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Title: Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help
Post by: Wretched Excess on July 30, 2008, 10:51:28 PM
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Once again, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is hurt by the ones who love him.

On YouTube yesterday, rapper Ludacris released a song called "Politics," in which he denigrates President Bush, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) -- all in the space of about two minutes.

"Well, give Luda a special pardon if I'm ever in the slammer/Better yet put him in office, make me your vice president," he raps. In the next line, the three-time Grammy Award winner calls Clinton an "irrelevant [slur for female]." He goes on to suggest that 71-year-old McCain belongs in a wheelchair rather than the White House.

The Obama campaign was quick to distance the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee from the song. Spokesman Bill Burton told Politico, "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. This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Senator McCain and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual, he should be ashamed of these lyrics."

WomenCount, a political action committee formed in response to Clinton's primary season defeat in order to target sexism in the media, called for an apology from Ludacris and a condemnation from the Democratic National Committee, Republicans and the Obama campaign, whose statement did not mollify the group.

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In his song, Ludacris calls himself Obama's favorite rapper, perhaps because the candidate said in a June interview with Rolling Stone that he listens to Ludacris on his iPod.

More (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002960.html)

more fun from the Friends of Barack
Title: Re: Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help
Post by: Wretched Excess on July 30, 2008, 10:58:48 PM

more from foxnews;  he actually refers to mccain as being paralyzed. :whatever:

Ludacris Releases Song Attacking Clinton, McCain (http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/30/ludacris-releases-song-attacking-clinton-mccain/)
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In his new song “Politics: Obama Is Here,” rapper and staunch Barack Obama supporter Ludacris trashes presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.

“Hillary hated on you, so that b—- is irrelevant. … McCain don’t belong in any chair unless he’s paralyzed. Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped,” Ludacris sings.
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In his song Ludacris encourages people to go to the polls and make Obama the first black president of the United States: “So get off your ass, black people, it’s time to get out and vote. Paint the White House black and I’m sure that’s got ‘em terrified.”
Title: Re: Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help
Post by: Chris_ on July 30, 2008, 10:58:51 PM
He should add Ludacris to his BarackBook page. 

http://www.barackbook.com/
Title: Re: Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help
Post by: Ptarmigan on July 31, 2008, 12:05:40 AM
Ludacris is ludicrous.  :lmao: