[aruanan]

I like your work Mr. Shanklin, but “Barak the Magic Negro” was just a plain stupid idea.

Barack, the Magic Negro was a superb poke at liberal Democrat attitudes about race and entitlement. It was dead-on accurate about the black misery pimps' feelings about Obama--as seen earlier in Al Sharpton's comments on Obama's genuineness and later in JJ's expressed desire to cut Obama's nuts off.

So some people, because of their own ignorance and racism, are offended? All the more reason to hit them harder and more often until they blow a gasket and go completely, unmistakably nuts.

Our object is to defeat them, not to convince them that, deep down, we're just like they are. And if, while getting hit up against the side of the head, they should experience a road to Damascus moment, all the better.

[r9etb]

Barack, the Magic Negro was a superb poke at liberal Democrat attitudes about race and entitlement.

Well, no, not really 'superb' at all. It could have been, but it missed the mark pretty badly, both politically and aesthetically.

The lyrics are rather stupid. The voice is simply irritating. The point of view (from the 'hood) of the singer shuts down the parody potential of the piece. For the parody to have been truly effective, Mr. Shanklin would have done much better to sing it from the perspective of a reporter or a starry-eyed young supporter.

After all, Obama's real parody potential comes from the fact that he's no more than a construct of the hopes and desires of those who support him.

[Yardstick]

What you said.

[bronxboy]

You will not defeat the Democrats by driving the few minority conservatives from the party by a racist song championed by people who should know better. You may also enrage liberal minority voters who will show up in 2010 to teach the GOP a lesson...stupid song,stupid man who made it, stupid RNC for getting involved in this mess.

[MayflowerMadam]

Also, it wasn’t even Shanklin’s “line”; it was from an article in the “L.A. Times”, I believe. The RNC should criticize the original writer instead of the person paying attention and bringing it to the public’s attention.

[jagusafr]

Hammer, meet nail. Well said, Aruanan!

Colonel, USAFR