Posted on 09/15/2009 6:51:12 PM PDT by markomalley
SAN BERNARDINO - The head organizer for California ACORN says a new video that appears to show a staffer at the organization's San Bernardino office is fake journalism.
The video, which was posted shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday on a Web site called Big Government.com, shows a female ACORN employee talking to a man who claims to be a pimp interested in establishing a brothel where underage immigrant prostitutes would turn tricks in order to raise money for political activity.
The woman, identified on the video as Tresa Kaelke, appears on posted footage to be interested in cooperating the plan. However, California ACORN head organizer Amy Schur said the video is a gross misrepresentation of what actually happened.
"In this video, there are two actors who come into our office and who were messing with us. And our employee was messing with them," Schur said.
She said that the complete and unedited video needs to be released to the public.
Schur said that in a moment not shown on the edited video, Kaelke asked the undercover "pimp" if he was joking and then proceeded to play along with the joke.
Furthermore, Schur said that Kaelke will sign an affidavit stating that she was not seriously entertaining the idea of cooperating with an apparent attempt to establish a house of prostitution.
"She (Kaelke) asked if they were joking and asked if they were reporters. They said they weren't reporters and they aren't. This is not legitimate news," Schur said.
Schur's statements follow comments from ACORN office supervisor Christina Spach, who said Kaelke was afraid of the "pimp" and "prostitute" who broached the prostitution ploy at ACORN's San Bernardino office.
The Big Government.com video identifies the "pimp" as James O'Keefe and the "prostitute" as Hannah Giles. O'Keefe and Giles could not be reached immediately for comment.
"Tresa" later tells her visitors she'll threaten other ACORN workers to make sure they don't reveal the plans for the prostitution ring.
"As soon as you go leave I'm going to go talk to the both of them and threaten them with their lives because I can kill people. I don't have a problem with that," she said.
Dead ringer for a meth-head.
Thanks
That second link is a hoot! Those ACORN people are standing knee deep in a pit of horse crap and are planning to dig a deeper hole.
Everything Obama does or has done is about growing Big Labor! Who did he speak to today - UAW and Steel Workers Union employees. He's pushing his health care agenda. Please tell me why he goes to the unions to talk about the health care bill? They won't be covered under it. They keep their own private, taxpayer-paid health plans.
grabbed.
Someone wanna spend some money and find out her criminal record?
If I am following post #79 with the info correctly, that Duane Berhow is the son (born 1964, died 1992). She divorced the dad with the same name in 1974, when she was 25.
Interestingly, I entered the name "Berhow" into my San Bernardino court search link, and came up with a speeding ticket the son got on 9/16/92. He was dead 12 days later, per the info in post #79.
Sad when you think about it, actually.
Conservatism Hall of Fame - I vote for Joe the Plumber too!
Filing Date Charges Next Hearing Jurisdiction
FVI05722 KAELKE , TRESA MARIE 03/26/1997 CRIMINAL PC None Scheduled Victorville
EM45532TK KAELKE , TRESA MARIE 09/23/1997 I12500A VC, I16028A1 VC, M40508B VC None Scheduled San Bernardino
Case EM45532TK Defendant 254784 KAELKE, TRESA MARIE
Filed Charges
Count Charge Severity Description Violation Date Plea Status
1 VC I12500A I NO OPERATOR LICENSE 09/07/1997 NOLO CONVICTED
2 VC I16028A1 I NO EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESP 09/07/1997 NOLO CONVICTED
3 VC M40508B M FAILURE TO PAY 09/07/1997 ACTIVE
It is to unionize ALL of healthcare like the UK.
You will have ACORN goons beating up the elderly and ignoring them.
yep... he was all into doing things like stories on ghosts when Beck’s ratings started to explode because he was going after ACORN and the Czar’s, now Hannity is ACORN exclusive tomorrow night, then California water Thursday night (THIS I think is a great thing for him to cover BTW) and Friday night — ta da -— CZARS!
HERE is the search I was talking about. Notice it has her married name as alias.
Joe's in...
Case FVI05722 Defendant 96745 KAELKE, TRESA MARIE
Arrest Charges
Count Charge Severity Description Violation Date Plea Status
1 PC CRIMINAL Z CRIMINAL BAIL 12/31/1996
I keep thinking that I would love to ask a few libs, if they were stranded on a desert island for a year, who would they rather have on that island with them? Would they want one of the workers on the ACORN tapes or Joe Wilson? Points out the contrast in character, responsibility and moral fiber!
Maybe she should be the new housing and urban development secretary... she’s definitely qualified by FUBO standards...
Where on earth can one find such information? Kudos on the detective skills.
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