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MSNBC Host: It wouldn’t be ‘funny’ if someone called me ‘Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady.’
thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
MSNBC Host: It wouldn’t be ‘funny’ if someone called me ‘Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady.’
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Today on MSNBC, anchor Tamron Hall hosted a segment discussing RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman’s Christmas greeting this year that contained a CD with the song “ Barack the Magic Negro ” on it. During the discussion, Kate Obenshain, vice president of Young America’s Foundation, ...
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)
— youtube.com — A spoof on "Puff The Magic Dragon"! I (more) Barack Obama The Magic Negro (video)

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MSNBC Host: It wouldn't be funny if someone called me 'Tamron Hall the magic negro anchor lady.' (video)
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Tennessee Guerilla Women:  MSNBC: It Wouldn't Be Funny If Someone Called Me 'Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady' (Video)

Michael Calderone's Blog:  MSNBC host slams 'Magic Negro' song

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MSNBC Anchor: I Wouldn't Find It "Funny" If Someone Called Me "Tamron Hall The Magic Negro Anchor Lady" (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Chip Saltsman stirred controversy when, in his campaign to be the next RNC chairman, he distributed copies of a song called "Barack the Magic Negro." The song originally aired on Rush Limbaugh's talk radio show. MSNBC's Tamron Hall weighed in on the controversy, saying she wouldn't find it funny if someone called her "Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady." Watch it below (via ThinkProgress). RELATED: Peter Yarrow of "Peter, Paul and Mary" Responds to "Barack the Magic ...

MSNBC: It Wouldn't Be Funny If Someone Called Me 'Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady' (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... Today on MSNBC, anchor Tamron Hall hosted a segment discussing RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman’s Christmas greeting this year that contained a CD with the song “Barack the Magic Negro” on it. During the discussion, Kate Obenshain, vice president of Young America’s Foundation, defended the song, calling it “a parody.” But Hall, an African-American, quickly interjected, saying there is nothing “funny or amusing” about it (see video below). ...

MSNBC host slams 'Magic Negro' song
Michael Calderone's Blog — Discussing the "Magic Negro" controversy on MSNBC yesterday, the Young America's Foundation's Kate Enchain defended the song that appeared on Rush Limbaugh's radio show and on Chip Saltsman's stocking stuffer CD. "Well, let me tell you this," Hall said, "if someone referred to me as 'Tamron Hall the Magic Negro Anchor Lady,' I would never see it as anything funny or amusing." (ThinkProgress via HuffPost).

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