James O’Keefe issues statement on the falsely accused charge of wiretapping and liberal biased media

MSNBC-reporter-David-ShusterLike James O’Keefe or not, or even what he and the 3 others attempted to do at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office, the facts of this entire situation expose the double standard of the liberal / progressive biased media. After the ACORN tapes were released, the media ignored the story for nearly a week. Charlie Gibson then of ABC claimed in a radio interview “Oh, I never heard of it”. Yet, once the story of O’Keefe’s arrest for allegedly wiretapping Landrieu’s phones (which have already been proven not to be true) broke, MSNBC falsely claimed that O’Keefe violated a non-existent “gag order.” and rushed dirtbag David Shuster to New Orleans. The Associated Press incorrectly reported that O’Keefe “broke in” to an office which is open to the public and the Washington Post has now had to print corrections in two stories. Other so called “news” organizations jumped on the wiretapping story just minutes after news of the arrest originally broke. So now its time for James O’Keefe’s response to all the BS, and RedState has posted it in full.

The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: no one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu’s office. Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines. Reports to this effect over the past 48 hours are inaccurate and false.

As an investigative journalist, my goal is to expose corruption and lack of concern for citizens by government and other institutions, as I did last year when our investigations revealed the massive corruption and fraud perpetuated by ACORN. For decades, investigative journalists have used a variety of tactics to try to dig out and reveal the truth.

I learned from a number of sources that many of Senator Landrieu’s constituents were having trouble getting through to her office to tell her that they didn’t want her taking millions of federal dollars in exchange for her vote on the healthcare bill. When asked about this, Senator Landrieu’s explanation was that, “Our lines have been jammed for weeks.” I decided to investigate why a representative of the people would be out of touch with her constituents for “weeks” because her phones were broken. In investigating this matter, we decided to visit Senator Landrieu’s district office – the people’s office – to ask the staff if their phones were working.

On reflection, I could have used a different approach to this investigation, particularly given the sensitivities that people understandably have about security in a federal building. The sole intent of our investigation was to determine whether or not Senator Landrieu was purposely trying to avoid constituents who were calling to register their views to her as their Senator. We video taped the entire visit, the government has those tapes, and I’m eager for them to be released because they refute the false claims being repeated by much of the mainstream media.

It has been amazing to witness the journalistic malpractice committed by many of the organizations covering this story. MSNBC falsely claimed that I violated a non-existent “gag order.” The Associated Press incorrectly reported that I “broke in” to an office which is open to the public. The Washington Post has now had to print corrections in two stories on me. And these are just a few examples of inaccurate and false reporting. The public will judge whether reporters who can’t get their facts straight have the credibility to question my integrity as a journalist.

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January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Liberal Media Bias


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