Posted on 06/28/2017 2:42:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe of Project Veritas released Wednesday another secretly recorded tape of a CNN employee, this time featuring political commentator and host Van Jones saying the networks heavy coverage of possible collusion between Trump administration officials and Russia during the 2016 presidential election is just a big nothingburger."
The Russia thing is just a big nothingburger. Theres nothing there you can do," Jones says to a person who introduces himself on the street as someone who had met Jones "in Palm Springs" a few years ago.
Jones appears to recognize the person he is speaking to, but does not seem to know he is being taped.
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"Van Jones" quickly began trending on Twitter after O'Keefe released the video through his personal Twitter account; the video was also released by the official Project Veritas account.
The 32-year-old O'Keefe founded Project Veritas in 2010 and has produced a number of controversial undercover videos. He has at times been criticized for releasing content that was selectively edited to portray people in a negative light. OKeefe has also donned costumes in past videos as part of undercover projects to get people to talk on camera.
In 2010, he was sentenced to three years of probation, 100 hours of community service and a $1,500 fine after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from entering then-Sen. Mary Landrieus (D-La.) office on false pretenses.
On Monday night, Project Veritas released a video of a medical producer at CNN saying that while he believes the Trump-Russia narrative is bullshit, CEO Jeff Zucker has instructed his employees to focus on it to help boost the networks ratings.
CNN stands by our medical producer John Bonifield, CNN said in a statement about the first video. Diversity of personal opinion is what makes CNN strong, we welcome it and embrace it.
CNN has extensively covered investigations and stories around Trump associates possibly colluding with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.
Award to whom and for what?
Hands up, who already knew the Russia crap was fake?
What.. everybody?
So what’s the big story?
He’s the Woodward and Bernstein of the digital age, and planned parenthood’s worst nightmare.
They are supplying the hard evidence.
The big story is that O’Keefe caught the ENEMY admitting the farce. Idiots actually trust the words of these creepy leftist clowns they see on TV. No, it’s not news to us, but every Hillary voter is a political swine or chump. The chump contingent is in shock! lol
Twitter just had a tease. Watch for part 3. It’s YUGE!
The real question is when will Time Warner finally fire that dishonest dirtbag slimy jeff zucker.
Everyone knew Clinton was a predator and serial liar, but Drudge got the scoop on the blue dress, otherwise it would remain a “vast right wing conspiracy” in the minds of the sheeple.
The “story” is an insider, a top CNN producer, admitting that the BS story is being run 24/7 by CNN for ratings that generate $$$ even tho everyone there knows it’s BS.
However many posters at FR know the story is fake, that’s a minor fraction of the population that gets its news from CNN, Through release of his videos, O’Keefe reaches a large segment of that CNN audience..
This assumes that they are aware of it.
You think a story detrimental to CNN is being run on CNN?
Yes, if there was any justice in the world, they should get Pulitzer prize. Trump can replace CNN with them at the White House press room.
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They can’t duck and hide on this one....it’s Rich!
Where can we see that? Do you have a link?
I think they should make him the office of external audit stings and give him whatever resources he needs.
There’s a thread with today’s
From Twitter
James O’Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII
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We aim to release a CNN video every day this week. Stay tuned...
I’m playing catch up. Had appointments, with family, all day.
What’s the Readers Digest version?
Thanks.
So called journalists are too stupid to understand there is no privacy anymore. People are subject to electronic listening and filming 24 hours a day. So Van Jones, You’re Busted!!!
Maybe “everybody” knew but CNN was untouched by their lies.
Now - maybe - O’Keefe’s got the right goods at the right time to poison the well for the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner. It’s a long-shot, but we’ve heard Jeff Zucker out there running his mouth about how high their ratings are etc. That’s not just idle chatter - millions of dollars for him personally are riding on the deal going thru.
It probably will, but if O’Keefe can shove a stick in the spokes of an $85BN deal, that would be Yuge indeed.
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