Posted on 02/04/2010 7:04:17 PM PST by icwhatudo
Short version: After "watergate 2" blew up in the media's face-O'Keefe is now being accused of being a racist because he attended a conference. At the conference was FR's own Trueblackman.
In Max Blumenthals article James OKeefes race problem for Salon.com of February 3, 2010, Mr. Blumenthal makes a number of unverifiable and provably false claims regarding James OKeefes attendance at a 2006 conference called Race and Conservatism. Below are the list of quotes containing misinformation and an explanation of why they need to be addressed by the editors of your publication.
From left: Marcus Epstein, Jared Taylor, Kevin Martin, and John Derbyshire at what Max Blumenthal dubbed a white-nationalist confab
(Excerpt) Read more at bigjournalism.com ...
CLAIM: "OKeefe lost his job at the Leadership Institute in 2008 for a prank call he made to an Ohio-based Planned Parenthood clinic."
Truth: Mr. OKeefe left the Leadership Institute (LI) in May of 2007. He made the calls to Planned Parenthood in August 2007 and released the recording of those calls in February 2008.
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Do’h....again.
The dishonesty of the left often leave me speechless. Or rather not willing to be banned or arrested.
So, I find that Max Blumenthal, the author of these slanders, is the son of Sidney Blumenthal. I guess the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Comments on Breitbart’s site are saying LGF is peddling this garbage as of last night. I hope O’Keefe sues and wins - big!
Max Blumenthal....son of SID VICIOUS Blumnethal!! Say no more.
Cool!
And for documentation/reference
Breitbart Confronts Blumenthal at CPAC (This is CLASSIC stuff; Must See TV!)
A funny thing happened on the last day of CPAC. Max Blumenthal, recently corrected and embarrassed journalist from Salon.com paraded through the convention with a camera crew. Like last year, he was looking for a confrontation of some kind. Im not sure what Max uncovered in his fact-finding mission, but I know that as he was leaving, a confrontation found him.
Setting the record straight on the failed spin master in Max Blumenthal (Email to Breitbart)
Yes there is much I would like to add to the record that Max Blumenthal failed to research. 1)I found Project21 in 1998 via a web search at the same time I joined Free Republic and joined the group of my own freewill. Giving quotes in Press Releases, writing Op-ED and conducting media appearances mostly of my own accord. 2)I have been a simple advisor to Project 21 and I have never been paid or listed on their paid staff at anytime. 3)As far as my appearance at the Leadership Institute, I personally arranged my appearance and travel as I...
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