The hapless, clueless media


	The hapless, clueless media

jay8h

10-19-2009 10:57 AM

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jay8h says:

"They wanted to know if O'Keefe, the 25-year-old mastermind of the operation, had been trained at the infamous Leadership
Institute, a conservative political organization in Washington.

It was as if his motivations were somehow the issue. "

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