Barack the Magic Negro

For a party that can't ever seem to get more than 11% of the African-American vote, Republican leaders don't appear to be the brightest crayons in the box. Over the Christmas holiday, Tennessee Republican and candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee Chip Saltsman sent out a CD titled "We Hate the USA" which apparently makes fun of liberals and Democrats. One of the tracks on Saltsman's CD is titled "Barack the Magic Negro"


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For a party that can't ever seem to get more than 11% of the African-American vote, Republican leaders don't appear to be the brightest crayons in the box. Over the Christmas holiday, Tennessee Republican and candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee Chip Saltsman sent out a CD titled "We Hate the USA" which apparently makes fun of liberals and Democrats. One of the tracks on Saltsman's CD is titled "Barack the Magic Negro" and is supposed to be parody directed at Al Sharpton. The implication is that President-Elect Barack Obama is stealing Al Sharpton's spotlight because of his extreme popularity among all different races, ages, etc. The lyrics are sung by a Sharpton impersonator and are as follows:

Barack the Magic Negro lives in D.C.
The L.A. Times, they called him that
‘Cause he’s not authentic like me.
Yeah, the guy from the L.A. paper
Said he makes guilty whites feel good
They’ll vote for him, and not for me
‘Cause he’s not from the hood.
See, real black men, like Snoop Dog,
Or me, or Farrakhan
Have talked the talk, and walked the walk.
Not come in late and won!
[refrain] Oh, Barack the Magic Negro, lives in D.C.
The L.A. Times, they called him that
‘Cause he’s black, but not authentically.
Oh, Barack the Magic Negro, lives in D.C.
The L.A. Times, they called him that
‘Cause he’s black, but not authentically.
Some say Barack’s “articulate”
And bright and new and “clean.”
The media sure loves this guy,
A white interloper’s dream!
But, when you vote for president,
Watch out, and don’t be fooled!
Don’t vote the Magic Negro in –
‘Cause — ’cause I won’t have nothing after all these years of sacrifice
And I won’t get justice. This is about justice. This isn’t about me, it’s about justice.
It’s about buffet. I don’t have no buffet and there won’t be any church contributions,
And there’ll be no cash in the collection plate.
There ain’t gonna be no cash money, no walkin’ around money, no phoning money.
Now, Barack going to come in here and –

Personally, I wasn't offended by the song. I know that not everyone in the country is in love Obama. For many, it is because of his politics, but for a select few it is because of his race. However for the leader a party that has a reputation (whether or not it deserves it) of being anti-minority and home to southern white racists, to publish such nonsense at a time when Americans of all races and ethnicities are uniting behind the first African American president is just dumb. Sufficient to say, Ken Saltsman's candidacy to lead the Republican party died...at the hands of Barack the Magic Negro.



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