Video released by conservative activist claims to show undercover footage at NJEA conference
Published: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 8:35 AM Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:05 AM
James O'Keefe, left, has released a video that allegedly shows undercover footage from an NJEA conference.TRENTON — Conservative activist James O'Keefe has released a video — titled "Teachers unions gone wild" — claiming to show undercover footage from a New Jersey Education Association leadership conference at the East Brunswick Hilton hotel.
The video shows people identified as teachers playing arcade games on "their dime," chanting about kicking Gov. Chris Christie "in the toolbox," and talking about how hard it is to fire a tenured teacher.
NJEA spokesman Steve Baker said O'Keefe is "completely and utterly discredited."
"It’s James O’Keefe and that’s all you need to know," Baker said, citing O'Keefe's legal troubles in the past.
"I'm sure he sent people into the conference," Baker said, but added O'Keefe dubbed the video and