I wonder if they weren't trying to Blagojevic Mary Landrieu

[rudy23]

I bet they thought, especially after she struck that deal by holding out on the healthcare bill, that they could catch Landrieu making some shady deal for the senior Flanagan's US attorney spot.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. That had to be the dumbest half ass plan in years then.

[rudy23]

2. Maybe they got cocky after their "success" with ACORN

Never underestimate the crazy

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. He stole the acorn thing from Borat & Howard Stern. He's sadly mistaken

if he figured that career government people would be as easy a target as volunteers at an Acorn Center.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Yes, my digging indicates that you're right.

Remember that O'Keefe has spoken at the Pelican Institute. One of his co-criminals was Robert Flanagan, who works for the Pelican Institute.

This was posted by Flanagan. They had some interest in what they thought was shady business around Landrieu from last November. I think they thought they could get more evidence on illegal donations or something with their bugs. The excerpt is from the Pelican Post, a website run by the Pelican Institute:

http://www.thepelicanpost.org/?p=247

Watchdog Group Files Complaint Over Mysterious Landrieu Donation
Posted by Robert Flanagan on November 23, 2009
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The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the FEC over a $25,300 donation by Senator Mary Landrieu’s campaign to the U.S. Treasury.

CREW executive director Melanie Sloan argues, “We all know politicians don’t give up campaign contributions – much less $25,000 – without a very good reason. It appears Sen. Landrieu’s reason may have been to avoid a scandal or, even worse, a federal investigation into some of her contributions.”

Marc Elias, Senator Landrieu’s campaign lawyer, called the lawsuit “frivolous” and said the campaign wanted to protect the identity of donors who “may not have done anything wrong.” The CREW complaint however argues that the only two scenarios in which “dirty” money may be donated to the Treasury are if a donor is under a Justice Department investigation, or has been convicted for making illegal contributions. In both of these cases, the identity of the donor must be made public.

Sloan follows up, “Our campaign finance laws were designed to ensure transparency. If Sen. Landrieu did nothing wrong, she has no reason not to come clean with the American people and explain why she turned over $25,000 in contributions to the Treasury.”

[Skidmore]

5. The Rs haven't gotten any better at this sort of thing since Watergate.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

6. Do not verb Blagojevic.

Don't make me get out my anti-verbing stick.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Bingo

That makes sense to me.