Remember when California’s AG threatened to files charges against the couple, Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe, for secretly recording ACORN workers giving advice for running prostitution rings and evading taxes?
Well, guess who’s been caught secretly recording?
A spokesman for Jerry Brown, the Californicating Attorney General himself!
A spokesman for Attorney General Jerry Brown acknowledged Thursday that he taped a phone conversation with a reporter for The Chronicle this week without disclosing the fact or asking permission – and admitted he has taped conversations with other news reporters.
Scott Gerber, spokesman for Brown’s office, made the admission after the publication of a story in the newspaper that detailed consumer activist Harvey Rosenfield’s criticisms of revisions the attorney general made to the summary of a ballot measure that deals with car insurance rates.
California Penal Code Section 632 prohibits the recording of private telephone conversations without consent, and the state is one of 12 states that require notification of all parties prior to taping.
Jim Humes, chief deputy attorney general, said in a statement to The Chronicle Thursday: “In the future, Mr. Gerber will not tape any conversation unless all parties agree.” He added that Gerber has recorded “a few other conversations” with reporters and will contact them.
First Amendment advocates said Gerber’s actions, whether illegal or not, reflect poorly on the office of the state’s top legal official, Brown, who is the Democratic front-runner in the 2010 governor race.
What do you want to bet all charges against Giles and O’Keefe will be dropped now?
Well if there’s any comfort in all this, it’s that Moonbeam won’t have Linda Ronstadt to fuck on Malibu Beach if he’s elected.