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Media Bias or Just Personal Incompetence?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Following Mike Duncan’s public statement, Ken Blackwell and Saul Anuzis have now broken their notable silence on “CD gate” — both statements coming over 24 hours after news of the story initially broke. Mirroring much of the public’s response, two of the three total candidates to offer comment have forcefully criticized Saltsman’s actions, yet he still refuses to apologize for the apparent gaffe. ...

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 come to Saltsman’s defense. ...

Republicans weighing in on 'Magic Negro' CD
Political Animal — ... a public statement, noting that he us "shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate." Duncan, of course, wants to keep his job, and has an incentive to go after Saltsman, a rival for the chairmanship. Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and also a candidate for RNC chair, soon joined Duncan, saying Saltsman's attempt at humor was in "bad taste." Interestingly enough, Ken Blackwell, the former Ohio secretary of state and candidate for RNC chair, publicly defended Saltsman . Blackwell, who is African American, dismissed media ...

Rushing To Limbo — Revisited
The Democratic Daily — ... find SOMEONE in Amerika who is Black and have them spout the party line, which means, of course, that Republicans aren’t racists. That is, if you don’t catch that their token approach is FUNDAMENTALLY racist. (Think of Clarence Thomas, or Ward Connerly.) And here is the “proof” that “Barack the Magic Negro” isn’t fundamentally racist, creepy Ken Blackwell says it isn’t, and he’s a … BLACK man! Oooh. From Politico: December 27, 2008 Blackwell defends ...

A Favorite for RNC Chair Belonged to Exclusive, ‘White Only’ Clubs
Pajamas Media — ... or implicitly, are struggling with the race issue and attempting to offer themselves as the leader of a party which must become more diverse if it is to win races in an increasingly diverse electorate. Two African American candidates, Michael Steele and Ken Blackwell are oft-mentioned frontrunners. Neither has explicitly appealed on the basis of race, and indeed when another candidate Chip Saltsman was roundly criticized for sending out a CD with a racial themed “joke,” Blackwell declined to join the media fray in criticizing him. However, both men offer the GOP the ...

Favorite for RNC Chair Belonged to Exclusive, ‘White Only’ Clubs
Pajamas Media — ... or implicitly, are struggling with the race issue and attempting to offer themselves as the leader of a party which must become more diverse if it is to win races in an increasingly diverse electorate. Two African American candidates, Michael Steele and Ken Blackwell, are oft-mentioned frontrunners. Neither has explicitly appealed on the basis of race, and indeed when another candidate Chip Saltsman was roundly criticized for sending out a CD with a racial themed “joke,” Blackwell declined to join the media fray in criticizing him. However, both men offer the GOP the ...