Remember the ‘Whitey Tape” rumor from 2008? The gist was that a video was secretly in circulation featuring Michelle Obama badmouthing “whitey.” The blogosphere was alight with fears (or on some ends, hopes) that it would be released at a critical moment and swing the election towards John McCain.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=107850