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Chip Saltsman, a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent RNC members a special Christmas present this year. While Saltsman, who served as Mike Huckabee’s national campaign manager during his “upstart bid for the White House,” is by no means a political newby, his goofy Christmas CD says otherwise.

Dubbed over in the classic Saltsman baritone many have come to love him for, one song entitled, “Barack the Magic Negro,” stirred up a bit of controversy.

A cover of the once-popular “Puff the Magic Dragon,” Saltsman’s rendition is downright offensive for a number of reasons. While people like Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh defend the song, others (Republicans) are blaming the media for blowing the situation out of proportion. Regardless if the song is ingenious political satire or a cheap racial epithet, Chip Saltman’s candidacy for RNC chairman doesn’t look too hot right now.

Best and Worst Ads: A Year the News Eclipsed Commercial Breaks - NYTimes / S. Elliot / 28 Dec. 2008

The New York Times published an article yesterday regarding the high and low points of advertising in 2008. Citing an exceptional presidential campaign and the recent financial crisis, it seems that actual events eclipsed the commercials that traditionally dominate television screens.

“Overshadowing the best ads, but also drawing attention away from the worst,” companies like Coca-Cola, Burger King and Microsoft survived Obamania while Volkswagen and Toyota came up short in their attempts to capture American audiences.