Jay Rosen Compares James O'Keefe To A Terrorist (VIDEO)

Conservative prankster James O'Keefe recently set his sights on NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen for a sting called "To Catch A Journalist." Rosen, who proved two steps ahead of O'Keefe, responded to the failed bait on Friday, comparing him to a terrorist.

On his website, Rosen described how O'Keefe had posed as a prospective graduate student named Lucas and recorded his class with guest speaker Clay Shirky.

Rosen caught on days after when O'Keefe called him with quotes from the class with Shirky. His students had denied taping the session, but noted that they had a guest student that day.

Lucas then asked for a follow-up meeting where he claimed to have gruesome footage of a Tea Party gathering and asked how to get it to the New York Times. Rosen explained, "The intended story line, worked out in advance, was lefty journalism professor jumps at the chance to assist with the discrediting of the Tea Party by passing along sensational footage to his buddies at the Times. 'Lucas' was there to get me to say the words that, when diced and spliced, would sound like that."

Unfortunately for O'Keefe, Rosen told Lucas that the Times wouldn't be interested in something like that, and suggested another publication or starting his own blog. The resulting footage, which attempts to target both NYU and Columbia, is what Rosen says lacks any "scandal," but is evidence of a "right wing culture war."

Though he cautioned against calling O'Keefe a terrorist overall, he also said that the label was true in one way, because O'Keefe struck at "the openness of my classroom–and changed it into a weakness."

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Comments

[RockyMissouri]

08:28 AM on 11/18/2011

O'Keefe IS a terrorist.

[DrObvious]

08:30 PM on 10/31/2011

James O'Keefe mostly reminds me of a large bucket of spit, as found in in old bars, when smoking and chew tobacco were part of the scene.

[Dean Rains]

08:30 AM on 11/18/2011

I would argue that description gives him too much credit.

[mr e vader]

07:40 PM on 10/31/2011

He's like a younger, thinner Peter Pettigrew...

[MNKen]

05:46 PM on 10/31/2011

Not a terrorist. Just a minor criminal punk who does not respect the Constitutional rights of others.

Hmm. Does make him sound like a republican, though.

[hardworkisntfree]

04:05 PM on 10/31/2011

Keep at it James. You expose these guys everyday. Great work.

[mr e vader]

07:48 PM on 10/31/2011

This is how Jimmy "exposes" people: Let's take your comment and edit it a little so it now says:

"James, you expose it at work every day" Now we show a picture of him with a black square over his crotch.

...and that's the miracle of selective editing.

[hardworkisntfree]

01:29 PM on 11/02/2011

Defunding ACORN...worth every penny!! Thanks.

[Cedman]

03:00 PM on 10/31/2011

not sure about that but he looks like Lee Harvey Oswald's grandson.

[RockyMissouri]

08:34 AM on 11/18/2011

OMG, he does....!

[wrightthewrong]

01:14 PM on 10/31/2011

I think that calling him a terrorist gives more importance to him than he deserves. He is a criminal and a hack, whose connections got him out of trouble when he tried to bug Senator Landrieu's office in Lousiana, a federal crime, committed with some goofy but well connected friends. Unfortunately, this hack has many inspiring right-wing hacks to emulate.

[ed leveridge]

11:45 AM on 10/31/2011

He sure is a jackass....................a little jail time would serve him right............
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[Barbara DeZan]

11:05 AM on 10/31/2011

HA!

terrorist? Not hardly.

He's a silly little twit, with no future.

Breitbart and Fox loves him though. Nobody phonies up a video quite like this loser.

[littlepuffycloud]

10:54 AM on 10/31/2011

Tim McVeigh's love child is following in his daddy's footsteps..

[maxom]

12:08 PM on 10/31/2011

Who is his love child??...I guess I lost track somewhere.

[MNKen]

05:44 PM on 10/31/2011

Littlepuffycloud is referring to James O'Keefe. Probably because Okeefe looks similar to McVeigh.

[mr e vader]

10:49 AM on 10/31/2011

O Keefe = 0 credibility

[OutAtFirst]

10:40 AM on 10/31/2011

He's a terrorist the same way Barney Fife is a policeman

[CSKAP]

10:29 AM on 10/31/2011

As always when looking at people like Mr. O’Keefe then first question should be “Who funds him”?
Running around the country trying to trap people is expensive. Also who “guides” him to the correct victim?
Follow the money and I’ll not be surprised is after unmasking the cut outs you’ll find the revenue stream comes back to the Koch brothers one way or another.

[catbyte]

11:44 AM on 10/31/2011

My money's on Breitbart. They've both slithered out from under the same rock.

[neo-moderate]

10:05 AM on 10/31/2011

O'Keefe may not be a terrorist...but he's certainly a criminal. He should have been tossed in jail for his participation in trying to mess with the phones in the Capital.

[A Dub]

09:15 AM on 10/31/2011

O'Keefe needs to be brought up on ethics charges. This man has no conscience and will do anything it takes to accomplish his illegal gains. Another representation of how the right wing operates.

[wrightthewrong]

01:18 PM on 10/31/2011

Yes, his bugging attempt of Senator Landrieu's office had shades of the nixonian tricks that led him to resign. The worst thing one can do with this guy is build up his creds by calling him a terrorist. He is a hack and a criminal with good connections. That's all he is.