Sandy Gholston
It’s hard out here for a pimp.
James O’Keefe quickly became a hero on the right wing due largely to his efforts to expose/set up ACORN (a partisan effort designed to attack President Barack Obama and other Democrats). O’Keefe proved how quickly you can fall from hero to zero (even with people you think have your back). Looking like he was on his way to a Pimps-and-Hos party, O’Keefe, who has been described by some people as a “Republican activist,” went out on a mission to throw dirt on ACORN and actually had some success as far as harming the credibility of the organization in the courtroom of public opinion. Even as O’Keefe has come under fire for his alleged crimes (that have garnered new media attention for him), conservative media are coming to his rescue while suggesting or whining about a conspiracy.
For what it’s worth, here’s the Wikipedia entry:
In July and August 2009, O’Keefe and 20 year old college student Hannah Giles posed respectively as a pimp and prostitute while going to a number of ACORN offices. They claimed to be seeking advice on how to run an illegal business[23] which included the smuggling of underage girls from El Salvador for use in the sex trade. Several ACORN employees gave them advice on how to evade detection by legal authorities and how to avoid paying taxes on the girls’ income. O’Keefe secretly recorded the encounters.[24] On September 10, 2009, O’Keefe published the first in a series of five videos of his ACORN investigation on Andrew Breitbart’s website, BigGovernment.com.[25][26] Excerpts were frequently aired on the Fox News Channel, but largely ignored by other major media outlets.[27] As of September 16, 2009, five exposé videos had been released which were set in ACORN offices in five cities: Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, New York, San Bernardino, California, and San Diego, California.[2]
O’Keefe said, “None of the facilities kicked us out.”[28][29] However, an ACORN spokesperson claims that O’Keefe had no success with “this sham” at ACORN’s New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles offices.[30] ACORN gave CNN a copy of the police complaint filed against the filmmakers In Philadelphia.[31] O’Keefe said, “Why does ACORN apparently think that making and publishing an after-the-fact police complaint would cover up its willingness to help our ‘prostitution business’ and its lies about what happened when we visited?”[32] In San Diego, former ACORN employee Juan Carlos Vera told O’Keefe in the video he had “contacts” in “Tijuana” to help get the underage girls across the border.[33] Vera later reported what he thought was an attempt by O’Keefe at human smuggling to a police detective.[34] Vera was fired because of what ACORN called “unacceptable conduct”, although Vera said he initially wanted to help the fake prostitute because she said that she needed to escape her controlling pimp.[35] ACORN worker Tresa Kaelke, who talked with the filmmakers, said they were “Somewhat entertaining, but they weren’t even good actors.”[36] According to CNN, the filmmakers released a transcript of their discussion with Kaelke that included a comment left out of the tape in which Kaelke said that ACORN would have nothing to do with their prostitution business.[37]
Credibility takes a hit when right-wing propaganda machine Fox News and the far right nut Andrew Breitbart are leading those coming to O’Keefe’s defense.
O’Keefe’s pimp status could not stand up to this latest blow (which you will read below).
But, since O’Keefe reached the pinnacle of hero status among our right-wing friends, he has learned a valuable lesson most famously described by the Three 6 Mafia hip-hop song, “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.”
On January 25, 2010, O’Keefe along with Stan Dai, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan were arrested by the FBI for allegedly trying to interfere with the office phones of Senator Mary Landrieu.[13] The Senator’s office is located at the Hale Boggs Federal Building in downtown New Orleans. All four individuals have been charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of committing a felony.[12] O’Keefe’s bond was set at $10,000.[11] According to an affidavit filed on behalf of Special Agent Stephen Rayes, O’Keefe admitted to “recording Flanagan and Basel” on his cell phone and aiding in the “planning, coordination, and preparation of the operation.” [54] If convicted, O’Keefe and his co-defendants could face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.[55][13]
The Politico reported that O’Keefe and each of the other three men arrested have been “groomed for years to be part of a new wave of activist conservative journalists by a series of influential and often deep-pocket benefactors”.[56] The Associated Press reported that three of the four defendants had founded a conservative college newspaper: O’Keefe at Rutgers, Joseph Basel at the University of Minnesota, and Stan Dai at George Washington University; with the fourth man, Robert Flanagan writing for the blog of the conservative Pelican Institute. The AP also suggested that the incident may have been a “third rate prank” related to the fact that Senator Landrieu’s office had a reputation for not returning calls from constituents.[57]
If O’Keefe and his crew did this then they’re nuts.
I know O’Keefe is a young cat, but has he not seen the movie All the President’s Men with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman? It failed then and it has failed now.
But, hey, it’s not easy out there.
With that in mind, however, I’ve decided to dedicate the video for and lyrics of “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp,” made famous in the movie Hustle & Flow, to Republican hero James O’Keefe.
It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp
You know it’s hard out here for a pimp (you ain’t knowin)
When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain’t knowin)
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain’t knowin)
Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain’t knowin)You know it’s hard out here for a pimp (you ain’t knowin)
When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain’t knowin)
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain’t knowin)
Will have a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain’t knowin)In my eyes I done seen some crazy thangs in the streets
Gotta couple hoes workin on the changes for me
But I gotta keep my game tight like Kobe on game night
Like takin from a ho don’t know no better, I know that ain’t right
Done seen people killed, done seen people deal
Done seen people live in poverty with no meals
It’s fucked up where I live, but that’s just how it is
It might be new to you, but it’s been like this for years
It’s blood sweat and tears when it come down to this shit
I’m tryin to get rich ‘fore I leave up out this bitch
I’m tryin to have thangs but it’s hard fo’ a pimp
But I’m prayin and I’m hopin to God I don’t slip, yeahYou know it’s hard out here for a pimp (you ain’t knowin)
When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain’t knowin)
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain’t knowin)
Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain’t knowin)Man it seems like I’m duckin dodgin bullets everyday
Niggaz hatin on me cause I got, hoes on the tray
But I gotta stay paid, gotta stay above water
Couldn’t keep up with my hoes, that’s when shit got harder
North Memphis where I’m from, I’m 7th Street bound
Where niggaz all the time end up lost and never found
Man these girls think we prove thangs, leave a big head
They come hopin every night, they don’t end up bein dead
Wait I got a snow bunny, and a black girl too
You pay the right price and they’ll both do you
That’s the way the game goes, gotta keep it strictly pimpin
Gotta have my hustle tight, makin change off these women, yeahYou know it’s hard out here for a pimp (you ain’t knowin)
When he tryin to get this money for the rent (you ain’t knowin)
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent (you ain’t knowin)
Because a whole lot of bitches talkin shit (you ain’t knowin)
Lyrics.time:
http://www.lyricstime.com/djay-it-s-hard-out-here-for-a-pimp-lyrics.html
