RNC candidates split on song about Barack

[DogPoundPup]

Source: UPI

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Saturday he was "shocked and appalled" by a political parody, "Barack the Magic Negro."

"The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party. I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate, as it clearly does not move us in the right direction," Michael Duncan, who is seeking re-election to his party post, told The Washington Post. (NYSE:WPO)

Chip Saltsman, one of the candidates running against Duncan, mailed Republican leaders a CD with the song about President-elect Barack Obama and other partisan ditties written by satirist Paul Shanklin. The 'Magic Negro' song, song to the tune of Peter, Paul and Mary's "Puff the Magic Dragon," made its first appearance on Rush Limbaugh's radio show in March 2007.

Another candidate, Michigan Party Chairman Saul Anuzis, agreed with Duncan, the Post said.

"Just as important, anything that paints the GOP as being motivated in our criticism of President-elect Obama by anything other than a difference in philosophy does a disservice to our party," he said.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/27/RNC_candidates_s... /

[gratuitous]

1. The GOP is "split" over this?

Allow me to name the two factions:

A. Screw it, we're on our way out as a political party; break out the hoods and robes!

2. Shut u-u-u-up. Yeah, we're racists, but we have to maintain plausible deniability.

[CLANG]

2. Chip Saltsman

http://campaigncircus.com/video_player.php?v=6839

[stevenleser]

5. Another classic fat-faced, establishment, racist repuke.

I'm sure he wins and becomes RNC Chair with those credentials.

[CLANG]

8. He's a PIG

[mitchum]

17. Just another jowly piece of shit cracker straight out of central casting

[geomon666]

3. How does this Shit Saltsman guy still have a political career?

My god, can you imagine if a Dem endorsed this?

[proud progressive]

4. this something you would expect from the kkk. even for the gop, this is over the top!

[polmaven]

6. What they find appalling

is probably that they think the word "Negro" is spelled wrong.

[happygoluckytoyou]

7. SPLIT... some are fake outraged others are fake upset.... 2% blacks vote GOP...the ELEPHANT IS DYING

[lin_e65]

9. IS that the best RNC can do??

The people in this country have finally seen what country bumpkin Bush did to completely fuck up this country. They elected and intelligent man. And this is all the GOP can do??? hahahahaha

[CLANG]

10. Great Americans, those Republicans!

The US is gasping some of it's last breaths, and the pukes answer is this?

[scytherius]

11. HAHAHAHA Awesome. The bigot party confirms it's the bigot Party.

Soon, all they will have is Utah.

[CLANG]

12. Cool! Chip has a FACEBOOK page!!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33362016863

Just a little hint to my fellow DU'ers...

[CLANG]

16. I guess some took the hint - the group is now closed!

bwhahahahhaha!

[LiberalHeart]

13. Until this story started hitting the news, I didn't know Ken Blackwell wants to head the RNC...

Swell that he thinks there's too much fuss is being made over the whole thing, eh? What a buttwipe.

[Doremus]

15. Kenny Hackwell? I wondered when/where he'd surface again from beneath the slime.

Besides all his other character flaws, we can add "self-loathing" to the list. Too much fuss indeed.

[CLANG]

14. Makes MSNBC.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28400799/

[jmowreader]

18. This Democrat is split on Chip Saltsman

Part of me says this was abhorrent behavior in 1958 and it's even worse now.

The other part of me hopes Chip Saltsman wins the election for RNC chairman, just to watch the Republicans have to scramble to cover the fact their leader mailed out CDs with Barack the Magic Negro on them in his 2008 Christmas card.