This past week marked one of the strangest periods of my life. And yes, the arrest of my friend and colleague James O’Keefe had a lot to do with it. James found himself, once again, in the middle of a
From FoxNews.com: James O’Keefe, accused of trying to tamper with the phones of Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, was “framed” by the media and the U.S. attorney’s office, Andrew Breitbart, publisher of BigGovernment.com, told Fox News Monday. The same day the
UPDATE: The Richmond-Times Dispatch issued a correction to this story. We thank them for their diligence. In the column “Gotcha Games: Stung” of February 1, 2010, Staff Reporters refer to a wiretapping plot by James O’Keefe at the offices of
I was wondering how I had initially gotten the idea that James O’Keefe had been accused of trying to wiretap Mary Landrieu’s phones. After all, if you look at my original post — in which I mistakenly said O’Keefe had
UPDATE: The Alexandria Echo Press updated this post to correct the highlighted sentence. In Al Edenloff’s article, “Former aide to Ingebrigtsen charged in bugging of U.S. Senator” of January 29th, 2010, the author repeats a claim that Joseph Basel along
In the blogger known as DarkSyde’s post “Third Rate Burglary?” of January 26th, 2010, the author refers to an alleged wiretapping plot by James O’Keefe and three other conservative activists at the offices of Sen. Mary Landrieu: In case you
Update 1/30: The Associated Press has removed the video highlighted below. While we thank the AP for taking the video down, we request they also scrub the headline “Suspects in Landrieu Break-in Appear in Court” from Associated Press pages and
In David Hammer’s article “ACORN ‘gotcha’ man arrested in attempt to tamper with Mary Landrieu’s office phones” of January 26th, 2010, Mr. Hammer referred to an alleged wiretapping plot by James O’Keefe and three other conservative activists at the offices
From the Associated Press: NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Four conservative activists accused of trying to tamper with a senator’s phones were just trying to record embarrassing undercover video of her staff ignoring phone calls from constituents angry that she supported
Big Government — Statement from Andrew Breitbart: “We have no knowledge about or connection to any alleged acts and events involving James O’Keefe at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office. We only just learned about the alleged incident this afternoon. We have
Statement from Andrew Breitbart: “We have no knowledge about or connection to any alleged acts and events involving James O’Keefe at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office. We only just learned about the alleged incident this afternoon. We have no information other
Statement from Andrew Breitbart: “We have no knowledge about or connection to any alleged acts and events involving James O’Keefe at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office. We only just learned about the alleged incident this afternoon. We have no information other
Statement from Andrew Breitbart: “We have no knowledge about or connection to any alleged acts and events involving James O’Keefe at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office. We only just learned about the alleged incident this afternoon. We have no information other
As you all watched the Bowl Championship Series title game between Texas and Alabama, consider that this could be the final game where some degree of freedom exists in who actually plays in the game. Reliable sources tell me that
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy TPM: In a heated debate over the Senate health care bill with former DNC chairman Howard Dean on Hardball tonight, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) said, “There are things
[youtube w4VxK7csr1M nolink] In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: Thanksgiving, White House Party Crashers, Climategate, Safe Cars, Senator Mary Landrieu, Sarah Palin, Oprah, Notable Quotables Web Show, and Johnny Depp.
Last Saturday night, in what was mostly a procedural vote, the Senate approved moving forward with debate on the health-care reform bill. The vote was 60-39, the barest minimum necessary for debate to start in the Chamber. To listen to
From tonight’s Politico: Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a yes for debating health reform, but a no for the public option, and she and fellow centrists are making clear they expect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to scrap his current plan
It appears one of the few things standing between SEIU and government-run health care is U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman. That may be the most dangerous place to stand in Washington these days. The SEIU issued an e-mail screed a few
Embedded video from CNN Video CNN: “I would tend not to,” Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union when asked whether she would support a public health insurance option included in health care reform
