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Posted on 12/13/2016 9:32:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind
C’mon, they’re a natural pairing. One’s a hip-hop icon, the other’s Kanye West.
Katie Pavlich notes that if Obama were missing intel briefings and had just postponed a press conference to address his business conflicts of interest but had found time in the midst of all that to sneak in a photo op with Kanye West, the right would have been unhappy. Correct, but that’s been true of virtually every controversial thing Trump has said and done since at least the McCain POW “joke” in summer 2015, which Republicans would have deemed disqualifying if it had come from O in 2008. If we’re going to play the “What if Obama had done it?” game with Trump, we’ll never stop playing it. There’ll be new material literally every day. Besides, part of the appeal of Trump to the right, I thought, was the promise he holds for beating the left at its own game. Democrats relished Obama’s cultural celebrity eight years ago, they justified his executive power grabs because they trusted him to do good, and they practiced identity politics aggressively throughout his term. Well, now the GOP has a guy like that too. Progress.
And whatever you think of Kanye, it’s smart retail politics by Trump. The rap on Republicans is that they’re perennially out of touch with everyone under the age 65; Trump in particular is attacked in the media every day as a racist because of his alt-right fan base. A photo op with Kim’s better half is an economical way to put a puncture in those narrative balloons for any voters who haven’t already written Trump off. And hey: It’s always smart for a president to make nice with potential challengers for his office. (Or potential replacements for Mike Pence as VP?)
Exit question: Is Trump more pro-Kanye than Obama is? Remember this?
I think Allahpundit is Lindsey Graham’s retarded nephew Goober.
Kind of like the time that Elvis met with Nixon! LOL!
I don’t see anything political about this meeting. If they were friends before the campaign, why wouldn’t he visit?
I can see Kanye pushing Trump out of the way and taking the oath of office.
Maybe it started with Bill Clinton playing saxaphone on the Arsinio Hall Show, but I am sick and tired of Presidents being chat show celebrities.
With Donald Trump, in that regard, I doubt I will feel better.
“Trump, Imma let you finish, but...”
Hot Air: their same parent company owns Ted State.
poor baby.
There’s a lot of backstory here not mentioned. Kanye stopped a concert a few weeks ago, and launched into an extended tirade about his support for Trump. Soon after, the rest of his tour was cancelled and he ended up in a psych ward (against his will?). This is close to his first public appearance since.
Watch for Trump to make Kanye an informal Ambassador to help with inner city rivival. Dems will go crazy over this. Perfect!
When Obama meets with hiphop srars it is to celebrate blackness AND comiserate.
When Trump meets with hiphop stars it is to learn about tge issues and work toward effective solutions.
I agree, AllahPundit is a joke and has been for sometime.
Really excellent. Kanye West assistant secretary of HUD.
I agree, completely. It’s so undignified.
Kayne looks unwell. Either under influence.
Kanye? Gary Busey for Vice President
I suspect Kanye has a handler that he owes his career to. Same with many. I am heavily suspicious of Springsteen. His music just plain sucks.
West was one of the few who broke with the pop culture establishment to support Trump. Saying “thank you for your support, sorry what it has cost you in media abuse” is a classy act of a true gentleman.
Sorry if it rubs your little purity choir feelings the wrong way.
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