8 Feb 2020 4:05 pm
No, I've heard that song parody played several times on Rush's show, and since you seem to think it's his way of race-baiting, I'd say you've probably never heard of the story and the reasoning behind it. First of all, the original reference was made in an op-ed by a black writer in the LA Times. The story was a reference to other black leaders who had failed to gain nation-wide acceptance like Obama did, most notably Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, and it was their lament that Obama was not "authentic" or "black enough", but was (as Joe Biden stupidly stated) the first black candidate who was "good-looking and bright and clean and articulate". And it hinted at the jealousy of other black men who had not lived the kind of upper-middle class life with an of ivy-league education like Obama had. And consequently, HE was the kind of black man who would not be a threat to white people in the way others before him supposedly were. The "magic" part of Obama was the result of him being groomed to advance and protected from every one of his faults, like his drug usage, his association with known terrorists, and his affiliation with an overtly white-hating preacher. He was the teflon black man who was immune to criticism, and if anyone dared to do so, they were immediately attacked in unison as being racist, no matter how valid that criticism was. THAT was the meaning behind the song parody.Rock » 08 Feb 2020 9:53 am » wrote:
Obama the Magic Negro was the title of an LA Times article written by an African American. The song is a parody of that article sung by Al Sharpton (Paul Shanklin).
https://www.latimes.com/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19-story.html
Obama the ‘Magic Negro’
So how does that song in any way paint Rush Limbaugh as being racist?
Now, please explain your reference to your link, claiming it as "evidence" of Rush's racism. Here's that analysis you think justifies your opinion:
Trump just gave Rush Limbaugh the country's highest civilian honor. Here are some of the racist, misogynist, and all-around awful things he's said.
He argued that white people shouldn't be blamed for slavery. "It's preposterous that Caucasians are blamed for slavery when they've done more to end it than any other race," he said in 2013, adding that "if any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's Caucasians."
So, just maybe you should read the precise Rush statement when it IS NOT taken out of context, and then please tell me if you STILL think this statement proves he is a racist:
"This white guilt, it’s time for all this white guilt to end... If any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it’s Caucasians. The white race has probably had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the history of the world... Now, sadly, we’re not talking about the rest of the world when the civil rights coalition gets ginned up. They’re talking about America and slavery and that can’t be denied, it happened. But, compared to the kind of slavery that still exists in the rest of the world and has existed, by no means was it anywhere near the worst. [/color]No other race has ever fought a war for the purpose of ending slavery, which we did... Nearly 600,000 people killed in the Civil War. It’s preposterous that Caucasians are blamed for slavery when they've done more to end it than any other race, and within the bounds of the Constitution to boot. And yet white guilt is still one of the dominating factors in American politics. It’s exploited, it’s played upon, it is promoted, used, and it’s unnecessary."
The fact is, Misty, I REFUSE to accept even a shred of guilt as a white person for slavery in America! My ancestors (and possibly yours as well) lived in Europe while slavery was taking place in America, and emigrated to the US after WW1.
. My father, born in Italy in 1925 came here at the age of 2. I have about as much responsibility for US slavery as I have for the rise of Mussolini in Italy, which is ZERO! Frankly, if YOU want to accept a level of white guilt on YOUR shoulders, you go right ahead but leave me out of it! The only thing I ever did for black people was to GIVE THEM JOBS IN MY COMPANY!
He called the Georgetown Law student Susan Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" in 2012 when she argued before Congress for contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The comments earned a direct rebuke from President Barack Obama, who said that "all decent folks can agree" that the remarks "don't have any place in the public discourse."
Certainly nothing racist about that, don't you agree? Rush made those statements after Sandra Fluke DEMANDED that contraceptives be given to her for free, DESPITE her own personal family wealth, which paid for her college at Cornell University, then appeared before Congress to fight against Republicans who didn't believe an employer should be forced to include free contraceptives in the healthcare plan they provided for their employees if it was against their religious beliefs! Here is the entire context:
What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex—what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.
He was forced to resign from ESPN in 2003 after he said the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb got undeserved praise because "the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well."
Nothing untrue about that statement, but what was racist about it? Rush was fired from that position BECAUSE IT WASN'T POLITICALLY CORRECT to state the fact that was well-known at that time! The NFL was under attack at that time because the prestigious position of quarterback was rarely given to blacks, and it was necessary to end that segregation as quickly as possible. Consequently, he was given a great deal of undue praise and precious little criticism throughout his career.
He mocked the actor Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson's disease, in 2006. Commenting on a video Fox appeared in, Limbaugh said, "Either he didn't take his medication, or he's acting."
Again, certainly nothing racist about his comments, which were made in reference to a political commercial made by Micheal J. Fox where he clearly exaggerated his affliction in order to gain sympathy. Watch the commercial yourself here and tell me that you don't believe Rush's critique was accurate:
https://youtu.be/a9WB_PXjTBo
The Obamas were a favorite target. In 2008, Limbaugh infamously compared Barack Obama to a cartoon monkey, and he regularly commented on Michelle Obama's body, referring to her as "Moochelle Obama" and "Michelle, my butt."
Rush NEVER called Obama a "cartoon monkey"! This was something a caller stated about how her daughter had said Obama reminded her of Curious George. Rush laughed at that, although admitting that, not having children, he didn't know who Curious George was. In any event, Rush apologized to Obama for his misunderstanding. Not quite the evil story you were led to believe, was it?
Rush's regular reference to Michelle Obama as Moochelle began with the side by side speech by Obama stating how his taxation policies would require EVERYONE including himself to cut back their spending, while interlaced with the report of Michelle's wildly extravagant vacation report as the costly details were revealed, not from him, but from the news reports. And he NEVER referred to her as Michelle, my butt! That was yet another episode he related where Michelle appeared as a guest of Jimmy Fallon, and the band played the song, "Lyin' *** Bitch" as she entered the stage.
In 1988 he called Amy Carter "the most unattractive presidential daughter in the history of the country," and in the early 1990s he called Chelsea Clinton the "White House dog."
Again, not true. Rust was doing a sequence as HW Bush was leaving the White House and the Clinton family was moving in. "Out" he said was Millie the dog, and asked the crew if they had a picture of the White House dog. The crew, expecting the next "in" was to be Chelsea Clinton put up her picture by mistake, for which Rush apologized profusely just as he did for comparing Chelsea with Margaret Truman, another unattractive presidential daughter. Kind of rude? Yes. But racist? Nope! Not in the slightest!
He's repeatedly joked that Hillary Clinton castrates men and has a "testicle lockbox" and said in 2009 that she didn't become a US Marine because "they didn't have uniforms or boots big enough to fit that butt and those ankles."
So where's the racism there? After Monica Lewinsky, it was certainly fitting to describe the wife of the Molester-in-Chief exactly as he did! And his reference to her being unable to join the Marines was in response to her repeated lies, claiming she tried to join the Marines but was rejected. The moral being, you don't get a sympathetic voice standing up for you when you tell repeated lies!
That about cover it?