[quote]ZEB wrote:
[quote]siouxperman wrote:
[quote]ZEB wrote:
I wonder how many Obama supporters would be sympathetic to George Bush if he brought a rapper into the white house who spoke badly of homosexuals, or described how much fun it would be to poison the air? It’s funny how the liberals who promote pc behavior and have virtually outlawed certain words think that it’s okay to talk about killing police officers.
For that matter if GW went to a church where the minister preached hate against black people we certainly know how would the media have reacted, and rightly so. Yet where was the media outrage regarding Obama’s associations? Forget the outrage they didn’t even report on it until it was brought up by FOX repeatedly. And then it was second page news.
Anyone who doesn’t yet realize that a double standard exists is either stupid, or blinded by partisanship.
As for Jon Stewart he is and has been a schill for the democratic party for many years.[/quote]
The issue is just the selective outrage, which is nothing new. You either have to make hyperbolic news about all questionable white house visitors or none of them. [/quote]
This one stands out pretty clearly doesn’t it? And there should be outrage. But my point is why now? Obama has been associated with dastardly people for an entire life time. Having a rapper who talks about killing policemen invited to the White House is pretty much par for the course. And once again true to form the media doesn’t give a shit.
Obama lives in a shell protected by his media pals. And all of the funny knit wits like Jon Stewart who keep the 20 something’s in line. But there are something like a half million law enforcement officers and at least an additional one million family members and friends who will think twice before pulling the Obama lever.
So, it’s all good in the end.[/quote]
It’s really not different though. Judge the guy on his body of work not on what you think he raps/writes about. Look at the lyrics of the song everyone is using to condemn him as “condoning cop killing”:
“Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldna done/Medical evidence shown she couldna shot the gun” http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-song-for-assata-lyrics-common.html
Nowhere in the song is he laudatory of killing cops. Don’t just toe the party line. If people don’t vote for Obama because of this issue then I guess it’s a validation of misinformation. You praise Beck for always asking people to look at the information for themselves and seek of facts on the matter: it’s too bad that Fox viewers don’t always do that. I’d also encourage you to actually watch his performance at the white house: Common Performs Poetry at the White House - YouTube
â??Politics is politics and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I respect that. The one thing that shouldnâ??t be questioned is my support for the police officers and troops that protect us every day."
