[melt]

Of course, there is no mention of the original liberal LA Times article for "The Magic Negro" in this report, is there?

Didn't think so. Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story?coll=la-opinion-center>

[LS]

They fell for it! Rush will get another million listeners, just out of this. These morons are too easy.

[Palladin]

I’m glad the Obama campaign is not taking this seriously.

I wish Obama were a prolife Christian, because then he would get my vote.

He knows when to laugh and when to get serious.

The constant cry of “racism” is like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. It’s uttered every day by the likes of Rev. Al, to the point where no one with any sense pays attention anymore.

[marblehead17]

ping

[Tarpon]

Hateful, you just wait until Mrs Bill Clinton’s supporters really get in gear. Then you will see hate.

[goldstategop]

Liberals are the ones obsessed with race. I don't see race - I see a human being. Rush was illustrating liberal absurdity by exaggerating liberal absurdity.

"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

[betsyross1776]

Too bad. If Obama mama can’t stop crying to his momma that somebody is picking on him, get out of the kitchen.It is amazing how they can down grade our president but when it comes to one of them look out. Don’t pick on Nancy, don’t pick on Harry or Obama , but call the president of this country anything you want. Bush is fair game but they are not.

[Rosemont]

Any excuse for the Soros left to try and silence Rush, conservative thought, and free speech. Limbaugh will be a much more difficult target for them than the lib Imus.

[mylife]

Man! I've been trying to tell you..I've had to put up with this crap all my life!

"Magic Johnson"

[Loyal Buckeye]

Think Rush will go on Al Sharpton’s show and apologize?

LOL

[L.N. Smithee]

Of course, there is no mention of the original liberal LA Times article for "The Magic Negro" in this report, is there?

The original ChiTrib story does mention Ehrenstein's column on the "Magic Negro" stereotype. It also quotes as if on cue a spokesmouth from Media Splatters:

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Obama's campaign called the song "dumb," and a spokesman said the campaign doesn't think anyone is taking the song seriously.

But Limbaugh's critics say the song goes too far and predict that it could influence the pop-culture understanding of Obama and of black politicians in general.

"We take these things seriously because there's a consistent pattern of them making their way into the mainstream media and then the mainstream consciousness," said Karl Frisch, a spokesman for Media Matters, a non-profit media watchdog group that has been monitoring the broadcasts. "It's important to shoot these things down."

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Trib scribe Christie Parsons, the story's author, doesn't inquire as to what exactly what message would be "making [its] way into...the mainstream consciousness" that would be detrimental or dangerous to Obama, and the disingenuous Mr. Frisch doesn't offer an explanation. Of course, the answer to that question -- had someone bothered to ask it -- would be "none at all," because Obama is not the target of Paul Shanklin's barb, it's Sharpton, who, unlike fellow former DNC Presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, was slow to audibly support the only African-American running for the Oval Office for -- "some say" -- self-serving reasons.

Of course, Media Matters wouldn't waste time issuing press releases about how Rush Limbaugh was saying unkind things about Al Sharpton. They want to make people believe that by refusing to kiss up to Barack Obama, Rush is inspiring people to harass, threaten, or even harm him. But that's not surprising, since most liberal activists like the Splatters gang and Sharpton think people are stupid enough to take their word for things.

Unfortunately, they are often right. Notice how Obama's brush-off of the controversy didn't end Parsons' story then and there.

[Democratshavenobrains]

As soon as I heard that song, I knew Rush was going to be pilloried for being racist.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Only a racist would call “The Magic Negro” raciest.

[redgolum]

Knew it was just a matter of time.

[jordan8]

Here is a story of real racism, racism that can only happen because the Chicago Tribune lies about it knowing full well their lies help cause it.