Limbaugh taking heat on Obama song

[illinoisprogressive]

It's about time. I just wish they would go after the guy hard like they did Imus. Limbaugh is the worst of them all.


Last Updated: Thursday, 10 May 2007, 11:48 GMT 12:48 UK
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US DJ criticised over Obama song
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh has referred to Barack Obama as "Halfrican American"
US talk show host Rush Limbaugh has come under fire for airing a racially charged song about the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Limbaugh has been playing a song called Barack the Magic Negro, to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon.

The right-wing talk show host defended himself by saying he is an entertainer and the song is a parody.

Mr Obama, who hopes to become the first black American president, has played down the row.

Rush Limbaugh, whose radio show is one of the most popular in the US, justified running the song by saying that an article by a black commentator in the liberal Los Angeles Times was the first to link the term "magic negro" to Mr Obama.

Limbaugh said liberals upset about the term should be aware that "magic negro" is a historical cultural term, a reference to benevolent African-Americans portrayed in old films.

'Inflaming audience'

The song, he said, was intended to make fun of the problems Mr Obama's candidacy poses to "race-obsessed Democrats", as well as questions from media pundits as to whether Mr Obama was "black enough".

Mr Obama said he had not heard the song but that he did not take himself so seriously as to be offended by every comment made about him.

His campaign team described the song as dumb.

Karl Frisch, a spokesman for Media Matters, a US monitoring group, said the song was consistent with previous comments by Limbaugh, such as referring to Mr Obama as "Halfrican American".

Mr Frisch accused Limbaugh of inflaming his audience.

The song was first aired in March and there has been a lot of internet traffic associated with it.

The CBS News website has temporarily blocked all readers' comments on its stories about Mr Obama.

Mike Sims, the director of the website, said CBS could not collectively delete the derogatory remarks because of their "volume and persistence".

Mr Obama was last week given secret service protection after threats appeared on white supremacist websites.



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[zulchzulu]

1. Time to put some big boots on the OxyCon's big fat neck

Let's Imusize Rush Limp Pole.

[AlCzervik]

2. "DJ"???? Whats next "Comedienne?"? how about something more accurate

"Hate spewing liar and unpaid adviser to the RNC"

[Kelly Rupert]

3. Limbaugh deserves to go down, but this would be difficult.

"Magical Negro" is an old phrase, popularized by that foaming conservative Spike Lee. Still, it's pretty obvious that Limbaugh is sneering while he says it. He's tweaking us with it, but he has a valid-enough defense if anyone were to go after him with it. I think Obama is doing the right thing by taking the high road, as painful as it is.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. If 'I'm an ass' is off the air LimpBogg should be dead. Hey this Abusing

freedom of speech is fun,Maybe I could prey on the ignorant and pissed.

[Faygo Kid]

5. Probably the worst human being in my lifetime.

I am the same age as Rush. He is the absolute worst, ignorant and uneducated fascist ever encountered in my lifetime.

[William769]

6. Heres to you Rush!

(created by WNNX-FM (Atlanta, GA))


They say that I'm sleaze
An elitist, if you please
Everybody disagrees with my rap (with his rap)
I'm horrendous, I'm appalling
My ratings now are falling
'Cause I'm so full of bull, so full of crap (full of crap)
With condescending cries,
Making money selling lies,
You might say everybody hates my guts (hates his guts)
I'm offensive, I'm a bigot
I'm a fraud - Can you dig it?
I'm a sexist, racist, homophobic, fat, pathetic putz
Click on Rush to hear him sing!


See the Flash animated
version by Eric Blumrich!
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, I really am,
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, you're being scammed


I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a fat conservative butthead
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey!
(With the face of a horse's ass)

I have a sub-human figure, a huge rear end
My brain? That's another story (it's quite another story)
I have a face the size of a wash tub
And my ass is as big as Missouri - Yes!
(This bastard is sick, he's a fat, pompous prick,
And his ass is as big as Missouri) Yessiree, Bob!

Manipulating statements, exaggerate the truth,
I can't believe the hate my show inspires (the hate his show inspires)
It's not just because I'm stupid (oh no)
It's not just because I'm dumb (uh huh)
It's just because Republicans are liars (those dirty, filthy liars)

I am heartless, I am vain, insensitive, insane
They say that I'm a national disgrace (disgrace)
I am nasty (yes!), insulting (no!), basically revolting (uh huh)
I'm a concentrated pile of human waste (he's human waste)

I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) I really am
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
That's right, you're being scammed
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a sick Republican sleaze ball
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a sick Republican sleaze ball) Ho!
(With the face of a horse's ass)

They say that this is not about my vanity
They doubt my sanity
They think I'm nuts (so nuts)
I am a cyst on the ass of humanity (eww!)
New Republican slogan:
"Read My Putz" (read his putz)

From the bowels of Adolf Hitler
Comes the voice of Rush Limbaugh, heh heh

In closing, let me say: that each and every day
I'm an evil, rotten, egotistical snob (evil, rotten)
I'm the cop of the cop of Joe McCarthy-like gestapo
The right wing, foam-at-the-mouth, jackbooted slob

The Democratic-trashing years of liberal bashing
With the equivalent compassion of a grommet (of a grommet)
With the I.Q. of a pig; I'm a fat, obnoxious pig
And the truth of the matter is... I'm vomit (he's vomit)

'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) I really am
'Cause I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
(Sieg heil!) You're being scammed
I'm a nazi (he's a nazi)
I don't care about the middle class
'Cause I'm a fear mongering scum bag
With the face of a horse's ass
(He's a fat conservative butthead) Hey!
(Sick Republican sleaze ball) Ha ha!
(Fear mongering scum bag) Ho!
(Egotistical ass wipe) Yes!
(Mean-spirited, hog wallowing, fat, conservative putz)
(With the face... of a horse's ass)

Mega-dildos, Rush!


http://www.ericblumrich.com/nazi.html

[BushOut06]

7. C'mon Rush, use the "historical term" that you probably use in private...

You know the term I'm referring to. If you can defend your use of "magic Negro" by claiming it's a historical term, then surely you could justify using that other term. Don't be afraid to show your true colors!

[orpupilofnature57]

11. Hysterical terms!

[jkshaw]

8. "His campaign described the song as dumb." ...

It's not only dumb, whoever is "singing" it can just about carry a tune. The failed effort to reach a note and dropping down a tone ("what the hell, it's close enough"), is painful all by itself. The guy should be fined for polluting the airwaves for singing alone.

And his radio show is "one of the most popular" in the country? What's the matter with people, Rush is a bird brain.

[MADem]

9. He debuted that song in MARCH. March. It's May now.

Where's the outrage?

There isn't any. Or not enough.

Rush is on the "right" (wing) side of the war. Nothing is going to happen to him. His corporate sponsors will make sure of that--they'll cover him, and pay the bills, and the mouth breathers will cheerfully keep listening.

[illinoisprogressive]

10. It is a dumb song - it's limbaugh's

[lynne]

12. The LA Times in March was the first I'd heard of the term -

- http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story?coll=la-opinion-center

A stupid song and Obama is right to take the high road and ignore it. Any other recourse is impossible without also including the LA Times and any/all others that made reference to it.