Gangster Rap Video on RonPaul2008.com TOTALLY Inappropriate for Presidential Campaign

[NewEnd]

This is fucking stupid.... well, Wayne Hammond's stereotyping of music. I guess he doesn't like the Solomon Kings song either?

Nothing wrong with the video.

 

[Quantumystic]

Please read my two points in the original post. THAT'S what's wrong with this video.

Younger people just don't realize how offensive this type of music is to middle-aged or older Americans for the most part.

And then there's the slam against U.S. soldiers. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

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Whoa there.

What happened to Freedom of Speech? Or is this one of those "Not in MY backyard" deals? Remember that monologue from The American President:

"America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say 'You want free speech?' Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours. You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can't just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then, you can stand up and sing about the 'land of the free'."

THAT is what The Doctor stands for.

I can understand that you personally take exception to the "little soldiers". My family has been military since WWI. But remember this... while our military has fought for Freedom, the kids are the ones being asked to PAY for it. You may not like the way they do it, but they have the right to express their perspectives as well. And they are the future... if we're going to have one.

 

[hambone1982]

Pure fucking canard and total bullshit. Rap exploded onto the scene in conjunction with crack cocaine. Rap is associated with politics. In that it has led many a young black person to jail with a criminal record and unable to vote ever again. Great way to let the voter rolls self expunge themselves..from a political point of view. Give them a uniform and attitude problem and inject hard drugs, cash and cops into the mix and you have a perfect storm. Book em Danno and they never vote again.

The reptetive beat structures and lack of muscal ornamentation drive me nuts, I cannot listen to this crap for more than eight bars without wanting to kill the track.



Randy

Rap doesn't kill people, people kill people.

Don't blame the music, don't blame the guns, don't blame the video games.

 

[NewEnd]

in da immorta words of the Kanye


WAYNE HAMMOND DOESNT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE

Wayne Hammond is 1/4 black. He also thinks MLK was an evil man... and hates rap music.

 

[rooteroa]

Pure fucking canard and total bullshit. Rap exploded onto the scene in conjunction with crack cocaine. Rap is associated with politics. In that it has led many a young black person to jail with a criminal record and unable to vote ever again. Great way to let the voter rolls self expunge themselves..from a political point of view. Give them a uniform and attitude problem and inject hard drugs, cash and cops into the mix and you have a perfect storm. Book em Danno and they never vote again.

The reptetive beat structures and lack of muscal ornamentation drive me nuts, I cannot listen to this crap for more than eight bars without wanting to kill the track.



Randy

[Edited h@w] Are you one of the white nationalists that seem to like Dr. Paul?

 

[Quantumystic]

Hey!
Wayne's been here as long as I can remember. Don't start with THAT kind of crap. He just has his own perspective, as do we all.

 

[Eponym_mi]

AM I AM DEEPLY OFFENDED that they use the term "Little Soldier" in this video.

I'm 45 and a vet. I didn't find it offensive. Should it be on the front page? Maybe not. But I think you're making a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

[BigMatt419]

anyone have a link to the rap itself?

 

[aspiringconstitutionalist]

I thought the song was pretty lame, but I hardly think it'll matter in the long run.

 

[Wwillywoo]

Pure fucking canard and total bullshit. Rap exploded onto the scene in conjunction with crack cocaine. Rap is associated with politics. In that it has led many a young black person to jail with a criminal record and unable to vote ever again. Great way to let the voter rolls self expunge themselves..from a political point of view. Give them a uniform and attitude problem and inject hard drugs, cash and cops into the mix and you have a perfect storm. Book em Danno and they never vote again.

The reptetive beat structures and lack of muscal ornamentation drive me nuts, I cannot listen to this crap for more than eight bars without wanting to kill the track.



Randy

Pure Fucking canard and total bullshit. Rock n Roll exploded onto the scene in conjunction with marijuana. Rock n Roll is associated with politics. In that it has lead many a young person to jail with criminal records for civil disobedience and marijuana use and unable to ever vote again. Great way to let the voter rolls expunge themselves from a political point of view. ....

Anyway you get the message. There is nothing original here. Move along.

 

[Eponym_mi]

anyone have a link to the rap itself?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVrszyW9dPE

 

[Yom]

Somebody close this thread. The discussion is not constructive.

 

[BigMatt419]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVrszyW9dPE

What the heck is wrong with it? Really good.

RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT 2008!

 

[gb13]

The message of the song is good. What's wrong with it?

I didn't hear them calling anyone else a "n!gga" or a "bitch", or anything else offensive, for that matter. I really don't see the problem.

 

[Electric Church]

Since it’s the young folks that are the major spark and driving force in this revolution, and since they have been left with an insurmountable debt thanks to the opulence and careless over indulgences of an older generation that hates rap, if a few old gasbags can’t handle a little clean rap then I suggest that they take that piece of worthless currency that they’ve help to create, buy some Viagra and wash it down with that old bottle of Geritol and use the little time they have left to try and please that special someone in their lives instead of whinin about clean rap music.

 

[Revolution9]

Rap doesn't kill people, people kill people.

Don't blame the music, don't blame the guns, don't blame the video games.

How you consiider this a rebuttal to what i wrote is beyond me. Seems to me you just injected a whole lot of your personal prejudices and tried to saddle my shoulders with them. Homey don't play that. Beyond that it is pure simplistics which carry no to little weight in an intellectual discussion. It makes the absurd claim that people are not affected by that in which they spend considerable time engaged in.

HTH
Randy

 

[Revolution9]

Somebody close this thread. The discussion is not constructive.

Yer new around here..obviously. We are not afraid of discussion.

HTH
Randy

 

[Revolution9]

What an idiot. Are you one of the white nationalists that seem to like Dr. Paul?

No. I am a hard rock guitarist with 30 years production, engineering and stage experience. Guess that makes you the idiot if yer just tossing titles about for the hell of it.

Next fucking canard asshat. You fail miserably with this gambit..

Randy

 

[Revolution9]

Pure Fucking canard and total bullshit. Rock n Roll exploded onto the scene in conjunction with marijuana. Rock n Roll is associated with politics. In that it has lead many a young person to jail with criminal records for civil disobedience and marijuana use and unable to ever vote again. Great way to let the voter rolls expunge themselves from a political point of view. ....

Anyway you get the message. There is nothing original here. Move along.

The difference is if a pothead has twenty bucks he will buy a dime and then some food. If a crackhead has twenty buck he will buy a rock and then another rock and then bust a head to get more money for another rock and forget about his body and its needs to satisfy craving that a lobotomy will not stop. That is why basta, or coca base paste was introduced. The addiction is monstrous.

Would you rather live next door to a pothead or a crackhead? Case closed.

HTH
Rand

 

[bgky4paul]

36-year-old white lady checking in to say I rather enjoyed this video. Rap music is so much more that just bitches 'n ho's, Wayne Hammond. This type of expression speaks to a very large segment of society, the same ones who spend a lot of time surfing the Internet. I kind of doubt that the people you fear will be offended by this would be likely to click on a music video link in the first place. I say big ups to the campaign for having the courage to feature this video.