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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsActivists linked to James O’Keefe secretly recording GOP lawmakers to push Texas further right
Conservative activists linked to prank filmmaker James OKeefe have secretly recorded video they plan to use against Texas lawmakers in upcoming elections.
John Beria, spokesman for the American Phoenix Foundation, recorded more than 800 hours of covert footage as conservatives plan to target incumbent Republicans and shift the Texas Legislature further to the right, reported the Houston Chronicle.
Several House Republicans said they were approached aggressively last week inside and outside the Capitol by the Austin-based groups staffers wielding hidden cameras. Lawmakers said the activists attempted to provoke them on hot-button issues and peppered them with questions about Republican House Speaker Joe Straus a frequent target of Tea Party activists.
Its like they were almost stalking us, said Rep. Patricia Harless (R-Spring).
Beria said his nonprofit groups 16 staffers are targeting lawmakers who are notorious for their shady business deals, but he declined to be specific about which nefarious acts he meant.
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underpants
(182,868 posts)Can't wait
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)TlalocW
(15,389 posts)But to republicans?
Gotta go to the store for some popcorn.
TlalocW
starroute
(12,977 posts)There's some background at this (PDF) link:
info.tpj.org/Lobby_Watch/pdf/HuffinesHooker.pdf
The general picture is that Austin has become a hotbed of right-wing dirty tricksters and election manipulators. Not a nice bunch.
Gothmog
(145,489 posts)blm
(113,083 posts)I'm sure the groups are heavily funded (Koch Blackmail Industries) enough to handle consequences of their skullduggery - like bail money.