James O'Keefe
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He said, you're going after the Defense Department. You're going after powerful people. And they have, as Chuck Schumer said, six ways to Sunday to get back at you. And these people play really dirty. And I think it taught me about human nature. And by the way, this man is a good man.
I didn't know you incredibly well, but when this happened to me, which is the darkest moment of my life, Charlie would call me every day. He didn't have to do that. And text me, how are you doing, and send me prayers. I got to know you better than... And I'm very grateful for your friendship and support during that time.
I didn't know you incredibly well, but when this happened to me, which is the darkest moment of my life, Charlie would call me every day. He didn't have to do that. And text me, how are you doing, and send me prayers. I got to know you better than... And I'm very grateful for your friendship and support during that time.
Well, I think, as I said on the main stage, that it is a fight that's internal. It's a choice that we all have to make. Telling the truth in a time of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. It's not easy. It sounds easy to just tell the truth. You face retaliation.
Well, I think, as I said on the main stage, that it is a fight that's internal. It's a choice that we all have to make. Telling the truth in a time of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. It's not easy. It sounds easy to just tell the truth. You face retaliation.
You face – I think right now, over the next nine months, you have an opportunity to do this where hopefully you won't be as targeted as you otherwise would have been a year ago. So I think the pendulum is swinging. I think we all feel it in the culture, right, in the politics. Everything's swinging. But it might swing back. So we have to all step up right now.
You face – I think right now, over the next nine months, you have an opportunity to do this where hopefully you won't be as targeted as you otherwise would have been a year ago. So I think the pendulum is swinging. I think we all feel it in the culture, right, in the politics. Everything's swinging. But it might swing back. So we have to all step up right now.
And how you do that is if someone's connected to someone who works for a corporation, institution, federal government, and you have access, you're witness to something wrong, speak up. And in the beginning, it just takes one man, two people, three people. And when their cause succeeds, then other people join in. And my foundation, it's called Citizen Journalism Foundation. We also have OMG.
And how you do that is if someone's connected to someone who works for a corporation, institution, federal government, and you have access, you're witness to something wrong, speak up. And in the beginning, it just takes one man, two people, three people. And when their cause succeeds, then other people join in. And my foundation, it's called Citizen Journalism Foundation. We also have OMG.
My foundation is – we just wrote a $100,000 check to this Disney whistleblower today who's fired from his job at Disney. Tell us the story. What happened with the Disney? Vice President of Disney on hidden camera saying – We don't hire people on the basis of their race. We don't hire white people. That's, like, illegal.
My foundation is – we just wrote a $100,000 check to this Disney whistleblower today who's fired from his job at Disney. Tell us the story. What happened with the Disney? Vice President of Disney on hidden camera saying – We don't hire people on the basis of their race. We don't hire white people. That's, like, illegal.
Also, transitioning children, Disney's paying for their employees' children to be transitioned. And he blows the whistle on this, and Disney fires them. And I was in L.A. at the time, this summer, and I was making a film called Line in the Sand, and everyone's like, don't go after Disney. Don't go after Disney. Yeah, Line in the Sand. If you haven't seen it, Line in the Sand.
Also, transitioning children, Disney's paying for their employees' children to be transitioned. And he blows the whistle on this, and Disney fires them. And I was in L.A. at the time, this summer, and I was making a film called Line in the Sand, and everyone's like, don't go after Disney. Don't go after Disney. Yeah, Line in the Sand. If you haven't seen it, Line in the Sand.
And everyone in LA is like, don't go after Disney. They're so powerful. And that's the thing that I'm fighting. Tell the truth. Always speak the truth. And no matter what, do the right thing. No matter what. So this is what's my advice. Just tell the truth. And if you're witness to something wrong, and it's seriously wrong, and you have evidence of it, then speak out and step forward.
And everyone in LA is like, don't go after Disney. They're so powerful. And that's the thing that I'm fighting. Tell the truth. Always speak the truth. And no matter what, do the right thing. No matter what. So this is what's my advice. Just tell the truth. And if you're witness to something wrong, and it's seriously wrong, and you have evidence of it, then speak out and step forward.
Well, that's a very existential question. I think that the line that separates good and evil runs through each and every human heart. And I have found that our battle, and I think you've said this to me in other words, our battle is not external, it's within ourselves. So the choice to do the right thing is a choice that we must make.
Well, that's a very existential question. I think that the line that separates good and evil runs through each and every human heart. And I have found that our battle, and I think you've said this to me in other words, our battle is not external, it's within ourselves. So the choice to do the right thing is a choice that we must make.
And it is being willing to accept the consequences that come along with doing the right thing. That's a choice that you have to make. Not the enemy or the New York Times or some other person coming after you. You have to make that choice. Now, in my darkest moments, and trust me, I'm afraid, in my darkest moments, I look up to people
And it is being willing to accept the consequences that come along with doing the right thing. That's a choice that you have to make. Not the enemy or the New York Times or some other person coming after you. You have to make that choice. Now, in my darkest moments, and trust me, I'm afraid, in my darkest moments, I look up to people
good people like Kelsey Goodman from FEMA or Clarissa from the GSA, who are just genuinely decent human beings. And I look up to them. And the line in the sand when I rode that train, I was scared to death. But I looked up to a guy named Anthony Rubin, a YouTuber, who did it before me. So I try to look to people who set the example, and I follow them. And I would encourage – that's what we do.