James O'Keefe's whole shtick is finding the absolute dumbest motherfuckers imaginable that have obtained some position of power, and getting them to say the quiet part out loud, no matter if it's actually true, or just their opinion, or representative of themselves or their organization.
On the left it was Acorn employees, low level wagees working for a lobbying firm and NGO that had government contracts, whose entire role was to work with the dregs of the country. On the right is a Deputy Chief at the Department of Justice.