James O'Keefe Pays $100,000 To ACORN Employee

[bluefrog]

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That would be the same James O’Keefe who brought down community organizing and voter registration organization ACORN in his march to becoming a conservative icon for his alleged ‘good works’.

t seems that the master of the cleverly edited—if highly deceptive—video reel is now being required to pay the sum of $100,000 to Juan Carlos Vera, a one time California employee of ACORN. Mr. Vera had been portrayed by O’Keefe as being a willing participant when O’Keefe and his accomplice, Hanna Giles, proposed smuggling young women into the United States to work as prostitutes.

As soon as O’Keefe and his partner-in-crime left the ACORN location, Mr. Vera called the police to report the entire incident. It turns out that Vera had been playing along with O’Keefe in an effort to ensnare O’Keefe and Giles whom Vera believed were in the act of breaking the law by proposing to engage in the importing of young women to become prostitutes.

 

[jlprk]

The slimy O'Keefe, his patron Breitbart, and gotcha journalism are just waiting for a Democratic victim to punch him in the face on-camera. They know they deserve it, real bad.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

god, I remember that "scandal" being the favorite spank-bank material for the righties on this board.

 

[huevonkiller]

ACORN is still a creepy lefty org.

 

[bluefrog]

ACORN is still a creepy lefty org.

Acorn disbanded three years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Acorn disbanded three years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html

I won't believe that until I see some advanced metrics.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

NEVER HEARD OF THIS.

 

[huevonkiller]

Acorn disbanded three years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html

So? That has nothing to do with my post dude.

 

[PapaG]

So ... the ACORN employee isn't denying that he was willing to engage in criminal behavior, but rather that he suffered civil damages because of a law against being recorded by O'Keefe, and that his reputation suffered. Three years later, ACORN hasn't let him back, and he settled for only $100k? Seems like a smart money grab by his attorney, who I'm sure took a nice chunk of that $100k

A highly misleading thread title. More dishonest than O'Keefe, one could say.

 

[PapaG]

Rick Ungar, Contributor
Writing from the left on politics and policy.

FWIW, The same author of the original link wrote an article praising secret videos against Mitt Romney.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickung...rdinary-contempt-for-47-percent-of-americans/

People like the OP make this nation a very, very twisted place to live. The hatred from these people is disturbing, to say the least, from both sides of the aisle.

 

[PapaG]

Wow...

Talk about a hate site.

The comments on whatever Wonkette is (who broke the story) are disturbing, to say the least.

http://wonkette.com/505026/wonket-s...-james-okeefe-to-pay-100000-to-acorn-criminal

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

ACORN is still a creepy lefty org.

Acorn disbanded three years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html

So? That has nothing to do with my post dude.

"Is still" was construed to mean that ACORN "still" exists.

 

[huevonkiller]

"Is still" was construed to mean that ACORN "still" exists.

ACORN is still a creepy organization.

http://ww2.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2012/02/14/acorn-still-around

I heard their administration still wants a comeback tour.

 

[maxiep]

Acorn disbanded three years ago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html

Do you really believe that it doesn't exist, just in another form?

 

[PapaG]

Do you really believe that it doesn't exist, just in another form?

Yes, I think he really believes ACORN ceased to exist.

He started this thread, after all.

 

[bluefrog]

Do you really believe that it doesn't exist, just in another form?

I believe the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now no longer exists and does not receive federal funding.