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Breitbart's conspiracy theory involves U.S. attorney, ACORN, Eric Holder and a plot to persecute James O'Keefe

February 01, 2010 2:23 pm ET

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    • Author by shaggles (February 01, 2010 2:26 pm ET)
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      HA! They conspired to make him break into Sen Landrieu's office! Of course. That makes so much sense.
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      • Author by nerzog (February 01, 2010 2:29 pm ET)
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        They slipped a Stupid Pill into his Koolaid.
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      • Author by DellDolly (February 01, 2010 3:43 pm ET)
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        How often do we see people who are perpetrators trying to call themselves "victims"? O'Keefe is not a victim.

        Bertha Lewis had nothing to do with O'Keefe not getting a lawyer, and nor did Eric Holder! That's a ridiculous allegation that is solely made to smear someone else to declare that O'Keefe is a victim, instead of a villain.
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        • Author by Lizinbklyn (February 01, 2010 4:23 pm ET)
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          Everybody that gets arrested sits and waits to get processed.

          Four defendants, none of whom knew their Miranda rights?????

          The father of one defendant is a United States Attorney . .

          Couldn't he get his father on the phone??
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          • Author by magnolialover (February 01, 2010 4:41 pm ET)
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            And this is why this little tirade stinks.

            I mean, basically, any 10 year old who watches enough TV can recite the Miranda rights. And it only takes a basic understanding of English to know what those rights mean.
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    • Author by mmfa.fan (February 01, 2010 2:29 pm ET)
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      A victim of his own stupidity, more like it.
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      • Author by Bad News (February 01, 2010 3:49 pm ET)
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        Victim or Villain?

        If i put on a Telephone Tool Belt & Hard Hat & walked into Minority Leader Boehner's office?

        If i started picking up his office phones, if i asked where the Phone Junction Room was and actually entered that room?

        If i Communicated via Walkie-Talkie to a Co-Conspirator in a vehicle outside?

        Umm, "Bond, James Bond, i prefer my Martinis Shaken not Stirred"

        Try Re-doing this scenario above but instead of a Telephone Repair Man, let's replace him with a Law Abiding American Citizen with a Turbin on his head.


        Mr. News
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (February 01, 2010 2:29 pm ET)
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      Whoaaaa...! The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a Bush appointee by the name of Jim Letten. Louisiana Senator, David Vitter, is an avid supporter of Letten being retained as U.S. Attorney. Letten is a well-regarded, tough prosecutor.

      Is Brietbart is complaining about Letten's treatment of his pet, James O'Keefe? Better talk to David Vitter about that, Andrew.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (February 01, 2010 2:34 pm ET)
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      Actually, O'Keefe's shady antics made him the bad guy in the ACORN affair. He was caught on Federal property trying to video tape two men dressed up as phone repairmen. Maybe he did sit too long without a lawyer, or maybe he didn't want just any old lawyer. I am quite sure that the New Orleans police or even the FBI were careful to follow all the rules of evidence and interrogation to make sure they could make their case. This is just more Conservative whine to go along with their Limburger cheese antics.
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    • Author by raddave43 (February 01, 2010 2:43 pm ET)
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      Was it 24 or 28 hours not-so-Breitbart? I can't wait to hear it straight from the horses as... uhm, mouth.
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      • Author by Quicksilver M.S (February 01, 2010 7:45 pm ET)
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        Being Fair and Balanced!

        The Shoe Bomber Richard Reid did not receive legal counsel until 12/28/01
        12/28/01 -- First appearance through counsel as to Richard C. Reid .
        [ 1:01-m -1124 ] (eaf) [Entry date 01/09/02]

        james o'keeke did not get legal counsel for 24 or was it 28 hours after his arrest..........
        JUDGE !
        SET JIMMIE FREE!...... SET JIMMIE FREE!...SET JIMMIE FREE!...SET RICHARD FREE... ...PuckNo!... Let them both enjoy free FREE ROOM AND BOARD on the Federal Dime !
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    • Author by RKAllen (February 01, 2010 2:53 pm ET)
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      The irony of this is laughable...

      An affiavit from a Federal Officer outlining the fradulent crimes of O'Keefe which details suggest a "Watergate" like scandal is no reason to start throwing around accusations that there was wiretapping.

      However, the fact that O'Keefe was in jail for more than twenty four hours, somehow suggests, with absolutely no proof at all, that a much greater conspiracy involving ACORN, the U.S. Attorney's office, and Eric Holder, and he can trumpet these ridiculous allegations as loud as he wants.
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (February 01, 2010 2:59 pm ET)
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        O'Keefe and his boys were toying with the office of a United States Senator..in a freakin' FEDERAL building. Don't they get it...? This is the post-9/11 age... Try to take a picture OUTSIDE of a federal building sometime and see how quickly the guards arrive. And they're complaining because they weren't released immedtely from jail?
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        • Author by epkklk851 (February 01, 2010 3:11 pm ET)
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          "Try to take a picture OUTSIDE of a federal building sometime and see how quickly the guards arrive."

          You reminded me of one of my vacations. We were in L.A. in 2002 or thereabouts indulging my passion for Art Deco architecture, and we were outside a Federal building that had the old War Department seal instead of the Department of Defense, so I snapped a picture and got talked to when we went inside. Yes, Uncle Sam doesn't take kindly to picture taking on government property. We have to be careful even during office parties.
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          • Author by bintx (February 01, 2010 3:14 pm ET)
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            People take pictures of our Federal Building all the time. The original Federal Building was built in 1901 and was remodeled and added onto in the early 30s. It's a local historical monument.
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            • Author by epkklk851 (February 01, 2010 3:31 pm ET)
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              This was a Court House, and some famous trials were held in the building, also, since I was taking a picture near the doors, I might have been photographing security arrangements. When you live overseas, you get used to these sorts of "OPSEC" warnings. It makes you a bit paranoid, really. When my office goes out to lunch, we aren't supposed to name our agency if we are asked. "Well, I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you..." It sounds silly coming from a bunch of middle-aged women, but you don't know who we work for and you didn't even notice the lack of an answer because you're laughing.
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              • Author by bintx (February 01, 2010 3:36 pm ET)
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                This is our federal courthouse as well. The ridiculous "tea party" was held in front of it last year. 150 people showed up and nobody really cared. Tea party folks aren't real popular in this conservative city.
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                • Author by epkklk851 (February 01, 2010 3:42 pm ET)
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                  I'm looking forward to the next few months, they might try another set of Tax Day Teabag parties. I really do hope they are a flash in a pan. They scare me, not all of them, but some of them are just bat guano crazy.
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            • Author by IRONY 101 (February 01, 2010 3:38 pm ET)
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              People take pictures of our Federal Building all the time.

              Maybe the folks are actually taking pictures of the Museum of Barbed Wire next door... ;>)
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      • Author by donwelty (February 01, 2010 3:53 pm ET)
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        Actually, an attorney for O'Keefe was on TV a few hours after the arrest. So what was he doing while O'Keefe was in jail? Why not mention that maybe he should have been arranging bail.

        To prevent him from getting into the act, Breitbart would have to name the other conspirators--US Congress, NATO, US Army and Air Force, and the Federation of Starfleet Command.

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        • Author by raddave43 (February 01, 2010 4:08 pm ET)
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          Yeah but not-so-Breitbart claimed that neither his attorney nor he could find O'Keefe because he was in jail.
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    • Author by raddave43 (February 01, 2010 2:58 pm ET)
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      Wait, Andrew, you can O'Keefe's attorney couldn't find him because he was sitting in jail? Where were you looking for him, the French Quarter? If I was an attorney and learned that a client of mine, or someone who I was hired to defend and knew they had been arrested the first place I would look for him to be is in a jail.
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      • Author by RKAllen (February 01, 2010 3:34 pm ET)
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        Wait, Andrew, you [and] O'Keefe's attorney couldn't find him because he was sitting in jail? Where were you looking for him, the French Quarter?
        HA! Good one!
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    • Author by bintx (February 01, 2010 3:11 pm ET)
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      Right, those evil sons of guns MADE him commit a felony and admit to it. That's how evil they are. They are so evil that they didn't even know he was going to actually do it until after the Federal Marshal CAUGHT him in the act of doing it. Boy, those people are SOOO evil and SOOO smart.

      Are you kidding me, Fox? I mean, REALLY, this is totally lame.
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      • Author by raddave43 (February 01, 2010 3:18 pm ET)
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        And those people who don't believe that the Harry Potter series is real are fools. Holder, ACORN and the U.S. Attorney used their wizard powers to make this poor innocent young lad go there against his wishes and commit this crime.
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    • Author by marco21 (February 01, 2010 3:15 pm ET)
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      Maybe Rip Torn held a gun to O'Keefe's head?

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      • Author by raddave43 (February 01, 2010 3:18 pm ET)
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        You saw that as well?
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        • Author by marco21 (February 01, 2010 3:19 pm ET)
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          Yes and ACORN... something, something.
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        • Author by Conchobhar (February 01, 2010 6:10 pm ET)
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          Got a chuckle from the chyron. During a 1970 Off-Broadway Actors' strike, I was on a local PBS talk show with Rip and his wife, Geraldine Page. I vividly remember thinking, when I looked into his eyes as we were introduced, that I wouldn't have been surprised if he was carrying a hand grenade. If it's only a gun, I guess he's mellowed.
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    • Author by AB-001 (February 01, 2010 3:26 pm ET)
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      O'Keefe on Hannity to tell his side of the story tonight; meanwhile Breitbart says the mainstream media is misrepresenting the poor guy. (FYI, look up the definition of "mainstream"); and I love how she gets in digs at "the Left" and lauds O'Keefe's ACORN expose.

      Fair, balanced, and irony free! Hannity should be in rare form tonight.
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      • Author by bintx (February 01, 2010 3:34 pm ET)
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        Did you hear the beginning of Hannity's program Friday night? He made a comment about the "Annoited One" in reference to Obama. He is really trying hard to out-Beck Beck. His ratings don't compare to Beck's or O'Reilly's, and as Ailes said yesterday, Fox isn't about "politics," it's about ratings and "we're winning." If Hannity is seen as slipping . . . he's gone. The funny thing is that Hannity has said in the past, it really doesn't matter to him what he has to say as long as the price is right he'll say anything right or left.
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        • Author by Kikabi (February 01, 2010 7:43 pm ET)
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          Ugg - I've set-up my DVR to record Hannity tonight so I can catch this interview. But after seeing this clip of Breitbart, I think I've hit my tolerance of stupidity for the day.
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (February 01, 2010 3:30 pm ET)
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      Breitbart's conspiracy theory involves U.S. attorney, ACORN, Eric Holder and a plot to persecute James O'Keefe

      I bet he will say and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those:

      [http://damiandaily.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/scooby-doo.jpg]

      Pesky kids and their dog too!
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    • Author by dimes (February 01, 2010 3:40 pm ET)
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      Breitbart knows O'Keefe is in big trouble if his only defense of the guy involves the amount of time he was sitting in jail before being bailed.

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    • Author by srichardson (February 01, 2010 4:14 pm ET)
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      Typical right wing spin. When someone like them breaks the law, breaks into a federal building to bug a senator office, they are doing it for the country. When anyone else does it, liberal, democrat, they've done it to destroy the country. They are a bunch of whiny witches, but change the w to a b.
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    • Author by mjh (February 01, 2010 4:18 pm ET)
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      Andy probably meant to say: "plot to PROSECUTE James O'Keefe" -- then remembered where he was . . .

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    • Author by jbraskin4786 (February 01, 2010 4:26 pm ET)
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      I'm waiting for Breitbart or O'Keefe to blame everything on a one-armed man.
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    • Author by Porkeater (February 01, 2010 4:27 pm ET)
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      Breitbart flatters himself. Or rather, he flatters his underling O'Keefe in order to flatter himself. Remember the President swatting the fly? Breitbart isn't even worth the trouble.
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    • Author by rtejon (February 01, 2010 5:07 pm ET)
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      If that were the goal, it would have been much simpler to send some SEIU or ACORN thugs to whup up on the the weakling O'Keefe and then have the US attorney conveniently intercede in the prosecution. Obviously that's not what happened and not what anyone was planning.

      Breitbart, on the other hand, seems perfectly impressionable by fellow conservative media star G.Gordon Liddy, who really did do officially-sanctioned dirty work in the past.
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    • Author by fitley (February 01, 2010 6:32 pm ET)
         
      Not So Breitbart is in a tizzy theses days. His freak-out with Shuster was comedy gold. He was chattering away like a 14 year old girl on a sugar high.
      Calling his employee Borat Jr. will not help. He's 25 and works for you, does this mean he's fired? BTW I just read that O'Keefe's mini-skirted Acorn accomplice is now a paid employee of Not So Breightbart too. Isn't that interesting?
      His other accomplice Stan Dia the "Penis Monologues Guy", is also and interesting case.
      I love this story, keep it coming.
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    • Author by pamiety (February 01, 2010 7:07 pm ET)
         
      Amazing that they won't even step away from the shenanigans without putting a leftist conspiracy spin on it.
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    • Author by seahawks123 (February 01, 2010 7:17 pm ET)
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      If he yelled "Alla Akbar!!!" when he was arrested he would have had an atttorney instantly.
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      • Author by mescal (February 01, 2010 7:33 pm ET)
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        Right wing toad.
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      • Author by SimonRusk (February 01, 2010 9:40 pm ET)
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        Instantly?

        I don't think seahawks has any idea what he is talking about.

        O'Keefe gets caught in the act, knows his rights and invokes them immediately (instantly?). The Feds, having the authority to hold him, lock him up.
        How soon should O’Keefe have been released? What is a reasonable time for the federal government to deny a red handed saboteur the inability to communicate with his attorney?

        Does anyone think that seahawk has any idea how long Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab was in custidy before he invoked his rights and “lawyered up”?

        Instantly?
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    • Author by elmo (February 01, 2010 7:35 pm ET)
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      Of course, being a conservative, there is no chance at all of O'Keefe showing any personal responsibility for the situation...
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    • Author by bilbo_dies (February 01, 2010 7:46 pm ET)
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      Just for those who want to know:

      Even before the "Unpatriotic Act" the police could hold you for 72 hours on suspicion and not charge you or give you a phone call.
      So, the fact he didn't get a phone call before they booked him is normal. If they haul you in on a Friday night, you may not be formally charged or allowed a phone call before Monday.

      Breitbart: I'm not going to get into the "details" of whether he is guilty. (That's because I'm trying to spin this as hard as I can)

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    • Author by aquatwerp (February 01, 2010 8:06 pm ET)
         
      Just like any person accused of a crime, O'keefe needs to be put on trial and prosecuted if found guilty. It shouldn't matter the organization that he works for or has "brought down"
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    • Author by xavier_ninnis (February 01, 2010 10:45 pm ET)
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      Let's not get too cocky, after all it was "mistakes" by another set of Bush appointed DOJers that allowed Ted Stevens to escape trial.

      (IMHO, it's beyond nuts that the President has not at least begun to replace the Bush holdovers, many of whom were picked to replace other Republican prosecutors deemed by Harriet Miers (read: Rove) to lack sufficient loyalty to Bush II and Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales.)
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