A filmmaker whose undercover videos in Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now offices last year helped turn political will against ACORN has been arrested with three others for allegedly attempting to wire tap U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office, according to The Times-Picayune.
Filmmaker James O’Keefe, Joseph Basel, Stan Dai and Robert Flanagan, the son of Bill Flanagan of Shreveport — who is the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana — were arrested by FBI agents. According to an FBI affidavit, the quartet was nabbed following an elaborate ruse in which two of the men posed as telephone repairmen to gain access to Landrieu’s Poydras Street office.
All four men are in their mid-20s. They are charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with intent to commit a felony, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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... written by mary landrieu is about as liberal as bobby jindal , January 26, 2010 - 05:40 pm
wow, those guys are total geniuses. i am impressed by how smart they are.
... written by Pretty in Pink , January 26, 2010 - 05:56 pm
It is against the law but the tap was probably a good idea.
... written by ocho cuatro , January 26, 2010 - 07:03 pm
the ungodly filth strikes again.
... written by jb , January 26, 2010 - 07:23 pm
wow, overprivlidged, pompus jerks get busted breaking a federal law in the pursuit of ideological bs. Sure, I bet the senator has some crooked ways- what senator doesn't, but you cant break federal laws to set someone up... Guess asking those young men to do a honorable job, like welding, or teaching kids is out of the question... Meanspirited old white men are giving them money to continue their quest to ruin their president's image.
... written by itzme444 , January 26, 2010 - 09:06 pm
Youthful indiscretions......set them free!
... written by Martha Focker , January 26, 2010 - 09:11 pm
The FBI fails to catch terrorists but they are johnny-on-the-spot with the four stooges. I feel safer already.
... written by Rough Beast , January 26, 2010 - 11:39 pm
Dear PIP: What?! Wiretapping a US senator a good idea? Kinda like the invasion of Iraq, deregulating the banking industry, soliciting for homosexual encounters in a public restroom, cavorting with New Orleans prostitutes, having Holy Annointment in the Wasilla Assembly of God for protection from witchcraft (on video no less), founding a museum that teaches that human beings rode around on the backs of dinosaurs. These folks are a veritable fountain of good ideas. Mary's votes and positions on every issue are a matter of public record, she knows how the game is played and is hardly a left-wing subversive.
... written by snarky , January 27, 2010 - 08:43 am
Ah, little pseudoconservatives trying to make a name for themselves. I guess in their minds illegal activity is OK as long as it serves their ideology. I'm sure the sympathizers on hate radio will have all kinds of rationalizations for O'Keefe and the gang.
... written by John Edwards , January 27, 2010 - 09:15 am
Forget the wiretap, check Mary's freezer. That's where the payoffs are stored.
... written by Unempirical Observer , January 27, 2010 - 11:55 am
The same crowd that bloviates about Ms. Landrieu's political philosophy and voting record being a "liberal" one are also the same one who charge the President with being an ardent revolutionary.
Obviously, both are complete (and sometimes annoyingly so) centrists. They simply just don't make the case strongly enough to narrate the story of their position and philosophy of governing, because it's not sexy to be a centrist. Who's going to get fired up by that term? Liberal and Conservative are far more attractive terms, whether used as a perjorative against your adversary or as a Badge of Honor.
Personally, I'm way more aggravated that Senator Louisiana-Polluter-interest-group-for-hire there co-sponsored the Murkowski Amendment to gut the protections of the Clean Air Act.
Thanks for nothing Mary. I would have expected that of Vitter... but considering the position of fear you must operate from, constantly having to look out for a rabid right-wing leaning electorate in this state waiting to toss you out of office, it seems you are more easily compromised than a Republican would be towards boot-stepping with the big business and polluter factions that run the show called Louisiana.
I hope would be Senator Melancon could do better, but so far, the record does not inspire confidence that he can persuasively lead a stubborn, conventional-thinking state out of spiting itself.
Remember that old saying about "let them freeze in the dark"? In the future, they'll be saying about Louisiana, "let them drown in the sea."
... written by mackie mcleod , January 27, 2010 - 12:05 pm
to view a partial list of crimes committed by FBI agents over 1500 pages long see forums.signonsandiego. com/showthread.php?t=59139
to view a partial list of FBI agents arrested for pedophilia see dallasnews. com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3574
... written by zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz , January 27, 2010 - 12:16 pm
LOL this is priceless. I'm sure the Fox types will have plenty to justify this. however, i think we should all admit that, no matter what they found by tapping our Democrat senator's phones, they wouldn't have found any calls from a HOOKER, as they probably would find if they tapped our Republican senator's phones.
... written by Clint Reno , January 27, 2010 - 02:28 pm
Lets see....hookers getting screwed, or the entire American public...interesting choice. Bottom line, left or right, they are all corrupt, worried only about their own self interests.
... written by Tom Hayden , January 27, 2010 - 04:53 pm
Free the Landrieu four! Sure it is was wrong but sometimes you just can't help yourself.
... written by Plumpy , January 27, 2010 - 05:27 pm
No brainier on Okeef's part..
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 28, 2010 - 03:02 pm
I'M GONNA SAY THIS AGAIN ""THE DA'S SON, LIL BOBBY'S PICTURE WAS OMITTED IN THE DAILY RAG, JESUS WHAT POLITICAL CLOUT, THAT ISN'T THE ONLY PRINT DID'NT GET POSTED........
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