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"Barack The Magic Negro" Prompts Jockeying Among RNC Hopefuls - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - 12/29/2008
"Barack The Magic Negro" Prompts Jockeying Among RNC Hopefuls - Political Hotsheet
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On Friday, the news broke that former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman, who ran Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign, had distributed a CD to Republican National Committee members for Christmas featuring a song called "Barack the Magic Negro." Saltsman hopes to become RNC chairman. The ...
politico.com - 12/30/2008
'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman bid
— politico.com — The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by the RNC chair candidate has not torpedoed his bid... and might have inadvertently helped it. (more) 'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman bid

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Barack Obama The Magic Negro (video)
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Barack Obama The Magic Negro (video)
— youtube.com — A spoof on "Puff The Magic Dragon"! I (more) Barack Obama The Magic Negro (video)

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townhall.com - 12/23/2008
Matt Lewis: RNC Chair Candidates Respond to Morton Blackwell's Questionnaire
— townhall.com — I have obtained a copy of the long-awaited and highly-anticipated responses to RNC Committeeman Morton C. Blackwell's... questionnaire. All six declared RNC Chair candidates responsed. The answers are... (more) Matt Lewis: RNC Chair Candidates Respond to Morton ...

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TalkLeft:  A GOP Christmas

BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash:  The GOP's Big Tent Is In Tatters. How About Obama's New One?

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A GOP Christmas
TalkLeft — ... It isn't surprising that Rush Limbaugh is amused by the song "Barack the Magic Negro," but did Chip Saltsman really believe he was helping his bid to become RNC chairman by sending the song to RNC members for Christmas? And does he honestly think that refusing to apologize, even as current RNC chair Mike Duncan (who hopes to keep his job) professes to be "shocked and appalled" by the song, is a smart strategy? ...

The GOP's Big Tent Is In Tatters. How About Obama's New One?
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ma A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Christine Bowman The proverbial Republican GOP "Big Tent" collapsed. But there is good news: As the tent sprang leaks and continuously shrank, almost everybody slunk out from under its edges, with only a few extremists remaining inside. Chip Saltsman, for example, is still in there. A Republican National Committee Chairman-wannabe from Tennessee, he sent every RNC member a recording that he thought was funny. ...

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Blackell defends Saltsman
politico.com 12/28/2008 — Ken Blackwell , the former Ohio Secretary of State who appears to be leading in the race to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee, defending a rival who distributed a CD containing a song called "Barack the Magic ...
No Republicans Have Condemned the "Magical Negro" CD: What Can We Learn?
motherjones.com 12/28/2008 — Brief recap. Chip Saltsman, a Tennessee Republican who is seeking the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, sent a CD of holiday music to committee members earlier this month. That CD contained a Rush Limbaugh song titled "Barack the ...
Republicans go to war with the media we have
powerlineblog.com 12/29/2008 — A second candidate for chair of the Republican National Committee is now embroiled in a controversy having to do with race. As discussed here , Katon Dawson belonged for years to a country club that did not admit African-Americans. Now we learn that ...
'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Politico[/b] 'Magic Negro' flap might help Saltsman By ANDY BARR | 12/30/08 4:31 AM EST The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by Republican National Committee chair candidate Chip Saltsman has not torpedoed his bid and might have inadvertently helped it. Four ...
Saltsman gets a boost — Political Animal
SALTSMAN GETS A BOOST.... Josh Marshall noted last night, "I think I have this right. The Republican party has decided on the racial joke issue as the vehicle to reintroduce themselves to the American people after the 2008 blowout." It...
RNC Rivals Blast Saltsman For CD — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
Chip Saltsman, candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship, was blasted by some political rivals over the weekend for a song he included on a CD sent to RNC members -- those who will...
Chip Saltsman Commits a BONER with Barack The Magic Negro — FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
Barack the Magic Negro, a 2007 parody song aired by conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh Does the Republican National Committee Chairmanship race bring out the worst in the GOP? Chip Saltsman, a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent committee ...
Racial Parody Provokes RNC Controversy — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
The inclusion of a racially charged satirical song about President-elect Barack Obama in a holiday-themed CD compiled by one Chip Saltsman, former Huckabee aide and current candidate for Republican National Committee chair, has drawn sharp criticism from within GOP ranks, but others have ...
— No More Mister Nice Blog
THE TENT IS JUST AS SMALL AS YOU THOUGHT IT WAS Hi, it's Steve. I'm still mostly out of Internet contact, but I was just checking in quickly and noticed that there was a story about John "Chip" Saltsman, a candidate for chair of the Republican National Committee: Republican National Committee ...