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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/26/2008
Candidate For RNC Chair Sends Out CD With Song Called "Barack, The Magic Negro"
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If one of the Republican Party's challenges is how to effectively oppose the first black president without coming off as racist, one of the candidates for RNC chair is hardly off to a good start -- he is now distributing a CD that includes a racially-charged song called "Barack, The Magic ...
thehill.com - 12/26/2008
RNC candidate distributes controversial Obama song
— thehill.com — RNC candidate Chip Saltsman’s Christmas greeting to committee members includes a music CD with lyrics from a song called “Barack the Magic Negro,” first played on Rush Limbaugh’s popular radio show. Saltsman, a personal friend of conservative satirist ... (more) RNC candidate distributes controversial Obama song

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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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politico.com - 12/27/2008
GOP chair 'appalled' by 'Magic Negro' CD
— politico.com — Duncan distances party from Saltsman, who distributed a controversial song. See also: Saltsman unapologetic (more) GOP chair 'appalled' by 'Magic Negro' CD

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Barack the Magic Negro
Talking Points Memo — ... RNC chair wannabee Chip Saltsman's Christmas gift to RNC members was a CD that includes the Rush Limbaugh "satirical" tune, "Barack, the Magic Negro." ...

"Barack, the Magic Negro"--the Remix
The Stump — Apparently Mike Huckabee's former campaign manager Chip Saltsman, now a candidate for RNC chairman, thought distributing this old diddy by Rush Limbaugh collaborator Paul Shanklin would help win over RNC committeemen. Not sure if this says more about Saltsman or those committeemen. (Via TPM.) --Noam Scheiber

A Choice, Not an Echo
Talking Points Memo — ... and today's revelations about Chip Saltsman, it really does seem like the RNC chairmanship race is down to a straight-up match between the black candidates and the racist candidates. ...

BuzzFlash Mailbag for December 29, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... is well-known and respected as a leader in Mike Huckabee's presidential compaign. The RNC spent 18 hours in silence, hoping the incident would not be reported, but as attention grew, the Committee issued an obligitory "We are appalled. . . ." etc. etc., hoping to distance itself from Mr. Saltsman's attempts at humor. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/27/negro-christmas/ http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rnc-candidate-distributes-controversial-obama-song-2008-12-26.html http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/12/candidate_for_rnc_chair_sends.php ...

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IS ‘BARACK THE MAGIC NEGRO’ RACIST?
rightwingnuthouse.com 12/27/2008 — I suppose the real question is will there ever be agreement among everybody on just what is satire and what is racism? The answer is not as long as liberals see playing the race card as the political advantage it is. The latest blow up involves a ...
RNC Candidate Distributes ‘Barack The Magic Negro’ As His Christmas Greeting
thinkprogress.org 12/27/2008 — Last year, Rush Limbaugh came under intense criticism for repeatedly airing a parody song called “Barack the Magic Negro” by conservative satirist Paul Shanklin. The song, which dealt with Obama’s popularity amongst white voters, ...
Do You Believe in Magic? — Comments from Left Field
Carmen D puts the latest iteration of the “Magic Negro” controversy in broader context by revisiting an old post of hers on the original source of the conservative meme, a 2007 LA Times op-ed by author (and OG Vast Left Wing Conspirator) David Ehrenstein: Ehrenstein seems to ...
Question of the day: Is 'Barack the Magic Negro' racist? — Hyscience
Golly gee, how liberals do love playing the race card ...
Former Huckabee campaign manager, and RNC chair wannabe, distributes racist anti-Obama song for Christmas — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
The man reportedly ran Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign and is one of the six guys in the running for RNC chair, head of the entire Republican. The song is called "Barack the Magic Negro." Yes, "negro." Doesn't it figure that one of the top guys in the race for the head of the party is ...