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Ummmm....that's pretty funny, considering the employees on the tape were telling the faux pimp and whore HOW to pay their taxes.What crime did it expose?Now, don't get me wrong. I think the fact that this guy caught corrupt ACORN employees in action was impressive.
Even though it didn't prove anything that the Republicans had been accusing ACORN of, he did expose a completely separate crime.
However, this latest exploit proves that he did not act to serve the public interest, but is instead a political hack. And a stupid one at that.
Conspiracy to commit tax evasion and fraud.
Now, don't get me wrong. I think the fact that this guy caught corrupt ACORN employees in action was impressive.
Even though it didn't prove anything that the Republicans had been accusing ACORN of, he did expose a completely separate crime.
However, this latest exploit proves that he did not act to serve the public interest, but is instead a political hack. And a stupid one at that.
Eh, I think it shows he is more of a showboat then a political hack.
I'm still waiting for the FBI to announce the results of their ACORN sting
Still waiting.
And waiting.
Ummmm....that's pretty funny, considering the employees on the tape were telling the faux pimp and whore HOW to pay their taxes.What crime did it expose?
Conspiracy to commit tax evasion and fraud.
You might want to read up on the case. No one has been charged with a crime because no actual crime was committed.
Fox News host Glenn Beck, who gave considerable attention to the ACORN videos on his TV show told his radio audience Wednesday that if the charges against OKeefe are true, it is insanely stupid and illegal behavior. I havent heard his side, but you dont do anything illegal, thats Watergate territory, Beck said. You dont do anything to hurt security for the president or for a senator or anybody else. You dont mess around with it. Ever.
They are, of course, presumed innocent until proven guilty, wrote conservative blogger Michelle Malkin about the accused. But for now, let it be a lesson to aspiring young conservatives interested in investigative journalism: Know your limits. Know the law. Dont get carried away. And dont become what you are targeting.
Read more: Right wary of defending O'Keefe - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com
But lest we not forget who the "victim" is. Can't muster too much sympathy for her.
Also, from the article I posted earlier:
James O'Keefe, Joseph Basel, and Stan Dai each founded or led the alternative conservative newspapers on their respective college campuses.
After graduating, O'Keefe, the filmmaker behind the ACORN stings, actually worked for a year as a recruiter for the Leadership Institute, one of a handful of conservative organizations that provide seed money to students who want to launch alternative newspapers.
Fostering the growth of alternative media on campus -- publications that are more often National Review-style opinion journals than reporting-intensive newspapers -- has been a tactic of the conservative movement for decades. The Collegiate Network, for example, was founded in 1979 and supports over 100 papers per year. CampusReform.org, the campus component of the Leadership Institute, employs 16 staffers.
Our first case is Stan Dai, who served as the editor-in-chief of the GW Patriot at George Washington University. Dai was also a Club 100 Activist of Young America's Foundation, and an Undergraduate Fellow on Terrorism of the Foundation for the Defense of the Democracies, according to a scholarship citation at the conservative Philips Foundation (h/t Lindsay Beyerstein).
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The GW Patriot, it's worth noting, is the same paper that produced John McCormack, the Weekly Standard scribe with the habit of getting into scuffles at political events.
Both O'Keefe and Basel seem to have gotten their start in the conservative college press with a little bit of help from the Leadership Institute, the group that aims to recruit and train conservative activists.
Don't become what you are targetting? What does Malkin mean about that?
I find comfort that ACORN staffers can assist someone wanting to pimp underage girls (can you say "pedophilia"?) without batting an eye. It's almost like someone putting a cat in a pillow case and smashing it against the wall a few times. Sure, it might technically be a "crime" but dontcha think law enforcement should at least take a second look?
Not likely.If Daddy keeps his kid from doing any time I wonder if the right will howl favoritism.
I find comfort that ACORN staffers can assist someone wanting to pimp underage girls (can you say "pedophilia"?) without batting an eye. It's almost like someone putting a cat in a pillow case and smashing it against the wall a few times. Sure, it might technically be a "crime" but dontcha think law enforcement should at least take a second look?
ACORN personnel are not law enforcement, and they are not child services. It is not their job to get involved in this type of case.
While their lack of interest in the situation was morally abhorrent, it is not a crime.
What IS a crime was the tax fraud and money laundering that they were assisting O'Keefe and his assistant with.
And, as I have already stated, I saluted Mr O'Keefe from pointing this out.
That has nothing at all to do with the case at hand, however. What Mr O'Keefe and his friends allegedly did is a federal crime, possibly a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
I wouldn't pay much attention to Babble on this one ... she seems to think this moron getting caught in the act of a felony is retaliation for the ACORN bit.
Watch the tape. It is doctored. There is no real evidence anyone told those two to claim child prostitutes as dependents. And in fact in that instance the ACORN employee did report the couple to the police.Ummmm....that's pretty funny, considering the employees on the tape were telling the faux pimp and whore HOW to pay their taxes.Conspiracy to commit tax evasion and fraud.
You might want to read up on the case. No one has been charged with a crime because no actual crime was committed.
They were telling how to claim child prostitutes as dependents, which is tax fraud, and to hide illegal income as legal income, commonly known as "money laundering".
Both of those things are in fact completely illegal.
Look man, as you know, I'm a big time liberal, but crime is crime. That doesn't mean that the organization is completely corrupt, just that it has some members who should be in jail.
Can you give me a link to that? I hadn't seen where they did that.Watch the tape. It is doctored. There is no real evidence anyone told those two to claim child prostitutes as dependents. And in fact in that instance the ACORN employee did report the couple to the police.Ummmm....that's pretty funny, considering the employees on the tape were telling the faux pimp and whore HOW to pay their taxes.
You might want to read up on the case. No one has been charged with a crime because no actual crime was committed.
They were telling how to claim child prostitutes as dependents, which is tax fraud, and to hide illegal income as legal income, commonly known as "money laundering".
Both of those things are in fact completely illegal.
Look man, as you know, I'm a big time liberal, but crime is crime. That doesn't mean that the organization is completely corrupt, just that it has some members who should be in jail.
And no, a prostitute paying her taxes is not money laundering.
Fired ACORN Worker Had Reported Pimp Plans to Police - San Diego 6Can you give me a link to that? I hadn't seen where they did that.
Watch the tape. It is doctored. There is no real evidence anyone told those two to claim child prostitutes as dependents. And in fact in that instance the ACORN employee did report the couple to the police.
And no, a prostitute paying her taxes is not money laundering.
Fired ACORN Worker Had Reported Pimp Plans to Police - San Diego 6Can you give me a link to that? I hadn't seen where they did that.
Being a prostitute isn't considered a serious crime in this instance and doesn't involve large amounts of money. On the other hand, a prostitute could be charged with income tax evasion if she didn't pay her taxes.Watch the tape. It is doctored. There is no real evidence anyone told those two to claim child prostitutes as dependents. And in fact in that instance the ACORN employee did report the couple to the police.
And no, a prostitute paying her taxes is not money laundering.
It is if she falsely claims such income as being garnered from a legal activity.
From the wiki:
Money laundering is the process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, originated from a legitimate source.
Money laundering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
