So we were talking on the air over the last week about what the "birthers" and other right wing persons would have to say about President Obama now that he has done what he promised he would do and what his predecessor could not do over almost 8 years , find and kill Osama Bin Laden.Well we now know that the right wing has their new issue with President Obama and it is that the First Lady invited hip hop artist Common to a special White house Poetry event as a role model for children.
Most of us know Common as an 2x Grammy Award winning conscious rapper who's also a quality actor, appears in family friendly ads for companies like The Gap and has authored 4 BEST SELLING CHILDREN'S BOOKS! But in a case of condemning what you don't choose to listen to or understand, members of the right wing see Common as a rapper who uses the "N" Word, espouses cop killing and has openly suggested violence against the President (President Bush). Therefore he is not a role model and
it's a travesty that he was invited to the White House and an example of President Obama and the First Lady returning to their radical roots. What is even worse is there are comments that I have read online from people who should know better that actually agree with some or all of this faulty argument from these right wing members who are looking for anything to demean and degrade our President.
There are so many thoughts that I have about this so called controversy. But it's better to folks make up their own mind by viewing the arguments and words from the person at the center of this "controversy". First look at the argument of those who deem Common unworthy of being invited to the White House, courtesy of Sean Hannity and Fox News.
Most of us know Common as an 2x Grammy Award winning conscious rapper who's also a quality actor, appears in family friendly ads for companies like The Gap and has authored 4 BEST SELLING CHILDREN'S BOOKS! But in a case of condemning what you don't choose to listen to or understand, members of the right wing see Common as a rapper who uses the "N" Word, espouses cop killing and has openly suggested violence against the President (President Bush). Therefore he is not a role model and
it's a travesty that he was invited to the White House and an example of President Obama and the First Lady returning to their radical roots. What is even worse is there are comments that I have read online from people who should know better that actually agree with some or all of this faulty argument from these right wing members who are looking for anything to demean and degrade our President.
There are so many thoughts that I have about this so called controversy. But it's better to folks make up their own mind by viewing the arguments and words from the person at the center of this "controversy". First look at the argument of those who deem Common unworthy of being invited to the White House, courtesy of Sean Hannity and Fox News.
Be clear, there are two appearances that Common made on Def Poetry Jam where he referenced President Bush. Here are both appearances:
Again, there are so many ways to respond notion that the invitation of Common to the White House is a return to President Obama's radical roots. Instead of writing more words here is the absolute perfect response to such faulty arguments, logic and reasoning. Here is Jon Stewart in two parts.
Part I -
Part I -
Part II
Finally, I present to you Common from The White House:
Hey FOX News, He's really radical huh?
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