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Mon Oct 6, 2014, 01:54 PM Oct 2014

Look who Turtle Boy has on his side...

I guess McConnell can just put his head between his legs and kiss his ass goodbye...

James O'Keefe Brings His Dishonest, Doctored Videos To The World Of Political Campaigns

James O'Keefe has recently launched a political advocacy group, Project Veritas Action Fund, but journalists should be aware that O'Keefe has a long history of lies and deceptively edited videos filmed under false pretenses.

Project Veritas Action Fund has so far released videos about Kentucky's U.S. Senate race and Texas' gubernatorial contest. O'Keefe's venture is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, which allows direct involvement in political campaigns. O'Keefe's existing group, Project Veritas, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which is not allowed to be involved in political campaigning.

O'Keefe released a video that accused the progressive group Battleground Texas of using "potentially illegal methods to change elections" in their efforts to register voters before Texas' election this year. Special prosecutors in Texas were appointed to investigate O'Keefe's claims and they recommended the case be dismissed and criticized the Project Veritas video as "little more than a canard and political disinformation."

The group's latest video attacks Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes (D). Titled "The Lying Game," Project Veritas claims they went "undercover in multiple Grimes campaign offices to determine if her opposition to the core principles of her own political party is genuine or an intentional deception." But as Bloomberg's Dave Weigel explains, "There's no criminal activity alleged here. Instead, there's a succession of cheerful activists insisting that Grimes is on their side, and is participating in a 'lying game' when she says she'll fight for the coal industry."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/06/james-okeefe-brings-his-dishonest-doctored-vide/201026

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Look who Turtle Boy has on his side... (Original Post) Archae Oct 2014 OP
The Wall-Eyed Owl Turtle is getting desperate. hifiguy Oct 2014 #1
Yep. theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #2
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