Mother Jones Editor: YouTube at Core of Romney Hidden Cam Story

Mother Jones's video clips showing Mitt Romney making off the cuff remarks during a private fundraiser are destined to become some of the most viral videos of the 2012 election. As of last night, the footage had a combined 3 million views, co-editor of the magazine Monika Bauerlein told Mashable.

"That's getting into Rihanna territory, if not [Justin Bieber]," said Bauerlein.

YouTube is at the core of this story: Blurred-out versions of the clips were posted on the site weeks ago by an anonymous user (literally named "Anne Onymous"). According to Bauerlein, several journalists found the clips and had been working to authenticate them, but the Anne Onymous profile was, unfortunately…
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