Fox News Theater: Current GOP Hero Dons Pimp Costume For Interview
James O’Keefe has been enjoying his moment in the right-wing spotlight since his undercover prostitution/ACORN videos debuted last week. Originating from Andrew Breitbart’s new site, BigGovernment.com, the videos have gotten major play on Fox News, Drudge and other Web outlets.
And the young star seemed to be doing everything right – until he showed up on Fox & Friends today in a “pimp” outfit and dropped one of the most “ridiculous” lines ever.
“I’m one of the whitest guys ever,” said O’Keefe, decked out in a fur coat, sunglasses and carring a pimp cane. “I just wear ridiculous stuff and put people in ridiculous situations.”
Commence the shark jumping.
The segment itself related to the fact ACORN is threatening to sue Fox News (and O’Keefe) for their role in the tapes dissemination. The Fox & Friends anchors wanted to have O’Keefe on to dispute ACORN’s reasoning for the lawsuit, instead he unknowingly turned the tables. “I do in fact work for Fox News and I have a budget of about 300 million dollars,” joked the “Borat of the Right,” while co-host Steve Doocy laughed uncomfortably.
“You have no budget, you don’t work for Fox News,” he said, with litigation seemingly on his mind.
It should be noted, O’Keefe can be thanked for almost single-handedly getting the Census Bureau to stop working with ACORN. Now he’s appearing on cable news in his Halloween costume from junior year in high school.
This video is unbelievable:
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It really blows my mind the street thugs from ACORN actually took him seriously in that outfit. Kudos to him for pulling it off, I just can’t believe it worked.
After seeing him and his outfit, I have to wonder if the ACORN workers might’ve been having some fun at his expense. I mean he’s what, 17 and his stylist was “Huggy Bear”?
I should add to my previous comment that though they may have been having fun, they were doing it on work time and were representing an organization, so disciplinary action would still be appropriate.
libra blue says: O’Keefe may sound and look like an idiot, but then what does that say about the ACORN workers? What is the difference if he does work for FNC? He got the job done and exposed these imbeciles and that is all that matters.
I think Mediaite should spend less time trying to discredit FNC and more time smacking down the MSM organizations who have ignored this report.
@Magister, I doubt that any of those ACORN workers are that clever or intelligent.
shootfromthehip says: He at no time disclosed that he was actually filming them. 60 Minutes (back when they did “ambush” style interviews), Dateline and The O’Reilly Factor at least all tell the subjects who they are and inform them that they are being filmed. It’s called fair journalism. That is the difference. He broke Maryland state law and also failed to disclose he went to multiple other ACORN office and was kicked out of all of them before he found low level staffers at that one ACORN office. I’m not here to defend what those ACORN workers said, which I agree is horrible, but I do think it is unfair how he presented himself and how he got this footage.
chiefjgmac says: “also failed to disclose he went to multiple other ACORN office and was kicked out of all of them before he found low level staffers at that one ACORN office.” The count right now is up to three. We don’t know how many more will surface. They might have been thrown out of some offices……..but as far as I am concerned what I have seen so far in the three makes me wonder. If, as ACORN officials say, these are trumped up charges based on doctored video, why were 4 people fired? Just does not compute.
krb9c9 says: I don’t think he wore that to the ACORN offices. I don’t really understand what he’s trying to do with that outfit, but it distracts from the entire point–that a FEW employees encouraged a brothel.
http://www.newsy.com/videos/backed_into_acorner
CaptainAmerica says: Yes, KRB9c9, he did wear that into the Acorn offices. That’s why he wore it on F&F. Hannah also wore a fur coat as well. Its hilarious the ACORN people were that stupid they fell for this. That shows you that they have no business in getting the over $8 billion of federal funds.
Yeah, shame on him for being ridiculous–far more ridiculous than an agency that receives federal funding to give advice on how to legitimize underage prostitution and human trafficking.
Oh, James O’Keefe, how dare you make ACORN appear foolish by insidiously forcing their employees to offer you ways to run your hypothetical international prostitution ring. They weren’t doing anything wrong, they were only trying to help. That’s why they’re still employed by ACORN, right?
No one should have any problem with their tax money going to this agency, which obviously only has the best intentions. I can’t stand those dirty, greedy Republicans. They aren’t even willing to contribute a little of their paychecks to help hypothetical Central American children start their “performing arts” careers.
Actually he wore a better one to the offices. He had a three-piece suit on under the fur coat when he actually did the stings.
Dean says: Looks more like he didn’t have enough money to get a good Halloween costume to me. I can’t believe this guy wasn’t laughed out of every inner city neighborhood he went to. I can’t believe it really sold.
shootfromthehip says: I am surprised a real pimp didn’t really hurt this kid or go after his biyatch. He must have hired security!
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