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>> because enroll america is a tax exempt nonprofit they are prohibited from engaging in partisan politics. so the conservative watchdog group project veritas headed by james okeefe did investigating. they sent an actor posing as a democratic operative to speak with the communications director of the texas enroll america. then they posted video of a man named chris terengo explaining how people who worked on the obama campaign now work for enroll america. >> there is a lot of talent that got suc...

Tax exempt nonprofit they are prohibited from engaging in partisan politics. so the conservative watchdog group project veritas headed by james okeefe did investigating. they sent an actor posing as a democratic operative to speak with the communications director of the texas enroll america. then they posted video of a man named chris terengo explaining how people who worked on the obama campaign now work for enroll america. >> there is a lot of talent that got sucked into battleground and now a...

Schiller thinks hes meeting with a potential donor, but hes actually being punked. here are clips of what hes caught saying about republicans and the tea party. >> the current republican party particularly the tea party is fanatically involved in peoples personal lives and very fundamental christian and i wouldnt even call it christian. its weird angelical. >> reporter: in the edited video, an actor posing as a muslim foundation executive is heard prompting schiller for his views. >> radical, ra...

Very damaging setup. >> reporter: youre looking at a sting operation, a setup by people who know how to do it. npr foundation executive ron schiller thinks hes meeting with a potential donor but hes actually being punkd. here are clips he says about republicans and the tea party. >> the current republican party particularly the tea party is fanatically involved in peoples personal lives and very fundamental christian and i wouldnt even call it christian. its this weird angle cal kind of move. >>...

>> the current republican party, particularly the tea party is fanatically involved in peoples personal lives. and very fundamental christian and i wouldnt even call it christians. its this weird evangelical -- >> reporter: in the edited video, an actor posing as a muslim foundation executive is heard prompting shiller for his views. >> really -- basically they a are -- they are -- they belie beliebelieve. >> reporter: this meeting was set up by james okeeffe. i spoke with okeeffe via skype. >> ...

I wouldnt even call it christian. this weird evangelical kind of move. >> reporter: in the edited video, an actor posing as a muslim foundation exec fiv is pumping schiller for his views. >> the radical, racist, tea party people? >> and not just islam maphobic. basically ther are, they believe in sort of white middle-america gun-toting -- i mean, its scary. >> reporter: it was set up by filmmaker james okeefe. i spoke with okeefe via skype. why npr? >> my colleague who posed as one of the member...

Npr took recent hits for firing ian williams for his comments on muslims and for taking money from george soros. now the radio network is doing damage control again. >> youre looking at a sting operation, a setup by the people who know how to do it. he thinks hes meeting with a potential donor, but hes actually being pumped. here are clips about what hes caught saying about the tea party and republicans. >> the current republican party, particularly the tea party, is fanatically involved with pe...