Brietbart sure stepped in it this time. Although none of the usual blogs are actually blaming him for editing the videos, which they should be, I think the wingnuts are getting tired of being embarrassed by Andrew. The Acorn tapes were eventually debunked but it took a few months and most right wing blogs just swept it under the proverbial rug. The wheels came off the black panther case a few days ago. I suspect that most wingnut blogs are going to be very cautious of his Journolist scoops. I don’t think Brietbart is finished but he’s wasted a lot of his capital by peddling easily debunked bullshit.
I don’t think the wingnuts are done with outrageous outrages. I’m sure they’re frustrated about not being taken seriously but this is more driven by instinct than intellect. They can’t resist. The only reason they’re bailing out on this story is because the debunking happened so quickly it was impossible to ignore.