This was very predictable. Some on the right have been trying to paint President Obama with the Black Stereotype brush. Remember Glenn Beck and others have stated that Obama has a deep seeded hatred of white people. There have been several racial cartoons depicting our president as a monkey or worse. So, the fact that Obama invited rapper Common to the White House is another opportunity for the Right to go nuts about rap music... except this rapper delivers a positive message.
From Media Matters:
Tonight, MSNBC's Cenk Uygur reported on the freak-out by the right-wing media, including Fox News, about the White House's invitation to rapper Common for a poetry event.
Uygur noted that Fox's attacks are hypocritical in light of the fact that the network had sung a much different tune about Common roughly half-a-year ago.
"It's funny how quickly Fox forgets things," Uygur said. "As Media Matters points out, just in October, Fox interviewed Common, praising him as a 'very positive' and 'conscious rapper.' "
The interview between reporter Jason Robinson and Common that was posted on FoxNews.com can be seen here.
Update:
1. I think that Fox got it right both times. They have noted both the positive and negative aspects of Common’s art. 2. Thanks for the link. Read “A Song for Assata.” Strikes me as propaganda for Assata rather than a serious examination of events. I know the events seem unclear in the song. The New Jersey state trooper seems to have a clear recollection: The female [Assata] then proceeded to take the service weapon from the injured Trooper Forrester’s. She pointed it at the wounded Trooper and shot him twice in the head, execution style. http://www.njlawman.com/feature%20pieces/joanne%20chesimard.htm I wish the White House and Stewart had your courage to defend Assata. Still, I don’t buy Assata as the beautiful victim that Common portrays. She is not behind bars but on a beach in Cuba after a violent break out from prison. 3. I fail to see what’s wrong with my grouping. Ayers, Wright, Jones and apparently Common are united by their ideas and distancing from Obama. Wright is Common’s preacher and has performed with him. Do you believe that mentioning these men with Common degrades them or Common?
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