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Was Bachmann‘s ’Who Likes White People’ Clip Edited to Make Her Look Racist?

Wonkette Edits Bachmann Video to Make Her Look RacistOn Monday afternoon, Wonkette‘s Ken Layne published a heavily-edited video and used it to unfairly convince readers that GOP presidential contender Michele Bachmann is a racist.

More specifically, Layne used the doctored clip to claim that Bachmann had asked a Christian music festival audience on August 5 in West Des Moines, Iowa, the following: “Who likes white people?”

This curious — and racially-charged question — is an odd one for a presidential contendor to ask, especially considering the political ramifications of doing so. Would a candidate actually take such an idiotic risk? It’s not likely, which leads one to the obvious (and now substantiated) conclusion: The video, which was originally posted by Wonkette (and credited to “Wonkette Operative ‘Smashaduck’”), was edited to remove the context of Bachmann’s remarks.

In initially explaining the video, Layne wrote:

Who likes white people? Uhh, everybody except for black people and brown people and yellow people, we guess? Also, many actual white people don’t much like white people, having read a history book or two. But Michele Bachmann is here to praise Jesus and His Own Special People, even though he was an Arab.

These words are interesting, considering the fact that Bachmann’s question had nothing to do with race and everything to do with Christian music. Here’s what she actually said: “Who likes wet people?” What the Wonkette video doesn’t show is that Bachmann followed up her question with the following:

“That’s right, because we’ve got the God of the winds and the rains, don’t we? We serve a mighty God.”

“Wet” in this instance is the name of a Christian music band (remember, this was a concert). Curiously, upon some negative coverage exposing the fraudulent editing, the video that was placed on Wonkette’s site is now set to “private,” and cannot be viewed.

But, luckily Mediaite captured the clip (see below). The first segment shows the edited version (where it seems like Bachmann is saying “white people”); the second shows the full context of her words:

From the start, people were skeptical of the video’s authenticity. Politico’s Ben Smith Tweeted the following in order to set the record straight:

Wonkette Edits Bachmann Video to Make Her Look Racist

Of course, Wonkette hasn’t issued a retraction. But, the video’s newfound private nature shows that someone is less than pleased that the truth came out.

Regardless of political affiliation, heavily-edited videos that seek to exploit contentious issues in an effort to malign candidates are truly counterproductive to the democratic process. While it is unclear whether Layne knew the clip was edited prior to publishing it, Wonkette could certainly be doing more to clarify and retract.

Update: The blogger — Robert Stacy McCain — who initially covered the Bachmann event has posted an explanation, from his view, regarding what happened to the original video. He has received an apology from the individual who purposefully swiped the video to make Bachmann look racist.

(h/t Mediaite)

Comments (125)

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  • JLGunner
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:47am

    Listen to all the racist crap being stirred up by liberals. Tell me barack is not divisive in his attempt to lead my nation. I havn’t heard this much garbage since the last time I watched “Good Times” back in the 70′s. It‘s at a feverish level now and it seems the ones that are really pushing it are the supposed black leaders who’s powers are threatend by free thinking citizens.

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  • team1blazer
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:41am

    left stream media strikes again…and they wonder why their ratings are in the tank? The American people are sick and tired of being lied to by the lame stream media, thus they and their corporate sponsors are getting less and less attention. Capitalism WILL prevail. The corporate sponsors will redirect their advertising dollars to media outlets that tell the TRUTH, as the American people actually pay attention to what is being presented.

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    • j_blaze14
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:32pm

      just more lib/prog/dem projection here, they know there is still a lot of racism here but they can’t let anyone find out its from them. in america with all their ratings in the tank, cable, newspaper and very little online subscriptions, how do they stay afloat? somehow there is money being funneled into the media from our government or elsewhere, it just makes no sense they can make a profit with all the local ads and viagra commercials. there’s a rock to look under.

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    • a j lowe
      Posted on August 31, 2011 at 3:02pm

      keep up the good work I like what you say wish i could say it that good thanks…..

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  • retriever
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:33am

    The producers and anyone connected with this false piece of propaganda should be publicly exposed, including their names, pictures, and political origin. Michelle should scream to the top of her lungs, with all of everythin at her disposal, how this was done and how dirty her enemies truly are!

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  • boca_chica
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:33am

    This will only get worse. The need is to capture these and tell the story of the lies and manipulation of the news, and spread it far and wide. Remember the photo taken between Palin’s legs? A few good ads with this kind of stuff would get the basement cockroaches into the light-names and places!!. Investigate THEM!!! and let the country know who the cheats really are.

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  • bill oswald
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:33am

    The only racist are Obama, Rev Al and Jesse Jackson.

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    • Spqr1
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:19pm

      The plural or racist is racists.

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  • kasper512
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:26am

    I am a white man that stands far white people, we are deffarent from others, but I fell very good about my whiteness.

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    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:40am

      Good for you…I too am white and proud of it.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:37pm

      i like white people i just hope they remember to wear sunscreen when they got out in the sun
      wet people should dry themselfs

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    • ShotgunB
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:31pm

      Who are you trying to fool KASPER512? You are just a shill for the left. Next time try spelling one or two words wrong and it wouldn’t be so evident. You are just trying to make people on this board sound like big racist dummies. I tink you ar not that smrt! Fools; all of you!!!! I guess that is what you have to do when you have a president such as B. Obama.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:21am

    Oh yeah? And I have an oceanfront condo in Phoenix I’d like to sell you. Just make sure your long-lost uncle, the bank manager in Nigeria, helps you with the down payment right after you send him a small deposit to help facilitate the release of the massive fortune you have unknowingly inherited. idiot.

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  • capitalismrocks
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:15am

    The left is soooooooooooo terrified of losing their power, that they know their policies and controls have failed and are hurting everyone, that all they have left is lies, it was how they got into office and it is how they want to try to stay into office, keep spreading the truth, everytime your liberal friends points to crap like this, have an online bookmark folder filled with the truth and immediate post the truth and shut your liberal associates and friends down, don’t allow them to tweet or facebook one single lie without being exposed, make sure anyone who starts a conversation and references a lie, tell them the truth, and follow up with links, info, the truth, this is going to be a war against liberal lies and you MUST have the truth at hand at all times, bookmark the real info on your smartphone too, so you can show people in person, don’t allow even one liberal lie to go unchallenged, don’t allow them to even 1 moment of getting their lies out unchallenged, shut the lie down immediately and show people the truth.

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  • I SPY
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:12am

    How can you Liberal Losers live with your Loser Selves when all you do is lie and cheat and Lose everyday?

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:05am

    The Left will do anything, pull any trick, commit any lie of omission or commission in order to bring her down. If they succeed they will move on to whatever other candidate they feel threatened by. This is the CORRUPT WAY OF THE LEFT!

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:12am

      After seeing this statement “But Michele Bachmann is here to praise Jesus and His Own Special People, even though he was an Arab.”
      Consider the intelligence of the source.

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    • spirit of freedom
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:08pm

      come on people! you ARE falling into the trap the LEFT is setting .that trap is the division and then chaos along the lines of all RACES. WAKE UP!

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  • AB5r
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:55am

    Racist clowns, Jesus was not an Arab.

    It is the biggest crime in the history of mankind that the white race has allowed themselves to be cowed into believing their race is evil and they need to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from non-white racists with an inferiority complex.

    This has really got to stop and soon.

    All white people need to be unapologetically proud of who they are and of all the great accomplishments their race has brought to the world throughout history. Let each other race to the same, let them worry about their race and tell them to stuff if up their rear any time they start griping about the white race.

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    • mycomet123
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:20am

      What the hell is going on? I feel like I‘m sucked back into the 60’s. Why is everything-every commet, every quote,every statement seen through the race of the person saying them? Everything Martin Luther King fought for is being shot to hell. MLK wanted ALL people to be treated equally regardless of their race or religion for that matter! This is the same EVIL that’s just keeps rearing its ugly head again! How can people be so BLIND to this deception!. I REFUSE to JUDGED people by their race or religion. I WILL NOT BUY INTO THIS LIE from the pit of hell !!!!!!!!!!

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    • kasper512
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:22am

      thank you so very much, that is the way I fell, well said.

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    • AB5r
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 10:51am

      comet, not sure where you are coming from there. Have you been paying attention to what is happening? Every minority is allowed to “fight” for their race, “fight” for their benefits, “fight” for the evil white man to grovel at their feet and beg them for forgiveness. It is crap, it has gone too far. Sure everyone should be judged individually, but if everyone EXCEPT WHITE people are going to “fight” for their race and “fight” for their rights, there is no possible alternative except that whites MUST do that also. Look at England, they are being destroyed by importing people from all over the world who do not share their culture or values, they are committing civilizational suicide. We are witnessing the death of one of the world’s great civilizations! America is enduring black flash mobs attacking whites, and the media don’t even report on the race aspect of it because it is a minority attacking whites, if it was whites attacking any minority Obama would be personally addressing it and white liberals would be groveling on their knees begging for forgiveness from the holy minorities!

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    • sWampy
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:01am

      MLK was your typical liberal SOB, spoke of social justice, ignoring the color of skin in public, while having his thug associates start race riots and guerrilla actions through out the south. Just like all agenda’s of the left, it all about lies and manipulation, MLK wasn’t the first progressive liberal, and sure wasn’t one of the last, he just was very successful at using the name calling, lies, intimidation and violence to get his will pushed on a naive nation, while hiding behind a facade of peace.

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    • gforce875
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:42pm

      Why would I be proud of being white? There are only 2 races in the Scriptures, Israelites and Gentiles. Black, white, oriental, hispanic, etc. it makes no difference. We are al lbut Gentiles at birth, and seen by God as such. But, because not a soul of us could do a thing to keep ourselves from being born sinners, God sent His Son, born to the Throne of David, to save both Jew and Gentile alike. Now, since the Cross, there are 2 generations on Earth, Those born of Adam and those who, though born to Adam, are born again into the family of the Most High God, just as much His children as Jesus Himself.
      BTW, God created different races as part of his plan of division initiated at the Tower of Babel. He started with different languages, but also divided the land in the days of Peleg. But racism is solely the work of Satan, stealing, killing and destroying ’cause he’s not only incapable of doing good, he‘s also jealous that man is God’s highest creation, that we, by our choice, can get into a position with God that Satan can never regain. He was, after all, THE angel that covered the Throne of God…
      Before his wickedness came to flower.
      Psalms 33:10-11 covers the children of Belial involved in this doctored video against Congresswoman Bachman. Let God do His work, lest we muck up His plan. (He’s better at this kind of game)

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    • paulusmaximus
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:00pm

      If you use the word race properly the is only one THE HUMAN RACE! The amount of pigmentation in ones skin doesn’t establish race. The use of color to designate race is the result of bigots of all these groups.

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    • mycomet123
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:07pm

      AB5R, So your resolution to racism is to join the party & stand up for white pride? Where does that lead to? I‘ll tell you where you’ll end up–SEGREGATION. You’re playing right into the hand of evil. This only breeds more hatred & separation. The only way to beat this is to take race out of the picture & that unfortunately means someone has to be mature & humble enough to not stand up,but to stand back & look at the whole picture, swallow their pride & say I refuse to participate in playing the race card! It’s taking the higher road which unfortunately few want to take.

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    • nancienice
      Posted on September 3, 2011 at 1:39pm

      This post is racist. Defensiveness is for guilty people! Hate comes from fear, so help them with alleviating their fear. I don’t like this double standard any more than you do…but “standing up for white people” is just feeding their fear. I have found people in this world that enjoy being angry. Keep it up and you will only hurt our cause: EQUALITY. Kasper, stay out of our blog, you racist! Swampy, you are ignorant. Martin Luther King was CONSERVATIVE.

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  • Carol Ingian
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:54am

    Michele Bachmann should sue the person who published this slander.

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  • ConservativeChristianB1954
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:51am

    Of course it was.

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  • Vechorik
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:45am

    I’ve never heard Ron Paul called racist.
    Less class warfare = 2012 presidential candidate, Ron Paul, says he doesn’t believe cutting entitlements to the poor is the way to balance the budget. He has GREATER ideas. Check him out! I love how Ron Paul doesn’t pit groups against one another. VOTE RON PAUL 2012!

    I almost fainted last night when Bill OReilly said that Paul’s idea of ending FEMA had merit (since FOX tends to ignore Paul).

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:57am

      The left will not be using the race card or any of their other tactics against Ron Paul. The Paulies are one of the best weapons the left has to help Obama get reelected. They know that Paul is not likely to be nominated and his supporters will help them to destroy all of Obama’s real opponents.

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:36am

    Now what do you think

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  • AMERICA4EVER
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:30am

    Oh, and Blaze, your ads are really getting intrusive.

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    • Secessionista
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:36am

      I agree. A few more dozen of these rollover ads, and I am out of here.

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  • AMERICA4EVER
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:29am

    There should be legal steps taken against stuff like this. Why does it go unchecked? If you or I did that, we would be in some hot water. I am so sick of these lying creeps being allowed to do this. Who in their right mind would believe she said that. Oh, I know, a dumba$$ liberal.

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  • SamIamTwo
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:20am

    Libs go figure…same old stuff…different day.

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  • sacrificeforkids
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:17am

    some one keeps booting me off and reading ”’web site not responding… is it my computer, or is it aol, and the ”huffington post” , is anybody else getting booted ,,,this is the only web site i’m having trouble with

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    • Brents Torts
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:28am

      I sometimes have trouble with google. It’s seems to happen with only certain stories

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    • StargazerInSavannah
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 11:31am

      Never booted.. Get a new computer for your guilty concience..

      Surely your babblings could be no more idiotic than the posts above.

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  • stage9
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:07am

    Yep this is how propaganda works. Twist, lie and distort.

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    • mils
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:25am

      Who ever edited it should be “outed”….lets hear what they have to say on live TV somewhere…Let them explain it to Bachmann in person.

      This won’t happen …and it will continue….Not only continue…IT WILL GET WORSE

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  • liriadavila
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:05am

    Thanks to the Blaze the true always prevails.

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  • indy1
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:02am

    Today’s Democrats have no conscience. They have all become Bill Clinton.

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  • one years food ration like glenn says
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:02am

    I don’t get it , sounded the same to me.. She did say “who likes white people?” For what reason though? I guess I just don’t understand the clip or what she was trying to say.. Fell free to help me out with this one..

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    • Pink Elephant
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:12am

      Did you even read the article????????? She said “wet”, referring to a Christian band.

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 8:58am

    Sue the c r a p out of him. I mean sue him for even the underwear he has on. Someone needs to get their lively hood, every last penny taken from them so this unethical “RED JOURNALISM” gets stopped in its tracks. Just plain wrong and evil, even vile no matter which way you look at it.

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:05am

      I must admit i missed the part where they wrote “who likes wet people ” I reread it and I got it not.. Disregard my other comment.. Out of context ? Absolutely !!!

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on August 30, 2011 at 8:55am

    Was it taken out of context? Yes.

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