ACORN-ival Of Fools

So, the conservative filmmaker who supposedly "busted" ACORN was not found to have done anything illegal when he faked his videos...but that whole "not found to have done anything illegal" part just ran into a brick wall called the FBI.

Alleging a plot to tamper with phones in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in the Hale Boggs Federal Building in downtown New Orleans, the FBI arrested four people Monday, including James O'Keefe, 25, a conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos at ACORN field offices severely damaged the advocacy group's credibility.

Also arrested were Joseph Basel, Stan Dai and Robert Flanagan, all 24. Flanagan is the son of William Flanagan, who is the acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, the office confirmed. All four were charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of committing a felony.

According to the FBI affidavit, Flanagan and Basel entered the federal building at 500 Poydras Street about 11 a.m. Monday, dressed as telephone company employees, wearing jeans,  fluorescent green vests, tool belts, and hard hats. When they arrived at Landrieu's 10th floor office, O'Keefe was already in the office and had told a staffer he was waiting for someone to arrive.

When Flanagan and Basel entered the office, they told the staffer they were there to fix phone problems. At that time, the staffer, referred to only as Witness 1 in the affadavit, observed O'Keefe positioning his cell phone in his hand to videotape the operation. O'Keefe later admitted to agents that he recorded the event.

Illegal wiretapping.  Two gets you five that these guys will be adamantly defended by some big-wig GOP donor group and called heroes for trying to expose Sen. Landrieu as the ACORN-loving Commumuslimhippie she really is.

But hey, the damage is already done to ACORN.  Millions of Americans will now shoot an ACORN worker on sight.