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Posted on 01/29/2010 9:08:25 AM PST by FTJM
The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: No one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu’s office. Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines. Reports to this effect over the past 48 hours are inaccurate and false.
As an investigative journalist, my goal is to expose corruption and lack of concern for citizens by government and other institutions, as I did last year when our investigations revealed the massive corruption and fraud perpetrated by ACORN. For decades, investigative journalists have used a variety of tactics to try to dig out and reveal the truth.
I learned from a number of sources that many of Senator Landrieu’s constituents were having trouble getting through to her office to tell her that they didn’t want her taking millions of federal dollars in exchange for her vote on the healthcare bill. When asked about this, Senator Landrieu’s explanation was that, “Our lines have been jammed for weeks.” I decided to investigate why a representative of the people would be out of touch with her constituents for “weeks” because her phones were broken. In investigating this matter, we decided to visit Senator Landrieu’s district office – the people’s office – to ask the staff if their phones were working.
On reflection, I could have used a different approach to this investigation, particularly given the sensitivities that people understandably have about security in a federal building. The sole intent of our investigation was to determine whether or not Senator Landrieu was purposely trying to avoid constituents who were calling to register their views to her as their Senator. We video taped the entire visit, the government has those tapes, and I’m eager for them to be released because they refute the false claims being repeated by much of the mainstream media.
It has been amazing to witness the journalistic malpractice committed by many of the organizations covering this story. MSNBC falsely claimed that I violated a non-existent “gag order.” The Associated Press incorrectly reported that I “broke in” to an office which is open to the public. The Washington Post has now had to print corrections in two stories on me. And these are just a few examples of inaccurate and false reporting. The public will judge whether reporters who can’t get their facts straight have the credibility to question my integrity as a journalist.
Go James! Godspeed!
Rush called it exactly yesterday.
All I can say is: Incredible! (meaning postively speaking about O’Keefe)
Typical response of the msm. I’m glad I held off judgement until the “rest of the story” has come to light. O’Keefe’s explanation makes perfect sense to me. Makes some of the knee jerk posts made on this forum look foolish.
James, you got the Senator, the FBI, and the liberal media, all in one fell swoop!
PING
I also listened to Rush’s take on this.
We’re proud of you, James!!! Keep up the good fight and never give up!!! You will go down in history as a great American Patriot!!!
Keep it up Mr. O’Keefe. Good job. And more power to you.
James:
Kick ass
Take names
and take no prisoners!
Woo Hoo!
“James, you got the Senator, the FBI, and the liberal media, all in one fell swoop!”
Leaving us to wonder if O’Keefe didn’t plan the WHOLE thing with a big fish net ;-)
It sure is looking that way. And his arrest made this story all the bigger.
It took media outlets between 5 and 10 days to report on the ACORN scandal, and then they barely even touched it. Charlie Gibson laughs that the story is best left to the Cable Networks.
It took major media outlets less than 24 hours to report on O’Keefe’s arrest and liberal pundits declared that this proved the ACORN stings were faked.
I wonder how long the Major Media outlets will take to start reporting the rest of this story?
GOOD. Very encouraging statement.
The senator said her phones were jammed, not broken. To me, ‘jammed’ means busy as heck, like ‘the phones were jammed with calls’. Does anyone know more about what she said?
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