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Old 04-24-2012, 12:38 AM
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Evidence obtained by [Attorney General] Brown tells a somewhat different story, however, as reflected in three videotapes made at ACORN locations in California.

One ACORN worker in San Diego called the cops. Another ACORN worker in San Bernardino caught on to the scheme and played along with it, claiming among other things that she had murdered her abusive husband. Her two former husbands are alive and well, the Attorney General's report noted.

At the beginning and end of the Internet videos, O'Keefe was dressed as a 1970s Superfly pimp, but in his actual taped sessions with ACORN workers, he was dressed in a shirt and tie, presented himself as a law student, and said he planned to use the prostitution proceeds to run for Congress. He never claimed he was a pimp.

"The evidence illustrates," Brown said, "that things are not always as partisan zealots portray them through highly selective editing of reality. Sometimes a fuller truth is found on the cutting room floor."
I agree that Breitbart was indeed a "passionate conservative", and I'm sure those that liked his work will miss him.
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Old 04-24-2012, 01:05 AM
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I agree that Breitbart was indeed a "passionate conservative", and I'm sure those that liked his work will miss him.
I would never condone any journalist "deceptively editing" a story. With regard to the ACORN story, I don't know if O'Keefe was to blame, or Breitbart, or both. But whichever one of them (or both) was responsible, I would condemn that behavior. I don't think a journalist should ever do that.

However, I still do think they uncovered some good stuff. The New York Times thought so and even the AGs, DAs, and the non-partisan commission were very critical of ACORN after reviewing the undedited tapes and transcripts.

With regard to Jerry Brown's comments, he is not exactly unbiased. He is a partisan, liberal democrat.
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