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Fox just announced that James O'Keefe, the activist charged in the Landrieu phone tampering case, will be talking to Sean Hannity for an interview to air Monday at 9 p.m.

The move follows a public statement posted by O'Keefe today on BigGovernment.com, the Andrew Breitbart site.

O'Keefe is being represented by Michael Madigan, a high-profile Washington, D.C., attorney who is a partner at Orrick.

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January 29, 2010 4:02 PM   

Big surprise there. The FNC/RNC propaganda continues.
I assume the conversation will be by phone because li'l Jimmy is supposed to be grounded in New Jersey with mom & dad.

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January 29, 2010 4:07 PM   

Funny how the Repubs always get their minions to do their dirty work for them...that includes the t-baggers also.

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January 29, 2010 4:10 PM    in reply to Les Ismore

Includes Hannity too.

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January 29, 2010 4:08 PM   

They'll be looking upon him as a Christ figure facing the wickedness of King Herod. Should be a good money-raiser for them.

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January 29, 2010 4:09 PM   

What will be fun about this will be the reaction of the judge who issued a gag order in this case.

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January 29, 2010 4:13 PM    in reply to tiowally

He'll get away with it. Just watch, Obama and the rest of the ball-less dems will call the dogs off.

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January 29, 2010 4:55 PM    in reply to Riesz Fischer

It is not up to the politicians. The political appointee is Flanigan's father, he is going to be forced to recuse himself, he may well be forced to resign as acting AG.

This will all be being handled at the career civil service level. The more that O'Keefe mouths off, the harder it is going to be to cut him any sort of deal.

The DC madam tried the same sort of 'political embarrassment' type defense. It didn't work for her, she was convicted. I cannot imagine that the co-defendants will want to join O'Keefe on his martyr's pyre. If I was one of their lawyers I would be advising them to sing like a canary and try to make sure that they did so before any of the other defendants cut a deal.

The three co-conspirators have a reasonable hope of getting off with the misdemeanor charge and probation if they plead guilty and co-operate with the prosecution. O'Keefe could probably get away with six years if he cops a plea. But if he keeps on mouthing off like this and tries to take it to trial he is going to find that he is facing a felony charge which is considerably more serious - even if he only gets the same sentence.

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January 29, 2010 5:57 PM    in reply to Riesz Fischer

I just realized how appropriate your avatar is.

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January 29, 2010 5:12 PM    in reply to tiowally

I had hoped the same; however, I read elsewhere that no gag order was issued, that was a false story.

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January 29, 2010 5:23 PM    in reply to barrelhse

Bummer.

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January 29, 2010 4:39 PM   

I think O'Keeffe bugged the judge's chambers.

He has him on tape saying, "Screw Breitbart and his antics!"...or he'd have heeded the judge's gag rule.

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January 29, 2010 4:40 PM   

Donald Seghretti, at all?

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January 29, 2010 4:44 PM   

Does this guy get a walk, or is he going to be doing some time? I want to see him very slammed up - for a long time. Send a message.

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January 29, 2010 4:50 PM   

At what point does 'an effort to embarrass' a U.S. Senator - or whoever - become 'extortion'???

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January 29, 2010 5:00 PM    in reply to Scottsdalian

If he threatened to reveal the information if certain conditions were not met there would be an extortion issue. There is no evidence that he intended to do that.

But there is the entering a federal building under false pretenses (five years), conspiracy (five) and now an apparent obstruction of justice/witness tampering charge (ten).

The Brietbart statement looks like an attempt to tell his co-conspirators what his defense is. That is obstruction of justice and a violation of his release condition 7(j).

Federal prosecutor's MO is to lard up as many charges as they can.

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January 31, 2010 10:15 AM    in reply to Scottsdalian

It's all about the intent.
If a guy gets caught with explosives hidden in his shoe while he was trying to check in at the airport ... and he has been featured on TV before as being willing to do anything to embarrass the administration ... do you let him off with a "hand slap" just because he was caught before he actually did anything?

Just because the guy got caught before he had completed his crime does it mean he shouldn't be held accountable?

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January 29, 2010 4:51 PM   

Magazine covers we'd like to see (re: Pimp Jimmy O'Keefe)

http://bit.ly/d0CqkH

(C'mon -- somebody had to Photoshop that skeezy clown.)

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January 29, 2010 5:14 PM    in reply to Serephin

I like it. Can you do a Perp Jimmy O'Squiff- er, O'keefe?

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January 29, 2010 5:04 PM   

please be sure to remind me before he goes on not to watch it

egads, what a waste of time. you can't pay me to watch that channel

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January 29, 2010 5:51 PM   

So Hannity is having the little terrorist on? I can't imagine his lawyer is going to allow it.

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January 29, 2010 7:36 PM    in reply to Hank

Hannity loves to say the "Obama hangs around with an unrepentant domestic terrorist," so now they have that in common, I guess. Think Sean will make the connection, though? Me neither...

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January 29, 2010 6:01 PM   

Now, now, now! I'm sure Sean will ask him some really tough questions. Like:

SH: How did you get such an awesome idea?

JO'K: Well, as a famous journalist and film-maker, it just came naturally."

SH: What do you think of the Liberal Media that ran with the "wire-tapping" story?

JO'K: That was the plan all along! Why do you think we had costumes and all that? Remember when I yelled out "veritas!" I knew they fell into my trap. (Of course I was planning to come back -- if we had gotten away with it -- and tap the bitch's phones anyway)

SHEESH! Is my mic on? I thought this was just rehearsal ---

SH: Hey, don't worry. We'll edit it out. Maybe put in some footage of cops beating Young Republicans so that our report will be fair and balanced...

Re-do:

JO'K: Yes, the Liberal Media is totally irresponsible. They just don't know the meaning of honor. They just hate America

SH: Sad but true. I just have to ask; who is your most admired person in the world?

JO'K: That's easy. E Gordon Liddy. I'm trying to do that cigarette thingy in my hand, but sheesh! It hurts, and I can't stand pain -- unless I am inflicting it on a Liberal! I'm really tough when it comes to that!

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January 29, 2010 9:09 PM   

how is he going "to appear" on Hannity' show when he is grounded and livin with momy and daddy? the most he can do is a interview via the telephone

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January 30, 2010 2:26 AM   

and wasn't breibart on the teevee yesterday bitching at shuster about how he was polluting the jury pool by tweeting it was a wire tapping charge? isn't the punk himself poluting the jury pool by going on hannity? what idiot judge is in charge of this guy/fiasco? he can order him to live with his mother but not stay off fox news? WTF?

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January 31, 2010 11:37 AM   

Since O'Pimpboy is grounded that probably means his co-dork conspirators aren't allowed to visit. That is why he needs to get their incredibly lame excuses together via Giant Head Hannity's Retard Roundup Show.

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January 31, 2010 1:49 PM   

I will bet a dozen doughnuts this falls through. This jerk's lawyer needs to put the kabosh on his plan to give an interview. No criminal defendant gives a televised interview and is not later hurt by having done so. You go on TV and badmouth federal prosecutors; you pay (is their motto).
If he were my client, I would tell him "Do the interview and I am out of here".

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January 31, 2010 6:33 PM   

Wow. This guy is getting the absolute worst legal council ever.

"Anything you say can and will be used against you".

What a genius! Go on national TV and *admit* you did it again, Jimmy Olsen. Genius!

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January 31, 2010 6:50 PM   

Ask him how he envisioned his plan to play out. What was the script for the final cut?

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January 31, 2010 9:37 PM   

Putting O'Keefe on FOX NEWS makes him a hero and gives him a microphone to spew out anti Democratic anti President Obama talking points the Republicans have given him. Let him do his talking from a prison cell. If first time pot smokers who were trapped in police ambushes go to prison, so can O'keefe for a far more serious offense. Spreading disinformation and distorted viewpoints using sleazy methods etc. We don't need another Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck.........shut his mouth or stuff it with something.

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January 31, 2010 9:41 PM   

James O'Keefe is an activist. Terry Randall is an activist, Scott Roeder is an activist, Judge Alito is an activist, Orrin Hatch is an activist. He refused to sign into law the use of scanners at airports because it would let Gentiles see Mormon underwear...............Yeah, he is on the judiciary panel.

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January 31, 2010 9:44 PM   

There was not explicit gag order but there was a standard instruction, that basically says keep your mouth shut. I think Turley's site has the exact wording of the court's instructions.

It has also been pointed out that the judge tends to get rather cheesed off when parties start mouthing off. It is disrespectful and can complicate a case and create extra issues for the judge to have to rule on.

And most lawyers tell their clients to keep their trap shut. Because anything they say that is not in confidence to their lawyer is up for grabs by the prosecution. The defendant can blow his own defense by releasing info that their lawyer does not want to have to defend against.

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January 31, 2010 11:37 PM   

Hmmm.. thought TPM printed a retraction, given the affadavit mentioned no phone tampering and issued a public statement stating that there was none, nor any sign of such tampering or bugging, et al...

I guess the desperation is getting pretty darned bad, isn't it? Your overwhelming fascistic desires, scared off real liberals and those previously duped by so called, "progressivism" and you see the bottom falling out of that tenuous hold you had on power. It must be pretty hard to snap out of denial, isn't it.. ;)

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