‘Journalist’ James O’Keefe busted trying to sexually harrass CNN’s Abbie Boudreau for unclear purpose

James O’Keefe, the Breitbart blogger who whipped the right wing into an intense circle jerk when he brought down voter outreach organization ACORN is at the center of another failed stunt, this time a bizarre and creepy plot to “seduce” CNN reporter Abby Boudreau in an attempt to somehow shame CNN.

O’Keefe most recently was in the news for illegally wiretapping a Louisiana senator’s office, pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. The plan to sexually harrass Boudreau at length was foiled by an associate of O’Keefe’s, Izzy Santa. Santa intercepted Boudreau just prior to the planned meeting and disclosed O’Keefe’s intentions. CNN obtained the icky details, as recounted by CBS:

According to a 13-page document titled “CNN Caper” about the plan obtained by the network, the “equipment needed” for the prank included “condom jar,” “dildos,” Alicia Keys music (though not Marvin Gaye because it is “too chiche),” lube, a ceiling mirror, posters and paintings of naked women, copies of Playboy and other pornographic magazines, Viagra pills, fuzzy handcuffs and a blindfold.

Also listed among the needed equipment are “hidden cams on the boat” and a “tripod and overt recorder near the bed, an obvious sex tape machine.”

In an email expressing doubts about the operation, Santa wrote that O’Keefe “has staged the boat to be a palace of pleasure with all sorts of props, wants to have a bizarre sexual conversation with her.”

Further details in the document explain the motivation behind the “caper,” hoping to embarrass Boudreau and CNN and reducing her to her physical attributes:

“Using hot blondes to seduce interviewees to get screwed on television, you are faux seducing her in order to screw her on television.” (Boudreau has a long and impressive resume.)If there is fallout, the document says, “make sure to emphasize Abbie’s name and overall status to help burden her career with this video, incident and her bad judgment in pursuing you so aggressively.”

It continues that “if they go on the attack, you should point out the hypocrisy in CNN using the inherent sexuality of these women to sell viewers and for ratings, passing up more esteemed and respectable journalists who aren’t bubble-headed bleach blondes and keep the focus on CNN.”

O’Keefe went on to bravely throw his co-conspirator Ben Wetmore under the bus, claiming the prank was Wetmore’s idea and that he had expressed several reservations about the plan. Wetmore was also implicated in the wiretapping incident at the Senator’s office in New Orleans.

[CBS]