Rumor Record: Whatever happened to the "Whitey Tapes"?

[Adelante]

Happy ‘Whitey Tape’ Eve!


One year ago tomorrow—May 16, 2008—former CIA analyst and current security consultant Larry Johnson put up this blog post at his site “No Quarter.”

I now have it from two sources that there is video dynamite–Michelle Obama railing against “whitey” at Jeremiah Wright’s church. Republicans may have a lousy record when it comes to the economy and the management of the war in Iraq, but they are hell on wheels when it comes to opposition research. Someone took the chance and started reviewing the recordings from services at Jeremiah Wright’s United Church of Christ. Holy smoke!! I am told there is a clip that is being held for the fall to drop at the appropriate time. The last thing Barack and Michelle need is a new clip that raises further questions about her judgment and temperament.

Johnson posted a video of a then-current Tennessee Republican ad attacking Michelle Obama, then continued his argument.

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The post drew more than 600 comments and kicked off three heated weeks of blog-driven rumormongering which I recapped at the time for The American Prospect. One year later, no such tape has ever surfaced.

http://washingtonindependent.com/43284/happy-whitey-tape-eve


In another blast from the past, for the rumor record:

Fitzgerald tried to get Obama, came up with “Zilch,” says former Chicago Tribune editor


U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald interrogated convicted political fundraiser Tony Rezko and others intensively about then-senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, a former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune said on television last week.

Jim Warren, now a political commentator for MSNBC, told Hardball host Chris Matthews that Fitzgerald questioned Rezko “very aggressively” about possible involvement of Obama in alleged political scandals in Chicago, and came away “with nothing.”

Warren said, “They have come away with zilch.”

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_4621.shtml

[Buzz Clik]

1. Hold that thought. We're busy bashing Pelosi and Obama.

We'll crucify Michelle on another day.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. The larger question:

What ever happened to Larry Johnson?

[FrenchieCat]

6. He is still there.....

spewing the same ass nonsense.

He has his followers, and links at his website to other sites that he admires.
They all deserve each other, far as I'm concerned.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Put aside in favor of birth certificate lunacy.

"Lunatics" is too kind a word, and I'm just talking Faux News here, let alone the FReepers (there's a difference?)

[Hamlette]

4. This was the last thing I saw

I think its as close as they ever got to her saying "whitey".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZi6U811hxE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balloon-juice.com%2F&feature=player_embedded

[Fresh_Start]

5. they're being saved until they need to overshadow an Obama victory

something like getting binLaden or turning the economy around or getting Israel to not bomb Iran