{"id":1602,"date":"2010-03-26T18:22:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T01:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2010-03-26T18:22:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T01:22:18","slug":"guilty-pimp-james-okeefe-to-plea-to-misdemeanor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"GUILTY! Pimp James O’Keefe To Plea To Misdemeanor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FoxThe Associated Press is reporting<\/a> that James O’Keefe, the ersatz pimp made famous in his fraudulently edited videotapes of ACORN, is likely to plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from his misadventures in the offices of Louisiana senator Mary Landrieu.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors filed reduced charges Friday against conservative activist James O’Keefe and three others who were accused of trying to tamper with the phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office. […] The new charges carry maximum sentences of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When this plea bargain is concluded it will represent the only conviction of anyone involved in the ACORN sting. ACORN itself was found to be innocent of any wrongdoing by three separate, independent investigations. Additionally, poorly considered legislation from Congress prohibiting federal funds from going to ACORN was ruled to be unconstitutional in federal court.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, before the ink was even dry on the deal, O’Keefe’s Sugardaddy, Andrew Breitbart (who supports child molesters<\/a>), was trumpeting it as some sort of victory. He tweeted<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“BWAAAH: Conservative activist, 3 others have charges reduced in phone caper at La. senator’s office. Developing…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure what he’s so happy about. His apprentice propagandist is still facing jail time and will have a criminal record. No matter how Breitbart downplays the significance of this, the facts reveal that O’Keefe was engaged in some pretty shady activities. He maintains that he was only there to find out if Landrieu’s office was avoiding the phone calls of constituents. He claims he never intended to tamper with the lines. That’s an obvious lie. If it were true, then why did he and his cohorts leave Landrieu’s office to go to a separate facility that housed the telephone wiring and equipment?<\/p>\n

While it is disappointing that O’Keefe et al won’t be held to fully account for their felonious behavior, the reality is that this is the way many criminal cases are resolved by prosecutors and courts who have an interest in reducing caseloads and acquiring convictions. And while there is some likelihood that these delinquents will end up getting little more than a slap on the wrist, being caught and convicted for malfeasance in a senator’s office is certainly nothing to be proud of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press is reporting that James O’Keefe, the ersatz pimp made famous in his fraudulently edited videotapes of ACORN, is likely to plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from his misadventures in the offices of Louisiana senator Mary Landrieu. 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