Readers will remember Mr. O’Keefe and his work through Project Veritas on discovery of possible voter fraud in New Hampshire during its recent primary to choose a Republican presidential nominee. If not, it is because the MainScream (MS) media neglected to inform the citizens of the state, much less the nation..
Mr. O’Keefe suffered blogslog slings and arrows, along with verbal barbs from the governor of New Hampshire and other officials of that state. Comes Mr. O’Keefe with a slingshot of his own in the form of a suit against a New Jersey newspaper
PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY- On New Hampshire Primary Day, Project Veritas, while violating no laws, exposed the ease in which voter fraud can occur in states lacking voter identification requirements.
Project Veritas’ work has been praised by New Hampshire’s legislative leaders, yet the reaction also includes articles by large media organizations that stated false and defamatory statements and articles.
The New Jersey Star-Ledger editorial board reported O’Keefe “committed a felony by fraudulently obtaining a ballot in the name of another person; [broke] New Hampshire law by recording another person.” Additionally the Star-Ledger Editorial board wrote January 22nd, O’Keefe is “still on probation for trying to tap the phone of Sen. Mary Landrieu. The Star-Ledger had previously printed a retraction for this claim on November 3rd, 2010.
Perhaps there is a lesson for the “intrepid fact gatherers” (meaning the MS media) hidden in the arrogance of their mantra … perhaps not. But the result of their jaw-dragging efforts is a joy to see when they are brought to task:
Project Veritas’ president, James O’Keefe commented, “Media outlets obviously intent on protecting a system that fosters voter fraud, have defamed me by claiming I and PV committed voter fraud. The Star-Ledger even went so far as to print a ‘trying to tap phones lie’ after retracting that lie over a year ago, when presented with court documents that proved the contrary.”
“It is my experience that demanding retractions from dishonorable people only leads to dishonorable retractions. Therefore, today I started a campaign to combat media organizations that state or repeat malicious lies about my work.”
The lawsuit filed this morning against the New Jersey Star Ledger seeks monetary damages and an injunction compelling them to print another retraction with language approved by the court.
To view a copy of the filing, click here.
Please plan to attend the first municipal candidate forum sponsored by the Sandia Tea Party. Candidates from Estancia,Moriarty and Edgewood have been invited to participate.
