ballot anyway. He then goes to the clerk's office to confront City Clerk Laura Pierce with the tape of the worker handing him the ballot. But Dickerson's column suggests that O'Keefe left out some key details in his cut of the video, which was promoted on Drudge and various conservative websites. For one, Dickerson said, the poll worker Cindy Rose is an acquaintance.
"Rose and I know each other pretty well. I see her every time I vote, and far more frequently in the nearby park where I walk my dog," Dickerson said. "And its not just me; Rose has been a volunteer in my precinct for nine years running, and she recognizes most of the voters she encounters every Election Day."
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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/brian-dickerson-james-okeefe-column
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)tanyev
(42,610 posts)A review of costumes thus far:
KT2000
(20,587 posts)when he was going to seduce the reporter on a boat? Mabey a Hefner silk robe?
tanyev
(42,610 posts)KT2000
(20,587 posts)tanyev
(42,610 posts)klook
(12,165 posts)Mugshot after being arrested for attempt to bug Mary Landrieu's office
Ugh -- sorry for the closeup of that hideous face! Must go wash out eyes now.....
tanyev
(42,610 posts)he may find himself wearing something like that for a much longer period of time.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)if he did he could be charged.
moreland01
(742 posts)Exactly. What she is failing to tell him is that if he commits forgery by signing that affadavit as someone else, he is committing a criminal offense.
Instead of trying to trap volunteers at local precincts, douche needs to get a job helping out with the nitty gritty of an election and then complain about holes that he might uncover. Otherwise STFU!!
NBachers
(17,136 posts)barbtries
(28,811 posts)i wonder it every time he pops up in the news again. yuck. who pays attention to this weak tool?
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calimary
(81,466 posts)I like your screen name!
He's a TOTAL disgrace, for sure. And he's soooooo very adamant and hellbent on proving it.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Everyone in this state knows when hunting season is... And it's not in fucking August.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)Michigan. dah!
wallyworld2
(375 posts)Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)jayschool
(180 posts)Their argument:
"See how easy it is to just get a ballot and vote? Therefore we need to restrict how many people get ballots and actually vote."
Now ask them about military-style weapons.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)Zambero
(8,965 posts)It appears that the "system" of voting won't rig itself, requiring a calculated fix of manufactured fraud from someone like O'Keefe.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Last edited Fri Aug 5, 2016, 09:46 PM - Edit history (1)
happen rather than tell them the truth which is that while voter fraud can happen actual instances of it are rare.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)... trying to prove voter fraud than actual cases of voter fraud.
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47of74
(18,470 posts)Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)Festivito
(13,452 posts)Brian Dickerson could be listed as having already receiving a ballot and would be given provisional ballot.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)It does not make a difference to right wing sites and Fox News. This guy is a hero and facts don't matter. To them he scored another win.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)He's like an eight-year-old playing dress-up. What a childish tool.
I imagine the poll worker would not have accepted the ballot back from him without the signed affidavit, so no lax-ness even happened.
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