James O'Keefe blew Project Veritas money on his musical theater dreams

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[WhiteTara]

1. he's just another grifter.

[tanyev]

2. Well that explains his obsession with costumes.

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3. Gee whiz. Who woulda thunk that somebody like him would be a scam artist?!?

[FakeNoose]

4. Daily Beast article explains why he's being ousted from Project Veritas

(link) https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefe-outright-cruel-to-project-veritas-employees-internal-memo

The undercover video operation run by right-wing operative James O’Keefe is in turmoil, wracked by unhappy donors and O’Keefe’s “outright cruel” behavior towards his staff, according to an internal memo signed by a third of its employees. Working for O’Keefe at Project Veritas can mean being “publicly humiliated” by him in what amounts to “public crucifixions,” and even being required to take lie detector tests, his unhappy employees write in the memo.

“I would describe Project Veritas’ current environment with this saying: ‘The beatings will continue until morale improves,’” one disgruntled staffer wrote in the memo.

On Monday, Project Veritas staffers presented the nonprofit’s board with the document covering his behavior, saying they were “troubled and frustrated” by O’Keefe’s management style. Later that day, the board voted to reinstate two executives O’Keefe had fired a week earlier, while O’Keefe went on paid leave.

“James will be taking a few weeks of well-deserved [paid time off],” Project Veritas executive director Daniel Strack wrote Monday in an internal Project Veritas group chat obtained by The Daily Beast.

Even though O’Keefe is synonymous with the group he founded, his fate at the nonprofit remains unclear. New York Magazine first reported on the internal dissension and O’Keefe’s leave.

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James O'Keefe is currently on leave from PV, and ultimately may be fired, according to Daily Beast and New York Magazine.

[GoCubsGo]

5. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

That little prick even screwed over his own organization. Serves them all right. That being said, this is not how I pictured his demise, although I'm thinking the frog march in an orange jumpsuit is still coming.

[Johonny]

6. Only cure is to stop making stupid people famous

[keithbvadu2]

7. Michael Jackson wannabe?

[MagickMuffin]

8. Whew, that was some masterful dancing, singing, and sledgehammering

James O’Keefe is a nowhere man!


I hope he doesn’t get his “job” back and is left broke and penniless

[pfitz59]

9. The right is entirely ego driven

it's all "me me me". That's why they hate any suggestion of socialism or shared costs.

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Working on a remake of "The Music Man", maybe?

Starring Jimmy as Prof. Harold Hill! Of course!

Although I always pictured him as a dancer at heart. Maybe he wants to do Shakespeare, too. Hamlet-in-the-Round. James O'Keefe Superstar. Or a walk-on with RuPaul.

[underpants]

11. Another grifter basing his game on a complete lie - ACORN

They eat this up on talk radio though.

[CatWoman]

12. I hope Prince's estate sues him for unauthorized use

[UTUSN]

13. K&R

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14. James O'Keefe 'Outright Cruel' to Project Veritas Employees, Internal Memo Alleges

O'Keefe is an asshole and a bad dancer

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The memo’s authors also raised concerns about O’Keefe’s use of Project Veritas money to promote his own theatrical ambitions. Project Veritas is best known for its undercover stings against Democratic groups and other Republican targets. But O’Keefe, who performed in high-school musicals, has added a series of musical productions to the group’s repertoire, including an elaborate “Project Veritas” experience that involves O’Keefe dancing while wearing a bulletproof vest.

In December, Project Veritas acknowledged improperly giving O’Keefe $20,500 in “excess benefits” to pay for Project Veritas staff to accompany him to Virginia as he performed a lead role in a production of the musical Oklahoma!.

In the memo, one employee worried that all of the money spent on musicals risked alienating donors.

“All the theatre stuff and how that is handled makes me very uneasy,” the memo reads, adding later, “In the end, we are in a deficit now, our fans and potential fans beyond do not respond positively to all of that stuff.”

But musicals weren’t the only thing irritating donors, according to the petition. O’Keefe is portrayed throughout the document as badgering uncomfortable donors for five- and six-figure checks. Other donors didn’t like his treatment of his employees, the employees say.

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15. Project Veritas Board issues a statement tonight in response to James O'Keefe.

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