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James O'Keefe blew Project Veritas money on his musical theater dreams (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2023
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James O'Keefe 'Outright Cruel' to Project Veritas Employees, Internal Memo Alleges
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2023
#14
Project Veritas Board issues a statement tonight in response to James O'Keefe.
LetMyPeopleVote
Feb 2023
#15
WhiteTara
(30,115 posts)1. he's just another grifter.
tanyev
(44,311 posts)2. Well that explains his obsession with costumes.
catbyte
(35,625 posts)3. Gee whiz. Who woulda thunk that somebody like him would be a scam artist?!?
FakeNoose
(35,306 posts)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 OKeefe is in turmoil, wracked by unhappy donors and OKeefes outright cruel behavior towards his staff, according to an internal memo signed by a third of its employees. Working for OKeefe 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 nonprofits board with the document covering his behavior, saying they were troubled and frustrated by OKeefes management style. Later that day, the board voted to reinstate two executives OKeefe had fired a week earlier, while OKeefe 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 OKeefe is synonymous with the group he founded, his fate at the nonprofit remains unclear. New York Magazine first reported on the internal dissension and OKeefes leave.
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 nonprofits board with the document covering his behavior, saying they were troubled and frustrated by OKeefes management style. Later that day, the board voted to reinstate two executives OKeefe had fired a week earlier, while OKeefe 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 OKeefe is synonymous with the group he founded, his fate at the nonprofit remains unclear. New York Magazine first reported on the internal dissension and OKeefes 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
(32,875 posts)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
(21,848 posts)6. Only cure is to stop making stupid people famous
keithbvadu2
(39,778 posts)7. Michael Jackson wannabe?
MagickMuffin
(17,000 posts)8. Whew, that was some masterful dancing, singing, and sledgehammering
James OKeefe is a nowhere man!
I hope he doesnt get his job back and is left broke and penniless
pfitz59
(10,812 posts)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
(17,783 posts)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
(186,184 posts)11. Another grifter basing his game on a complete lie - ACORN
They eat this up on talk radio though.
CatWoman
(79,599 posts)12. I hope Prince's estate sues him for unauthorized use
UTUSN
(72,214 posts)13. K&R
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,746 posts)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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https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-okeefe-outright-cruel-to-project-veritas-employees-internal-memo
The memos authors also raised concerns about OKeefes 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 OKeefe, who performed in high-school musicals, has added a series of musical productions to the groups repertoire, including an elaborate Project Veritas experience that involves OKeefe dancing while wearing a bulletproof vest.
In December, Project Veritas acknowledged improperly giving OKeefe $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 werent the only thing irritating donors, according to the petition. OKeefe is portrayed throughout the document as badgering uncomfortable donors for five- and six-figure checks. Other donors didnt like his treatment of his employees, the employees say.
In December, Project Veritas acknowledged improperly giving OKeefe $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 werent the only thing irritating donors, according to the petition. OKeefe is portrayed throughout the document as badgering uncomfortable donors for five- and six-figure checks. Other donors didnt like his treatment of his employees, the employees say.
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,746 posts)15. Project Veritas Board issues a statement tonight in response to James O'Keefe.