Conservative Provocateur James O'Keefe Flops In His Biggest Fail Yet

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Brian Dickerson, a writer for the Detroit Free Press, penned a column Wednesday mocking conservative activist James O'Keefe for his attempt to impersonate him in a failed effort to catch voter fraud on tape for one of his "sting" videos.

"I wish I could muster some righteous indignation over this outrage. But the thing is, O'Keefe didn't get very far," Dickerson wrote.

In the video, O'Keefe tells a poll workers at a precinct in Birmingham, Michigan, that he would like to cast a ballot but lost his driver's license while hunting. Michigan requires a photo ID, but allows non-ID holders to vote with an affidavit.

After a call to the Birmingham city clerk's office, the worker tells O'Keefe he can vote after he signs affidavit affirming he is Dickerson. O'Keefe does not sign the affidavit or vote, but he claims victory in proving that voting laws are too lax -- especially after the poll worker seems to doubt that O'Keefe is actually Dickerson, but hands him a ballot anyway. He then goes to the clerk's office to confront City Clerk Laura Pierce with the tape of the worker handing him the ballot. But Dickerson's column suggests that O'Keefe left out some key details in his cut of the video, which was promoted on Drudge and various conservative websites. For one, Dickerson said, the poll worker Cindy Rose is an acquaintance.

"Rose and I know each other pretty well. I see her every time I vote, and far more frequently in the nearby park where I walk my dog," Dickerson said. "And it’s not just me; Rose has been a volunteer in my precinct for nine years running, and she recognizes most of the voters she encounters every Election Day."

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[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. .............

[tanyev]

2. LOLOLOLOL! Ooh, and he's got his hunting costume on!

A review of costumes thus far:

[KT2000]

4. any pics of the one he wore

when he was going to seduce the reporter on a boat? Mabey a Hefner silk robe?

[tanyev]

7. Oh, I always thought it was more like this:

[KT2000]

10. LOL!! too funny

http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBvirwq.img?h=516&w=728&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=563&y=259

[tanyev]

12. Sweet! Best of both worlds!

[klook]

15. I like him in this outfit:

Mugshot after being arrested for attempt to bug Mary Landrieu's office

Ugh -- sorry for the closeup of that hideous face! Must go wash out eyes now.....

[tanyev]

22. So true. If he keeps trying to pull these poorly thought out "undercover" operations,

he may find himself wearing something like that for a much longer period of time.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

29. One can hope.

[Historic NY]

3. I'm thinking they wanted him to sign the affidavit....

if he did he could be charged.

[moreland01]

8. Affadavit

Exactly. What she is failing to tell him is that if he commits forgery by signing that affadavit as someone else, he is committing a criminal offense.

Instead of trying to trap volunteers at local precincts, douche needs to get a job helping out with the nitty gritty of an election and then complain about holes that he might uncover. Otherwise STFU!!

[NBachers]

5. Why is this little twit still around?

[barbtries]

14. such a good question

i wonder it every time he pops up in the news again. yuck. who pays attention to this weak tool?

[calimary]

9. Welcome to DU, Alfalfa Male!

I like your screen name!

He's a TOTAL disgrace, for sure. And he's soooooo very adamant and hellbent on proving it.

[shenmue]

11. What a piece of shit

[MrScorpio]

13. He obviously hasn't been to Michigan much...

Everyone in this state knows when hunting season is... And it's not in fucking August.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. No kidding. People there drool looking forward to Thanksgiving venison.

[riversedge]

28. As I read the story, I thought to myself==wonder what he is hunting in August in

Michigan. dah!

[wallyworld2]

16. who is paying him?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

30. Kochs?

[jayschool]

17. Selective Conservative Outrage

Their argument:

"See how easy it is to just get a ballot and vote? Therefore we need to restrict how many people get ballots and actually vote."

Now ask them about military-style weapons.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Voter disenfranchisement versus voter fraud

[Zambero]

20. O'Keefe tries to rig the system

It appears that the "system" of voting won't rig itself, requiring a calculated fix of manufactured fraud from someone like O'Keefe.

[cstanleytech]

23. Well its easier to pass laws to disenfranchise minority voters when you tell people fraud "could"

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happen rather than tell them the truth which is that while voter fraud can happen actual instances of it are rare.

[Beartracks]

32. More voter fraud has been caused by rightwingers...

... trying to prove voter fraud than actual cases of voter fraud.

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[47of74]

21. Me to O'F--kface

[Blue Owl]

24. What a pea-brain -- a GOP-brain...

[Festivito]

25. Gave false information attempting to deny another persons vote.

Brian Dickerson could be listed as having already receiving a ballot and would be given provisional ballot.

[rusty quoin]

26. I read about this earlier.

It does not make a difference to right wing sites and Fox News. This guy is a hero and facts don't matter. To them he scored another win.

[Beartracks]

27. Tries to prove voter fraud... with a blank ballot.

He's like an eight-year-old playing dress-up. What a childish tool.

I imagine the poll worker would not have accepted the ballot back from him without the signed affidavit, so no lax-ness even happened.

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[Fantastic Anarchist]

31. He must have gotten his ass kicked in school a lot.