Breitbart Lied About ACORN 'Pimp' Story in His Own WashTimes Column

[BradBlog]

Breitbart Lied About ACORN 'Pimp' Videos When Selling Story in His Own Washington Times Column
Falsely asserted O'Keefe 'dressed as pimp' while 'asking for, getting help for illegal activities'; Stands behind fabricated claim
Media Matters details mainstream outlets who took bait, fell for Breitbart/O'Keefe's sensationalized fiction...

On Monday night, wingnut propagandist Andrew Breitbart tweeted to me...

andrewbreitbart | @TheBradBlog U can lie that i lied until youre blue in face. ive told truth every step of way. U are propagandist. keep repeating the lies.

...In reply to The BRAD BLOG's recent series of articles highlighting, among other things, how he lied, along with his accused federal felon employee James O'Keefe, in order to sell their phony ACORN hit videos to a gullible media --- and how the New York Times, and so many others, fell for it hook, line and not-yet-retracted sinker.

But, as it turns out, evidence from Breitbart's own Sept. 21, 2009 Washington Times column reveals that Breitbart did, in fact, not tell the "truth every step of way". In fact, he out and out lied while selling O'Keefe's all together phony misrepresentation (some might call it a lie) that he "dressed as a pimp" while "asking for - and getting - help for various illegal activities," as Breitbart inaccurately reported in his column.

Breitbart's promotion of those videos, as published on his own BigGovernment.com website, with the spectacular, media-friendly marquee selling point of low-level ACORN workers so stupid that they couldn't even spot a skinny white kid as a phony "pimp", kick-started the sting video campaign that was built and sold on an utter lie.

More evidence has been published today at Media Matters highlighting the effectiveness of that lie, and how media outlets from one side of the country to the other --- not just the New York Times as we've shown --- were utterly bamboozled and played for chumps by Breitbart and O'Keefe's phony scheme.

Furthermore, when confronted with the lies --- yes, lies --- in his column, while on the air live last night, Breitbart chose to do what he always does...lie about them...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7705

[jotsy]

1. Drew bart doesn't seem too bright a bot.

Tweet him back a big neener neener neener for me.

My associates degree in journalism may be almost 20 years old from a little community college, but I'll always feel lucky for the program's adviser, and his principled position on the profession in and of itself. This ass-wipe is little more than a junk yard dog who wants to bark nonsensical crap, I guess because it beats thinking about who that jerk is that greets him in the mirror every morning.

Nobody, especially that ego maniacal mouthpiece should get to think it's okay speak to someone like you that way. I try to avoid being a gutter mouth here, I made an exception out of appreciation for the choice you've made to actually serve the needs of an under informed and misled public.

Take care.

[BradBlog]

4. Thank you, Jotsy...

I *very* much appreciate your thoughts.

Do you think we can your years-ago community colloge journo professor to take over the job of Senior Editor for Standards at the New York Times? Seems to me they could use him. :-(

[jotsy]

5. Not likely, he sees where he is as doing the best contribution he can make.

What's Greg Palast up to these days? Talk about your public trust!

Fret not mon ami, this mighty will fall and satisfaction will arrive in its own time, on its own accord.

[BradBlog]

10. Apologies for...

Apologies for the typos in my message above. Hazards of DU'ing while on iPhone :-(

[bleever]

2. Just release the unedited video footage.

Mr. Breitbart, please just set it all straight. It should make everything clear.

[defendandprotect]

3. Everything really quiet on the O'Keef front this week . . . or my imagination???

[BradBlog]

11. Well, yes and no ... and here's why...

Quiet "yes" on the O'Keefe front, if your referring to his federal felony charges. Reason, his superstar Watergate-era GOP attorney (which all 25 year old "kids" can afford, dontcha know?) is trying to work out a deal with prosecutors. So last week's scheduled hearing was postponed in the process. No new hearing date had yet been scheduled last I checked.

And "no", not quiet on the O'Keefe front at all! At least not at The BRAD BLOG where I've been covering (and uncovering) the scam for the last two weeks with a focus on the lie that O'Keefe and Breitbart's first scam was built on, and the NYTimes dreadful misreporting of it, and shameful failure to correct any of it. One story after another on that front, but, unfortunately, not a lot of folks are spreading the word or even hitting REC here.

Breitbart and O'Keefe and their dishonest ilk will continue to own the mainstream corporate media, unless there is serious push back against the lies they hoax the MSM into reporting as "facts". You wouldn't have your "death panels" and George W. Bush "presidencies" etc. had it not been for the cancer these guys are in the previously-credible MSM.

If you don't start pushing back NOW, don't start cutting out that cancer, it will continue to metastasize, and the truth will remain hijacked.

The story of the O'Keefe/Breitbart con re: ACORN underscores the entire scam and its direct assault on our legitimate media and our system of democracy.

So, no, it's not been quiet at all on the O'Keefe front -- or, at least, it shouldn't be, given the amount of material I've been uncovering and posting to the world for review and independent verification!

[defendandprotect]

12. Think you're confirming my impression of what's going on . . .

Quiet "yes" on the O'Keefe front, if your referring to his federal felony charges. Reason, his superstar Watergate-era GOP attorney (which all 25 year old "kids" can afford, dontcha know?) is trying to work out a deal with prosecutors. So last week's scheduled hearing was postponed in the process. No new hearing date had yet been scheduled last I checked.

This takes it away from national focus -- and suggests deals are being made --

The "quieter" it is the better it is for the deal makers -- IMO.

And "no", not quiet on the O'Keefe front at all! At least not at The BRAD BLOG where I've been covering (and uncovering) the scam for the last two weeks with a focus on the lie that O'Keefe and Breitbart's first scam was built on, and the NYTimes dreadful misreporting of it, and shameful failure to correct any of it. One story after another on that front, but, unfortunately, not a lot of folks are spreading the word or even hitting REC here.

I don't think the NY Times "misreports" anything . . . by accident.

And, the corporate-press has certainly not corrected original impressions of the faked videos.

And, basically, I think you'll agree that there has been such depressing news the last two weeks

that most of the public and DU, I think, feel that every channel for citizens to influence

government has been blocked. And I agree with them! And I'd boldly say that others who don't

feel that way simply have no clue as to what's going on. We have public education being tossed

over and today Bernanke recommending that Congress think about "repealing" Social Security and

Medicare! PLUS, let's also acknowledge the shock which has deepened for most of the population --

including on DU -- where suspicions that Obama may be working for corporate interests rather than

citizen interests has now led to outright confirmation of that sad reality.

O'Keefe is a huge story -- but in the balance of events, it's nothing.

As long as we have a corporate-press/CIA-Pentagon we will not have truth of any kind.

Many of us have been pushing back for 20 years and more --

And I'd also have to plead guilty to not having read your blog unless it was posted here --

If we had a SHOCK METER at DU these past two weeks, I don't think O'Keefe would be on it!

AND I AM VERY, VERY SAD TO SAY THAT -- !!!

[BradBlog]

14. To be clear...

While I believe we're on the same general page, I need to respond to one point (and, perhaps reading my actual article would make this more clear to you.

You wrote:

O'Keefe is a huge story -- but in the balance of events, it's nothing.

As long as we have a corporate-press/CIA-Pentagon we will not have truth of any kind.

And as long as we the people don't hold that corporate press accountable. That NEEDS to happen with ALL of the media, starting with the New York Times, who misreported the fake O'Keefe ACORN pimp story, as listed in my article. If not, the "balance of events" will continue to get still more and more out of balance.

There is a reason that freedom of the press included in the FIRST Amendment. They are the only industry given such Constitutional dispensation, and with that comes responsibility.

They have failed that responsibility and it gets worse, not better, until WE do something about it.

As I have noted, this lie propagated by the media led to (unconstitutional) action by the US Congress and the President of the United States, and it strikes straight at the heart of our democracy.

So, with all due respect, "in the balance of events", this is much more than "nothing" as I see it. It's the whole ball of wax, arguably. At least if you want the "balance of events" to become balanced someday again.

[The Wizard]

6. If Breitbart wants to be taken seriously

he must produce a birth certificate. Some people are saying he was born on Remulak or Tralfamadore. Mr. Breitbart has no credibility until he can prove he's not a space alien from a mythical planet outside our solar system. He might even be from France. He looks a little French.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Typical Republicon propaganda Pharisee

No honor, no cred.

[pattmarty]

8. WHO FUNDS THIS MOTHERFUCKER????

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. O'Keefe or Breitbart?

The latter funds the former with his own money which is why there needs to be a 90-plus percent tax on the super-wealthy because they can buy their own political agenda where the rest of us cannot.

[Blue Owl]

13. He nailed the GOP trifecta

Lying -- check.

Cheating -- check.

Stealing -- check.