As if the discussion of Barack Obama’s authenticity as a black man wasn’t enough, a March 19 LA Times op-ed written by columnist David Ehrenstein attacks his supporters, claiming whites support him in order to assauge white guilt by supporting the “Magic Negro.”

He describes the “Magic Negro” as being “a figure of postmodern folk culture, coined by snarky 20th century sociologists, to explain a cultural figure who emerged in the wake of Brown vs. Board of Education.” Quoting Wikipedia(because it’s such a credible source of information) he says: “He has no past, he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist.” (By the way, they couldn’t get the URL right…shout out to Pajamas Media!) Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Don Cheadle are some of today’s “Magic Negroes” in Hollywood, he says. While Al Sharpton and Snoop Dogg are authentic, Barack is not.

Of course, Rush Limbaugh had to chime in, using the term “magic negro” 27 times on his talk radio show and singing “Barack, the Magic Negro” to the tune of “Puff, the Magic Dragon.”

How bout we all just sing, “Rush, the Magic Moron” instead?