Update January 30, 2010: High Jinks to Handcuffs for Landrieu Provocateur, The New York Times
ACORN foe: Phone scheme meant to embarrass senator
by Michael Kunzelman and Brett J. Blackledge
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January 29, 2009
New Orleans (AP) — A conservative activist accused of trying to tamper with Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu’s phones said he and three others charged in the incident wanted to investigate complaints that constituents calling her office couldn’t get through.
“On reflection, I could have used a different approach to this investigation, particularly given the sensitivities that people understandably have about security in a federal building,” James O’Keefe wrote Friday on the Web site biggovernment.com.
Landrieu’s spokesman called his explanation “feeble.” Continue reading “Espionage and Tampering as Activism?”