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James O’Keefe Fires Up Connecticut Republicans, Urges Whistleblowers

posted onOctober 26, 2019
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Article snippet: But, then again, that’s a normal day for the founder of Project Veritas, whose new campaign refrain is “Be Brave. Do Something.” The Connecticut GOP hosted O’Keefe for what was called an “Evening of Enlightenment.” The undercover investigator reviewed his decade-long career devoted to exposing corruption and abuse of power in government, teachers’ unions, the media, and big tech. O’Keefe, the author of American Pravda, poked fun at some of the accounts of his anticipated arrival in Connecticut. The headline of the Journal Inquirer’s lead story on October 18, read, “GOP Speaker Panned: Creator of Deceptive Videos Invited by State Party to Fundraiser.” The Inquirer reported: According to the Inquirer, former Connecticut lieutenant governor and current Connecticut Democrat Party Chairwoman Nancy Wyman denounced the state GOP for extending the invitation to O’Keefe. “The Connecticut Republicans should be ashamed to be hosting James O’Keefe at a Shelton fundraiser next week,” Wyman said, according to the report. She added: The investigator, however, laughed off the insults, boasting instead of the “hundreds” of news outlet retractions that grace the wall of his office. State GOP Chairman J.R. Romano told Breitbart News that “if Democrats aren’t complaining, I’m not doing my job.” In response to many in the state who have rallied against the Democrats’ addition of more taxes and fees on citizens, as well as the possibility of tolls on state roads, Romano said: Romano s... Link to the full article to read more

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