Remember after Andrew Breitbart's protégé James O'Keefe was arrested in New Orleans, and Breitbart confirmed that he paid O'Keefe a “fair salary”? (Even though, Breitbart stressed, he had no advanced knowledge of the New Orleans caper.) Well, now Breitbart has a new spin.

From blogger Brad Friedman [emphasis original]:

During a recent live appearance on the Internet radio show African-American Conservatives (AACONS), Breitbart was asked about his ongoing relationship with James O'Keefe. O'Keefe was recently arrested in Louisiana, along with three others (one the son of the acting U.S. Attorney), for allegedly heading up a scheme to “maliciously interfere” with the telephone system of Democratic U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.

He's "technically not salaried," Breitbart told AACONS host Marie Stroughter during the interview last week, in reply to her question about O'Keefe.

This is getting confusing. Breitbart pays O'Keefe a “salary,” although technically it's not really a salary. And even though Breitbart pays O'Keefe some sort of non-salary, Breitbart has no idea what kinds of stories O'Keefe is working on.

Question: Are Breitbart's financial backers at all concerned by his lackadaisical management style?