RNC Chairman defends "Magic Negro" song

[wihosa]

Well done Quentin. Publius Infintum's non response to your challenge exposes him as an ill informed blow hard.

 

[Diuretic]

The day after the election I got a text from my friend that said "All white people report to the cotton fields by 7am tomorrow" I thought that was hilarious. I sent it to a friend who knew I was big Obama supporter and he didn't think it was so funny and either did my brother who was kind of 'whatever' about obama!

Some people need to get a sense of humour, that was bloody funny!

 

[Diuretic]

That puff song sucked.

Well perhaps, but at least it wasn't about blow.

 

[Diuretic]

Well done Quentin. Publius Infintum's non response to your challenge exposes him as an ill informed blow hard.

You get used to Pub. Of course he's a blowhard and has a problem with CAPS LOCK but the more you read of Pub the more you get into, "who gives a fuck?" mode.

Standing by for incoming, my "who gives a fuck" script is on 100%

 

[jillian]

and as for the song, I think they are making a bigger deal about it then it really is. How many DNC members emailed questable jokes about Bush? I know I sure have!

Because, of course, anything negative about Bush was disgusting and racist. Yep...

BTW, what jokes DID the RNC send out about Bush. Since you said that, you must know of many.

And, you know, I think you're right... I think the RNC SHOULD keep sending around racist garbage. Yep. That ought to do wonders for the vote count in 2010. Sure will!!

Something that *might* be funny if done by a fifteen year old on youtube ISN'T funny when sent around or defended by a major political party.

 

[editec]

God I love freedom of speech, especially now that America elected Obama

It really helps us to identify the board's cryto-racists, doesn't it?

Normally, I suspect, most of these reactionary cowards can probably keep their crypto-racism masked in polite society, but the elevation of Obama to POTUS has so upset their little world views that their carefully constructed facades are falling apart.

 

[Lycurgus]

Christ on a crutch.

The LA Times is not remotely a "Radical leftist" paper. It is a major corporate paper, if it has a slant it is for the status quo and quiet consent, like all mainstream news outlets.

Barack Obama (is there anyone else you refer to by middle name alone? Why the hell does the fact that his middle name is COINCIDENTALLY the same as a certain dictator matter at all? What are you, 5?) is not a "Negro" you backwards ignoramus. He's half Kenyan, a quarter Irish, a quarter English. No one is a "Negro".

Barack Obama is not a Muslim, he is a Christian. He was not "raised a Muslim," he attended a madrassa (which just means school) for four years in Indonesia, he also attended Catholic school there and a secular high school and college. His Muslim father was not a part of his upbringing. He was not religious until he found religion for himself as an adult:

"I was drawn to the power of the African American religious tradition to spur social change. In the history of these struggles, I was able to see faith as more than just a comfort to the weary or a hedge against death; rather, it was an active, palpable agent in the world. It was because of these newfound understandings–that religious commitment did not require me to suspend critical thinking, disengage from the battle for economic and social justice, or otherwise retreat from the world that I knew and loved–that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity United Church of Christ one day and be baptized. It came about as a choice and not an epiphany; the questions I had did not magically disappear. But kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side of Chicago, I felt God's spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth." -Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father


He is not a Marxist, he is a Capitalist. He does not want to disband all corporations and businesses and give the means of production to the people. Just because he is not a supporter of the least-regulated, most laissez-faire market in the modern history of the US like Bush II was does not put him in the same ballpark as Marxists. You clearly don't know what Marxism is and are completely without basic knowledge of its tenets, philosophy, and practice.

Get a library card and come back when you don't have the political, economic, and social understanding of a misled child.

LOL............... See what happens when you puff on the magic dragon!

Paranoia sets in!

 

[Steerpike]

The reaction to the song is partisan.

When the phrase "magic Negro" was applied to Obama by a liberal news writers, none of those who are now complaining cared about it. When a satire song is made that is supposed to be Sharpton lamenting Obama's success, and some RNC members email it around, then people suddenly become offended.

That should tell you all you need to know about the issue.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Just when I thought that the RNC was going to start being relatively decent and start to reach across the aisle, and wanted to work with Obama, this happens...

(CNN) -- A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas -- which included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" -- was clearly intended as a joke.

The title of the song about President-elect Barack Obama was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column.

"I think most people recognize political satire when they see it," Tennessee Republican Chip Saltsman told CNN. "I think RNC members understand that."

The song, set to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon," was first played on conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh's radio show in 2007.

Its title was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column that suggested President-elect Barack Obama appealed to those who feel guilty about the nation's history of mistreatment of African-Americans. Saltsman said the song, penned by his longtime friend Paul Shanklin, should be easily recognized as satire directed at the Times.

The CD sent to RNC members, first reported by The Hill on Friday, is titled "We Hate the USA" and also includes songs referencing former presidential candidate John Edwards and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, among other targets.

According to The Hill, other song titles, some of which were in bold font, were: "John Edwards' Poverty Tour," "Wright place, wrong pastor," "Love Client #9," "Ivory and Ebony" and "The Star Spanglish Banner."

Saltsman was national campaign manager for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's presidential bid in 2007 and 2008. Before that, he held a variety of posts, including a number of positions under former Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee.

RNC chairman candidate defends 'Barack the Magic Negro' song - CNN.com

Yep.....just more of the same from the Grumpy Old People party.

 

[alan1]

The reaction to the song is partisan.

When the phrase "magic Negro" was applied to Obama by a liberal news writers, none of those who are now complaining cared about it. When a satire song is made that is supposed to be Sharpton lamenting Obama's success, and some RNC members email it around, then people suddenly become offended.

That should tell you all you need to know about the issue.

That sense of humor is partisan?

 

[Steerpike]

Not sense of humor. Just the reaction by those people offended. I thought the song was mildly funny, and I voted for Obama. I wasn't laughing out loud or anything, but I smirked a few times.

Nevertheless, I recognized it as political satire based on a comment made by a liberal news writer (I remember when the 'magic Negro' column was written).

 

[Lycurgus]

Well, if I can trust a black person(s) to protect this nation and to educate my children, I sure as hell can handle a black president.

I stopped discriminating long ago, I crack on all races, professions and social groups equally. Frankly, given the BS politicians make me trudge through, if I can't have a few laughs at their expense, then shame on me and if others perceive that as racist, too fucking bad.

The song was good for a chuckle. If it gets under your skin, then your life must suck!

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

(CNN) -- A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas -- which included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" -- was clearly intended as a joke.

"I think most people recognize political satire when they see it," Tennessee Republican Chip Saltsman told CNN. "I think RNC members understand that."

The song, set to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon," was first played on conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh's radio show in 2007.

RNC chairman candidate defends 'Barack the Magic Negro' song - CNN.com

(no pun intended)

lighten up Francis!!!
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[Old Rocks]

I like political satire. Always have. From the Chad Mitchell Trio's song, Barrys our Boy, to this one, it is fun to satirize characteristics of our politicians. I remember in the '60s, some politician, a Tom Delay type, making the comment that Hootenanies are Socialistic. That was also incorperated into that song, even though Goldwater would have been the first to defend that kind of satire.

As for Bush, I really don't know too many jokes about him. Hard to make a joke about a joke.

 

[Luissa]

Because, of course, anything negative about Bush was disgusting and racist. Yep...

BTW, what jokes DID the RNC send out about Bush. Since you said that, you must know of many.

And, you know, I think you're right... I think the RNC SHOULD keep sending around racist garbage. Yep. That ought to do wonders for the vote count in 2010. Sure will!!

Something that *might* be funny if done by a fifteen year old on youtube ISN'T funny when sent around or defended by a major political party.

How many jokes did you get about Bush being something like a dumb texas rancher? Or did we see on such programs as SNL? Don't you think that is degrating to people from Texas?
And as for the video I don't see how it is really representing Obama in a bad way besides calling him a 'magic negro' and as for the rest of the black people in the video, it isn't like we haven't heard it before about them.
What about the jokes about women I am sure these men have sent around, I would bet hundred dollars they have sent some around about Palin. I know I have gotten a couple. People send dirty distasteful jokes every day, which the only way to stop them would not to allow emails.
This won't be last one about Obama either, he is President and many are going to make jokes about that. If you didn't want to see them we shouldn't have elected him President.

 

[Gunny]

 

[random3434]

Yeah, he's the magic man that's your new president!

 

[Red Dawn]

(CNN) -- A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas -- which included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" -- was clearly intended as a joke.

"I think most people recognize political satire when they see it," Tennessee Republican Chip Saltsman told CNN. "I think RNC members understand that."

The song, set to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon," was first played on conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh's radio show in 2007.

RNC chairman candidate defends 'Barack the Magic Negro' song - CNN.com

I don't know what you're all upset about.

I'm totally fine with cons singing "magic negro" songs, and then telling the nation that it was all just in good fun.

 

[KMAN]

This may have already been posted don't have time to read through the posts...


Newsmax.com - Obama &#39Magic Negro&#39 Parody Started at LA Times

 

[catzmeow]

This may have already been posted don't have time to read through the posts...


Newsmax.com - Obama 'Magic Negro' Parody Started at LA Times

This is too awesome. Hah!