huffingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
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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.
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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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... 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 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/26/rnc-candidate-distributes_n_153585.html ...
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