Shock jock (Rush) unrepentant over derogatory Obama song

Guardian Unlimited ^ | May 9, 2007 | Ewen MacAskill

[Nachum]

The leading US shock jock Rush Limbaugh is taunting the liberal media by repeatedly airing a derogatory and racially charged song about the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Limbaugh, whose rightwing talk show is one of the most listened to in the US, has been running a song called Barack the Magic Negro, to the tune Puff the Magic Dragon.

[BenLurkin]

Rush is a “shock jock”?

[brivette]

Barbara Streisand. BS.

[pissant]

The brit press is worse than the US press. And that is really saying something.

[Caipirabob]

Good grief. I mean, really. How can they be so stupid without trying?

Seriously, these people are nearly too stupid to breath.

[scottdeus12]

“Shock jock (Rush) unrepentant over derogatory Obama song
Guardian Unlimited “

B-O-O H-O-O

[goldstategop]

Liberals haven't listened to the song or read the material on Rush's website. The "Magic Negro" is a parody of liberal racism. I can understand why libs don't view it as funny.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[toddlintown]

Don’t worry Bush looked into the Queen’s eyes. She said it was “a Rush!”

[rhombus]

The CBS News website this week took the unusual step of blocking all readers' comments on its stories about Mr Obama. Mike Sims, the director of the website, said CBS could not collectively delete the ugly remarks because of their "volume and persistence". A CBS spokeswoman said today the block is intended to be temporary.

I'm sure they did manage to let lots of the ugly comments about Rush through, though.

[Enterprise]

Yo Ewen - I gotcher jock - RIGHT HEEEEEEEEERE!

[Sam Clements]

To think that there are people out there who form their views based on what the MSM says. This is the model that Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather and company promoted and that model is quickly going away. Thank goodness. I think the writer of this article knows that the gist of the article is fraudulent, but he is just preying on uneducated people and old people to fool with this old trick.

[steelyourfaith]

One of the problems is perhaps that the Brit journos really have trouble comprehending irony.

[rocksblues]

Mr Frisch said, adding that figures such as the vice-president, Dick Cheney, had been guests on the show.

Oh My God fire him now!

PS: The CBS station that is blocking comments is blocking them because it was 96% in favor of Rush.

[MarineBrat]

[edcoil]

England, 200 years of history unhampered by progress.

[shrinkermd]

Rush will eventually learn the hard way that no White person, and especially no White man, can criticize any Black person whether it be in jest, parody of empirically based.

This is a fact of life in America. Millions, both
Black and White, await any hint of disrespect so they can jump and label others as racist. By doing so they avoid thinking or acting about the real problems.

Speech crimes are now punished with an occupational death sentence.

[sirchtruth]

The leading US shock jock Rush Limbaugh...

Only to liberal bafoons!!

Keep playing it Rush. Demand tolerance from these holi-than-thou arrogant prix who have not one iota of a clue as to what the song's even about!

[longtermmemmory]

Friends of Bill Clinton generating Nexus hits for future research on Rush Limbaugh. This is about socialists creating the Orwelian revision of history.

[Ieatfrijoles]

Do the Brits want to assess 15 yardarms for taunting?

[goldstategop]

Paul Shanklin, who composed the song, is black, I believe. Its liberals who are obsessed with race and who have made less than flattering comments about Barack Obama's appearance.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus