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Showing Original Post only (View all)James O'Keefe Tries to Entrap Hillary, Fails Spectacularly [View all]
Comes now word from Time Magazine that two women approached the Hillary Clinton campaign in Iowa and tried to entrap campaign officials into breaking the law. Does that sound like the MO of anyone we know? Fortunately, the officials weren't born yesterday, and now the campaign is on guard against future stunts of this nature. And so James O'Keefe can add another entry to the long list of things he's failed at.
From the story:
A Clinton campaign official alleges that the women engaged in several efforts to entrap supporters. In one scheme, described by Clinton staff, a woman attempted to pass a cash donation to Clinton volunteers and interns. In another, a woman approached the campaign on Aug. 19 and said both her parents had donated to Clinton the legal maximum of $2700 each and wanted to funnel an additional donation through their daughter, a violation of federal law. On Aug. 13, a woman claiming to be Canadian approached another Clinton fellow to ask how to falsify an address for a campaign donation.
In another instance, a woman volunteering with the Clinton campaign on voter registration efforts in Iowa City returned to the campaigns office in Des Moines and asked whether it was okay that she refuse to register people who dont support Clinton, the campaign official said. The Clinton campaign maintains that its policy is to register all voters, regardless of their preference in candidates.
In another instance, a woman volunteering with the Clinton campaign on voter registration efforts in Iowa City returned to the campaigns office in Des Moines and asked whether it was okay that she refuse to register people who dont support Clinton, the campaign official said. The Clinton campaign maintains that its policy is to register all voters, regardless of their preference in candidates.
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In an example of the kind of shrewd attention to detail that O'Keefe is famous for,
the phone number given by the women is listed on the website of a University of Minnesota organization called "Students for a Conservative Voice." Oops! Even better, one of the women was subsequently identified as Laura Loomer, a student at Barry University who illegally videotaped a professor earlier this year in what sounds like a fairly pathetic attempt to frame him for supporting ISIS. The university subsequently suspended Loomer, and the professor filed criminal charges against her. One would think that an individual under this kind of legal scrutiny would be well advised to avoid committing additional illegal acts, but you know what they say about the criminal element.
Kudos to Team Hillary for catching these (admittedly incompetent) crooks in the act, and I hope Team Bernie takes note and instructs its offices to be on the lookout for O'Keefe's criminals.
http://time.com/4006454/hillary-clinton-video-project-veritas/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/22/1414399/-James-O-Keefe-Tries-to-Entrap-Hillary-Fails-Spectacularly
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Now on to taking down the criminals behind the PP smear...and valuing truth over lies again.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#3
Now that ted cruz is urging church pastors to indulge in politicking from the pulpit...
calimary
Aug 2015
#122
Dirty tricks.. the GOP invented them and are still perfecting their act.
mountain grammy
Aug 2015
#6
Is that so? Well, happy birthday, Mr. O'Keefe and many happy returns to the day
Jack Rabbit
Aug 2015
#16
he does have a very callow face, the face of someone who's never had to go through anything
MisterP
Aug 2015
#48
Clinton's people are VERY sophisticated, and with 20+ years of experience dealing with....
George II
Aug 2015
#12
I don't trust Sanders supporters because of O'Keeffe: The GOP are using Sanders campaign
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#20
Yes, I do they want to destroy Hillary and the Dem's chances to win the white house
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#24
You do realize the Koch's funded the DLC which Hillary was a founding member of?
Bjorn Against
Aug 2015
#25
Operation cause Dem to spend a lot of money: We don't have the lux with Citizen
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#83
Yes, I do have a clue: The GOP supporters are paid to call talk show to attack Hillary
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#34
Yes, there is you can apply for a GOP position with American's for Prosperity
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#84
Confusing creative and unsourced allegations with "the truth" may be convenient
LanternWaste
Aug 2015
#95
I have no doubts there are a few GOP operatives inciting arguments between Hillary and Bernie camps.
Bubzer
Aug 2015
#110
I was in the crowd that showed up for Bernie in Los Angeles. The people were not paid.
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#60
You wouldn't know if they were paid: Chicago did find out until after the election
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#86
Truth: is we don't know the extent to Rauner debit cards: We know he purchased $500,000w
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#109
Hmm. Deflect from O'Keefe and his buddies actions and smear Sanders' supporters and
suffragette
Aug 2015
#61
No I am just thinking smart: I don't want to risk the whtie house for a GOP person
lewebley3
Aug 2015
#88
Where does O'Keefe get the money for these little fishing expeditions? Any sane
1monster
Aug 2015
#27
He's not supported by Andrew Breitbart anymore. Breitbart died from syphilis.
Erose999
Aug 2015
#119
The right wing always cheats. Their ideology hurts everyone but the 1%. They have to lie to sell
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#62
Are there any charges that can be applied to them for trying to solicit an illegal activity?
still_one
Aug 2015
#79
This is a prime example of the dirty and nasty Republicans. So many of them are in elected office,
rladdi
Aug 2015
#102
O'Keefe should be in jail. For illegal recordings, and other criminal activities
still_one
Aug 2015
#116