Another shoe to drop? Part 2 - the rumors fly!

On Fox News today:

If that's all this is - Michelle Obama said "whitey" - I defer to my previous post about the threshold this must meet in order to seriously damage Barack Obama. Of course, there could be some additional inflammatory quality based on context and recency, but for the Clinton supporters this is some pretty thin gruel.

Don't get me wrong - if she said it, it certainly is offensive, but it isn't enough for Barack to drop out of the race, which is about the only thing that can help Hillary at this point. Michelle will likely make the usual "sorry if it offended anyone" non-apology, and this will become a staple on the Sean Hannity show but largely forgotten elsewhere. Few votes will change, as there are far too many on the left who will excuse this based on the "absolute moral authority" of a black woman entitled to be angry about the black experience. Besides, what's the likelihood that the media (outside Fox News and talk radio) will cover this at all?

As an aside, I'm now hoping the tape is real for no other reason than to see Geraldo Rivera have to shell out a c-note.

H/T Larry Johnson at No Quarter.