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GOP Reaction to 'Magic Negro' Gift Creeps Toward Appropriate, But Not on Blogs
GOP Reaction to 'Magic Negro' Gift Creeps Toward Appropriate, But Not on Blogs
On the first business day since RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman was discovered to have given the gift of racism (a CD containing songs like Barack the Magic Negro and The Star Spanglish Banner ) to his colleagues, there have been some Republican reactions that veer close to the right tenor. ...
'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
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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Some Moron Thinks He Knows What He’s Writing About
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Some guy named Tommy Christopher (is he the AOL writer who pretended to be John King to get on a call with John McCain so he could harass McCain?) has looked at my post on Chip Saltsman and come away convinced he must obfuscate the facts. ...

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