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James O'Keefe has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to the victim of his famed ACORN scam. Juan Vera was fired from ACORN after O'Keefe edited a secret video to make it appear that he'd agreed to help underage prostitutes sneak into the country.  In fact, Vera called the police moments after O'Keefe left the ACORN office. The above-linked Atlantic piece notes that not only has Breitbart never retracted their claim, the original stories remain on the site "with no correction, no clarification, no editor's note -- nothing." Think Progress has posted a great rundown of other famously false stories continuing to circulate on Breitbart, Daily Caller, and Drudge Report.

More From Yesterday's PPP Poll

Yesterday Public Policy Polling tweeted that 25% of Republicans want their state to secede. Here's another tidbit from their poll:

49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole the election for President Obama. We found that 52% of Republicans thought that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama, so this is a modest decline, but perhaps smaller than might have been expected given that ACORN doesn't exist anymore. One reason that such a high percentage of Republicans are holding what could be seen as extreme views is that their numbers are declining. Our final poll before the election, which hit the final outcome almost on the head, found 39% of voters identifying themselves as Democrats and 37% as Republicans. Since the election we've seen a 5 point increase in Democratic identification to 44%, and a 5 point decrease in Republican identification to 32%.

Bolding is mine.

Watchdog Group Demands Ethics Charges For Sen. David "Diaper Boy" Vitter

A DC-based watchdog group is demanding that Louisiana's lawyers association investigate anti-gay Sen. David Vitter for his admission that he committed a "very serious sin" by patronizing the infamous "DC Madam."

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said its request is related to Vitter’s recent request for a Justice Department investigation into ACORN, the community activist group with headquarters in New Orleans. Staffers in at least four ACORN offices around the country have been caught in a video sting giving advice to a couple pretending to be a prostitute and pimp looking for tax breaks and other assistance. “Sen. Vitter’s zeal to see ACORN criminally investigated for offering advice in setting up a prostitution ring reminded me he has yet to be held accountable for his own role in a prostitution ring,” said Melanie Sloan, CREW’s executive director. “While ACORN’s conduct is indefensible, so is Sen. Vitter’s and what is good for the goose is good for the gander.” Sloan asked the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel to investigate whether Vitter violated the state’s rule of professional conduct that says it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to “commit a criminal act especially one that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honestly, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.”

The DC Madam killed herself last year, but not until after she called for Vitter's prosecution.

Diaper Boy Vitter Vs. ACORN

You must watch Andy Cobb's latest hilarious clip, this one raking Sen. David "Diaper Boy" Vitter's hypocritical attack on ACORN.