{"id":20263,"date":"2013-08-28T13:58:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=20263"},"modified":"2013-08-28T13:58:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T17:58:50","slug":"limiting-the-freedom-of-people-who-may-disagree-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=20263","title":{"rendered":"Limiting The Freedom Of People Who May Disagree With You"},"content":{"rendered":"

James O’Keefe<\/a> has irked the political left on numerous occasions. He has exposed voter fraud in various locations, at one point receiving Eric Holder<\/a>‘s ballot in Washington, D.C. He has also exposed some real dishonesty inside the workings of ACORN. The political left would very much like for him to go away, but they seem to be making fools of themselves in their efforts. Tulane University<\/a> is the location of the latest battle in the war for freedom of speech.<\/p>\n

On Monday, The Examiner<\/a> reported that James O’Keefe was unlawfully detained on the campus of Tulane University by former Louisiana Attorney General<\/a> Jim Letten<\/a>. James O’Keefe committed the crime of offering Jim Letten’s wife a copy of his book.<\/p>\n

The article reminds us of the past history between Jim Letten and James O’Keefe:<\/p>\n

Letten had been the longest serving AG in the US<\/a> until he was forced to resign,<\/a> when it was found that his office had posted material on NOLA.com that contained libelous charges against Fred Heebe and other targets of Letten’s office. His second in command and another top deputy confessed to the postings. Letten was never accused of posting himself but there was a question about his investigation into the posts. Letten was asked for his resignation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Letten’s office leaked emails and other alleged evidence to the press from OKkeefe involving the incident in the office of US Senator Mary Landrieu<\/a>. Letten says he recused himself from the case, but his office did prosecute the case. He handed the case to US Attorney Jan Mann. Mann was one of the prosecutors posting on NOLA.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Frey at Patterico.com<\/a> also reported the story. James O’keefe was fined for secretly recording an ACORN employee telling him how to handle his tax returns while smuggling under-age girls into the country to become prostitutes.<\/p>\n

Patrick Frey reports:<\/p>\n

O\u2019Keefe has maintained that someone from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office<\/a> leaked his privileged attorney-client emails, a subject he discusses at length in his book. Letten insists that he had nothing to do with it, if it indeed happened at all. \u201cHe\u2019s just very deceitful and deceptive,\u201d Letten said, who again said he had recused himself.<\/p>\n

Letten wouldn\u2019t say why he recused himself, but it is most likely because one of the defendants, including Robert Flagan, who is the son of the then acting U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Letten and Flagan are social acquaintances.<\/p>\n

Letten insisted that he recused himself from the case, but after prodding acknowledged that it was \u201cmy office who continued to make the decision.\u201d \u201cWhen someone recuses themselves it isn\u2019t done lightly,\u201d Letten insisted.<\/p>\n

The decision to prosecute O\u2019Keefe and to accept Letten\u2019s recusal was made at \u201cthe very highest levels of the Justice Department<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong> \u201c[O\u2019Keefe] was appropriately convicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Letten declined to answer if his office worked with Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute O\u2019Keefe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s reason to think that he may have. Last month, J. Christian Adams<\/a>, a voting rights expert, revealed documents that showed coordination by Holder\u2019s Justice Department with Attorney General Richard Head of New Hampshire after O\u2019Keefe\u2019s successful voter fraud investigations. [Editor’s note: Richard Head has worked directly with Brett Kimberlin<\/a> associate and professional harasser Neal Rauhauser.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

This is another incident of the unequal justice administered by the Holder Justice Department. It really is time for Eric Holder to leave office.<\/p>\n

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