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I'm surprised with the passing of Rush and the various memories being shared that I haven't seen any mention of the parodies Rush played. Looking through several of them brought back the laughter shared by our harmless little fuzz ball

Here is an interview with Paul Shanklin on "The Conscience of Kansas" with host Paul A. Ibbetson talking about Shanklin's newest "Songs of the Revolution" album. Paul does a few impersonations during the course of this 15 minute interview (he he). Well worth your time if your a Shanklin fan.

In this epsiode of the Conscience of Kansas radio program we welcome the return of Rush Limbaugh funnyman Paul Shanklin to the program to talk about his new album "Songs of the Revolution." We have the yearly political reading of "The Night Before Christmas" and we discuss the issues of the day. We invite you to listen and comment.

I heard this today. It is absolutely hilarious, and right on the money....

See this awesome video song sung by fake Obama to the tune of American Pie, by Don McLean.

This is part #2 of the best of 2008 of the Conscience of Kansas radio program. Listen to excerpts of such interesting interviews as those with Myrna Sokoloff of "An American Carol", Paul Shanklin of the Rush Limbaugh program and Duane Dog Chapman the Bounty Hunter. Listen to the debates with Westboro Baptist Church and CODE PINK. A great wrap up to a great year! enjoy!

The distribution of a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" by a candidate for chairman of the national Republican Party has created an unnecessary distraction as the party rebuilds, Virginia GOP chairman Jeff Frederick said yesterday. "There's a lot of things we need to be fighting about, and this isn't one of them," Frederick said in an interview. On another matter, Frederick complained that critics of the Republican Party use a double standard when judging political outreach to minorities. Tennessee political operative Chip Saltsman, one of six candidates for the GOP's national chairmanship, mailed a CD last month to members...

This is how the whole thing started. David Ehrenstein, a writer who happens to be black and liberal, wrote an opinion piece in March 2007 in the Los Angeles Times called "Obama the 'Magic Negro.'" He argued that whites, according to sociologists, stereotype blacks as "dangerous." But whites consider Obama accessible, likeable and "benign." This, according to Ehrenstein, explains Obama's "crossover" appeal. The article insults a) Obama, by virtually ignoring his effectiveness as a candidate, b) whites, by accusing them of voting for Obama merely to assuage their own guilt, and c) Sidney Poitier, the brilliant, groundbreaking actor, for ascribing...

An offensive, racially tinged song entitled Barack the Magic Negro has become an issue in the battle for the leadership of the Republican party. The song was included in a CD distributed by Chip Saltman, who is seeking to be elected the next party chairman. Saltman, former campaign manager for Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who fought unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination this year, sent out the CD as a Christmas present to party members. It is a compilation of songs critical of liberals entitled We Hate the US. He defended his move, saying that anyone listening to...

Being right on the merits doesn't make Saltsman any less of an idiot Two days ago, we suggested that a potential GOP leader is severely tone-deaf, hitting Chip Saltsman for his foolish decision to include the "magic negro" song on the CD his people sent out.We were not saying Saltsman was a racist, or commneting on the merits of the song. We were saying he should have seen this firestorm coming.Frances Rice, chairman of the National Black Republican Association, just sent out an email defending Saltsman on the merits. Included therein is the following: If it were not so hypocritical,...

Parody author defends 'Barack the Magic Negro' December 29, 2008 12:35 EST MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis author of the musical parody "Barack the Magic Negro" says he isn't surprised the song has gotten some people upset. Author Paul Shanklin describes the song as political satire and says it's supposed to be provocative. The song, which is sung to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon, has drawn attention and criticism since Chip Saltsman -- the former head of the Republican Party in Tennessee -- sent out a CD with the song on it as Christmas presents. Saltsman managed...

The GOP has once again shown why it is the stupid party. Chip Salsman wants to run the GOP, so he plied potential voters with a Paul Shanklin CD that included the song "Barack the Magic Negro." It is a political parody based upon an LA Times opinion piece of the same name. The leadership was caught flat-footed and red-handed, and is now scrambling, crab-like, to defend itself. Here's part of the hollow, vacuous statement from flaccid, ineffectual party chairman Mike Duncan: "I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate as it clearly does not move...

The chairman of the Republican National Committee said he was "appalled" by a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals. "The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party," RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said in a statement reported Saturday afternoon by Politico. "I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate, as it clearly does not move us in the right direction." Chip Saltsman sent RNC members the parody CD "We Hate the USA" for Christmas, which includes...

In spite of RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan's sharply negative reaction, former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman said that party leaders should stand up to criticism over distributing a CD with the song. He earlier defended the tune as one of several "lighthearted political parodies" that have aired on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. ...... "The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party," Duncan said in a statement. "I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate as it clearly does not move us in the...

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Saturday he was "shocked and appalled" that one of his potential successors had sent committee members a CD this Christmas featuring a 2007 parody song called "Barack the Magic Negro." In spite of RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan's sharply negative reaction, former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman said that party leaders should stand up to criticism over distributing a CD with the song. He earlier defended the tune as one of several "lighthearted political parodies" that have aired on Rush Limbaugh's radio show.

The chairman of the Republican National Committee said he was "appalled" by a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" on a CD distributed by one of his political rivals. "The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party," RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said in a statement reported Saturday afternoon by Politico. "I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate, as it clearly does not move us in the right direction." Chip Saltsman sent RNC members the parody CD "We Hate the USA" for Christmas, which includes...

LAFAYETTE, La.—The place: a banquet room in a private club in southwestern Louisiana. The time: an evening less than two weeks before Election Day 2008. Two hundred mostly middle-aged Republicans (the event is a fundraiser for the Acadiana Republican Women) sit six to a table before plates from which they've just consumed a decidedly rich fare in an attempt to appease their appetites and to suppress their growing anxiety about the upcoming election's results. The richest fare of the evening, however, stands behind a lectern on the podium, holding a mic, balding but trim, singing Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire"...

Parody of "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head. See Rush Limbaugh home page.

Hello All, I'm a broken glass conservative of the Barry Goldwater persuasion and with Barak Obama touting his, multi-ethnic, African roots I'm wondering why no one ( at least to my knowledge ) has put the "boy who would be king" in an Egyptian headdress.Rush . . . Paul Shanklin ARE YOU LISTENING ? ? ?,/div>

Willie Herenton's "My Way"