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Michael Steele Ouster Rumor Real or Manufactured?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyMichael Steele's tenure as RNC chair could be over before it really begins, if recent reports are true. Anonymous Republican sources have told 2 different outlets that Steele's ouster may be imminent. First, FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver had this on Monday:According to multiple former high-level RNC staffers familiar with the dynamics involved, Steele is unlikely to survive in the post if favored Republican Jim Tedisco loses his open-seat race to Democrat Scott Murphy.Then, Taegan Goddard's Political Wire had this yesterday:Republican insiders tell Political Wire that a no confidence vote on ...
'Magic Negro' CD is Back to Offend Latinos With 'Star Spanglish Banner'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: Saltsman has withdrawn from the race for RNC chair.About a month ago, candidate for RNC chair Chip Saltsman made news by defending his gift to fellow GOPers of a CD containing a song called "Barack the Magic Negro." In several articles, I denounced the CD. I also made repeated reference to an even more offensive song from the same CD:I didn't want to do this, but the response from the RNC, so far, has been a denunciation of Saltsman from a strategic standpoint, and a defense of him. None of them think there's anything wrong with the CD itself. So, here are just 2 of the 41 songs on ...
On 'Unusable Signal' Tonite: The RedState Controversy and More
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn tonight's Unusable Signal, we will reveal all of the untold details from the feud that RedState Director and Editor Erick Erickson picked with me while I was just minding my own business. We may even take some phone calls at 347-677-1645.For those unfamiliar with the flap, I wrote a piece of commentary about conservative reaction to the Chip Saltsman controversy. Saltsman is defending his gift of a CD that contains songs like "Barack the Magic Negro" and "The Star Spanglish Banner."Included in that commentary was a passage about Erickson's defense of the song. I provided respectful, ...
Fox News Wishes Everyone a Magical Negro New Year
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyMan, you gotta love "satire," don't ya? During Fox News' New Years broadcast, the network scrolled text messages from Fox viewers, and one of them was a clever, pitch-perfect satire of the LA Times. From HuffPo: Viewers were allowed to text in messages that scrolled across the bottom in lieu of the news. One message read: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET'S HOPE THE MAGIC NEGRO DOES A GOOD JOB. LOVE JEN AND JOHN C. This is the same network who brought you that "satire" of Michelle Obama as Barack's "Baby Mama," and on the heels of a variety of conservatives defending the use of the term "Magical Negro." ...
Tommy Christopher Resigns Over RedState Flap
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyControversy erupted yesterday when RedState.com's Erick Erickson took exception to The Political Machine writer Tommy Christopher's thorough analysis of GOP reaction to the Chip Saltsman kerfuffle. The candidate for RNC chair may see his hopes for gaining that post scuttled by his gift of a CD containing songs like "Barack the Magic Negro" and "The Star Spanglish Banner." Sadly, that's not the only casualty of this brouhaha. This morning, Tommy Christopher announced his resignation. The Political Machine has obtained the following excerpt: After a wonderful working relationship, lasting just ...
The Hidden Context Behind 'Barack the Magic Negro'
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyBarrels of typeface have been spilled over Chip Saltsman's politically boneheaded decision to send Christmas gift CDs to members of the Republican National Committee that contained the parody song, "Barack the Magic Negro" from the Rush Limbaugh program, most of it without the context of the song itself. Most commentators are getting hung up on the use of the term "magic negro" to describe Obama and labeling the song racist. Some are upset over the impersonation of racial activist Rev. Al Sharpton as the song's performer and call that offensive. But these commentators completely miss the point ...
RedState Chief Defends Racist 'Magic Negro' Song
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDirector and Editor of RedState.com Erick Erickson responded to my column yesterday by defending the racist song "Barack the Magic Negro," and RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman's gift thereof. Here's a taste:Some Moron Thinks He Knows What He's Writing About Some guy named Tommy Christopher (is he the AOL writer who pretended to be John King to get on a call with John McCain so he could harass McCain?) has looked at my post on Chip Saltsman and come away convinced he must obfuscate the facts.Moron? I guess at RedState, that makes me a contributing editor.His defense of his defense is even ...
GOP Reaction to 'Magic Negro' Gift Creeps Toward Appropriate, But Not on Blogs
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn the first business day since RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman was discovered to have given the gift of racism (a CD containing songs like Barack the Magic Negro and The Star Spanglish Banner) to his colleagues, there have been some Republican reactions that veer close to the right tenor. Initially, current RNC chair Mike Duncan issued a strong denunciation, but only from a strategic standpoint, and RNC chair candidate Ken Blackwell tried to just wave it off as "media hypersensitivity."But decency seems to be gaining momentum. From CNN: Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer -- who ...
Ken Blackwell Thinks 'Magic Negro' Outrage is 'Hypersensitivity?'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyMatt Lewis reports that former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell thinks that outrage over RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman's racist gift are just being big babies:"Unfortunately, there is hypersensitivity in the press regarding matters of race. This is in large measure due to President-Elect Obama being the first African-American elected president. I don't think any of the concerns that have been expressed in the media about any of the other candidates for RNC chairman should disqualify them. When looked at in the proper context, these concerns are minimal. All of my competitors for this ...
RNC Chair 'Appalled' at Gift of Magic Negro Song, But Why?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyCurrent RNC chair Mike Duncan issued a statement today, in reaction to former future RNC chairman Chip Saltsman's choice of stocking stuffers.As I reported yesterday, Saltsman sent RNC members a CD containing the song "Barack, the Magic Negro," then defended the gift. I didn't mention that, among the 41 tracks on the CD, there are other racist, barf-inducing tracks such as "The Star Spanglish Banner."I also said I couldn't wait for RNC members to start denouncing Saltsman. Here's Duncan's statement: (via Politico)"The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more ...
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