Well guess what everyone, SURPRISE SURPRISE Seems that once more O'Keef is full of @#$% and
Heavily Edited his video to put words in someones mouth.
When conservative political activist James O'Keefe released the 11-minute edited version of his secretly recorded video of then-NPR chief fundraiser Ron Schiller slamming conservatives, O'Keefe also posted what he says is the entire two hours' worth of video his undercover team collected.
"Judge for yourself" whether he produced a fair and balanced 11-minute version, O'Keefe said last Tuesday when his tapes hit the Web.
As NPR's David Folkenflik says on Weekend Edition Sunday, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck's website The Blaze has done some judging and concluded that O'Keefe did make some misleading edits.
The Blaze wrote Thursday that some things O'Keefe did were "editing tactics that seem designed to intentionally lie or mislead about the material being presented." For instance, The Blaze says that in the edited tape "NPR exec Ron Schiller does describe Tea Party members as 'xenophobic ... seriously racist people.' " But, it notes:
"The clip in the edited video implies Schiller is giving simply his own analysis of the Tea Party. He does do that in part, but the raw video reveals that he is largely recounting the views expressed to him by two top Republicans, one a former ambassador, who admitted to him that they voted for Obama.
"At the end, he signals his agreement. The larger context does not excuse his comments, or his judgment in sharing the account, but would a full context edit have been more fair?"
The Blaze has also put together a medley of "What You Didn't See" in the edited tape that might add context:
What You Didn't See: NPR Execs...Proud of GOP Past, Love Fiscal Conservatism, Compare Fairness Doctrine to Communist Russia & De from Naked Emperor News on Vimeo.
O'Keefe's edits do not wipe away the nature of some things Schiller said that NPR's management and many of its highest profile journalists publicly called appalling. Schiller, for example, said the Republican Party has been hijacked by Tea Party supporters who are "fanatically involved in people's personal lives" and have a "weird evangelical" view of the world.
But as David tells Weekend Edition host Liane Hansen, "The Blaze analysis strongly suggests ... [that] the 11 1/2 minute video ... significantly distorted what Ron Schiller had to say." Here's part of their conversation:
Liane Hansen speaks with David Folkenflik
O'Keefe has not responded to David's e-mail request for comment.
Ron Schiller, who had already announced he was leaving NPR before the tapes hit the Web, moved up his departure by immediately resigning after their release. Vivian Schiller, NPR's CEO and no relation to Ron Schiller, was subsequently ousted by the NPR board of directors — because the board concluded that this controversy, and the lingering effects of last fall's controversial dismissal of analyst Juan Williams, made it impossible for her to effectively lead the organization.
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So once again we find this guy has basically out right lied and distorted what someone said. The "Hijacked by racists and xenophobes" weren't his words, he was QUOTING someone from within the Republican party! The 'Laughter' about the fake islamic group pledged to spread Sharia law, was edited in from Ron laughing that someone was their at the restaurant also with his name.
If the edits are true and the tape is as heavily doctored as it seems, it means that yet again, the person in question did little to nothing wrong while in the blink of an eye "the media" acted as judge, jury and executioner on his career.
Ron was fired from NPR, the job he was supposed to be getting after leaving was refused to him, and the CEO of NPR forced to step down all over events that now seem totally manufactured.
THIS is why O'Keefe should be locked up, the man shamelessly falsifies his "interviews" to inflict the maximum damage on people and groups he has it in for. And the worse part is the Media, and even us, buy into it time and again.
I wonder where Count Chocula is now? With his
and don't forget that he didn't put the words in Schiller's mouth.
Mmmhmm...
