As you know, on Saturday evening we posted a clip of Bill Clinton comparing Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama. The clip came originally from MSNBC. At least that’s where we originally saw it and picked it up from.
Now, over the last day or so I’ve seen a number of readers claiming that MSNBC had somehow edited the clip to change its meaning — specifically, editing out the question Bill was allegedly answering and leaving in the ‘2 against 1’ question that you hear on the video.
In case you’re having a hard time following, here’s the video again …
Now, as I noted, I’ve heard a number of people make this claim now. But I haven’t been able to find any evidence for it, or even any source making the claim. If anyone knows of any basis for believing this, do let me know. Whether or not it’s accurate, it must be coming from somewhere. So I’m curious to find out more.
In other news, Jackson himself says he didn’t read any racial subtext into Clinton’s remark.
Late Update: Ask and ye shall receive. TPM Reader ZD sends in this transcript of the whole exchange, with questions that came immediately before and after. And it seems clear that the video captured the actual back and forth.
