Hillary advisor Mickey Kantor dissed Indiana voters in 1992; Update: Kantor’s mad; Update: Dirty trick

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 2, 2008 11:01 AM

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An old video snippet (I believe it’s from The War Room documentary) of Bill Clinton campaign operatives Mickey Kantor, George Stephanopoulos, and James Carville gloating about election returns has now made its way onto YouTube and is getting passed around on the left-wing blogs. (It’s currently featured on Digg, Kos, DU, and more. And I’ve gotten several e-mails about it this morning.) In the clip, Kantor is seen dissing Indiana voters as “sh*t” and whispering to Stephanopoulos: “How would like to be a worthless white nigger?”

Obama people are apparently behind the move to disseminate the video–as obvious pushback against the Snobama rap. It’s 16 years old and Kantor plays a nominal advisor role in the Hillary ‘08 campaign. But hey, whoever’s behind it and however old it is, it’s an always welcome reminder that both Democrat presidential candidates’ camps share cynical contempt for the bitter, clingy, God-fearing, gun-toting voters in flyover country. Not news to the rest of us.

Maybe Stephanopoulous will ask Hillary about it during his “Town Hall” with her on Sunday. Her answer, naturally, should be, “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids:”

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Update: Kantor’s steaming.

Update: Dirty trick.

I love how I’m going to get blamed for a vid clip circulated by the nutroots.

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  1. #309190
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 am, sambo said:

    This will only serve as a reason to continue talking about how racist the conservatives are.

  2. #309191
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 am, tropicalwave12 said:

    Dang it! I don’t get audio here at the office. I was just 18, living in a small town in Indiana at that time and fresh outta H.Screwel then. I voted for Bush.

  3. #309194
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am, flyovercountry said:

    “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids.”

  4. #309203
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:30 am, Drained Brain said:

    And working on behalf of the “first black President…”

  5. #309204
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:31 am, Bucklee said:

    “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids.”

    Oh, but you are wrong it does help Michelle’s kids so we must continue talking about it.

  6. #309215
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 am, undrseige247 said:

    Whew! It’s smelling like flying donkey crap in here!

  7. #309216
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    Her answer, naturally, should be, “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids:” chances of becoming POTUS”

    That works for me!

  8. #309217
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    This video, which has been around for a while, simply confirms the fact that most conservatives already knew.

    Racism and racist attitudes resides firmly and wholly on the left.

    CASE CLOSED

  9. #309221
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am, Surveyor said:

    Hey Mickey…….are these folks worthless white ni$$%rs & sh@t too?

    Mickey….you sir are a punk. If I saw you in the street I’d kick your a$$!

  10. #309223
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am, tre said:

    Example # 10,695,423 that Socialist truly believe they are better, smarter, and more well informed than the rest of us poor, crawling worms. Thus, they SHOULD rule over us. If we DON’T choose them, that’s proof of what drooling idiots we are.

  11. #309232
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 am, bloghooligan said:

    WOAH!!!!

  12. #309233
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am, abstractmind said:

    At least he didnt use the C-word LOL.

  13. #309234
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am, bloghooligan said:

    ok, hold up.

    the YouTube person’s acct is 4 hours old.

    they have one video.

    who is this person?

  14. #309237
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am, teresafromtejas said:

    Oh, it’s Friday that must mean another Dem scandal. Anyone else noticing this things always break out on Fridays?

  15. #309239
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:54 am, undrseige247 said:

    “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids irritable bowel syndrome.”

    Hit the deck man the eggs are flyin’!

  16. #309244
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:56 am, b4lucy said:

    Hey, This guy is as close to Clinton’s campaigh as the Revrun Wright was to Barak!!! Hope he nails her to death with it….She needs to be bloodied up some after the New York Waltz on O’Reilly… Besides they’re all dismal…

  17. #309245
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:56 am, mymanpotsandpans said:

    Tourette’s party.

  18. #309247
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am, khan said:

    #13:

    Does it matter?

  19. #309251
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    A minor campaign advisors 16 year old stupidity doesn’t come close to Obamas haute d’air pronouncement with the SF liberal elite. It’s not even close, KANTOR isn’t running for president.

    If that’s what the Obama camp is resorting to, it just shows they’re willing to do anything to bring the campaign down to a level they feel confortable in.

  20. #309252
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm, teresafromtejas said:

    There was a moment in this election when I was seeing high turnout and it seems almost everyone was classifying themselves as Dems. I thought am I missing something? Maybe I should really rethink some stuff. After watching this video, I’m glad I didn’t.

  21. #309253
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    This probably came from the private collection of “Barry and Jerry”.

    Who knows what else they have stored away on their vault on the Clintons.

    Maybe someone could book a double header. Reverend Wright and Mr Kantor together.

    What a show that would make.

    We can dream can’t we?

  22. #309261
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    I’ve watched the video on youtube – and there is something that is bothering me about this besides the obvious….

    If you watch the end, where Kantor leans over to Steph and says the ‘worthless white n###er’ line… does it appear to anyone else that his lips don’t quite match the sound of the whisper?

    Watch it closely…

  23. #309276
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm, ddhinnyc said:

    Another prime example of how the Democrats are the true racists in this country. THEY are the ones who ALWAYS look at skin color first. White Democrats are voting for Hillary. Black ones are voting for Obama.

    Operation Chaos continues. I can’t wait for burning tires in Denver.

  24. #309280
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:21 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    Has anyone noticed when Kantor is talking, there’s no lip synch? Has the clip been doctored?

  25. #309282
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    jrlingreenbay…I’m glad you caught it too…I thought I was dreaming.

  26. #309289
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    No – and I do video / audio reviews in a hobby of mine…. and there is something odd about the sync of that last line.

    One thought I had, actually, was that the audio ‘N-word’ line had been voiced-over.

    I’ll just say that it won’t surprise me if this turns out to be a fraud – at least the last line of it.

  27. #309298
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm, txvet2 said:

    Why the fuss? He’s only quoting Bob Byrd, Amerikkkan Senator.

  28. #309302
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm, Darwin Akbar said:

    Seems that we have yet another Democrat Dirty Trick afoot…what shall we call this one?

    How about “Hoosier-Daddy?”

  29. #309306
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    This has been doctored! Check out a clip of the same thing posted long before this “new” clip surfaced. It’s about at 4:40 into the clip. You can’t hear what he’s saying at all!

    Busted! but whodunit?

  30. #309307
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:36 pm, DagneyT said:

    Having read Aldridge’s book, “Unlimited Access”, this kind of talk was de rigeur in the Clinton White House. Profane talk and lewd behavior led to many long-time White House employees taking early retirement to avoid having to see and hear it!

  31. #309311
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm, metalhead said:

    Poppin’ more popcorn here in flyover country!

  32. #309316
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm, DagneyT said:

    This will only serve as a reason to continue talking about how racist the conservatives are.

    Sambo, one word, “HUH?” No conservatives involved here! Or did you mean that MM mentioning it? It’s mighty difficult to call her a “racist” with any degree of sanity!

  33. #309319
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm, puhiawa said:

    I give Stephanopoulos credit. He was not buying it and did not like that comment even if made in private.

  34. #309320
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm, love2rumba said:

    We are in an election year in which both the Republican and the Democrat nominees feel that way about us…what a deal!

  35. #309325
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    I have now watched the original twice Clearly a fraud.

    Team Obasma must be desperate….

  36. #309326
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm, Khyris said:

    Spelling faux pas in the headline MM!
    Kantor != Cantor ;)

    Yeah, I could have easily made up something to fit that segment of video that couldn’t be “disproven” as well:

    He might have said “Waffle-iron plaid nickerbockers.” He was working for Clinton, so no surprise if he turned out to be clinically insanse…

  37. #309331
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    I think you can hear the last three words as:

    “…on this one.”

  38. #309335
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm, mchristian said:

    “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids chances.”

  39. #309339
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:57 pm, JT said:

    I’ve watched the video on youtube – and there is something that is bothering me about this besides the obvious….

    If you watch the end, where Kantor leans over to Steph and says the ‘worthless white n###er’ line… does it appear to anyone else that his lips don’t quite match the sound of the whisper?

    Watch it closely…

    Still just as bad. Sound like Kantor says a-hole at the end.

  40. #309351
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:02 pm, JBro said:

    Bob in Myrtle Beach, you beat me to it. This is, in my opinion, an altered audio track. I have very few doubts that this was leaked by members of the Obama campaign in an attempt to stear the conversation away from his own racist reverend. Gotta love the in-fighting in the Dem house! Now if we only had a conservative candidate…

  41. #309354
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:03 pm, caligulajones said:

    Racism and racist attitudes resides firmly and wholly on the left

    Give me a break. Are you saying the KKK are liberal? Everyone is a little racist at times. Statements like this only divide us even more.

  42. #309358
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm, Boomer said:

    I was stationed in Indiana back in the 70s at Grissom AFB for a couple of years and I really didn’t notice that the citizens of the “Hoosier State” acting in a niggardly fashion. From my personal interactions I found them to be friendly hard working God fearing decent and generous people. The elite liberals continue to spit on the good people of flyover country it is a good thing they practice massive voter fraud in the cities to keep themselves in power. With SCOTUS test of the voter ID law over with they will be lucky if they can elect a liberal Democrat even in a welfare cesspool like Gary, IN.

  43. #309359
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm, John Ansell said:

    Didn’t Hillary or Bill’s brother get caught on tape using the “N” word? Hannity plays it from time to time.

  44. #309374
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm, bagoh20 said:

    “Give me a break. Are you saying the KKK are liberal? Everyone is a little racist at times. Statements like this only divide us even more”

    Exactly, according to the modern version of liberalism which sees people first and foremost by their race, second by their party, then by income and last by character. So do the KKK.

  45. #309384
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm, Surveyor said:

    wow…I just took a trip around the net….the Hillary spin machine is cranking up the rpm’s. Poor Ben Smith….spin, spin, spin!

  46. #309391
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    I demand that this tape be examined by the NYPD just as soon as they finish with the video of the Columbia Noose Incident!

  47. #309404
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    Looking at the older video linked in #29 – he seems to say something like, “How’d you like to be…”, followed by something totally too soft to comprehend, but then it seems he says the word Texas.

    Afterwards, he immediately turns to Carville and says, “Look at Texas”.

    Now, if he’s running against GHW Bush, talking about Texas would definitely be appropriate.

    My take on what he says is something like, “How’d you like to be the one who swipes Texas?” Referring to taking the Texas vote from a Bush.

    Anyone else see this?

  48. #309414
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm, TheOtherSide said:

    jr,

    read the link MM posted. Kantor claims he said “How would you like to be in the White House right now?”.

    It will be interesting when we find out who put this edited version out there.

  49. #309428
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm, sambo said:

    On May 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm, DagneyT said:
    This will only serve as a reason to continue talking about how racist the conservatives are.
    Sambo, one word, “HUH?” No conservatives involved here! Or did you mean that MM mentioning it? It’s mighty difficult to call her a “racist” with any degree of sanity!

    The libs are on the news every night trying to spin the playing of the race card on the conservatives when in fact it is B Ho’s and HRC campains that are doing it.

  50. #309429
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    TOS – I did check out that link – but someone, at the end of that whisper, seems to obviously say “Texas” ( the link from #29 ).

    Carville’s covering his mouth with his hand – and Steph’s mouth doesn’t move.

    Either way – that original video is different from the latest version – so it has been doctored.

    Can’t wait to see who it was.

  51. #309432
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:49 pm, Regulus said:

    I love how I’m going to get blamed for a vid clip circulated by the nutroots.

    But of course you are, Michelle. As soon as the nutroots figure out that they’ve been played – again – for gullible fools, they’ll be looking for someone to point at and say, “Hey, look – there’s a conservative! Boo!”

    You should consider it an honor of sorts that you’re at the top of the list.

  52. #309444
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:55 pm, Regulus said:

    It seems that a theme of the donkeys this year is, “Dowdification.” That is, the deliberate editing of statements to pervert what was actually said or written through the use of cutting, splicing and the ellipsis.

    We’ve already seen two DNC television ads purposefully distorting things McCain has said. Now this. And it’s only the beginning. Wait until we get closer to November and they start getting desperate.

  53. #309449
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 pm, Bob in Myrtle Beach said:

    Hey JBro…remember these three little words…DRAFT FRED THOMPSON!

  54. #309451
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm, terrig said:

    I am insulted, I was born and raised in the great state of Indiana. I was raised in Lake County (when I was growing up it was one of two Democrap counties in the state). However, I registered as Republican much to the shock of the Clerk of the Court who was also the church organist at St. Mikes.
    I understand this appears to be doctored to an extent but we all know what the elites really think of those who live in “fly over” country.

  55. #309459
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 2:05 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    A HotAir update lists an explanation of the conversation, in part, from the producer, I believe and Kantor – that the “Those people are sh#$” comment actually says, “Those people are sh#%ting..” where he stops and apologizes to the camera and then continues the sentence… “in the White House”.

    Watch the original video ( not the doctored one ) and you can see this as completely feasible.

  56. #309470
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 2:14 pm, Jim M. said:

    Wow. Talk about presenting something out of context!

    Kantor was not referring to the Indiana voters – he was making reference to the fact that the people in the White House were “shitting” themselves over the polling numbers.

    Team Obama has reached a new low. This goes beyond a dirty trick, like spreading a rumor. It is an intentional falsification of a video to smear the Clinton Camp.

    I believed this is going to hurt Obama. No one is going to believe it came from a source other than the Obama campaign. And it goes to show that it is Obama, and not Clinton, that will say and do anything to get elected.

  57. #309482
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm, Khyris said:

    I followed the link to the moron blaming MM for this, and posted:

    The conspiracy mongering is getting a bit old. How bout we wait until we find out who actually doctored it before we crucify anybody?

    Malkin is a “notorious nutjob” because she posted the story INCLUDING ALL THE UPDATES THAT IT WAS FAKE that was ALREADY running on liberal blogs? But the liberal blogs are just speaking truth to power? What’s with the double standard?

    Just another perfect demonstration of pathological need to smear the other guy. I think THAT gives a better indication of what party is probably behind this than your approach of pulling McCain’s name out of thin air. After all McCain repudiated the 100% true North Carolina ad without even watching it (which was dumb) just to be a positive campaigner.

    The jerk responded by disabling comments and deleting all the previously posted ones (which were calling him an idiot for the same reasons I mentioned.) His liberal brain went into pavlovian denial: “Aaaaahhh! Dissenting opinions! Must suppress free speech!”

  58. #309486
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm, melinda said:

    “You know, this conversation doesn’t help my kids cheating husband from saying the most inept things. When God was handing out couth- Bill heard ‘Noose’ and figured that he didn’t need one of those- he can hang himself all by himself.”

  59. #309532
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 3:00 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    There’s a video clip circulated by notorious nutjob Michelle Malkin

    Just add it to the trophy case Michelle! ;)

  60. #309649
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm, DagneyT said:

    The libs are on the news every night trying to spin the playing of the race card on the conservatives when in fact it is B Ho’s and HRC campains that are doing it.

    Thanks for the clarification, Sambo (the name of my favorite book as a kid, btw). I guess I’m hyper-sensitive being a conservative, and being accused of it! LOL

  61. #309671
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 4:46 pm, KaosKlerik said:

    Video is no longer available.

  62. #309798
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 pm, secondsight said:

    This is bad, so bad.

    First, before I get a chance to take up the Obama contract of vote for me and never talk/say/think about race again, someone is playing bait and switch.

    Second, they’re rewriting history again. In 1992, OJ’s former wife is still living her life, Mark Furman is still pursuing his choice of a job, ‘the n-word’ hasn’t even been invented yet, and no one has decided that just hip hop artists are the only people that can say nigger.

    And somewhere in Chicago, Barack is being converted to Christianity so he can marry Michelle, not that it matters.

  63. #309822
    On May 2nd, 2008 at 8:08 pm, BobJones-77 said:

    White Nigger? Is that an anachronism?

    How bout Black Trash?

    Yellow Nigger?

    Yellow Trash?

    Yellow Neck?

    Black Neck?

    White Neck?

    Kantor sure has a big nose.

  64. #309920
    On May 3rd, 2008 at 9:13 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    nice affirmation by repeating the lunk-headed stereotype….NOT

  65. #310270
    On May 3rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm, feebiebabe said:

    I hate that word.

  66. #310273
    On May 3rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm, NHMagenta said:

    This video is just more noise to distract the American People from the real issues we face.

  67. #310286
    On May 3rd, 2008 at 6:06 pm, NHMagenta said:

    Just came to mind; this has the look-and-feel of a COINTELPRO-style PSYOP.

    Something designed to get the Tory noise machine going full-volume and still more hard feelings between H.Clinton and Obama partisans.

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