Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Republicans Rear their Racist Head Again!
That didn't take long!
RNC Chair Candidate Distributes 'Barack The Magic Negro' Song [Huff Post]
The song is actually old. But leave it to somone who wants to head the GOP during the era of the Obama presidency to re-ignite the controversy by bringing the song back around! Listen to the song here. [streaming mp3 link via the Black Folk blog]
And of course that coon Ken Blackwell is defending the song. [Politico.com]
More:
My future wife Tamron Hall of MSNBC blasts off on some nutty right wing flack trying to justify the song's existence (or something...). [Think Progress]
Peter, Paul & Mary member, Peter Yarrow, co-writer of the orginal song parodied, "Puff the Magic Dragon" also blasts off on aspiring RNC head, Chip Saltsman.
Online:
Paul Shanklin - We Hate the USA
Labels: Coon Picnic, Republican f-ckery, Right Wing Nutjobs, Rush Limbaugh, US race relations, WTF
