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Daily News law enforcement source: O'Keefe and Giles "edited the tape to meet their agenda"

March 01, 2010 5:09 pm ET by Media Matters staff

From a March 1 Daily News article:

Brooklyn prosecutors on Monday cleared ACORN of criminal wrongdoing after a four-month probe that began when undercover conservative activists filmed workers giving what appeared to be illegal advice on how to hide money.

While the video by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles seemed to show three ACORN workers advising a prostitute how to hide ill-gotten gains, the unedited version was not as clear, according to a law enforcement source.

"They edited the tape to meet their agenda," said the source.

Previously:

Investigation confirms: No evidence of illegal actions by ACORN in videographer scam

Tags: James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles

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    • Author by all your eyes (March 01, 2010 5:11 pm ET)
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      There's a real shocker.
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      • Author by rkcomments (March 02, 2010 2:29 pm ET)
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        Hope Dems use this in the elections to show how anti-american Conservatives really are.
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    • Author by mmfa.fan (March 01, 2010 5:13 pm ET)
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      I can hear Breitbart foaming at the mouth already...
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    • Author by shaggles (March 01, 2010 5:13 pm ET)
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      A four month probe for what was essentially a hoax? Think of all the wasted taxpayer dollars that went into that? I thought conservatives were against that sort of thing?
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    • Author by RKAllen (March 01, 2010 5:40 pm ET)
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      We need someone to monior the Breitbart Twitter feed... STAT!
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      • Author by RKAllen (March 02, 2010 1:28 am ET)
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        ROFL!!!!

        Recent Breitbart Tweet...

        ACORN tapes were less about 'criminality' than facility with which employees all knew how to work system for any lowlife wanting govmnt $.
        Looking forward to Breitbart's new addition to the World Wide Web... BigRetreat
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        • Author by Midnight Kevin (March 02, 2010 5:06 pm ET)
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          Backtracking already? What happened to the tapes being proof of wrongdoing?
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    • Author by FGFM (March 01, 2010 6:30 pm ET)
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      Calling Retracto, the Correction Alpaca!
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    • Author by mrhebert74 (March 01, 2010 8:22 pm ET)
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      LOL.
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    • Author by tiredofit10 (March 01, 2010 8:43 pm ET)
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      so when are Sir James and Miss Giles going to be locked up?
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    • Author by Dradeeus (March 01, 2010 9:31 pm ET)
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      -_- Government was trying to pre-emptively pass anti-ACORN legislation. Would it have STUCK if THIS happened? That kinda thing, I have no tolerance for.
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    • Author by RKAllen (March 02, 2010 2:54 am ET)
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      This story is officially toast!

      - Breitbart has now admited that he had no idea that O'Keefe had not gone in as a pimp.

      - Transcripts reveal that O'Keefe never portrayed himself as a pimp to any of the ACORN employees, but actually as a concerned law school boyfriend or a perspective congressman(still trying to figure this out) who was trying to help Hannah get out of prostitution and away from an abusive pimp.

      - Seperate investigations real nothing illegal took place at any of the ACORN locations and that editings and audio alterations exist in the released videos.

      - Breitbart now admits this was "not about 'criminality'."


      This story is done. Over. Finished. Anyone who continues to run with the original O'Keefe/Breitbart narrative of ACORN and its involvement with prostitution is now pushing a completely debunked and bogus lie. Those who did push this story should now print a retraction and apologize to ACORN.
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      • Author by christopher howard (March 02, 2010 7:17 am ET)
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        Regrettably, though the story is debunked, its purpose (to destroy Acorn) was largely accomplished. The liars won.
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        • Author by raynfala (March 02, 2010 9:50 am ET)
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          Perhaps, but Breitbart is now well-toasted. The next time Breitbart makes any sort of claim without hard evidence to back him up, all you have to do is say "*cough*OKeefe*cough*"... aaaaaaand, done.
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