Michele Bachmann Disappointed With NBC Apology For Roots Song On Jimmy Fallon 'Late Night'

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) apparently isn't happy with the apology she received from NBC after a vulgar song was played during her recent appearance on "Late Night" with Jimmy Fallon.

As Bachmann walked onstage, the show's band, The Roots, played a 1985 Fishbone song titled "Lyin Ass B----."

Before the show, Roots drummer 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."

Bachmann called the incident "inappropriate, outrageous and disrespectful," and accused NBC of liberal bias. "This wouldn't be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama. It shouldn't be tolerated if it's a conservative woman either," she said on Fox.

According to the AP, the day after she appeared on the show, Bachmann received a letter of apology from NBC's vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, who wrote that the song choice was "not only unfortunate but also unacceptable."

Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart told the AP that Vaughn offered his sincerest apologies and said the band had been "severely reprimanded."

Fallon also apologized to Bachmann via Twitter.

In an interview with KLIF radio in Dallas on Friday, however, Bachmann said that she felt the apology should have come from higher up.

"Of course I accept the apology but my guess is that it would have been the president of the NBC that would have been apologizing not a senior vice president," had the song been directed at a liberal woman like Michelle Obama, she said.

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[Zen Phoenix]

12:50 PM on 12/04/2011

"If this was Michelle Obama..."

Conservatives like to pretend that the reason they're "picked on" is because of the unfairness of everybody else's slanted, screwed-up positions.

Truth is, we'd all laugh at Michelle Obama being called a lyin 4$$ b!t@h too...if she was one like Michelle Bachmann is. For Bachmann to pretend otherwise is just spin: she knows there was no "sexist" intent as she's been claiming since...they weren't calling all women b!t@hes, just her.

[mvp019a]

09:01 AM on 12/18/2011

Therein lies the problem - you think she (MO) isn't, but she is - it's just that her lies happen to be the ones you like, where MB's lies are not. Two sides to the same coin.

[Caris1]

04:06 AM on 12/04/2011

"...if this was Michelle Obama." Apparently Ms. Bachmann’s never heard of Rush Limbaugh and doesn’t bother to watch Fox News.Then again, maybe she does since watching makes you stupid. It certainly supports and encourages stupidity. As to the song and its sexist remarks leveled against her and a segment of our entire population. Michelle Obama was included. That aside, has God appeared in any of her recent dreams and asked if she’s equally disappointed, or even a tad chagrined, over the racial hatred being lobbied against an entire population group of Americans by her Republican followers? If so, did God say it was okay? It would be interesting to know when she thinks the next Alpha/Omega vision will reappear. Hopefully before Christmas. I've got my eye on a Dodge Ram pickup and I need a little advice. Fingers crossed.

[faithva]

12:59 AM on 12/04/2011

Michelle Obama is the First Lady of the United States. Michele Bachman is one of a stable of candidates for president of the United States, and a congresswoman. Liberal or conservative, the song was improper, and deserved an apology, which Bachman received. For Bachman to compare herself to the First Lady, however, and still be outraged because she did not receive an apology from a "higher up" official of NBC, brings to mind when Newt threw a hissy fit because he was not allowed to exit Air Force One by the front exit with President Clinton, but had to exit by the rear exit with all of the other congressmen and cabinet members.

[Siera Griffin]

12:00 AM on 12/03/2011

Of course she would bring First Lady Michelle Obama into it, apparently it's her new favorite hobby. What does she have a crush on Mrs. Obama or something? *smh*

[Siera Griffin]

11:58 PM on 12/02/2011

When you choose to appear on a late night show hosted by a comedian, in this case Jimmy Fallon, where the majority of the audience thinks you are as stupid as you look, don't act disappointed over a song. Grow a sense of humor Michele.

[KRIOLA]

11:34 AM on 12/02/2011

I MEANT IF THE SHOE FITS

[KRIOLA]

11:33 AM on 12/02/2011

IF THE SHOE FIRS WEAR IT OR SIT YOU BUTT DOWN "YOU LYING ASS BYOTCH

[KRIOLA]

11:31 AM on 12/02/2011

IF THE SHOE FIT WEAR IT YOU LYING ASS BYOTCH

[akleos]

04:41 PM on 12/01/2011

Like my dad always said, "Don't be one, and you won't get called one."

[phantom65]

02:50 PM on 12/01/2011

I'm no fan of hers and thought the song was inappropriate, but come on, an apology from NBC Vice President isn't good enough for her? Pulllleeez. Go away.

[hoho5973]

10:25 AM on 11/30/2011

Just imagine if this same thing happened to the "other" Michele (Obama). Fallon would've been fired............heck, look at Imus, even he got fired for less.....

[Zen Phoenix]

12:48 PM on 12/04/2011

Imus got fired for racism. That's not "less" than calling a lyin 4$$ b!t@h what she is.

[joeyfoto]

06:28 PM on 11/29/2011

Michelle Bachmann's candidacy is an insult to the memory of Ronald Reagan.

[saskatoonie]

06:51 PM on 11/29/2011

Ronald Reagan's leadership was an insult in itself!

[joeyfoto]

02:00 PM on 12/02/2011

In many ways I agree with that, but taken all in all, Reagan earned his place in history, by governing (and misgoverning...) with grace and charm while being right about one or two big things, while MB is simply an mentally marginal fanatic who insults the entire political process.

[Atsaguy]

04:55 PM on 11/29/2011

who gives a flip...who really cares...oh Minn-i-sotians..or however you spell it!!!

[Verta Wood]

10:44 AM on 11/29/2011

Please don't send any more messages to my face book wall. Thanks

[softvoice]

09:06 AM on 11/29/2011

Michele Bachmann thinks she is more mistreated than Mrs. Obama! Please, Mrs. Bachmann, no one owes you and apology for anything.