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Josh Fox is on Chris Hayes exposing O'Keefe (Original Post)
malaise
May 2014
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SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)1. eek, how much did I miss?
Josh Fox exposed the moron big time. He recorded the entire scam so when O'Keefe and his goons released their edited tape, Josh released the entire tape
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/22/james_okeefes_anti_fracking_scam_backfires/
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Conservative prankster James OKeefe famous for entrapping liberals into saying things theyll later live to regret has ended up on the wrong end of his own sting operation, the Daily Beast reports. One of the journalists intended victims, catching on to the chicanery, came forward with a secret recording that he says reveals OKeefes true methods of getting his incendiary video clips.
OKeefe unveiled his newest video, which he claimed exposes the hypocrisy of Hollywood environmentalists, Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival. In it, to the glee of conservative bloggers, environmentalist filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell and actors Mariel Hemingway and Ed Begley Jr. all appear to unwittingly accept funding for a new anti-fracking documentary from some very stereotypical Middle Eastern oil interests. (If Washington, D.C., continues fracking, a potential investor named Muhammed explains as his motivation for backing the film, America will be energy-efficient, and then they wont need my oil anymore):
All four victims begrudgingly admitted that theyd been punked, though they stopped short of admitting to any wrongdoing. To be clear, we flat out deny any implication of impropriety, Josh Tickell told the Hollywood Reporter. Had an offer been made, significant due diligence would have been conducted. Hemingway and Begley, for their part, both said that they had attended the meeting at the Tickells request, as a favor for friends.
Where things really get interesting, however, is at the very end of the video, where OKeefe teases a conversation with anti-fracking documentarian Josh Fox (of Gasland fame), who appears to be headed for the same trap, Obviously there are projects that we are working on ahead of time, that were working on now, that do sound like they would be interesting to your clients, Fox is heard saying. But Fox was savvier than OKeefes other victims hed made a secret recording of his own, revealing the full context of their conversation:
Aerows
(39,961 posts)2. O'Keefe is a slimy little weasel
and everyone with eyes can see it. Even those that thought he was an "activist" before.
(My apologies for any weasels I offended by comparing O'Keefe to them)
Segami
(14,923 posts)3. Bwhahaha.....Josh Fox turns around...
and tapes O'Keefe!
"..Where things really get interesting, however, is at the very end of the video, where OKeefe teases a conversation with anti-fracking documentarian Josh Fox (of Gasland fame), who appears to be headed for the same trap, Obviously there are projects that we are working on ahead of time, that were working on now, that do sound like they would be interesting to your clients, Fox is heard saying. But Fox was savvier than OKeefes other victims hed made a secret recording of his own, revealing the full context of their conversation:
n the recording (which can be heard at the Daily Beast) Fox is heard repeatedly asking Brandon Turner from Beacon International to identify his clients. Turner says only that his clients are people from Europe, and the Middle East, but mainly Europe at this point, environmentalists who are interested in funding an anti-fracking film. Turner continuously declines to name the European benefactors and instead asks Fox several times whether hed be willing to set up a meeting. Fox explains in a variety of ways that he cant participate in something where, um, were taking money from people who arent identified. Thats not kosher for us.
After several minutes of back and forth, in which Turner attempts to convince Fox that his clients are earnest environmentalists, Fox says that obviously there are projects that we are working on ahead of time, that were working on now, that do sound like they would be interesting to your clients. He immediately follows that comment up with a stipulation. However, I really feel like I would need a more formal approach than just Come meet me for coffee, this is the company we work for, Fox is heard saying. We dont know much about your company I would need to have more transparency than youre giving me right now to feel comfortable with doing that.
Fox ends the conversation by reiterating that Turners clients will have to reveal themselves if they want to fund one of his projects.
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/22/james_okeefes_anti_fracking_scam_backfires/
johnp3907
(3,732 posts)4. Sounds like fun!
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)7. It was Priceless.