Bachmann: "Fallon" dustup shows bias, sexism
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"[I]f that had been Michelle Obama who had come out on the stage and if that song had been played for Michelle Obama I have no doubt that NBC would have apologized to her and likely they could have fired the drummer or at least suspended him," said Bachmann, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
"None of that happened from NBC, and this is clearly a form of bias on the part of the Hollywood entertainment elite but it's also I think sexism as well," she continued. "This wouldn't be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama. It shouldn't be tolerated if it's a conservative woman, either."
Bachmann said she accepted the apology of host Jimmy Fallon, who Tweeted Tuesday evening, "I'm honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday and I'm so sorry about the intro mess. I really hope she comes back." She said she loves Fallon - "he's a kick" - and would like to go back on his show.
But she said his apology isn't enough.
"Of course I accept Jimmy's apology but this really needs to come from NBC, and this is an outrage that happened," she said.
The decision to play the song, by the band Fishbone, appears to have belonged to drummer Questlove, who Tweeted before Bachmann came out, "aight late night walkon song devotees: you love it when we snark: this next one takes the cake. ask around cause i aint tweeting title."
He later retweeted reactions, including "@questlove huge ups to the fishbone tune for Bachman on jimmy tonight. perfect entry song for her!"
Bachmann, who later repeated her call for NBC to apologize on Fox radio, said Wednesday morning she was not aware that the song had been played until late yesterday. Fallon did not mention the incident on Tuesday night's show, and Questlove was in the band for the broadcast.
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Conseratives don't have talk shows that would invite people outside of their relm of thinking that would make them appear open minded and soft, besides Murdock would hack into their phone or computer and then twist and create lies from anything they found.
The liberial media or as Bachmann puts it, the Hollywood elite (ie she's saying partison) had her on NBC, DWTS had Palin's daughter on their show as well as Tom Delay and paid them well, then there's CBS had Perry & Cain on Dave Letterman, the liberal media is more American than fascist media.
Comparing herself to Michele Obama was an egregiously racist shot against the First Lady, who is NOT a candidate for office. The ridiculous whining about 'sexism' typically ignores the facts--FAR worse things were said and written about George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry, John McCain and Barak Obama.
What's more, Bachmann has received FAR gentler treatment than Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin or Nancy Pelosi.
And Bachmann has shown no such indignation about Herman Cain's sexual assault(s) and harrassment of women when he was a lobbyist for a the restaurant trade association. Where is the consistency?
The truth is that Bachmann HAS been busted time and again during her inept campaign for misstating 'facts', for distorting events, and for out and out lies. The song Fallon's band played may not have been polite, but it was not inaccurate.