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Ludacris “Politics (Obama is Here)” Freestyle Controversy

Langston — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:48:25 +0000

Entertaining cut from Ludacris’s upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape. Normally, I can’t deal with Ludacris, but his lyrics and flow is on point here.

Naturally, the Obama camp has distanced itself from the freestyle, because of its offensive statements. As you heard, Ludacalls Hillary Clinton a “bitch,” says McCain should be paralyzed, plus more. Obama spokesman Bill Burton said that “Ludacris is a talented individual, but he should be ashamed of these lyrics.” Additionally, “As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to.” Same old stuff.

I commend Ludacris for spitting this freestyle, but I’m not sure if this helps Barack’s campaign, if that was its intended purpose. In a recent Rolling Stone article, Obama mentioned that he was a Ludacris fan. Luda even referred to that in the freestyle. Because pop culture and politics are so closely aligned, this somewhat affiliates Ludacris with Barack’s camp. Comments such as Luda’s only bring negative attention to Barack, and he doesn’t need anymore of that. Although he attempted to do something positive, he ultimately wound up in the same boat as Jeremiah Wright and Jesse Jackson, two people he called out in the song.

Peace

Ass John McCain says Obama would rather lose the war in order to win election

Langston — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:30:24 +0000

I’m a bit late with this, but it only came to my knowledge this morning. During a town hall speech last week, Republican presidential nominee John McCain said, “I had the courage and the judgment to say I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war. It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.” Check out the footage:

Woooow! What a mean-spirited, desperate, assholish thing to say. He’s basically accusing Obama of treason and questioning his morals, character, patriotism, and manhood. According to McCain, Obama is so selfish that he values his quest for presidency over thousands of US and Iraqi lives. What a H.A.N.

Obama’s well crafted and articulated response:

Prior to his current presidential campaign, I had a lot of respect for John McCain. Back in 2000, I thought he might have made a better president than both Bush and Gore, although I ultimately supported Gore. I was 16 then, so it didn’t really matter anyway. I also lauded his bipartisan efforts over the past few years. My respect for him has lessened over the course of this campaign and with this statement, it has damn near hit rock bottom.

In closing, my frat brother sent me this dope video that compiles some of McCain’s missteps and attempts at manipulation.

Peace