Barack The Magic Negro
This is what happens when you stop paying attention. The Republicans go ahead and remake Puff the Magic Dragon into Barack The Magic Negro. They say that he’ hasn’t been in the street like the rest of us… It’s a white guy pretending to be Black, giving a rant about how Obama isn’t a… well a real n*gga, claiming Snoop Dogg or Farrakhan is what a Black people represent.
The song, set to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon,” was first played on conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh’s radio show in 2007.
Its title was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column that suggested President-elect Barack Obama appealed to those who feel guilty about the nation’s history of mistreatment of African-Americans. Saltsman said the song, penned by his longtime friend Paul Shanklin, should be easily recognized as satire directed at the Times. Source
This song is despicable, and not only that, it was a part of a CD sent out to the members of the RNC which included “other song titles, some of which were in bold font, were: “John Edwards’ Poverty Tour,” “Wright place, wrong pastor,” “Love Client #9,” “Ivory and Ebony” and “The Star Spanglish Banner.”
Maybe the republicans didn’t listen to Barack’s plea for a More Perfect Union when he said
On one end of the spectrum, we’ve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it’s based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. On the other end, we’ve heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike.
I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.
Or maybe they are just racist scum who don’t care about the feelings of blacks alike and think we are what is portrayed on TV by blacks who are looking for a way out, and gain access to that path by shucking and jiving. Take this as a message to all, we are more than what you see on TELEVISION.
