Here's why I constanty wring my hands over the state of politics in Tennessee.
Apparently, this Republican from Nashville, Chip Saltsman, is running for the RNC Chair.
In a fit of parochial idiocy, Saltsman sent a CD containing a song entitled "Barack the Magic Negro".
Of course Rush Limbaugh is all over this accusing the liberal media of applying a double standard because they supposedly supported Gangster Rapper Ice-T when he released a song called "Cop Killer".
Saltsman gives Tennessee a bad name. His asinine decision reflects poorly on Tennessee painting an image of us to the world as backward hicks. Thanks Chip for destroying any progress the state has made in repairing our image to the rest of the world. Chip is apparently unaware or at least oblivious to the fact that the KKK was born not 80 miles from Nashville.
Let's straighten something out about the Ice-T issue: Americans are by history anti-establishment. "Cop Killer" was an honest response reflecting the irritation certain communities had with the establishment as represented by the police.
Saltsman's idiocy, even if the song was not technically a slur against the President-Elect, did carry the stain of racism by virtue of its title.
The song was sent in a wink-wink sort of way with an eye toward laughing as a result of racial issues associated with it. THAT'S THE PROBLEM!
Not the intent behind it. Few are accusing Saltsman of being a racist. He's just an insensitive boob without any sense of history or discretion.
The bozos on the Right deserved to lose and they'll end up longer in the wilderness for lining up behind Saltsman's foolishness.
I'll say it again: Thanks Saltsman. Thanks RNC. Thanks right-wing morons for making us all look bad to the world.
1 comment:
I personally hate the whole "hick" image. Theres plenty of smart southern people. Where did this bad rap come from!? People find out where your from and they start drawling and saying "Muh truck broked down" and "I caint understand that durn thing you sayed" among other oddities. I dont know any southern people who talk like that.
I have noticed that you get its worse if your from Tennessee or Texas.... I think the whole thing is foolish, and I challenge everyone who thinks anyone from any southern state is a backwoods hick with no brains to go live in the hickiest states
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