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Limbaugh Defends 'Magic Negro' Song

Obama dismisses controversy over derogatory ditty

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted May 10, 2007 9:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – A song on Rush Limbaugh's radio show that derides Barack Obama is sparking controversy—but not with Obama. In perhaps the most devastating response a blowhard shock jock can provoke, the senator says he hasn't heard the song. Limbaugh has been playing "Barack the Magic Negro" (sung to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon") since March.

Limbaugh justifies the title by pointing to the use of the term "Magic Negro" in the Los Angeles Times by David Ehrenstein, who is black. Obama told a Detroit radio station he has heard of the song but hasn't heard it, adding, “I don't mind folks poking fun at me. That's part of the job."

Rush Limbaugh Gives A Speech In Michigan
Rush Limbaugh Gives A Speech In Michigan   (Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Rush Limbaugh addresses the National Association of Broadcasters at the convention center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 2, 2003.
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Rush Limbaugh addresses the National Association of Broadcasters at the convention center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, October 2, 2003.   (KRT Photos)
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.   (KRT Photos)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Monday, May 7, 2007. Obama said that U.S. energy policy must change in order to help domestic automakers answer the rising global demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Monday, May 7, 2007. Obama said that U.S. energy policy must change in order to help domestic automakers...   (Associated Press)
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Rush Limbaugh   (Archive Photos)
Rush Limbaugh Gives A Speech In Michigan
Rush Limbaugh Gives A Speech In Michigan   (Getty Images)
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