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Related: About this forumMEMORY LANE: O'Keefe fired staff who wouldn't use his 'kill cops' script to incite protestors
http://nypost.com/2015/03/17/activist-allegedly-tried-to-bait-protesters-with-kill-cops-script/A controversial conservative activist is being accused of trying to incite anti-police protesters by saying, I wish I could kill some of these cops, to provoke them into making outrageous statements.
A former top staffer with Project Veritas, Richard Valdes, said the incident occurred in January, when an undercover operative assigned to infiltrate the protest groups was given a script that included the startling comment.
Valdes said he was fired by the groups founder, James OKeefe, for not following through on the bizarre assignment.
Valdes said Veritas assigned a Muslim undercover agent pretending to be anti-cop to attend protest meetings and utter the following statement: Sometimes, I wish I could just kill some of these cops. Dont you just wish we could have one of the cops right here in the middle of our group?
But the undercover agent refused, according to Valdes.
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Ex-Staffer Slams James O'Keefe: He Crossed A Line With Vile 'Kill Cops' Stunt
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/james-okeefe-kill-cops-script
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MEMORY LANE: O'Keefe fired staff who wouldn't use his 'kill cops' script to incite protestors (Original Post)
blm
Oct 2016
OP
No doubt Trump is O'Keefe's hero. When it comes to being famous for maligning people O'Keefe
okaawhatever
Oct 2016
#7
because we need to keep fighting this jerk.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)2. K&R nt
Blue Owl
(50,383 posts)3. How is this turd in a position to fire someone?
herding cats
(19,564 posts)4. Thanks for the timely memories.
James O'Keefe, a turd that refuses to be flushed. <--- I don't usually use language like this, but James O'Keefe is my new exception.
blm
(113,063 posts)9. His latest video is gaining traction. This is why I posted reminders for DUers.
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herding cats
(19,564 posts)10. I totally agree.
No time like the present to remind people who is behind the video.
blm
(113,063 posts)11. Grazie….
it's a job, but, somebody's gotta do it. ' )
LeftRant
(524 posts)5. Michael Steele brought up Project Smearitas on MSNBC earlier.
And there was a guy with a signboard in the back trying to get attention for it.
Also, O'Keefe is such a hack.
blm
(113,063 posts)6. That's why I posted this reminder thread. We need to make sure this is heard.
Effin hypocrites.
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)7. No doubt Trump is O'Keefe's hero. When it comes to being famous for maligning people O'Keefe
has nothing on Trump.
blm
(113,063 posts)8. Yep……and for taking stuff out of context….deliberately.
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