Video: Obama beat boxes for Vietnam's 'queen of hip hop'

The London Telegraph ^ | May 25, 2016 | James Rothwell and Jirtme Cartillier

[2ndDivisionVet]

Barack Obama has wrapped up his historic visit to Vietnam by throwing down some beats for a Vietnamese rapper.

The President was taking questions at a town hall-style meeting in Ho Chi Minh city when a young woman introduced herself as a hip hop artist before asking her question.

Mr Obama immediately invited her to show off her talent, asking "do you need a few beats?"

The woman, named Suboi and renowned as Vietnam's "queen of hip hop," then serenaded Obama with Vietnamese lyrics about whether people are really happy if they have lots of money.

Seemingly delighted with the exchange, Obama praised the journey of hip-hop "which started out as an expression of poor African Americans" and became a "global phenomenon".

The US President went on to field questions on everything from rap and weed smoking to his good looks at the lively meeting with young Vietnamese, who see the US leader as a far cry from their staid Communist rulers....

[ClearCase_guy]

He is like a living god. Why are we so blessed that we are led by this lord of light?

[rdl6989]

Cringeworthy is the only word I can think of.

[WMarshal]

The is no act, guesture, or mouth-vomit that is too demeaning for Obama to do in public if it makes his idiot fan base happy AND it diminishes America.

[dfwgator]

The only “Hip Hop” I know of that’s related to Vietnam is 2 Live Crew’s ‘Me So Horny’

[llevrok]

Oh, he’s so cool! Can we keep this celebrity for 8 more years. Heck! Let’s make it the rest of his life and give him Letterman’s old show too. Just cool... / sarc

[BenLurkin]

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is Obama an enlightened being? / Spiritual wise ones say: This sure ain’t no ordinary politician. You buying it?
By Mark Morford

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/morford/article/Is-Obama-an-enlightened-being-Spiritual-wise-2544395.php

[ifinnegan]

I didn’t know he was in Vietnam.

[grobdriver]

"which started out as an expression of poor African Americans"

I'm surprised he didn't say, "I invented it".

[csvset]

Dreadful.

[Zeneta]

You clearly have never done;

The Humpty Dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y38Ec57yMG8

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Yet another example of the national embarrassment that is Barrack Obama. And, for the record, there is only one Human Beatbox worthy of the name:

[Safetgiver]

I didn’t know he was in Vietnam......What? Are you asleep? He said to them “ You didn’t win that. The Democrats in Congress did that for you.”

[Opinionated Blowhard]

They left the picture out of the story:

[El Cid]

Earlier another young man began his question with: "Mr President, you're so handsome."

Alrighty then...

[SleepySimon]

Who cares? Our president is half head of government and half head of state. Occasionally he will do “popular with the people” head of state things. And hip hop is no longer American culture but global culture.

[al_c]

Bush once pledged to restore dignity to the office of president. Obama has undone everything Bush did … and then some.

[hal ogen]

The nobamas wouldn’t know dignity if it bit them on their a×××s.

[tumblindice]

“Our president is half head of government and half head of state.”

Your pResident is a half-azzed halfrican.