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Kerry: 'I'm Fascinated by Rap and Hip-Hop'
NewsMax.com ^
| March 30, 2004
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 03/30/2004 8:36:03 PM PST by Carl/NewsMax
Likely Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry claimed Tuesday night that he's a big fan of rap and hip-hop music.
The straight-laced Beacon Hill blue-blood who married into the $700 million Heinz ketchup fortune told MTV, "I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think that there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger - a lot of social energy in it."
Kerry said America's leaders disregard rap music at their peril, telling MTV, "I think you better listen to it pretty carefully because it's important."
Asked about some of the more outrageous lyrics in today's rap songs, Kerry replied, "Do I think some lyrics in some songs have stepped over what I consider to be a reasonable line? Yeah, I do."
He then explained, "I think when you start, you know, talking about killing cops or something like that, it bothers me."
Still, Kerry defended the gangsta rap genre, telling MTV, "I'm still listening because I know that it's a reflection of the street and it's a reflection of life. And I understand all that."
TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; 2004electionbias; atrw; chooseorlose; fullofit; hiphop; hiphopi; hiphopvote; kerry; lyingliar; misogynist; mtv; mtvchoosethislooser; phony; racebaiting; racialdivison; rap; rapmusic; rapthevote; rockthevote; slimshadykerry; theblackvote; theminorityvote; viacom; viacommie
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posted on
03/31/2004 2:32:47 AM PST
by
Terp
(Retired living in Philippines were the Mountains meet the Sea in the Land of Smiles)
To: Carl/NewsMax; Mia T
"I think when you start, you know, talking about killing cops or something like that, it bothers me."
Hey Mia, another, you know, moment!
To: King Prout; PhilDragoo; devolve
Man. Ain't no fool like an old fool. He digs gangsta rap. Sheesh !
223
posted on
03/31/2004 3:12:10 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(The Democrats say they believe in CHOICE. I have chosen to vote STRAIGHT TICKET GOP for years !!)
To: Carl/NewsMax
John F. Seinfeld's hard at work trying to show he really is America's second would-be black President.
224
posted on
03/31/2004 3:17:29 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: philman_36; jla
225
posted on
03/31/2004 5:07:26 AM PST
by
Mia T
(Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
To: Mia T
You crack me up!
To: rdb3; Khepera; elwoodp; MAKnight; condolinda; mafree; Trueblackman; FRlurker; Teacher317; ...
Can you say "pandering" boys & girls?
I knew you could...
Double-barrelled Mega-PING! to both lists! If you want on, FReepmail me!
227
posted on
03/31/2004 5:59:56 AM PST
by
mhking
(Burma Shave.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry will soon voice his affinity for Chicken and Beer.
To: hole_n_one
I can just see Rove kickin' his heels up on his desk and laughin'. Yeah, so many quotes and not enough ads to run ...
Time for another Bush/Cheney donation ...
To: dyno35
That's exactly what I was thinking...... they should have asked him to name a few he liked and why......lol
I've got teenagers so I hear a lot of current music - they know I don't like rapcrap but occasionaly the beat of a song will sound good - even at that I can't say I like the genre at all......and I couldn't name 3 rappers.... lol
230
posted on
03/31/2004 6:11:14 AM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Hilary Clinton - Alpha female....I say, Alpo female.......)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry........K-E-R-R-Y. Hmmmmmmmm............and I always thought "pander" started with a "p".
To: mhking
Isn't Kerry a piece of work?
We have GOT to beat this guy. He scares me!
232
posted on
03/31/2004 6:24:46 AM PST
by
tiamat
("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")
To: Carl/NewsMax
Funny as hell post bump.
233
posted on
03/31/2004 6:26:15 AM PST
by
Hemingway's Ghost
(The Spirit of 1775 Lives on in Massachusetts. Long live Samuel Adams.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Now I've heard it all!!!! What a piece of crap.
Ya know - I could ALMOST respect a leftist who actually believed the garbage he spews. -Almost- At least there would be an air of sincerity involved.
This freak of nature believes in his own rhetoric about as much as I do!
How predictably shallow and transparent can one turd be? One need only look to Gomer Kerry for the answer.
-sigh-
To: Carl/NewsMax
John Kerry claps on one and three.
235
posted on
03/31/2004 6:33:46 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(John Kerry is nothing more than Ted Kennedy without a dead girl in the car.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
KERRY LIKES RAP MUSIC??
HA Ha Haha ha ha ha- what a phony assh**e he is, Ha HA AH Ah hah hah hah hah ha
Oh Man HA HA HA HA HA AHHHHHHHH ha ha ha ha
236
posted on
03/31/2004 6:36:26 AM PST
by
Conservomax
(shill: One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into part)
To: Pukin Dog
Right now, half Kerry's people are frantically buying hundreds of RAP CD's so that Kerry can pick a favorite RAP artist so he doesn't get blindsided when asked.Kerry's favorties would be Ice Berg and Hershey's Kisses.
Or was that Ice Cube and Eminem?
237
posted on
03/31/2004 6:37:07 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(John Kerry is nothing more than Ted Kennedy without a dead girl in the car.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
ROTFLMAOWTIMEWPIMP!!!
238
posted on
03/31/2004 6:37:34 AM PST
by
Exit148
To: Carl/NewsMax
John Kerry listening to "What do I want? Mag clips for my nines" kinda makes me skin crawl..
239
posted on
03/31/2004 6:38:16 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Fortune for the day: Don't annoy the penguins, the Penguins will explode and destroy all human life!)
To: mhking
Can you say "pandering" boys & girls? That was the first word that came to my mind before I clicked on your ping.
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