Showing posts with label Keefe. Show all posts
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Monday, March 11, 2013

ACORN and James O’Keefe III: The Tiny Crumb of Justice

Acorn and James O'Keefe: Nomadic Politicsby Nomad


Mr. James O’Keefe III has always been a useful tool for the conservatives. 
The right wing  can distantly applaud his antics under the pretense of social good works, and at the same time, they can disapprove of his controversial techniques. He can do things that no respectable journalist would dream of doing and, best of all, he can be painted as hero to naive but politically-mind young conservatives. 
By friends and foes, O'Keefe has been called many things: a hero, a prankster, a provocateur, guerilla reporter, a film-maker, an activist, a douchebag, even- though more rarely- a journalist.

Last week, 28-year- old O’Keefe was back in the news, but this time he was not in control of the spotlight. 
In the past, we have examined O’Keefe’s pivotal role in bringing down the community action organization, ACORN. Here’s a follow-up to that story.