A Texas judge dismissed a complaint based on claims from a video produced by conservative fabulist James O'Keefe after special prosecutors ripped the video as "little more than a canard and political disinformation."
In February, O'Keefe and his Project Veritas group released a video investigation of progressive organization Battleground Texas. In the video, O'Keefe accuses the group, which he labels "the new ACORN," of using "potentially illegal methods to change elections." The allegation hinged on O'Keefe repeatedly pointing to a part of the Texas Election Code, which states that "the registrar may not transcribe, copy, or otherwise record a telephone number furnished on a registration application."
An organizer from Battleground Texas -- which has worked to register voters in the state -- says in the video that the group has taken phone numbers from the applications, which they will use to reach out to people and encourage them to vote closer to the election. A quote from Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry's office included in the video suggests that the Battleground Texas organizers may in fact have been in violation of the law.
the right wing zealots are at it again and have the audacity of arrogance to name their latest comedy flop as "the new Acorn", these people do more harm to the republicans by piling on the rebuked efforts to taint the Dems and our voters as if blocking their vote and gerrymandering is not enough,
well actually it's not since each attempt ends up in the spam files they are forced to come up with old/new stories that they have spun till the thread has unraveled and revealed their skulduggery. they also need to heed this, when you're living in a glasshouse, don't throw no stones" because when you break your own windows all sorts of stuff can come inside truth leading the rush. he better hope he never gets time, they are waiting for him.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/02/17/james-okeefe-and-the-myth-of-the-acorn-pimp/160485
