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SC Dems Respond to Saltsman Visit to Furman

October 27, 2009

Greenville, SC – South Carolina Democratic Party Third Vice Chair Jamarr Brown released the following statement in response to Republican Chip Saltsman's Tuesday night address to Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow at Furman University.  Saltsman, a former chief aide to GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee,   withdrew from the race for RNC Chair earlier this year after he distributed copies of a CD with the racially-inflammatory song "Barack the Magic Negro."

"It's sad that Chip Saltsman would be chosen as a guest speaker for any college student group.  His actions last year show that he is a poor example of real leadership for the Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow, unless these students want to be taught a lesson in modern southern racism," said Brown.