news.yahoo.com - 1/27/2009
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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 referring to a 2007 Los Angeles Times column ...
politics.nashvillepost.com - 1/29/2009
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Chip Saltsman Withdraws From RNC Chairman’s Race By
Kleinheider Posted on January 29, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Chip Saltsman’s letter to the voting membership of the Republican National Committee: Since November’s election, I’ve had the remarkable opportunity ...
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Chip Saltsman Withdraws From RNC Chairman’s Race ...
politico.com - 1/29/2009
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politico.com —
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 ...
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corner.nationalreview.com - 1/30/2009
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The former Huckabee campaign manager is no longer
seeking the RNC chair. That still leaves five candidates
in the running: Saul Anuzis, Michigan Republican Party Chairman; Michael Steele, Former Maryland Lt. Governor; Ken Blackwell, Former Ohio ...
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Chip Saltsman Drops out of RNC Race
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RNC Chair Candidate Chip Saltsman Unapologetic For Sending Around "Barack The Magic Negro" Song (VIDEO)
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From Politico:
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 referring to a 2007 Los Angeles Times column of the same title that is written to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon." He said during an interview on MSNBC that the episode exposed media bias.
Watch the interview here and read more from Politico: ...
RNC Chair Candidate Chip Saltsman Unapologetic For Sending Around "Barack The Magic Negro" Song (VIDEO)
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From Politico:
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 referring to a 2007 Los Angeles Times column of the same title that is written to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon." He said during an interview on MSNBC that the episode exposed media bias.
Watch the interview here and read more from Politico: ...
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