It looks like Chip Saltsman’s little CD gift is paying off:

Four days after news broke that the former Tennessee GOP chairman had sent a CD that included a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” to the RNC members he is courting, some of those officials are rallying around the embattled Saltsman, with a few questioning whether the national media and his opponents are piling on.

“When I heard about the story I had to figure out what was going on for myself,” said Mark Ellis, the chairman of the Maine Republican Party. “When I found out what this was about I had to ask, ‘boy, what’s the big deal here?’ because there wasn’t any.”

Alabama Republican committeeman Paul Reynolds said the fact the Saltsman sent him a CD with the song on it “didn’t bother me one bit.” {[}]lt;/p>

This is priceless coming from this bunch. Just think way back to September. If someone questioned Sarah Palin’s ability to govern they were called sexist by the Republicans, yet this is appropriate? I believe the Republican party is securing their status as the minority party of the United States. Perhaps they could just join another club that wears these white sheets and hoods.