Peter Yarrow, co-author of "Puff the Magic Dragon", responds to "Barack the Magic Negro"

By GottaLaff

Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul, and Mary, responds to the disgusting "parody" that you've all heard about (excerpt):

I and my co-writer of "Puff," Lenny Lipton, have been eagerly awaiting an end to the mean-spiritedness, outright disrespect and bigotry that was commonplace prior to this last presidential election. What might have been wearily accepted as "the way it was" in the campaign, is now unacceptable. Obama is not a candidate. He is the President-Elect, and this song insults the office of the Presidency, the people who voted for him, as well as those who did not -- and taking a children's song and twisting it in such vulgar, mean-spirited way, is a slur to our entire country and our common agreement to move beyond racism.

It is almost unimaginable to me that Chip Saltzman who sent the CD, would seriously be considered for the top post of the Republican National Committee. Puff, himself, if asked, would certainly agree.

Peter Yarrow also just said as much on the Thom Hartmann show. Were the Repugs listening? Not likely.