Liberal Blogger Admits He Fabricated Bachmann 'White People' Video
By Aubrey Vaughan | August 31, 2011 | 19:06
The blogosphere has been abuzz this week with a video misleading viewers to believe that Rep. Michele Bachmann riles up a campaign crowd in Iowa with the line, "Who likes white people?"
The video was pirated from Robert Stacy McCain's blog, the Other McCain, after he covered a Bachmann appearance at a rainy August 5th Christian music festival, during which Bachmann shouted to the drenched crowd "Who likes wet people?" She followed the question with a statement to her Christian audience on God's power over the weather, which was cut from the edited version. The blogger took the video from McCain, added a caption to read "Who likes white people?" and the video instantly became viral thanks to Perez Hilton, CBS News, and Wonkette. Now the blogger who edited the stolen video has removed the video from YouTube and apologized to McCain, but has still damaged the reputation of Bachmann and could face legal repercussions from both her and McCain.
The blogger who wrongly edited the video issued his apology to McCain yesterday, writing:
I want to apologize for misusing Stacey Robert McCain’s [sic] original video...I was angry so I decided to take Mrs. Bachmann’s line out of context to make her seem more overtly racist in light of her recent signing of that Iowa marriage pledge that said black children were better off under slavery than in Obama’s America. Whether or not I dislike Michele Bachmann, it wasn’t right to deliver a dishonest blow like that. I wanted to apologize to Mr. McCain and all of you directly...[…]
I have removed the video from my Youtube channel.
Beyond the libelous action against Bachmann's campaign, McCain also has the claim of copyright infringement against the blogger for pirating his video. This further extends against Perez Hilton, who branded the edited video with his own watermark.
CBS News even labeled the video as the number one selection in Michelle Castillo's "Top 5 Viral Videos of the Week" before fact checking it, saying:
Everything that comes out of Michele Bachmann's mouth is gold. A new video has her asking a crowd of people, "Who likes white people?" It doesn't make any sense, so many explanations are surfacing from "White People Soul Power" being the band that played before, to the fact it was raining and Bachmann is asking about "wet" people.
With a simple online search, the entire lineup of the musical festival would have been available, clearing up any confusion in band names. No attempts were made to contact a videographer, either, which would have led to McCain and the accurate conclusion that everyone watching Bachmann was, in fact, soaking wet.
McCain's attorney is considering further action against the blogger, and with a written admission of his malicious act, Bachmann's campaign would not have trouble taking action against him either.
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Michelle needs to sue the
Submitted by ricklail on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:21pm.
Michelle needs to sue the fool. Maybe that will send a message we are not going to take it anymore so stop lies.
President
Submitted by GregE on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:39pm.
America will soon be going to the polls and to elect the President of the United States. An extremely serious position in our government. Bachmann is a serious candidate for that position.
I agree, sue the fool, period. It's blatant. It ran on a national network, seen by millions of people, many of whom will never know it was pure slander.
It's on purpose. It's nonsense. Sue him.
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
Sue all involved, don't stop
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:11pm.
Sue all involved, don't stop at the blogger
Suing everyone...
Submitted by Too Old To Be Cool on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:06pm.
...would certainly force more fact-checking in the MSM, not to mention TMZ.
It could also force more putting-statements-in-context - Ed Schultz could then be a target for Rick Perry (and so would Sharpton et al).
Since liberals love using the courts to force their agenda...
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:29pm.
...legal action for slander and libel (as appropriate) would certainly give them a taste of their own medicine. You know that medicine will go down bitterly.
No matter what they try to
Submitted by Free Stinker on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:47pm.
No matter what they try to say about Michele Bqchmann in the future, she will just smile and say "Oh, is this like that doctored video?" and casually dismiss it.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Liberal plus Technology Equials Trouble
Submitted by Avitar on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 7:50pm.
Liberals are going to have to learn to behave responsibly or websites are going have to jump on lose posts. All of the things that conservatives discuss only off line and in patrioric company.
I was angry so I decided to
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:26pm.
I was angry so I decided to take Mrs. Bachmann’s line out of context...
So far, so typical liberaL...
ANGRY, LIAR, MALICIOUS, VINDICTIVE, SPITEFUL -- and, well, STUPID.
On of the beauties of being a conservative is that we don't have to resort to vile tactics to make leftists look bad... they manage that all on their lonesome every time they open their tedious yaps.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
I do hope one or both sue him.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 8:34pm.
When this goes into the process of discovery, the moron will be subjected to up and down questioning. He will be asked who, what, when, where, how, why. If he tells one little lie in the deposition process, he will be excoriated in court. If he does not have any insurance, he can wave goodbye to any semblance of life he might have had. I hope Bachmann and the Other McCain hire the sharpest legal eagles they can find and push this case to the limit against the vile rodent.
typical
Submitted by goldbough on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 9:54pm.
This is typical of liberals who smear conservatives. They purposely and knowingly make false accusations to drum up news and then later say "Sorry". The damage was done, front page news, whatever. The apology is rarely heard which is how they want it to be.
Quite the contrast-Breitbart vs this goon, and the MSM coverage
Submitted by Gary Hall on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:38pm.
Quite the contrast; Breitbart vs this goon, and the MSM coverage.
Breitbart posts a long excerpted piece of Sherrod - no editing - and the entire country goes bonkers ripping him to shreds. Andrew Breitbart will forever be connected with something he didn't do.
This liberal blogger goon, does the absolute unethical smear, and poof - Michelle Bachman, the victim will forever be connected to the lie.
(;~/ gary
ANY SECOND NOW
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:58pm.
I'm guessing lead story next few days will be "we wuz wrong".....
meet me at the mission at midnight
First, the ass who pirated
Submitted by Van Halen on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:21pm.
First, the ass who pirated the video and made up the quote needs to be sued.
Next, Perez Hilton needs to be sued. That will shut his fat mouth up for a while.
Finally, ABC needs to face some trouble of their own for being so stupid as to run with a video like this.
Finally, Wonkette - who I didn't even know was still around - needs to be sued. If Bachmann does nothing then she deserves every attack directed at her.
Don't hesitate, litigate!
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:42pm.
Don't hesitate, litigate!
I read
Submitted by Bob K on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 4:21am.
the comments on this video at the far left website DU. Unreal how many of them actually bought it, not all, but some. But I did really enjoy one commentor who said:
"this needs to be locked. we dont need made up crap like this on DU. makes us all look bad. to leave it is , well, very freeperville/fox newsie for me."
LoL! Went to the bottom of the page and the thread was indeed locked. But a bit too late on to prevent making them look like idiots.
Notice how the Left can NEVER
Submitted by Van Halen on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:10am.
Notice how the Left can NEVER admit they're wrong without throwing out one last attack at everyone else.
"Sure, Obama is doing bad in the polls - but Nixon did too!"
"Yeah, the economy is in shambles but Bush caused 9-11!"
"Sure, the video was totally fake and we all fell for it but Palin's an idiot and Bachmann's a Christian!"
"Everything Liberals believe in has failed but Reagan was stupid!"
...
Proving yet again...
Submitted by c5then on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:33am.
That leftists / progressives think that the end justifies the means. They have no over-riding morality and simply do whatever they think will advance their cause.
Part time Congress with term limits! - No more professional politicians. Let's start rebuilding the Republic!
It's just wrong
Submitted by Mr_Priest on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:00am.
Please don't let these hatefull people on the left get away with this. An apology after the fact doesn’t change anything. The progressives need to learn there are consequences to their actions.
TAKE EVERY ONE OF THEM TO COURT! Then donate any monetary proceeds to the MRC.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is you never know if they are genuine" —Abraham Lincoln
I hope they are all sued
Submitted by ohio granny on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:42am.
CBS - corrupt bullying communists. I hope Bachmann and McCain take them to court and win millions of dollars. None of these people will even cover true stories of the bashing that is done to conservatives, especially blacks and women conservatives.
Corrupt to the core. Despicable bunch of liars.
Frankly I hope a suit is
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 10:20am.
Frankly I hope a suit is filed against the blogger and the blogger loses. Then I hope similar lawsuits are filed again liberals in politics and in the MSM who have done identical or extremely similar things.
Free speech has limitations that neither politicians nor so-called "journalists" should be allowed to cross.
who likes wet people
Submitted by dostacos on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:09am.
not just the blogger maggot but Perez Hilton needs to be bit@h slapped so hard his mother feels it and this is just the excuse. PLEASE sue this smuck
Perez has such a bad
Submitted by Van Halen on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:13am.
Perez has such a bad reputation for attacking and defaming people that he's actually been physically attacked for it in the past. He surrounds himself with all his gay sycophants but he's been walking on thin ice for a while - sooner or later someone's going to take him down with a massive lawsuit.
Perez Video
Submitted by nanblan on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 6:16am.
I'm just wondering . . . did McCain and Bachman receive apologies from CBS News and Wonkette?
This is just so typical of mainstream/leftwing media. Will it ever stop?