Saltsman did not apologize for sending out the song, a parody referring to a 2007 Los Angeles Times column of the same title that is written to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
He said during an interview on MSNBC that the episode exposed media bias.
“We’re definitely not playing on a level playing ground with the media on that issue,” Saltsman said. “I mean, there was no outrage when the L.A. Times article coined that phrase.”
Questioned by host Contessa Brewer why he was pointing a finger at the press, Saltsman responded: “Contessa, I’m asking you, were you outraged when you read the article in the L.A. Times a year and a half ago?”
“It was a parody Christmas gift, and I sent it out without even thinking about what was on it,” he said. “Obviously, when you do something like that, you don't want to offend a lot of people when you do. That’s something you don’t want to do. And, you know, hopefully that we’ll move on, talk about the future of the party.”
Looking ahead to Friday’s election for chairman, the former Tennessee Republican Party chair said he anticipates he will “be competitive” and that
the result of the vote is “going to surprise a few people.”
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