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Closed AccountMay 12, 2011
John Stewart pointed to the hypocrisy of Fox News pundits going after Common, but not artists like Johnny Cash, who was honored by President George W. Bush and who also has penned a violent lyric or two in his day, and Ted Nugent, who has made violent remarks about Obama and Hillary Clinton, yet is considered a “friend” by Hannity. (Our own Tommy Christopher wrote about the whole “Nugent Thing” earlier today, as a matter of fact.)
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-11-2011/tone-def-poetry-jam
pinskiaMay 13, 2011
Well considering the NRA itself promotes violence so how can the Republicans go against another person promoting violence. /s
neotechniMay 13, 2011
Huge difference
Johnny cash was referencing a fantasy murder
Common was promoting the real murder of a real police officer
djguerrillaMay 13, 2011
Go fight some actual injustice somewhere. Please. Or find a way to turn your ridiculous comments into a renewable fuel source to power our cars with (You can call it "Bulls**t"*)
*patent pendingComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
thorspowerMay 13, 2011
You do realize that they did not read the whole poem for a reason right? It was because the violence he was writing about, he was asking for an end of that violence. You really should find out the whole story not just what they show on Fox Noise.
djguerrillaMay 13, 2011
Really good stuff. John Stewart usually (as in this case) has his work cut out for him when it comes to Fox News skewing the f**k out something for ratings, and makes short work of them with clips from the network's OWN SHOWS (making them look like assclowns)
emfkMay 12, 2011
The WH should've invited the real "poets":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOq6RA_LgMs (NSFW) :-)
Closed AccountMay 12, 2011
No complaint when George H.W Bush invited Eazy E of N.W.A to a lunch to benefit the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle back in 91. The same NWA that received a love letter from the FBI over the lyrics to a certain song about law enforcemen
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-11/commons-white-house-invitation-the-gops-hysterical-rap/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsR1#
sux4buxMay 13, 2011
The right wing sure is good at distracting morons with pointless stories like this.
Closed AccountMay 13, 2011
Common has a shotgun under her bed?
312139May 13, 2011
Sure...Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton (to name just two) being invited to the White House, what with their lyrics about drugs and murder, is perfectly acceptable. But God forbid THIS artist rap about the same damn thing.
Just another thing conservatives can be petty over....let me know when they return to representing what the people actually care about.
woodsjransomMay 13, 2011
Sarah Palin should also know that Common knows she needs to go somewhere, anywhere and kick rocks!!!
notachickenhawkMay 13, 2011
Is this anything more than Sarah Palin and the rest of the right thinks it just adds insult to injury when a black man not only lives in the White House, but has the gall to invite his friends over too? Me thinks not....
luv2luvMay 12, 2011
I'd like to see Sarah Palin breakdance to some Common
lbuchaMay 12, 2011Submitter
how bout her facially revamped DWTS daughter?
kasha34May 16, 2011
1. Common named his poor daughter after a cop-killer.
2. Common brags about supporting two other convicted cop-killers.
3. Common is a Muslim.
Closed AccountMay 13, 2011
So..it is OK to call for the murder of the president of the US, and praise cop killers as long as you know Maya Angelou?
If someone sand a song about burning Obama, he/she would be labeled a racist by alternet, politicususa, novenator, anomaly100, blinker, enantiodromia, etc.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
markcalvinoMay 13, 2011
"Sarah Palin' and "know" cannot be used in the same sentence. It's like trying to make matter interact with anti-matter.
banderwockyMay 13, 2011
Meh, don't expect the right wing fringe to go out and form an educated opinion on black culture. They are too afraid.
kasha34May 16, 2011
Black culture = support for multiple cop-killers?
Black culture = converting to the religion that invented the transcontinental trade in black slaves?
JerseyBlakeMay 13, 2011
I hope she never hear's "The Bitch In You"; just more fuel for the fire
laurahoustonMay 13, 2011
People always write poems and songs about current events and death. Didn't Sarah attend any classes at all?
Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant South,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh!
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the tree to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.
by, Abel Meeropol
djguerrillaMay 13, 2011
Boring. This is not news. If he had invited a rapper who isn't one of the better influences out there in hip hop maybe there'd be a story here. But no. This is Palin and crowd finding ANYTHING they can use to throw dirt at their worst enemy Obama. MC's always try to push the line on what's controversial: it gets people thinking, talking, and generally helps sell records (for the ones who care about that). Common (Sense) is a rarity in today's modern commercial rap/hip hop scene as most rappers are content to beef over nothing, spew materialistic, greed or hate filled lyrics that reek of simple mindedness. Common isn't perfect, but get over it. He's far better than just about all of the other MC's/rappers on the charts. Most conscious rappers are lucky to break out or get any attention outside of the underground (smart well thought out lyrics don't lend themselves to club hits). Just more of the same "Blah, blah, blah, oh the injustice!" Sarah Palin bulls**t, trying to keep any amount of spotlight on her as most of us wish she would f**king go the hell back to Alaska and leave important matters to more serious people. What a dumbass
grahambiddyMay 13, 2011
Sara Palin for President...OF NOTHING!!!
neotechniMay 13, 2011
1) That Common has a dumb name
2) That Common is ok with cop killers
kasha34May 16, 2011
Plus he's a Muslim. Really, does Barry know anyone who's not a domestic bomber, a communist or a Muslim?
davidnivenMay 12, 2011
So this rapper likes poetry and has a few charities?
Does that make up for the fact that he's a racist who hates white cops?
Does that make up for Obama associating with known racists like his former pastor?
Nope.
Failure at damage control by another Obama-loving blog clown.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
sonicgardenMay 12, 2011
where do you get your facts that Common is a racist who hates cops? Does he hate all cops? Did something happen to him in the past that made him not like all cops?
At least the Obama-loving blog clown had the cool beans to site his sources...
aren't there a lot of racist people who hate minorities/low income peope, in POWER in washington????
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
"where do you get your facts that Common is a racist who hates cops?"
From his rap music.
"Does he hate all cops?"
Sounds like it.
"Did something happen to him in the past that made him not like all cops?"
Doesn't matter. Blaming an entire group for the sins of a few can cause all sorts of problems, not the least of which is racism.
"aren't there a lot of racist people who hate minorities/low income peope, in POWER in washington????"
Yes. Does this mean that Common gets a pass?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mtduff421May 13, 2011
How much Common have you actually listened to, I would love to know...
"Them boy chat chat on how him pop gun
I got the black strap to make the cops run
They watching me, I'm watching them
Them dick boys got a lotta c**k in them
My people on the block got a lotta Pac in them
And when we roll together, we be rocking them
To sleep
No time for that, cause there's things to be done
Stay true to what I do so the youth dream come"
Funny how Hannity left that last line out...kinda changes your perception of it, huh?
gbudavidMay 13, 2011
nope....
mtduff421May 13, 2011
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/commons-10-controversial-lyrics-187749
Some more Common- just a racist, cop killer, thug, misogynist.
/s
sonicgardenMay 13, 2011
you can't obviously hold someone to the ideals of their art????
salbatrossMay 12, 2011
"A few charities"? Is that the sort of thing you just carry around by the dozen in your pockets? Way to trivialize legitimate work to improve the world.
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
Racists that do some good are still racists.
neotechniMay 13, 2011
The KKK did some charity work, does it excuse them?
langfordMay 12, 2011
I know for a fact that your falsehoods on this matter have been pointed out on other story threads. How do you sleep at night?
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
Liar. This is the first time that I have ever commented about this.
Oh, you were just throwing out a talking point nonsensical reply. OK. Gotcha.
langfordMay 13, 2011
I'll make it easy for you to find:
http://digg.com/news/politics/obama_joins_michelle_racially_charged_wh_reception_for_rapper_who_praised_cop_killer_singer_who_condemned_mixed_race_marriages/20110512142418:45bde0ad4baf447e9cced6fc0c417dae#20110512160018:71d40d2034fe482289f6d90f52c44372
crunchdiggMay 13, 2011
bah, facts. David now doesn't acknowledge David of a few hours ago. That's how he sleeps at night.
thorspowerMay 13, 2011
Well see what had happened was is that David left his digg account logged in at work. A Democrat was walking by his and saw the chance to make him look bad and post something very similar to what he normally posts on a similar thread to this one. Once again David is a target of the conspiracy to make all repubs look bad.
Langford by the way you should get a job on the Daily Show this is a classic point of how douchey some people can be and they do not apologize for their own stupidity.
9 hours difference between both threads. David is simply a liar with no moral compass which he claims to have. I guess that is because he believes when he dies as long as he accepted Jesus Christ he in the end will be saved and forgiven for his sins. Common Fundamentalist Christian bulls**t.
notachickenhawkMay 13, 2011
Funny for you to be talking about "known racists"
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
Are you accusing ME of being a racist?
Show the evidence, son. Or shut up and apologize.
killersquirelMay 13, 2011
Maybe David, you are the racist? It's easy to throw term around, isn't it?
Failure to make an intelligent comment by another ignorant, jackass digg poster.
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
And your post is intelligent, concise, legitimate, timely, and appropriate because...
Or did I simply touch a nerve? Yep.
touchy610May 13, 2011
Jesus H. CHRIST, you have got to be the most irritating person on Digg, hands down.
You never cite any sources for any of your claims, and then expect everybody else to do it, or "apologize". And you do this *constantly*. At least most of the other wingnuts on Digg tend to cite at least a little information on their claims.
Oh...you're a troll? Okay. Gotcha.
crunchdiggMay 13, 2011
he is. that's how he keeps score. The more rational people who digg him down, the happier he is. He's getting happier over time, although the "new digg" fiasco has greatly reduced the number of people here, and therefore reduced his negative numbers
killersquirelMay 13, 2011
My post is intelligent because I called you out on your BS. Music is art. Art is there to provoke an emotion and to make one think. To call someone a racist because of the art that one makes honestly makes you look like an ignorant jackass.
My post was concise because I said what I intended to in just a couple of sentences.
My post was legitimate because I made an intelligent counter post to your nonsense.
My post was timely because I made it when the discussion was ongoing and not weeks, or months later.
My post was appropriate because it was made in direct response to your drivel.
Do you honestly know what all those words mean, or did you just post them because they're big words that you think makes you look intelligent?
You know what bothers me in this world? Really, really stupid people annoy me more than anything else. Did you hit that nerve with your post? Yep.
mtduff421May 13, 2011
First of all, can you provide some sort of cohesive argument that might sway me into believing Common is racist?
davidnivenMay 13, 2011
Listen for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaAMJZNi5f4
mtduff421May 13, 2011
That doesn't come close to doing it for me.
kasha34May 16, 2011
'Common' chose to convert to the political system that invented the transcontinental trade in black African slaves. What a jerk.
What a self-hater. Can anything be stupider than that?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
kasha34May 16, 2011
HE SUPPORTS TWO CONVICTED COP-KILLERS
HE NAMED HIS DAUGHTER AFTER ANOTHER COP-KILLER
What's wrong with you people?