The person (Paul Shanklin) is a local that we all know and love in Memphis. There is not a racial bone in his body.
Many people who hear this song do not know Paul Shanklin. I don’t read the LA Times so I didn’t even know the context of this song when I heard it on Rush’s show months ago;I didn’t like it then, and I still don’t. I’m a conservative white person. I can only imagine how a conservative black person would feel. Of course if you are moderate or liberal, you would merely assume-nothing new here...the GOP is the racist party. This is why it’s beyond stupid. I think this song is racist and was meant to be racially offensive. As the writer of this article says. If you find it funny pass it around privately. Heck, I’ve been known to tell a few off color jokes myself. However, when you represent a political party, you should not have anything to do with a parody song that targets race...Rush should be ashamed of himself and so should any GOP operative dumb enough to link this with the RNC.