Roots Welcome Bachmann With 'Lyin' As* B*tch' On Fallon

It's usually the host delivering the political snark, but last night on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," it was the house band that provided the pointed message.

As US Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) made her way across the stage, The Roots, who back Fallon each night, played a coded message of a song for her introduction music. Astute ears -- or Twitter followers of drummer Questlove -- could identify the song: "Lyin' As* B*tch" by Fishbone.

While the audience only heard a "la la" refrain, the message was sent. Before the show, Questlove tweeted, "aight late night walkon song devotees: you love it when we snark: this next one takes the cake. ask around cause i aint tweeting title."

Following the performance, he retweeted a number of fans who praised the choice of snark -- including one who called it the "perfect entry song for her" -- and then wrote, "take a guess. buy the record anyway. its classic and should be in your vocabulary," and provided a link to buy the album on iTunes.

Comments

[orbo]

04:07 PM on 11/28/2011

Ouch, good one!

[Knowledgeseeker]

03:25 PM on 11/28/2011

I love the roots.

[Eve PurvisAllen]

01:17 PM on 11/28/2011

"Barrack the Magic Negro" wasn't an issue when it was pushed and peddled on the Rush Limbaugh show was it? I wish you Indy and Teacrackpipe smokers "SIT DOWN AND HAVE A SEAT" on this! This woman will hang on to anything she thinks that will keep her irrelevant arse relevant, this incident being included! She'll then call for Quest Love and the band/show to be disbanded just to drum up media controversy..simply because she has not real meaning or purpose in this damned GOP Sideshow Circus!

[gov111w]

12:06 PM on 11/28/2011

Unfortunately...this is what most folks, including Blacks have come to expect !!!!

[chloebe]

07:40 AM on 11/28/2011

Did bad record sales force The Roots to take the "day job" of being a house band? What's next, weddings?

[Justjack1]

04:47 AM on 11/28/2011

Really!!? did anyone see what she is B*** about? It was nothing, its just typical GOP "Gotta find something to complain about" schtick.

[ApprxAm]

01:05 AM on 11/28/2011

bad choice

[Avery Owen]

11:17 PM on 11/27/2011

Too funny! Bit over the top but my ribs are hurting. Wonder who told her about the intro? Because we all know she didn't have a clue!

[shukurac]

04:40 PM on 11/27/2011

...if the shoe fits...

[BarefootArizona]

09:06 PM on 11/27/2011

Shoes are for suckers.

[Mistinguette Grandison]

12:09 PM on 11/27/2011

That is mean, but funny and true at the same time.

[ALPHAKITA]

12:53 AM on 11/27/2011

Somebody outta make a song telling him to COMB HIS DAYUUUUM NAPS.

[Holly Jackson]

11:11 PM on 12/11/2011

Why? Black is beautiful!

[yumster]

10:31 PM on 11/26/2011

Isn't she? She can call blacks names and insult them at will. You are what the song said.

[Eric Daniels]

09:38 PM on 11/26/2011

Questlove is right Michelle Bachmann is a conservative "Lyin A&* B&*&

THERE I SAID IT !!!

[ALPHAKITA]

10:12 PM on 11/26/2011

I might think the same about you, but I NEED to still show you some respect.

Didn't your momma teach you any manners?

[Eric Daniels]

12:34 AM on 11/27/2011

You don't know me or my mother from spit on the ground, so spare me you phony attempt at politeness.

[Holly Jackson]

11:12 PM on 12/11/2011

How is making a racist comment about nappy hair respectful in any way?

[ALPHAKITA]

10:19 PM on 11/26/2011

You should be ashamed ...

[Eric Daniels]

12:36 AM on 11/27/2011

If I had something to be ashamed of I would say it, but it's Bachmann who needs to stop lying, race- baiting and being so ill informed on issues concerning Americans.

[NOIDEOLOGUE]

04:12 PM on 11/26/2011

Agree with the following from the poster below:


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ALPHAKITA 76 Fans Become a fan Unfan
4 hours ago (11:38 AM)
Black people who don't give respect DON'T DESERVE RESPECT.

I hope blacks stop complainin­g when called the N word, if they condone this type of behavior.

EITHER WE ALL FOLLOW THE PC CORRECT CRAP or WE ALL DON'T.

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NO
DBL
STANDARDS!

[Mattylock]

05:01 PM on 11/28/2011

What does black have to do with anything? You and your hero are showing your true colors.

[NOIDEOLOGUE]

10:39 PM on 11/28/2011

My hero is any soldier in the war in the Middle East. SORRY.

[Allen Bouchard]

02:58 PM on 12/23/2011

How pointing out that someone is a chronic liar equivalent to racism?

If I point out that Bachmann is also an ignorant bigot are you going to tell me that I should know better because French Canadians were conned into moving to New England to work in sweat shop conditions in textile mills?

[Mr Muckle]

12:41 PM on 11/26/2011

They should have played Fishbone's "Jackass Brigade".

[ZenSufi]

06:55 PM on 11/28/2011

Living Colour's "Open Letter (to a Landlord)" would have been appropriate.