Posted on 08/12/2015 4:09:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In recent years the government has gone to extremes to bully everyday Americans and whistleblowers from speaking out against corruption. From the targeting of Tea Party groups and conservative donors to the lawsuits against poverty nuns over birth control the government has harassed and abused its citizenry.
In June investigative journalist James O’Keefe was detained by U.S. customs agents after arriving at the airport in Nassau, Bahamas en route to Miami. The agents told him then he was being detained for crossing back and forth across the US-Mexico border in Texas dressed like Osama bin Laden.
Customs agents targeted O’Keffe because Project Veritas embarrassed them with past videos, exposing government corruption and extreme incompetence.
On July 14, 2015, James O’Keefe was once again harassed and detained by US Customs after returning to the US from Canada. This time agents detained James for over an hour. The US agents told O’Keefe he was targeted because of his journalism. And they even asked him about his support for Donald Trump.
The federal website described James as an “amateur reporter engaged in publicity stunts.” O’Keefe now has confirmation that they are actually looking at a screen that tells them the journalism that Project Veritas has reported and shows that they are retaliating against him.
James has repeatedly embarrassed US Customs. In response, they are now going after him.
This time in Montreal James recorded the encounter to prove the harassment and abuse:
“ US Customs Agent: So you’re a reporter for who?
James O’Keefe: I started my own media company. It’s called Project Veritas and we do sort of investigative documentary films exposing hypocrisy and corruption.
US Customs Officer Ms. Blaire-Bechstead: Within the government, within big corporate companies?
James O’Keefe: Mostly within the government, actually.
US Customs Officer Blaire-Bechstead: So how long have you had your own media company?
James was even asked about how Project Veritas makes money:
“ US Customs: Do you make money off the YouTube hits or…?
James O’Keefe: We’re a non-profit charitable foundation.
US Customs: So you don’t have ads on your YouTube hits at all?
James O’Keefe: Not yet. I’m thinking about putting them on there.
That’s when the conversation turned to presidential politics. James says he as so flabbergasted by the question that he couldn’t even form a coherent response.
“ Customs Officer Mr. Creelman: Would you really support Trump as a nominee?
James O’Keefe: I cant, I can’t even…
Officer Creelman: Who do you want it to be?
James O’Keefe: I don’t really endorse politicians, for, you know, anything.
Finally a supervisor came and let James go – after more than an hour of being detained and questioned.
James reported that the government officials were actually looking at a screen that told them about the news items Project Veritas has released. They are targeting him because of the scandal he has exposed. James O’keefe hopes this video will ignite a new movement of citizen journalists who will boldly stand up and say, “enough is enough!”
Here is James O’Keefe’s latest investigative report:
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
lol. You guys are unreal. Blood coming out of your eyes or wherever. It was an example of how I feel about privacy. Not a direct analogy to what this reporter faced.
I’m done with this topic. You guys flame away. You argue like media people.
What really happened to Bret Breitbart?
You mean Andrew Breitbart.
I still speculate that they got Dinesh D’Souza because of an NSA search through his emails and voicemails and texts and cellphone calls.
Yup. They collect everything, store it and if and when that person becomes a person of interest they access the collection and troll for USC violations.
Been going on for decades.
He embarrassed them with that Bin Ladin stunt. He also embarrassed the administration. Somebody, somewhere along the line flagged his file in the system. He will receive extra attention every time he enters the US. That will go on until somebody removes the flag, and they never remove the flags. I'm not saying it is right. I'm just saying that's the way it is.
I'm kind of surprised nobody asked what US Customs was doing detaining and questioning a US citizen at the Montreal airport.
No one is flaming you.
He sure as hell beats the tar out of the faux investigative show “60 Minutes” .... last investigations by 60 Minutes about starving black people in Africa learning to play musical instruments, starving people in Africa forming choirs, etc. .... not even significant enough for ET!
I foresee a lot of subpoenas for the Customs dumbies.
This is going to be a great show.
Hello Marvin!
Is that you Megyn, with another gotcha question?
See?
Even Free Republic banned me for asking a simple question!
Fascist Republicans!!
What a doofus!
I agree. The agents were not being jerks. Some agent put a “check him” on his profile and so that is what they do. An administrative agent made it a pain for him to enter the country because of O’keefes previous actions. Not a very big surprise and not that big of a deal either.
Political persecution is no big deal?
I have to wonder why this website even exists.
Thank you. I actually met Andrew Breitbart. I wish he were here. He spoke about James O’Keefe with great admiration. He would have liked The Donald.
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meanwhile an illegal alien rapist enters america is called a dreamer given welfare and free healthcare and driver license and the ok to stay in the country no questions asked
Prayers for James O’Keefe... he’s a good man.
Hooray for O’Keefe!
(If you’re taking flak, you must be over the target.)
Now they will be even meaner because he recorded (exposed) them again while they made another mess - used their police power to politically harass him for his films about their incompetence.
Also, they questioned him about supporting Trump? Does supporting Trump make you a terrorist to Homeland inSecurity like supporting Ron Paul? Trump will be happy if he finds out about that. /s/
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