*It’s not unheard of for rappers to be outspoken.
At least some of the ones from the 80s and 90s. Well, Lupe Fiasco is not letting up on the foundation of Hip Hop. He’s speaking his mind without censorship or shame.
The Chicago native disapproves of President Obama. In fact, he called him a terrorist.
In an interview with CBS News’ “What’s Trending” he shared his views.
“In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama, in the United States of America,” Fiasco said. “For me, I’m trying to fight the terrorism that’s actually causing the other forms of terrorism. The root causes of the terrorism is the stuff that the U.S. government allows to happen and the foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists. And it’s easy for us because it’s really just some oil, which we can really get on our own.”
In the past, he acknowledged he does not vote and has not interest in getting involved with politics. He explained that he wants no part in the terrorist games the government plays. He doesn’t want blood on his hands.
In the meantime, the maturing artist recently spiked in popularity with his newest album, “Lasers.” It went from No. 60 to No. 25 since it’s release.
Yet another peanut Gallary commentary! No contribution, no involvement, can’t even be bothered to vote, but plenty of time to sit back and point critical fingers! He IS a Fiasco!!
I think his using his public platform (music) to speak out constitutes “involevement.” And his non-vote IS his voting against a system he doesn’t believe in.
Why are you discounting what he is saying as “peanut gallery?”
Jon Stewart did a segment on his show yesterday on how poorly Blacks are doing under Obama, but how they will still blindly support him. They laughed in sarcasm, but really it was embarrassing because it was so accurate. Your post(s) reminds me of that segment. Very embarrassing.
Yep drink the kool aid. My Prez is black. They know nothing about him. If somebody named pookie came out 3 years ago and talked intelligently and was handsome; Some of us would have been tripping and falling to vote just cause he black. How dumb is that? When will we realize the Prez is a pawn?
Thank you for not being sheep Lupe, Use your star power to tell the truth.
Thanks for that.
Why should he vote, if you know about the voting system, it doesn’t even go down like that anymore.
Government does not work in the traditional sense anymore!
Please not be sheep in this matter.
And I guess sitting back and “yelling at the tv” is effective. What good does that do exactly….? Criticizing from the comforts of your couch, yeah THAT gives you credentials and credibility. Anybody who can do better RUN FOR PRESIDENT!
Straw man argument.
Lets not be an Obama boot licker and just have blind loyalty to someone you don’t even know. Thats like having blind loyalty to Eddie Hairpiece even after he did what he did.
Obama is the same person that resigned the Patriot Act. Read it and tell me how that benefits America? HE cares about the people the control him and the Elite. 5 families run the WORLD, not the govt as you think.
Sounds like a logical argument. The biggest terrorist is the person responsible for the most terrorism. They can’t blame Bin Laden any more, and Bush is no longer calling the shots for the empire. But his prodigy, Obama, doesn’t seem shy about carrying on his legacy. Bush invasion of Afghanistan (and Iraq) is straight terrorism. And Obama’s continued occupation is more of the same, terrorism.
Why?
Consider this, most of the people living in those countries have no idea why we invaded them in the first place. A survey showd thgat 92% of people classified as “Taliban” never even heard of 9/11.
And even if they later heard the BS reason, the continued occupation makes that explanation ludicrous.
In Afghanistan, it was to get Bin Laden because of 9/11. Well, Bin Laden is supposedly dead. So why the continued occupation? As for Iraq, it was to get the WMDs. That turned out to be a wild goose chase, so once again, why the continued occupation. Maybe it’s for the same reasons given by Lupe.
As Immortal Technique said.
“All they talk about is terrorism on television
They tell you to listen, but they don’t really tell you they mission
They funded Al-Qaeda, and now they blame the Muslim religion
Even though Bin Laden, was a CIA tactician”
It is continued because you should not now leave the locals “high and dry” and unprotected without a sufficient military that can not sustain themselves. And any president who does would be VERY irresponsible. An exit strategy IS in place, as promised. The original dates were determined to be too ambitious, which came from the head of our military, NOT the President. If he must be a scapegoat for everything, than he must, but at least let’s make it sensible.
You really think us leaving going to lead things being any worse, than you need to stop allowing the media and government to fool you. There will always be tribal conflicts in Afghanistan, but it’s even worse because of the occupation. As I said, most Afghans don’t even know why we there. They see us from the exact perspective they saw the Russians. Most of what we call “Taliban” are just Afghans doing what they are convinced is their patriotic duty, to rid their country of marauding invaders. And that also means fighting the locals who have allied themselves with these invaders.
As Matthew Hoh, a top U.S. civilian official in Afghanistan, who resigned in protest of the continuation of the U.S. war in Afghanistan said. “I fail to see the value or the worth in continuous U.S. casualties or expenditures of resources in support of the Afghan government in what is, truly, a 35-year old civil war.”
Man u drinking the kool aid. Very sheep like.
Its not about terriorism, its abour civil liberties and being able to do things without reprimand or process.
Us blacks can be so easily swayed sometimes. This is what Obama pushes:
On Tuesday, President Obama declared June as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) month. Obama has issued similar proclamations in prior years by issuing the proclamation each year he has been in office.
Obama wasn’t the first president to issue a proclamation recognizing the LGBT community. Former President Bill Clinton issued the first one in June of 1999.
The proclamation reads in part, “The story of America’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community is the story of our fathers and sons, our mothers and daughters, and our friends and neighbors who continue the task of making our country a more perfect Union. It is a story about the struggle to realize the great American promise that all people can live with dignity and fairness under the law.”
According to a recent study released in April of this year by Dr. Gary Gates and The Williams Institute, an arm of the UCLA School of Law, “An estimated 3.5 percent of adults in the United States identify themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and an estimated 0.3 percent of adults as transgender.”
The report went on to conclude that approximately 9 million Americans identify themselves as LGBT, “a figure roughly equivalent to the population of New Jersey,” according to the study. Many religious and family groups have challenged high estimates of the gay population, especially as portrayed in the media, saying such numbers are inflated and inaccurate.
In his proclamation, the president highlighted the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS epidemic by challenging the LGBT community to recommit to raising awareness about the disease.
Obama also mentioned his repeal of the “don ask, don’t tell” policy by saying, “With this repeal, gay and lesbian Americans will be able to serve openly in our Armed Forces for he first time in our Nation’s history. Our national security will be strengthened and the heroic contributions these Americans make to our military, and have made throughout our history, will be fully recognized.”
Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst for Focus on the family expressed the group’s frustration with the president’s actions, saying, “To the detriment of the family, President Obama continues to affirm the homosexual lifestyle by issuing this proclamation each year.”
Horne went on to say, “It’s clear the president’s goal of wanting to affirm homosexuality in our culture is a top priority for the administration. While we’re not surprised by his actions, we simply see it as another reminder of his commitment to redefine marriage outside of one man and one woman.”
According to recent Gallup polls, more than half (56 percent) of Americans say gay or lesbian relations is morally acceptable and 40 percent believe being gay is “something a person is born with.” Support for homosexuality has also hit a record high this year with 64 percent of Americans saying gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should be legal.
I think everyone has the right not to agree with the President or the way he presides the country but I truly think this dude is trying to get some publicity stunt play. Just sayin….
U prob right
These kinda people get on my nerves! Always talking SH!T and don’t do nothing about it!