On March 19, 2007, David Ehrenstein of the LA Times wrote a column about Hollywood and politics. The headline of his column: “Obama, the ‘Magic Negro.'” Then on March 21, 2007 the Rush Limbaugh show aired a parody produced by Paul Shanklin, imitating the Rev. Al Sharpton singing, “Barack The Magic Negro.” Limbaugh has continued to illustrate, what he considers to be the absurdity of the phrase used by the LA Times as well as continuing to bait his critics while repeatedly telling his african american call screener “Mr Snerdly” that he (Limbaugh) will be “blamed” for originating the phrase. His baiting appears to have worked, as following a tip from liberal watchdog site Media Matters, many media outlets have reported with raised eyebrows the use of the phrase in the Limbaugh shows parody without mention of the origin in the LA Times (referenced in the song).
Barack Obama & the black vote (VIDEO)
“How black are his politics?”. A racist question, but that’s okay. No one else cares, so CandidatesBlog won’t make a stink about it either. In this video, Eric Dyson defends (through attacks, not actual “defense” as the word is normally used) Barack Obama from criticism of being all flash and no substance.
S.C. Democratic Debate: Abortion (VIDEO)
Candidates Edwards, Obama, Biden, Kucinich and Dodd debate partial-birth abortion.
John Edwards: No ‘Global War on Terror’…
John Edwards doesn’t believe there’s a “global war on terror,” at least not in the simple-show-of-hands sense.
This is something a lot of Democrats say privately — and something mainstream pols everywhere else in the world say publicly — but it contests a Bush administration premise in a way very few American politicians have been comfortable in the last five and a half years.
His stance — though it doesn’t seem to have been all that deliberate — matches the recent comments of a prominent British politician. It’s the most direct challenge to the Bush administration’s whole worldview that I can recall from a leading Democrat.
Edwards aide David Ginsberg confirmed that the former North Carolina senator had not raised his hand in response to Brian Williams’ question,”Do you believe there is such a thing as a global war on terror?”
He also noted that Edwards elaborated later in the debate.
“I believe — and this goes to the question you asked earlier, just a few minutes ago — global war on terror. I think there are dangerous people and dangerous leaders in the world that America must deal with and deal with strongly, but we have more tools available to us than bombs. And America needs to use the tools that are available to them so that these people who are sitting on the fence, who terrorists are trying to recruit, the next generation, get pushed to our side, not to the other side. We’ve had no long-term strategy, and we need one, and I will provide one.”
This report done by the Politico based on another report by MSNBC
Barack Obama on Iraq, Opposition from the Start (VIDEO)
Barack Obama wants to make sure you know he opposed this war before it even began. Here are clips compiled by his campaign, of his opposition before and after the war as well as his plan for moving forward.
Huckabee on taxes and the economy (VIDEO)
From the Govorners Youtube channel: I believe federal tax policies should be family friendly, starting with making the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts permanent. As President, I will also push for elimination of the marriage penalty.
Hillary Clinton: All Pantsuited Up! (HUMOR/VIDEO)
What does Hillary Clinton have over presidential hopeful Barack Obama? (half of it is a commercial for CBS, but oh well).
McCain McBlows… Jokes, and Otherwise (HUMOR VIDEO)
We understand why some people might be up in arms about John McCain’s potentially offensive version of the Beach Boy classic Barbara Ann – but what we don’t get is why no one is offended and potentially disgusted by everything else in the clip. Watch it again and see for yourself.