Caught with their Johnsons out

We got a bleeder!

The primary season was not good for many people, particularly for the good people over at No Quarter who thought that they were covering themselves in glory and have yet to look in the mirror and realize that it was poo.

Exhibit A, for all time, would be the Michelle Obama "whitey tape" which, to this point, appears to be as non-existent and mythical as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Dick Cheney’s soul, and the clitoris. As Dave Weigel writes:

On Monday I blogged about the rumors of a video that shows Michelle Obama making hateful comments about "whitey." I’m now convinced that Larry Johnson, the blogger who’s done the most to make the rumors public, is spreading misinformation. At the least, he’s been unable to stick to his story.

Johnson starts getting attention for this on May 26, recounting intel from "someone in touch with a senior Republican."

I know for a fact that Barack and Michelle Obama would like the tape of her blasting “whitey” during a rant at Jeremiah Wright’s church to never see the light of day.

On the night of May 31, Johnson fires up the speculation by promising an update by 9 a.m. on June 2. "Now I know why people who have seen the videotape say it is stunning." The blogs start churning, and reporters fish around. On June 1, Roger Stone appears on Fox News and says he’s heard rumors about a Michelle Obama tape. Gleefully, a NoQuarter blogger completes the Mobius strip and claims Stone has given Johnson "new credence."

Now they admit that haven’t actually seen the tape but, you know, their best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw the tape, so I guess it’s pretty serious. If it exists.

This isn’t to say that they don’t diligently dot their i’s and cross their t’s and do extensive fact-checking and research at the No Quarter Proving Grounds & Lab Fort Made with Couch Cushions as seen in this video provided to us by this guy who totally swears he stole it out of the No Quarter Supersecret Video Vault. Enjoy: