Rush Limbaugh had a song about Obama called "Barack the Magic Negro" played on his show. But now the Republican Party has copied the song, put it on a CD, and sent it to all their members. Classy. Real classy. After the ass-whopping they've gotten in the last two election cycles, you'd think they'd get away from the xenophobia. They are a party of fools.
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RNC chair candidate sends out controversial Obama song
Posted: 03:10 PM ET
From CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
(CNN) ? A candidate for Republican National Committee chairman said Friday it was clear the content of a CD he sent committee members for Christmas ? that included lyrics from a song called ?Barack the Magic Negro? ? was intended as a joke.
?I think most people recognize political satire when they see it,? Chip Saltsman told CNN. ?I think RNC members understand that.? Saltsman, a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party, was a top advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and managed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee?s presidential campaign.
The song, set to the tune of ?Puff the Magic Dragon,? was first played on Rush Limbaugh?s radio show in 2007. Its title was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column that suggested Obama appealed to those who feel guilty about the nation?s history of mistreatment of African-Americans. Saltsman said the song, penned by long-time friend Paul Shanklin, should be easily recognized as satire directed at the Times.
The parody CD sent to RNC members this Christmas, first reported by The Hill Friday, is titled ?We Hate the USA?, and includes songs referencing former presidential John Edwards and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, among other targets.
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RNC chair candidate sends out controversial Obama song
Posted: 03:10 PM ET
From CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
(CNN) ? A candidate for Republican National Committee chairman said Friday it was clear the content of a CD he sent committee members for Christmas ? that included lyrics from a song called ?Barack the Magic Negro? ? was intended as a joke.
?I think most people recognize political satire when they see it,? Chip Saltsman told CNN. ?I think RNC members understand that.? Saltsman, a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party, was a top advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and managed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee?s presidential campaign.
The song, set to the tune of ?Puff the Magic Dragon,? was first played on Rush Limbaugh?s radio show in 2007. Its title was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column that suggested Obama appealed to those who feel guilty about the nation?s history of mistreatment of African-Americans. Saltsman said the song, penned by long-time friend Paul Shanklin, should be easily recognized as satire directed at the Times.
The parody CD sent to RNC members this Christmas, first reported by The Hill Friday, is titled ?We Hate the USA?, and includes songs referencing former presidential John Edwards and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, among other targets.
