Slog - Comments on Music for Obama? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2 Remember back in December, when Barack Obama came to Seattle and held an event at Showbox SoDo is which the Dusty 45s and Brad played? And remember how Eric Grandy and I had a short discussion about how Blue Scholars would have been a better pick for the event, but how they might not have been Obama's first choice for political reasons? (Of course you don't. I barely remember. Basically, we were talking about the razor's edge a black candidate has to balance on when selecting rap music for campaign appearances.) Anyway, check this New York Post item out: January... Copyright 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:05:53 -0800 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:08:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by eric102 So the Murdoch-owned Post is reporting that Obama basically called Hillary (whom he has fundraised for) a bitch through rap despite the lack of evidence that any such thing took place. I call shenanigans.

]]> eric102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898437 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898437 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:21:51 -0800 Comment by eric102 So the Murdoch-owned Post is reporting that Obama basically called Hillary (whom he has fundraised for) a bitch through rap despite the lack of evidence that any such thing took place. I call shenanigans.

]]> eric102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898438 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898438 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:03 -0800 Comment by eric102 So the Murdoch-owned Post is reporting that Obama basically called Hillary (whom he has fundraised for) a bitch through rap despite the lack of evidence that any such thing took place. I call shenanigans.

]]> eric102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898439 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898439 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:26 -0800 Comment by kim saying eminem curses "sometimes" is like saying what we realy need is hope.

]]> kim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898440 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:27 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt He didn't enter to that son. Check out one of the recommended diaries at DailyKos. One of the diarists was there and mentions the song Obama and his wife entered to. I think it was a Stevie Wonder tune, but don't hold me to that. The Krazy Klinton Kamp will stop at nothing!

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898441 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:41 -0800 Comment by eric102 Sorry for the triple post, I blame Safari.

]]> eric102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898443 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898443 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:23:49 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt And by "son" I mean "song".

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898444 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:23:49 -0800 Comment by The Baron Jay-Z? You want Ice T, dammit.

]]> The Baron http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898446 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898446 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:26:02 -0800 Comment by DOUG. There is no "the" in Blue Scholars.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898451 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898451 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:30:17 -0800 Comment by yearning @9-but there is a "the" in "The Edge"-U2's axeman. So when addressing him you should say, "How's it going, The Edge?" Oh, by the way, The Edge, you have something in your teeth.", etc.

]]> yearning http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898456 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:35:04 -0800 Comment by DOUG. I just call him Dave.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898461 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898461 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:37:41 -0800 Comment by irl500girl I thought it was "this is our country" by Mellemcamp. . .

]]> irl500girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898465 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:42:32 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 Bullshit.

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898466 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898466 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:43:42 -0800 Comment by irl500girl . . .butchered his name a bit. . .Mellencamp or Melloncamp . . I dunno.. .

]]> irl500girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898468 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:44:55 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber "Dont.... stop.... thinking about Obama"

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898476 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:50:15 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop There is no way in hell Obama's camp selected "99 Problems" as a soundtrack. Come on. There is no presidential campaign stupid enough to use a song with "bitch" in it.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898478 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:51:52 -0800 Comment by arduous Okay, I don't believe that Obama ever went anywhere NEAR "99 Problems," but I think it would be funny if he had. And I say this as a Clinton supporter. Because I have a sense of humor too. Sometimes. :)

]]> arduous http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898493 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898493 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:04:43 -0800 Comment by SeMe if anything, Jay's song is a better fit for the edwards campaign.

"If you grew up with holes in ya zapatos
You'd be celebrating the minute you was havin' dough"

thats some working class lyrics there.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898502 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:19:20 -0800 Comment by Gitai @16 Once in a while, there's a major screwup. "99 Problems" is clearly a lie, but some fool accidentally played Captain Jack at a campaign event while she was running for Senate.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898503 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:22:54 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Is it just me, or is 99.9% of the supposed "discord" between Obama and Clinton actually being generated by the media? So much for fair and impartial coverage.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898506 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898506 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:25:15 -0800 Comment by Abe "And while I can’t say I would have recognized “99 Problems” if I’d heard it,"



Seriously?

]]> Abe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898508 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:26:26 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


Only a candidate who plays "O.P.P." will get my vote.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898520 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:37:17 -0800 Comment by kim maybe obama should use "sexyback"

]]> kim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898533 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:46:16 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle So, in other words, this was all spin by the Clinton camp, trying to make us feel sorry for them?

Sheesh.

Good thing you had that digital audio recording ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898573 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:19:53 -0800 Comment by Jersey Actually it was the right wing fucktards at Page 6 who want you to vote for Hil so the repub can ultimately win the election. I doubt the Clinton camp really had anything to do with this one.

]]> Jersey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898598 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:47:07 -0800 Comment by kim @24 are you kidding me? you think the clinton people even know who jay-z is?

]]> kim http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898826 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c898826 2008 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:58:42 -0800 Comment by Diane Boone Actually, one of the cable news stations, I think MSNBC, brought up the rap song and played a clip from the Obama camp with that song in the background. I am not familiar with the song because I don't listen to rap, but there was some kind of rap song playing. I assumed MSNBC knew which one it was. The have the title as 99 Problems. I doubt that Obama would have known anything about it, but he does now. Hillary has had to fire certain people in her campaign because the media got wind of things said; why doesn't Obama have to do the same? Is there a different set of standards here?

]]> Diane Boone http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c899130 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/music_for_obama_2#c899130 2008 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:08:29 -0800