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NPR’s Schiller & Schiller: Many Political Missteps on the Road to Resigning

Filed under: Media, Budget, AnalysisPolitical naivete and tin ears are the threads running through the saga of Vivian Schiller, forced out as NPR's CEO on Wednesday, and Ron Schiller, no relation, who quit as NPR's top fundraiser on Tuesday. Perma...

Stung: NPR Execs Caught in Candid Chat With Would-be Muslim Donors

Filed under: Scandal, Gaffes, Media, Video, Conservatives, Ethics, Tea PartyNPR, in a statement, pointed out that its representatives had refused to accept a $5 million check offered by the "fraudulent organization." Permalink | Email th...

Rep. Steve King promises pointless, racist investigations for the next two year

Rep. Steve King (of "Obama is very, very urban fame) has announced how he'd spend the next two years. Luckily, he'll be chairing just one subcommittee, unluckily, it's the Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, refugees, border security and international law. But his jurisdiction over what he wants to investigate is questionable. The racism...

Fake ACORN Pimp Tries to ‘Punk’ CNN’s Abbie Boudreau

Filed under: Matt Lewis and the NewsJames O'Keefe, the conservative activist who posed as a pimp in the infamous ACORN video, tried to "punk" CNN's Abbie Boudreau. He seems to be hurting his muckraking cause. Permalink | Email this ...

ACORN: GAO Investigation Finds No Misuse of Federal Dollars

Filed under: Scandal, InvestigationsA federal investigation found that the community organizing group did not misuse the $40 million it received from the federal government over a four-year period. Permalink | Email this | Lin...

James O’Keefe, Others Plead Guilty In Landrieu Stunt, Get Probation


Conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe and three others pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor charges in connection with an attempt to to tamper with phone lines in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office.

 

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O’Keefe didn’t actually dress like a pimp in ACORN’s offices

You know that video in which James O'Keefe dressed up like a pimp during his ACORN sting operation?

Turns out, the video was just promotional material recorded after O'Keefe and co-star Hannah Giles visited ACORN offices -- O'Keefe didn't actually wear a pimp outfit into any of the offices.

Dave Weigel got...

Third Rate Burglary?

In case you missed it, four people were arrested for trying to plant wiretaps in Senator Mary Landrieu's office. One of them was the lead actor in a recent hit job on a community minded organization:

A conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos shone a spotlight on alleged corruption by the liberal activist...

Steve King Is Nuts

Apparently the daily-dose of teabagging has amped up Rep. Steve King's (R-IA) cognitive dissonance:

"It's thousands of times bigger than Watergate because Watergate was only a little break-in by a couple of guys," said King. "By the time we pull ACORN out by its roots America's going to understand just how big...

Most Republicans think ACORN stole the 2008 election

If you ever doubted Fox's political power, look no further than these new poll results from PPP:

The poll asked this question: "Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?" The overall top-line is legitimately won...

NY-23: Hoffman Sobs That ACORN Made Him Do It

Proving once and for all that he really was the only true Republican in the race, the loser in the election to represent New York's 23rd District is now sobbing that ACORN cost him the election. And apparently they pelted the teabagger candidate with nuts until he was "forced to concede."

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Real election fraud, courtesy of Pennsylvania GOP

Some ACORN dude registered Mickey Mouse to vote, which is so much worse than this:

A former [Pennsylvania] House speaker, an ex-lawmaker and eight aides Thursday became the latest — and the first Republicans — to be charged in a three-year-old investigation into the diversion of public resources and employees to legislative...

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