The company that syndicates Rush Limbaugh entered a float into the Christmas Parade in Raleigh, North Carolina...what could possibly go wrong?

Bob Dumas is the local right-wing shock jock in Raleigh, North Carolina. He and his show G105 “Showgram” decided to have a "special" float .

As described by the News & Observer:

The entry featured a black man dressed in a skirt with fairy wings, strapped to a harness that was suspended from the back of a tow truck. Dumas, riding on the float, described the scene to parade goers as “Tyrone the Black Christmas Fairy” who was going to turn “crackers” into Beyonce.

No need to adjust the settings on your computer, or make an emergency appointment with the optometrist, it says exactly what you think it says.

Radio Ink reports that the stunt follows "a familiar pattern: the hosts enrage some of the local citizenry, Showgram fans rally to their defense, the station gets free publicity and then apologizes."

Jennifer Martin of The Greater Raleigh Merchants Association told Radio Ink:

“We were told it would be the ghost of Christmas Present Angel, and he would be floating over the air and not hanging from the back,” Martin said. “I can tell you we are going to have a sit-down with G105 with and their producers.”

Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane wrote on Facebook to a concerned citizen. “Raleigh will not tolerate racism or anything that comes remotely close. This parade is a Raleigh tradition that includes everyone and should be treated as such.”

Jennifer Martin, executive director of the merchants association, said “They apologized for what they’ve done and they regret that what they did was insensitive, and they will not be doing that display again.”

Got that? No racism in Raleigh, so just move along now...nothing to see here.

Courtey of Tim Pool (@timcast):

A Brief tour of camp Obamaville at the DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina.

"Shape Of Things To Come" by THEE DIRTY BEATS

A fist-shaking protest anthem from the dark 1968 exploitation film "Wild In The Streets".

When he was 12 Andras and his brother were in a band called The Wiretappers. They played just one gig, a friend's birthday party, where for 45 minutes they played the only song they knew over and over again. It was pathetic and (it must be said) utterly glorious. That song was Shape of Things To Come.

That Thee Dirtybeats happened to revive this song so many years later, the same year as the sudden rise of Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, feels weirdly karmic.
lyrics
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lyrics (B.Mann/C.Weil):

"There's a new sun rising up angry in the sky.
There's a new voice crying but not afraid to die.
Let the old world make believe it's blind and deaf and dumb
But nothing can change the shape of things to come!

There are changes lying ahead on every road.
There are new thoughts ready and waiting to explode.
When tomorrow is today, the bells will toll for some.
But nothing can change the shape of things to come!

The future's coming on sweet and strong,
And no-one's gonna hold it back for long!

There are new dreams crowding out old realities.
There's revolution sweeping in like a fresh new breeze.
Let the old world make believe it's blind and deaf and dumb,
But nothing can change the shape of things to come!"

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[H/T Mountainman23]