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Steele agrees with caller: Obama ‘is the magic Negro.’
Think Progress —
During the January campaign for chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele slammed his opponent Chip Saltsman's distribution of a CD with a song called "Barack the Magic Negro." "It doesn’t help at all," Steele said. "Absolutely, it reinforces a negative stereotype of the party." However, while hosting Bill Bennett's radio show this morning, Steele laughed when a caller called Obama the "magic negro" and seemingly agreed with the characterization:
CALLER: It's just like the LA Time said last year or two years ago: He is the magic Negro.
STEELE: Yeah he -- [laughing]. You read that too, huh? [still ...
RNC Chairman Agrees That Obama Is A "Magic Negro"
Buzz Tok —
While hosting Bill Bennett's radio show, Morning in America, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele took a call from a caller. The caller said that he was enchanted by the Day 100 news conference by President Obama on April 29th. The caller said that President Obama is "The Magic Negro", like the LA Times said, and Steele agreed with the caller. Michael Steele is a disgrace to his party and his race. The Republican Party will continue to lose elections as long as they have Steele at the helm. He should stick to the traditional role of the RNC, and lose the ...
Michael Steele: Obama A Media-Created "Magic Negro"
Daily Kos —
There are no depths to which Michael Steele will not sink: CALLER: I wanted to bounce off to you my opinion of the press conference on Wednesday. STEELE: Okay, go ahead. CALLER: That was truly an enchanting evening, wasn't it? STEELE: I was enchanted beyond words, to the point where I was enchanted. CALLER: It's just like the LA Times said last year, or two years ago, he is the "magic negro." STEELE: Yeah, he (laughs) ... you read to too, huh? CALLER: Oh yeah, I read that too, and even when things go wrong, he still manages to come out ...
