Byline: Matthew Fleischer; 2012-10-30; Frying Pan News;
Report: Undercover in U.S. Political Campaigns
Tags: politics, undercover journalist
Article Links". . .And here I am, in the teeth of the Conservative movement, surrounded by power suits and blonde bouffants, trying to be the best Republican I can be. In preparation, I shaved my sideburns up above my ears, and slicked my hair to the side–a Chappelle’s Show parody of a white guy. I must look the part, as I spy the blondest, most-intimidating bouffant of them all making its way toward me. It belongs to Teresa Hernandez, a onetime Republican congressional candidate who tried to take Hilda Solis’ seat after Obama appointed her Secretary of Labor. Almost as soon as I sign myself in, Hernandez introduces herself. . ."
Description:Journalist Matthew Fleischer went undercover to pose as a member of one of the most secretive and powerful Republican organizations, The Lincoln Club of Orange County.
Rights: Access to online material.