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The old vanguard really can’t seem to handle the drubbing President-elect Obama handed them.  For them, it’s not just that they were beaten, it’s that they were beaten by that “exotic” black man.  And given the opportunity - any opportunity, really - they seem to have no problem letting their racial intolerance flow.

Over the holidays, when the rest of us were demonstrating goodwill toward men, Tennessee Republican Chip Saltsman sent out a CD to RNC members containing song “parodies” targeting liberals.

I suppose when you’re looking at being political also-runs, such things pass the time.

One of the songs, however, was entitled “Barack the Magic Negro.”  The song’s origin tracks back to a Hollywood paradigm, and is a ripe subject for a university-level discussion.  As a holiday gift for reactionaries…?

Caught out, Saltsman returned to the terra firma of most “sophisticated” bigots by claiming the song is merely satire.

You know, the way Amos and Andy was just funny.

Saltsman is of the ilk who would have attended a Battle Royal of the nature penned by Ralph Ellison and had himself a grand time as black boys beat each other near to death.

A word of advice to the Republicans: quit making jokes, grow up, learn how to govern before you are completely irrelevant.

Feel free to directly express your displeasure to the RNC:

Mike Duncan, RNC Chairman
Phone: 202-863-8700
Fax: 202-863-8820
Email: Chairman@gop.com

PLEASE BE POLITE AS YOU EXPRESS YOUR DISPLEASURE.