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RNC Candidate Distributes ‘Barack The Magic Negro’ As His Christmas Greeting
Think Progress —
Last year, Rush Limbaugh came under intense criticism for repeatedly airing a parody song called “Barack the Magic Negro” by conservative satirist Paul Shanklin. The song, which dealt with Obama’s popularity amongst white voters, was widely attacked as being racist. Doing an Al Sharpton impersonation, Shanklin sings the song to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Limbaugh, however, tried to defend it as “creative” and “funny.” Listen to the song here:
The Hill reports that for his ...
For Some, 'Puff' Loses Its Magic
The Caucus —
The party isn’t laughing. In his campaign for chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chip Saltsman , a Tennessee political operative, distributed a song to potential supporters called “Barack the Magic Negro,” a parody that questions President-elect’s Barack Obama’s racial authenticity. The song, by the political satirist Paul Shanklin , was first broadcast last year on the Rush Limbaugh radio show, and Mr. Limbaugh defended it then against accusations of racism. But after an election in which Republicans lost badly among minorities — spurring vows of new efforts to appeal to a broader swath of the electorate — party ...
Ken Blackwell Tells The GOP Leadership To ‘Get Over It’ About The “Magic Negro” Song - w/Videos
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Do y’all know the background story behind the “Barack The Magic Negro” parody song by writer Paul Shanklin, and played on radio by Rush Limbaugh?
The idea came from an LA Times article written during the democrat campaign season (primaries) in which a “black” writer used the term in describing Obama as such, partly due to his ability to be voted for by ‘whites’ …
The song has Shanklin pretending to be Al Sharpton singing the bitchfest about Obama getting all the attention, after years of Sharpton and Jesse Jackson hammering away in the ...
