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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:09 AM
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I Challenge James O'Keefe & Hannah Giles to show ALL the video footage they shot...
Prior to editing and other post-production fluffing-up of their "rip-the-lid-off-ACORN shocker." And they must include all existing video footage showing ACORN staff who ejected them from their offices, as happened in Philadelphia, per the Washington Post, 9/18/09: "...ACORN emailed a copy of a Philadelphia police report dated July 24 to The Post to verify its account that police were called and the couple was shown the door. O'Keefe is named on the report..."

I also challenge them to produce their entire budget log and all receipts of income and expenditures on this project.

Since this "reporting" was actually the work of at least two conservative political operatives and not that of an independent/neutral entity, it is essential that the project be fully disclosed as transparent, legitimately truthful, and inclusive of **all** facts without the filter of right-wing agenda-laden outlets such as Fox, Breitbart, et al.

Thank you.
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stuball111 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:11 AM
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1. It will be...
And we'll be hearing all about it soon is my guess. Those people as we know them are incapable of fair/balanced reporting. I noticed it was edited quite well to suit their purpose.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:16 AM
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2. Absolutely
Edited on Sun Sep-20-09 12:16 AM by mzmolly
agree! K and R.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:26 AM
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3. I don't know who James O'Keefe & Hannah Giles are
Are they some kind of a country music duo or something?

Never heard of them.
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sabrina 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:37 AM
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4. Better way to get them to hand over
all the evidence is to write to the Baltimore State Attorney who has issued a statement saying she is considering prosecuting them for violating the law:

STATEMENT OF STATE’S ATTORNEYS OFFICE FOR BALTIMORE CITY RELATIVE TO THE ALLEGED BALTIMORE ACORN INCIDENT

Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2009 – We have received inquiries from citizens and the media asking whether the Baltimore City State’s Attorneys Office would initiate a criminal investigation for acts allegedly committed at ACORN offices located in Baltimore. The only information received in reference to this alleged criminal behavior was a YouTube video. Upon review by this office, the video appears to be incomplete. In addition, the audio portion could possibly have been obtained in violation of Maryland Law, Annotated Code of Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article §10-402, which requires two party consent.

If it is determined that the audio portion now being heard on YouTube was illegally obtained, it is also illegal under Maryland Law to willfully use or willfully disclose the content of said audio. The penalty for the unlawful interception, disclosure or use of it is a felony punishable up to 5 years.



Baltimore City State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy can be reached by email: mail@stattorney.org
or by phone (410) 396-4001.


She is hearing from the wingnuts who must think O'Keefe and Giles have something to hide, as they intend to discourage her from going ahead with a prosecution. So, she needs to hear from us, imo.

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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:43 AM
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5. Such bullshit. Fox News is trusworthy and follows leads.
This is a witch hunt like the Dan Rather witch hunt.

Right?

/confused
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:57 AM
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6. It doesn't matter how many offices they were thrown out of
or how they edited the film, the dumb asses they caught on tape were wrong! You can't help people to break the laws! I'm sorry these people were so stupidk but they deservve being fired, and with as many offices as it did, the org. is going to suffer.
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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 12:59 AM
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7. yes - we need to see the truth
at least CNN was revealing some of their dishonesty today,
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sabrina 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 01:21 AM
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8. Yes, I saw that CNN was questioning
some of the story, but missed the rest as we had company and had to turn off the tv. But that is promising.

The two rightwingers will not agree to be interviewed by anyone but FOX. Sounds like they are worried about getting questions they are not expecting. And they should be.

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 01:25 AM
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9. Yes, let's see it. These fine citizen journalists surely have nothing to hide.
:evilgrin:
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-20-09 01:36 AM
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10. Just tell me the source of their funding.
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