Rush Limbaugh, and some GOP leaders, including the person applying for GOP Chairman who released it, demonstrated extremely bad taste when they decided to release a parody of "Puff the Magic Dragon" in the name of "Barack the Magic Negro".
At a time when the Republican party has reached its low point since the mid 1970s, it is not helpful for them to decide to use humor regarding race and utilizing the old word "Negro", which has been out of use to refer to African Americans since the late 1960s. It shows, at the least, insensitivity, and the most, open racism.Â
The only way the Republican party can recover in the short and long run is by opening itself to new groups it has long ignored. Right now, the GOP seems to represent only white, older, evangelical, southern and Appalachian voters. It tends to antagonize African Americans, Hispanics, women, Northeast, Pacific Coast, Upper Midwest, more educated, younger and new voters.Â
If the Republicans do not change their tune, they will remain in the political wilderness for a long time. Republicans across the country need to condemn this tactic, repudiate that candidate for GOP leadership, and break their ties with Rush Limbaugh and other talk show hosts who poison the atmosphere of American political life!