"Barack The Magic Negro"

From the "just plain ignorant" portion of our program: As reported in the December 27, 2008 edition of The Hill, Chip Saltsman is running for the position of the chair of the Republican National Committee. Sending Christmas greetings to RNC members, Saltsman sent them a CD containing the song "Barack The Magic Negro," a so-called parody first heard on the Rush Limbaugh talk radio show. (Check out the May 6, 2007 entry on this blog for a brief description of the airing of the song on Limbaugh's show.) The Michigan Republican Party chair expressed his view that the song was not appropriate and is in bad taste. Saltsman blames liberal Democrats and the media for the controversy.