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Fox News Allows 'Magic Negro' New Year's Message to Be Broadcast

Fox News allowed at least one racist message directed toward President-elect Obama to be broadcast on New Year's eve.

January 2, 2009 |

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Throughout their New Year's eve broadcast, Fox News Channel allowed viewers to send in New Yearâ€™s greetings and wishes via text message. The messages were then scrolled across the bottom of the screen, replacing Foxâ€™s normal crawling news headlines. While most messages were cordial, Fox allowed at least one racist message directed toward President-elect Obama to be broadcast. The message referenced Rush Limbaughâ€™s â€œBarack the Magic Negroâ€ song:

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LETâ€™S HOPE THE MAGIC NEGRO DOES A GOOD JOB. LOVE JEN AND JOHN C.

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