Topic: Chip Saltsman

Barack the Magic Negro

Mahalo - 468 days ago
In the song, Shanklin impersonates Al Sharpton 's voice, singing to the tune of Peter, Paul & Mary 's "Puff, the Magic Dragon", depicting President Barack Obama as a "Magic Negro", a racists term coined during the Brown vs. Obama the 'Magic Negro ...

Steele In Their Spines

Forbes - 1112 days ago
In the summer of 2006, as Republican fortunes dimmed, one of the party's star Senate candidates sat down with reporters for an off-the-record lunch. The candidate, we later learned, was Michael Steele, the then lieutenant governor of Maryland who eventually lost ...

Six compete to lead GOP back from defeats

AP News - 1139 days ago
GOP chairman's race: current chairman and 5 challengers all vow to change tattered partyRepublicans, who lost control of the White House and Congress in the past two elections, must decide whether to give party chairman Mike Duncan a chance to reverse ...

'Magic Negro' song embarrasses struggling Republicans

AFP American Edition - 1146 days ago
A senior Republican's distribution of a song titled " Barack the Magic Negro" has triggered a nasty battle for the soul of the struggling party.Furious debates filled political blogs Tuesday, deepening Republican splits as the party tries to chart a course ...

GOP chairman 'shocked' that Obama parody sent out

AP News - 1148 days ago
Republican who wants to lead party draws rebuke over song calling Obama 'the Magic Negro'The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Saturday he was " During the presidential campaign, GOP officials denounced efforts by those in the party who criticized or ...