There was a time when that would simply have been unacceptable in this country. We have really deteriorated into a culture in which bigotry is considered okay. It grieves me more than I can say.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.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Limbaugh is disgusting
Check out this excerpt from a BBC article entitled "US DJ criticised over Obama song":
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There was a time when Barak Obama would not have been able to run for president in this country. There was a time when Rush Limbaugh would have been applauded for playing/singing such a song. Now we live in a country where Barak Obama can run for president, where freedom of speech (no matter how bigoted) is allowed and we have the freedom of speech and wisdom to proclaim outrage against such bigoted speech. Maybe, not such a bad trade off.
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