Obama Campaign Condemns Ludacris’ Satirical Rhymes
Submitted by John Richburg on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 09:27
Obama campaign, on Monday, condemned the new song “Politics: Obama Is Here,” by the three-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper, Ludacris. “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,” sings Ludacris.
“Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what? If you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut,” Ludacris sings, referring to Jackson’s remarks on Obama’s speeches on morality at black churches.
In another line the rapper takes a dig at Bush.
“Ball up all of his speeches and I throw ‘em like candy wrap, cause what you talking I hear nothing even relevant and you the worst of all 43 presidents,” says the lyric.
In his song, Ludacris eggs on the blacks to go to the polls and give U.S. its first black president in the form of Obama. “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.”
Bill Burton, Obama’s spokesman, told Politico that the presumptive Democratic nominee denounced the song.
“As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to,” Burton told Politico. “This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics,” Burton said.
