John Gibson Did Not Compare Eric Holder To Monkey With Bright Blue Scrotum (UPDATED)

UPDATE: The Huffington Post has learned that the below video has been doctored. We regret the error and apologize to Mr. Gibson. John Gibson never compared Eric Holder to a monkey with a bright blue scrotum.

Rather, as seen in the unedited video below, Gibson played audio of Holder saying "nation of cowards" -- so his full, unedited remarks were:

"We were talking about Eric Holder today on the radio and his comment that this is a nation of cowards."

The video was doctored to include Trace Gallagher's voice saying, "bright blue scrotum" where Gibson played Holder's "nation of cowards" remark. The Huffington Post does not know the source of the video's doctoring — it was picked up off TVNewser.

See the unedited video below:

The Huffington Post regrets the error. -- Alex Leo and Danny Shea

Original (inaccurate) item below: At the end of a long and pointless conversation between two Fox News reporters covering a zoo escape, John Gibson compared Attorney General Eric Holder to a monkey.

A monkey escaped from the Woodland park Zoo in Seattle and despite the fact that authorities are "taking this very seriously," Julie Banderas and Harris Faulkner were not, cracking jokes about the monkeys' bright blue scrotum.

At 2:48, they toss to John Gibson who complains that he can't get away with saying "bright blue scrotum" on the radio then follows that up by saying, "We were talking about Eric Holder today on the radio and his bright blue scrotum."



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Comments

[Heru1]

Gibson's pasty skin reminds me of a dead fishbelly

[Firestarter]

Well the rac!st are out in drogues. They just can't seem to let those K.(K)..K values go. These people do not realize how much they are p!ssing people off, it only takes one to make that example of these re. (tard)s. John Gibson is a t00l and a p.un.k!

[sandpiper1]

At least, Eric Holder has scrotum(s) unlike these idiots on Faux Noise.

[smag]

Sounds like you are speaking from experience.

[MsLiz]

I had to google "drogues" because I had always thought the word was "droves."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogue

http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/droves

I like my version better, your's makes zero sense to me.

[sweetwhine]

You can run but you can't hide. They ARE coming out in droves. I'm glad for it. It's always good to know what you're up against.

[Dustee]

Hhmm...I wonder what they think about Mr. Steele?

[sweetwhine]

Exactly what they think of Holder or any other black man. Steeles knows it and he's OK with it. He's just playing the game.

[Manny Otiko]

Here is a joke, what do monkeys and John Gibson have in common? Answer, they both like to throw crap around. :)

[gjohntheterrible]

Fox noose is just following what republican followers everywhere have decided to do, embark on a campaign of r a c i s m.

[sweetwhine]

You're right. They've got absolutely nothing else. But this will be the end for many of them. This will backfire big time. Starting with those 5 governors who are threatening to refuse the stimulus package.

[morphyous]

Y'know, people that make statements like this are not worth reporting on.What is it with some of the American Media's brains reporting tripe like this? Are they really that starved for sensational news? It is time someone elevated the discussion a little. The worlds in a terrible mess and all a lot of you people do is act like little kids ,when someone steals their sucker ! Grow up , is that what you really think of your audience?, that we sit here with rapt attention swallowing all this stuff? No wonder the Media outlets are in trouble!

[MsLiz]

John Gibson has an audience, unfortunately. He has a job, though after this remark, he should be in a job that requires no talking and pays badly.

[rsprags]

I right wing new media has become a regional wing; and they are appealing to the southern bigots that like this type of language and commentary. They have lost any creditability with the general public.
They are angry at The American voters, the President and his staff, Democrat Congress, and World because we have chosen not to buy into their brand of division and hate. The reaction from the right wing media anf their pundit has help to clarify what AG Holder was trying to say to America concerning the need to be bold and talk about race.

[Manny Otiko]

If there is any doubt of where Gibson stands remember that in response to an article about changing demographics he once said, white people need to start having more babies.

[sweetwhine]

I bet he was dead serious too.

[Onpage17]

And these p hu cs walk the streets??

[RRonin]

John "Big John" Gibson IS a bright blue scrotum.....

[walk0nwalls]

Alright, whatever

I'm past the point where I'm actually shocked by anything Fox does.

[ciabrat]

These monkey references are definitely outrageous, but let's try not to get distracted. I'm reading "The Audacity of Hope" for the first time, and that seems to be the point of Obama's chapters on politics and media - i.e., things will only get better if we stay focused on issues and facts in spite of ad hominum b.s. Racism obviously remains an issue, and the worst of it is not about white guys howling about blue scrota, it's about equal pay, equal opportunity, due process and other civil rights still denied in so many subtle and not so subtle ways. And fortunately the President continues to just go forward every day, nudging his agenda ahead, setting a good example for us working stiffs who go to work or look for work every day, hoping for just a little bit of progress beyond the accomplishments and setbacks of yesterday. Peace.

[rsprags]

Beautiful, amen!

[satyriasis]

Disgusting.

[gorgonopsid]

I don't read more than the usual level of neocon malice into this. Let's face it, saying the words "bright blue scrotum" on T.V. would amuse most of us. Even typing them on a computer keyboard is entertaining-- notice the headline of this post. I myself can't resist the urge to type "bright blue scrotum" just one more time. I'm sure that the reference to Mr. Holder was just an excuse to relish the phrase one more time-- stop me before I ...

[Budokan]

And a GOP shill comparing a person of color to a monkey is news how...?

[lynjs]

Not again....what the heck is going on. Can we say dust off his resume? Racism is dead after President Obama's rise....ha! Fooled you!

[Indie2008]

Forget the resume. Some of this "talent" have boxed themselves in by the FOX demographic, and probably couldn't find comparable positions at another network.