dyn.politico.com - 12/31/2008
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The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by Republican National Committee chairman candidate Chip Saltsman has not torpedoed his bid and might have inadvertently helped it. Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee GOP chairman had sent a CD including a song titled Barack ...
politico.com - 12/30/2008
huffingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
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The sending of a Christmas greeting by Chip
Saltsman to the members of the Republican National Committee
that includes a recording of the so-called parody, "Barack the Magic Negro" is not only offensive, it is shocking and saddening in the extreme. It ...
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Peter Yarrow: My Response to the Mean-Spirited "Barack ...
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Those 'Magic Nincompoops' of the GOP
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... the Magic Negro" CDs. Don't you just love it when they go all politically incorrect? When they advertise their offended outrage at the offensively outrageous armies of excessive propriety? When they turn their startling stupidity into what they call the media's goo-goo sense of overreaction? Well, if you don't, I do. In fact, I love these stellar guys and gals of the RNC more and more each day, because more and more they're showing their true colors. First some brief background, via the Politico : "The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by [former Tennessee GOP ...
Steele Slams Saltsman: ‘Magic Negro’ Stunt ‘Reinforces Negative Stereotype’ Of The GOP
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Last month, the Hill reported that RNC chairman candidate Chip Saltsman sent out a Christmas greeting that contained a CD with the song “Barack the Magic Negro” on it. Several of Saltsman’s opponents were “shocked and appalled,” calling the move “in bad taste.” However, as the Hill later noted, “surprisingly,” the two African-American candidates for RNC chair — Ken Blackwell and Micheal Steele — had “been the easiest on Saltsman.”
Today, the candidates debated ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/31/2008 — It's now becoming clear that there is a good-sized contingent of Republicans who are openly defending Chip Saltsman, the former Tennessee GOP chairman and candidate for RNC chair who sent out a CD to committee members that includes a parody song ...
Barack the magic negro
opinion.latimes.com 12/31/2008 — Ever since Chip Saltsman, a candidate for Republican National Committee chairman, circulated a CD with a parody on it called "Barack the Magic Negro," Republicans, pundits and more Republicans have been debating whether Saltsman's move was racist, ...
Saltsman pins 'Magic Negro' on media - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com 1/27/2009 — Republican National Committee chairman candidate Chip Saltsman blamed the media Tuesday for the uproar over a CD he sent out in December that included a song titled Barack the Magic Negro. Saltsman did not apologize for sending out the song, a parody ...
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 ...
More from the Saltsman CD
politico.com 1/29/2009 —
Though the inclusion of a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a holiday CD was probably enough to scuttle Chip Saltsman's hopes of becoming chairman of a Republican National Committee eager to be seen as inclusive, NDN's Melissa Merz ...
Why Barack Obama Is A “Magic Negro”
themoderatevoice.com 12/31/2008 —
I’ve been mentally laughing uncontrollably due to the recent re-hashing of the Barack The Magic Negro tune and resulting commentary. I thought the song was funny back then and I still think it is funny. Why would this black guy find the ...
Blackwell 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, is defending a rival who distributed a CD containing a song called "Barack the Magic ...
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