Obama campaign rejects new Ludacris song
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July 31, 2008

Obama campaign rejects new Ludacris song

Barack Obama's campaign folks are working overtime to call out Ludacris for his new cut Politics as Usual, which goes after folks like Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Jesse Jackson and George W. Bush. (Take a listen above.)

"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn't want his daughters or any children exposed to," campaign spokesman Bill Burton told the AP. "This song is not only outrageously offensive to Sen. Clinton, Rev. Jackson, Sen. McCain and President Bush, it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics."

What could be so bad that his campaign labeled the song "outrageously offensive"? Try the part when Ludacris says, "Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant." Or for Jackson: "Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what? If you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut."

As far as his Republican opponents are concerned, Ludacris raps, "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed...Yeah, I said it, 'cause Bush is mentally handicapped...You the worst of all 43 presidents."

Obama may be rethinking that Rolling Stone interview in which he said he liked Ludacris. Or maybe he'll take the rapper's suggestion and ask Ludacris to be his running mate.

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