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How ‘Convicted Criminal’ James O’Keefe Came to Be ‘Discredited’
American Thinker ^ | October 26, 2016 | Jack Cashill

Posted on 10/26/2016 1:20:34 AM PDT by detective

Investigative reporter James O’Keefe is admittedly a repeat offender. Over and over again he has committed old-fashioned gumshoe journalism. Worse, he has gone after targets grown fat, soft, and corrupt from years of media protection. In the process, O’Keefe has embarrassed the mainstream media and enraged their political allies. Now the whole lot of them wants his head.

To experience the media’s angst one only had to watch Anderson Cooper’s CNN panel discussion on the morning of the Las Vegas debate. The subject at hand was the Project Veritas video that showed Democratic operatives bragging about how they incited violence at Trump rallies. Although CNN felt compelled to report on the story -- five million people had already seen it -- Cooper and his colleagues were more disdainful of O’Keefe than they were of the two dirty tricksters already fired as a result of his video.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: media; okeefe; projectveritas
James O'Keefe is on of the few real journalists left. He does real investigative reporting. He exposed Acorn and several other corrupt operations.

The MSM continually lie about O'Keefe. They try to discredit him. The media want to eliminate any honest reporting.

1 posted on 10/26/2016 1:20:34 AM PDT by detective
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To: detective

“60 minutes” became the number one show in its time slot with these tactics. And they were lauded when they caught some CEO with his pants down.


2 posted on 10/26/2016 1:24:41 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: detective

It is the M.O. of the Marxists. They need to control the perceptions of the masses (useful idiots) so they have to DESTROY anyone with the Truth. Truth was banned in the 60s (unconstitutionally) from the public square and public schools (so children could be easily indoctrinated into Satanism (like a Miley Cyrus).

You know the “good guys” by whom the Press vilifies. The “free press” has been controlled for 100 years. Prior to that you had an Ida Tarbell—brave, investigative journalists in the true sense, who would attack Standard Oil or other huge monopolies and expose their evil. But the Leftists bought up the small “free” agencies and only lost total control with the internet so we can get a James O. now. Sen. McCarthy was the End of Freedom of Speech (with no internet)——and a warning to ANYONE who DARED challenge the Marxists in power.

Can’t tell you how true the Bible is-—that Truth will set us Free. We are slaves when we fall for the Lies of the Left (and they know it and laugh-—they are satanists). Free Will can only be exercised when we know the facts, the truth. Free Will is being destroyed in our children since they are only given Lies and Misinformation in Common Kore——no Truth and NO Wisdom of the Ages (Western Civilization/Christianity)-—none. It was banned by John Dewey who was a communist/Humanist who forced moral relativism into the curricula so Christian Worldview would be erased (the ability to use Logic and Reason).


3 posted on 10/26/2016 1:51:44 AM PDT by savagesusie (When Law ceases to be Just, it ceases to be Law. (Thomas A./Founders/John Marshall)/Nuremberg)
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To: detective

That’s funny. I didn’t hear the mainstream media hounding Woodward and Berstein when they did their investigative journalism concerning Watergate and the 15 minute tape. Now all that sounds minuscule compared to the Clinton and DNC fiasco.


4 posted on 10/26/2016 1:52:43 AM PDT by ImNotLying (The Constitution is an instrument for the people to restrain the government...Patrick Henry)
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To: detective

One thing this election has done is proved the IN YOUR FACE corruption and Goebbels propaganda of the media.


5 posted on 10/26/2016 2:21:24 AM PDT by MagnoliaB ( You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find you get what you need.)
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To: detective

The MSM protects ‘elites’ from accountability - ‘polite society’ thugs...


6 posted on 10/26/2016 3:19:01 AM PDT by GOPJ ( "An honest public servant can't become rich in politics" - - President Harry S. Truman)
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To: detective

The press literally shoots the messenger. I am shocked I at these times


7 posted on 10/26/2016 3:19:45 AM PDT by STJPII
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Aaron Klein is another of the rare breed of actual honest investigative journalists. He brings matters to the public eye that no one of the butt-licking Mainstream Media will touch in their water-carrying thrall to Hillary et al.


8 posted on 10/26/2016 3:31:03 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: ImNotLying

Agreed. Today’s ‘news’ media would place Woodward and Berstien in contempt the same way they are doing with O’Keefe, Drudge and Brebairt.


9 posted on 10/26/2016 3:56:46 AM PDT by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: detective

James O’Keefe is the real life “Fletch”!


10 posted on 10/26/2016 4:02:16 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: detective

The MSM was all about pointing fingers at the elites until the MSM became part of the elites.


11 posted on 10/26/2016 4:03:05 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Voting Trump. It is not just a vote, it is a chance to burn down the rotten Uniparty.)
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To: detective
James O'Keefe is the real life "Ernie Souchak"!

The end of my movie comparisons.

12 posted on 10/26/2016 4:04:50 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: detective

Discredited? In my neck of the woods that’s called slander and/or libel. And is actionable. He ought to sue the expletives-deleted enemedia into penury.


13 posted on 10/26/2016 4:12:28 AM PDT by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: TMA62

Not so sure. Watergate brought down a GOP President, if Nixon was a Dem, may well have been different.


14 posted on 10/26/2016 5:02:54 AM PDT by crazycat
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To: TMA62

Today’s MSM media would hold Woodward Bernstein up as heroes. They were destroying a Republican. If Okeefe had stung Trump and had damaging videos Of Kellyanne Conway Okeefe would be the toast of the town. He would be preparing a place on his mantle for his Pulitzer.


15 posted on 10/26/2016 6:49:22 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: crazycat; TMA62
Not so sure. Watergate brought down a GOP President, if Nixon was a Dem, may well have been different.

The double standard has been in place a long time. If Nixon was a Dem, there is not doubt the press would have been leading the cover-up and Woodward and Bernstein would have either been marching in lockstep or trying to get jobs pumping gas or flipping burgers.

The only reason they met any resistance is because the story was such a nothing story, and their editors didn't want to waste their time with a story nobody would care about. It was a nothing story, but the constant drip made people think they should care.

16 posted on 10/26/2016 6:56:04 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: detective

Only Democrats can lie cheat and steel. Its why they appeal to all the radical criminals and or invaders.


17 posted on 10/26/2016 6:58:47 AM PDT by Leep
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