From Clinton, Hip-Hop Hypocrisy

Washington Post ^ | 21 April 2007 | Colbert King

[shrinkermd]

...Mrs. Clinton, you may recall, took umbrage at Imus's remarks, branding them "small-minded bigotry and coarse sexism." His words, she said in an e-mail to supporters, "showed a disregard for basic decency and were disrespectful and degrading to African Americans and women everywhere."

Good for her, I say, except it must be asked why she was down in Florida making nice to -- and pocketing big bucks from -- a rapper whose obscenity-laced lyrics praise violence, perpetuate racist stereotypes and demean black women.

Check out Timbaland's latest album, "Timbaland Presents Shock Value."

Here are lyrics from the track "Come and Get Me":

"Nigga Your Time Is Up,
I Aint Come To Kid You
I Knew You Niggas Was Dumb,
But How Dumb Is You . . .
I'm A Ride Or Die Nigga, I Be Tearing [expletive] Up
We Aint Like Them Other Fools, Who Don't Compare To Us
All The Hoes Love A Nigga, They be Backing It Up
But Me I Love Money I Be Stacking It Up . . .
I'm Rich I Can Pay To Have You Six Feet Deep (Nigga)"

And from his track "Kill Yourself":

" . . . most of u rap niggas is hoes to me, wherever u from the question I ask is do u think I give a [expletive] . . .u mad at me? cuz im getting rich, well put the pistol to ur head and empty the clip, pop nigga!"

[shrinkermd]

Colbert wants Sen. Hillary Clinton to give it back -- 800,000 that's sitting in her presidential campaign coffers thanks to a fundraiser hosted in her honor March 31 in the Pinecrest, Fla., home of a huge Clinton fan who is the rap artist that is quoted above.

[aculeus]

Colbert King frequently gets it right.

BTTT.

[doug from upland]

It’s in the WASHINGTON POST!

[sageb1]

:)

[drpix]

Why can't you small minded right winger see that Timbaland was obviously buying verbal violence offsets from Hillary.

And I suspect Alex Baldwin's attorney will be making making an announcement that his client will now be committed to a "verbal violence neutral lifestyle" through the purchase of the same offsets.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Hillary be backing it up and stacking it up.

[bamahead]

They are on a roll lately :)

[proxy_user]

Here’s her full version:

Obama, Your Time Is Up,
I Aint Come To Debate You
I Knew You African-Americans Was Undereducated,
But How Undereducated Are You . . .
I’m A Vote Or Lose Girl, I Be Tearing Dems Up
We Aint Like Them Other Dems, Who Don’t Compare To Us
All The Stars Love A Clinton, They be Backing It Up
But Me I Love Money I Be Stacking It Up
I’m Rich I Can Pay To Have You Outvoted
You’ll Be So Down You Won’t Be Quoted
In the New York Times;
You’ll Be Begging for Dimes.

[elhombrelibre]

Colbert King should know that the Clintons have at least two sets of standards. They care about power and money, not principle.

[Zack Nguyen]

bump to the top. Rank hypocrisy is the order of the day amongst the radical left. I suppose the rapper is protected because he is black; Imus is condemned because he is white. It is little different, in my view, from the rampant racism of the 1950’s.