It's been rather amusing to watch the fallout from the GOP's latest blatant appeal to racism in the form of "Barack the Magic Negro." It is a measure of how bizarre these times are that someone running for Chair of the RNC after the blowout rejection of GOP race-baiting not even two months ago would include a song like "Barack the Magic Negro" in a CD meant to enhance his election prospects. The most common defense marshalled by folks on the right is that "Barack the Magic Negro" is merely political satire, just humor, folks. Nothing to see here, no racism, no appeal to the lizard brain that animates the still-twitching body of GOP politics. Move on, move on.
Thank you, GOPers, for inspiring "Rush the Magic White Man". It's been fun, and don't forget, it's just political satire.
And thank you Kossacks for helping me refine the title and refrain.
Rush the Magic White Man (sing to "Puff the Magic Dragon")
Rush the Magic White Man
Lives by the sea
In a twenty-million dollar mansion
And sneers at you and me.
Rush likes to play the little guy,
Claim he’s just like you and me,
To con us into buying the crap
He sells on radio and teevee.
He’s got a line of bullshit
Longer than his arm
About how every Democrat’s a menace
And will only bring you harm.
He’ll rant and rave about foreigners,
Scream that all druggies should be jailed,
At least he did up until the time
His own fat ass got nailed.
Rush the Magic White Man
Lives by the sea
In a twenty-million dollar mansion
And sneers at you and me.
He wants to stop all welfare checks,
Throw poor folks out on the street,
But trillions for his Wall Street buddies?
Now, that is pretty sweet!
Rush has a money mantra,
He mutters under his breath:
"More bucks for all us rich guys,
The rest can starve to death."
He inked a brand new contract,
Good for ten long years
In which he’ll rack up 400 mill
And plenty of Republican good cheer.
He’ll light up another stogie,
With a flaming hundred dollar bill,
While your family’s eating beans,
And your future goes to hell.
Rush’ll be there applauding
When your pension fund goes bust
To fund the CEO’s bonuses
Hidden in offshore trusts.
Rush wants to break all the unions,
Kill Social Security off fast,
De-fund your local government,
And go eighty years into the past.
Rush is a damn Republican,
Wants to take your hard-earned cash
And turn it over to fat rich men
To add to their stash.
They already have billions,
But for Republicans that’s not enough.
They may wear three piece suits,
But they’re worse than street-gang toughs.
They’ll yell about welfare moms,
Getting twenty bucks a day,
While crooked GOP contractors
Milk us for billions from here to Sunday.
Big Rush’ll be there cheering,
Along with Bush and Dick Cheney
While Republicans shred the Constitution
And destroy the American Way.
They don’t want you to have health insurance,
Or Social Security,
Or peace of mind or peace on Earth,
And they don’t want you to be free.
Republicans lost a big election.
They lost, and they lost big
By making racist insinuations
And treating voters like stupid pigs.
So another GOP wise man,
Going for Chair of the RNC,
Thinks Rush’s racist ditty,
Will help the GOP.
"Barack the Magic Negro"
The GOP will play and play again
While Rush sits back like Buddha
With a stogie and a grin.
"I’m no racist, not at all"
Rush will say and say.
And so will Bill O’Reilly,
Airing the "Magic Negro" day after day.
Rush likes to play the little guy,
Claim he’s just like you and me.
But that’s a crock and we all know
Manipulation is his scheme.
So here’s to Rush and Bush and Cheney,
And to all those Republican galoots:
You are pathetic losers,
And here’s our one-finger salute!
Rush the Magic White Man
Lives by the sea
In a twenty-million dollar mansion
Where he sneers at you and me.