by Kai Wright on 01/27/2010 @ 09:09am
Here's a bizarre trait a friend of mine likes to point out about America's privileged class: The accusations too many of its denizens hurl down at poorer, usually darker people say more about themselves than anything else. Those raging against the entitlement programs that form our social safety net are some of the most entitled, underserving people in our society. People obsessed with perversion are among the most morally depraved you'll meet. And those who see crime and fraud lurking around every corner rarely have much respect for the rule of law. Which brings us to James O'Keefe.O'Keefe, you'll recall, was the "investigative journalist" who posed as a pimp, alongside his faux-hooker friend, to make a celebrated gotcha video revealing ACORN's purported crimes. Now comes this news: The FBI arrested O'Keefe and three co-conspirators on Monday for posing as telephone workers, seemingly in order to bug the New Orleans office of Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. An FBI agent's affidavit charges all four with entering federal property under false pretense for the purpose of interfering with the phone system -- a felony. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the Washington Post.
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