Sree Sreenivasan ambushed by James O'Keefe

[meegbear]

Run time: 01:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNPXdXbT6Ds   Posted on YouTube: November 08, 2011 By YouTube Member: natherz1 Views on YouTube: 313   Posted on DU: November 10, 2011 By DU Member: meegbear Views on DU: 1824

 
Columbia Journalism School Dean of Students Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) is confronted by conservative activist James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII), of NPR-, ACORN-, and Planned Parenthood-snookering fame, at roughly 11 a.m. EST on Monday, November 7.

I was sitting working on a story when I noticed a couple of people with a camera and a microphone talking with Sree, but I didn't think too much of it until Sree stood up and said that the guy with the microphone was James O'Keefe.

O'Keefe wanted a response to his allegations that a Columbia professor Dale Maharidge had sent him a "profanity-laced" e-mail, and that another had advocated the re-election of Barack Obama.

Afterwards, O'Keefe told me outside the school that he was interviewing Sree as part of his new campaign, "To Catch A Journalist."

"We've caught your professors on tape talking about the need to re-elect the president," he said. "I think it's time for you guys to start practicing a bit of introspection. I think that journalism professors need to not determine what politicians to elect, and they need to do more fact finding in order to let the public determine that."

"You have to excuse me, because I have to go get someone's comment right now," he said.

Filmed by Columbia J-School student Nat Herz (@nat_herz).

[Chipper Chat]

1. 21st century ratfucking.

I'll have to admit James looks much better in a sweater.

[Demoiselle]

2. I thought that nasty little maggot was on some kind of probation...

..Forbidden to do this kind of thing. Or was I just daydreaming again?
And by nasty little maggot I mean, of course, O'Keefe, not Professor Sreenivasan.

[Scuba]

3. Ha! "Why aren't you dressed like in some of your other videos?" ....

... he is asked by Sree(?). "I'm a chameleon" sez O'Keefe.


More like a snake. My apoligies to reptiles of all colors.

[midnight]

4. K&R.. I can't really hear the part about when O'Keefe is asked about why the way he is dressed and

something about his many costumes... I would of really like to hear his introspection about his costumes.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. But the best bit wasn't filmed:

...So halfway through, I started videotaping him on my iPhone. After he was done with me, I should have kept rolling, because they get to the exit and find they can't open it. He says, "Have they locked us in?" Turns out they were pulling the door instead of pushing it.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2011/11/columbia-journalism-dean-turns-cameras-james-okeefe/44821/

http://www.newmediaist.com.nyud.net:8080/files/FarSide.jpg

[Hissyspit]

6. James O’Keefe laughed out of journalism school

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/10/james-okeefe-laughed-out-of-journalism-school/

- snip -

Instead of an apoplectic reaction at the prankster’s amazing journalism skills, Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School’s dean of students, turned on a camera and began questioning O’Keefe.

“Why didn’t you dress like you were in some of your other videos?” Sreeivasan asked, referencing the first deceptive video O’Keefe produced that catapulted him onto Fox News. Another cameraman in the room began laughing, at this point.

- snip -

“After he was done with me, I should have kept rolling, because they get to the exit and find they can’t open it,” Sreivasan later wrote on Twitter. “He says, ‘Have they locked us in?’ Turns out they were pulling the door instead of pushing it.”

[Plucketeer]

7. O'keefe's a tough guy alright

Someone posted his Ph# here a few weeks ago. On impulse, I dialed it and got his voice mail. I offered something less than flattering and hung up.

About a week later, I get a call from a fella what says he's O'Keefe's lawyer. Want's to graciously inform me that they've turned over my name and number to the FBI concerning harrassment. I almost wept for poor James. And indeed, a FBI agent out of a NY field office DID call me and ask of my intentions towards poor, picked on James! BTW - I DID check to see that the FBI guy was legit before I called back to answer his questions.

[bongbong]

8. Cowards

The prey on the people, making deceptive videos, and then they go running to the "socialistic" gov't for help when they get a micro-threat.

The sheer psychopathic evil of these people leaves me gasping.

[Plucketeer]

10. Coward indeed

I got a chuckle out of that incident. Truth told, the agent had a grin I could hear over the phone. He said: "Look - it's not a crime to call someone and tell them you think they're an asshole. It's only when it becomes a pattern that it MIGHT qualify as harrassment."

I'm hoping I helped O'keefe's attorney up his tab a bit. :evilgrin:

[dtexdem]

9. But now he practices urinalism.

And really pisses people off with his smears and distortions.