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dwer.livejournal.comACORN shows 'pimp' and 'pro' the door here
But when the phony pimp and prostitute tag team visited ACORN's local office, on Broad Street near Parrish, on July 24, they were apparently shown the door.
Philadelphia ACORN president Carol Hemingway said in a statement on Monday that "after causing a major disturbance, they were asked to leave the office, and a police report was filed."
Hemingway e-mailed copies of the incident report to the news media. No charges were filed against O'Keefe or Giles, and their visit to the City of Brotherly Love has not been part of a series of reports aired on the Fox News Channel.
Fox News Punked By ACORN
“They were not believable", said Ms. Kaelke of the two actors. "Somewhat entertaining, but they weren't even good actors. I didn't know what to make of them. They were clearly playing with me. I decided to shock them as much as they were shocking me. Like Stephan Colbert does – saying the most outrageous things with a straightface." While her sense of humor might not be funny to many people, the fact is that she spun false scenario after false scenario and the videographer ate them up.
First, you have Giles and O’Keefe. Not quite the “independent filmmakers” they are presented as, each is a well-connected conservative activist. O'Keefe is an anti-choice zealot who specializes in using deceptive practices to trick his targets into embarrassing themselves. Giles is the daughter of Townhall.com founder Doug Giles. As Hannah Giles previously revealed on Hannity, she knew nothing about ACORN, other than that she didn’t’ like the organization, before she hatched her plan to dupe them. Breitbart soon proved he had not vetted Kaelke’s claim and didn’t care. Nor did Fox News, as Glenn Beck proved earlier.
“You both are being threatened with a lawsuit along with James O’Keefe,” Hannity said. He forgot to mention that ACORN is also threatening to sue Fox News and that the State of Maryland is considering prosecuting Giles and O’Keefe for illegally recording the conversations with ACORN without their consent.
The real tragedy here is that Acorn has been a force for social justice, and now it's getting thrown under the bus. Just like with the Public Option and the Patriot Act, Obama isn't standing up for these guys. But where are all the principled Republicans who refuse to buy into such illicit methods of bringing down community organizations?
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But when the phony pimp and prostitute tag team visited ACORN's local office, on Broad Street near Parrish, on July 24, they were apparently shown the door.
Philadelphia ACORN president Carol Hemingway said in a statement on Monday that "after causing a major disturbance, they were asked to leave the office, and a police report was filed."
Hemingway e-mailed copies of the incident report to the news media. No charges were filed against O'Keefe or Giles, and their visit to the City of Brotherly Love has not been part of a series of reports aired on the Fox News Channel.
Fox News Punked By ACORN
“They were not believable", said Ms. Kaelke of the two actors. "Somewhat entertaining, but they weren't even good actors. I didn't know what to make of them. They were clearly playing with me. I decided to shock them as much as they were shocking me. Like Stephan Colbert does – saying the most outrageous things with a straightface." While her sense of humor might not be funny to many people, the fact is that she spun false scenario after false scenario and the videographer ate them up.
First, you have Giles and O’Keefe. Not quite the “independent filmmakers” they are presented as, each is a well-connected conservative activist. O'Keefe is an anti-choice zealot who specializes in using deceptive practices to trick his targets into embarrassing themselves. Giles is the daughter of Townhall.com founder Doug Giles. As Hannah Giles previously revealed on Hannity, she knew nothing about ACORN, other than that she didn’t’ like the organization, before she hatched her plan to dupe them. Breitbart soon proved he had not vetted Kaelke’s claim and didn’t care. Nor did Fox News, as Glenn Beck proved earlier.
“You both are being threatened with a lawsuit along with James O’Keefe,” Hannity said. He forgot to mention that ACORN is also threatening to sue Fox News and that the State of Maryland is considering prosecuting Giles and O’Keefe for illegally recording the conversations with ACORN without their consent.
The real tragedy here is that Acorn has been a force for social justice, and now it's getting thrown under the bus. Just like with the Public Option and the Patriot Act, Obama isn't standing up for these guys. But where are all the principled Republicans who refuse to buy into such illicit methods of bringing down community organizations?
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