I give it a 70 .

Good beat , but hard to load your nine to it .

Common being on his best behaviour last night, is the equivalent of a black racist convicts performance in front of the parole board.

Do YOU really believe him not calling for the murder of some ‘ white pig ‘ on the New Jersey Turnpike while at the White House changes anything?

……..and us conservatives are suppose to be the dumb, uneducated ones.

This is what the whack jobs are scared of?

Pathetic!

Beautiful.

Barack Hussein Obama

Mm Mm Mm .

Barack Must Go said:

……..and us conservatives are suppose to be the dumb, uneducated ones.

That’s about right.

Considering the industry he’s in, let’s hope he takes his own words to heart that “this ain’t the way Langston Hughes wrote us”.

Selling THAT message could accomplish TREMENDOUS good for the “youth market’ — red or yellow, black and white…

skyfet said:
This is what the whack jobs are scared of?

Pathetic!

I’m just happy We the ” real ” American people forced him ( Common ) to do the RIGHT thing. Just like The Donald forced Barack to stop f***ing with us and produce that second birth certificate.

If you’re doing the RIGHT thing there isn’t a gotdamn thing the white man can do or say to change it.

The prosecution rests…..

“Did he successfully pull off the line“Barack us”’

As compared to “burn a bush”?

The Lantern of Truth said:
Barack Hussein Obama

Mm Mm Mm .

Tastes just like chicken.

Barack Must Go said:
I’m just happy We the ” real ” American people forced him ( Common ) to do the RIGHT thing. Just like The Donald forced Barack to stop f***ing with us and produce that second birth certificate.

If you’re doing the RIGHT thing there isn’t a gotdamn thing the white man can do or say to change it.

The prosecution rests…..

I don’t know what gotdamn is?
You are losing your mind, I hope you don’t hurt yourself.

fallenchicken said:
That’s about right.

It’s RIGHT to you !

Cecelia said:
Considering the industry he’s in, let’s hope he takes his own words to heart that “this ain’t the way Langston Hughes wrote us”.

Selling THAT message could accomplish TREMENDOUS good for the “youth market’ — red or yellow, black and white…

That IS his message and it always has been. The word people keep posting were taken waaaaaay out of context. He’s always advocated making something better of ourselves and solving the problems in the black community ourselves. He’s always advocated self-respect and spoke on social issues. This “controversy” is just bullshit.

Hey ,skyfet .

Yo !! The name is skyfet

I don’t have a clue

I got Glackin-for- brains

What can a joker do ?

Yo yo yo !

BFD and RRK , roxsteady too

We’re all smart aleck trolls

We make no sense

That’s just how we rolls .

skyfet said:
I don’t know what gotdamn is?
You are losing your mind, I hope you don’t hurt yourself.

It’s like ” Got Milk ” only different.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
That IS his message and it always has been. The word people keep posting were taken waaaaaay out of context. He’s always advocated making something better of ourselves and solving the problems in the black community ourselves. He’s always advocated self-respect and spoke on social issues. This “controversy” is just bullshit.

Yes, I’ve heard the argument that the lyrics about busting racist cops was just a brief sidestep from Common’s usual cuddly songmeistering.

Again, if he advocates against violence in our culture, then he doesn’t need any brief forays outside of THAT message, particularly considering the industry that he’s in.

He can’t have it both ways, and neither can you.

In the background , you can see Reid and Pelosi rocking out ( Baracking out ? ) .

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
This “controversy” is just bullshit.

That is a clueless mindset and the worst advice that anyone could give to a president who they consider to be a sign from God that He is aware of historic racial suffering.

Cecelia said:
Yes, I’ve heard the argument that the lyrics about busting racist cops was just a brief sidestep from Common’s usual cuddly songmeistering.

Again, if he advocates against violence in our culture, then he doesn’t need any brief forays outside of THAT message, particularly considering the industry that he’s in.

He can’t have it both ways, and neither can you.

No, it wasn’t. It was the same, but taken out of context. After those lyrics he says “No time for that”. He’s always spoken on violence vividly as he condemns it. He even does so in the video when he talks about kids having guns on their dressers. He didn’t deviate, Fox and other right-wing outlets just cherry picked to make it seem like he did. Don’t you find it ironic that out of nearly 20 years of work they could only find this and even then had to take the words out of context?

Cecelia said:
That is a clueless mindset and the worst advice that anyone could give to a president who they consider to be a sign from God that He is aware of historic racial suffering.

What are you talking about?

Once again the conservatives on these boards show their ignorance. Get a clue Common isn’t a racist nor the person you tried to paint him as.

Watch Common’s White House Poetry Performance

LOL. No thanks.

“Barack us”?… in the face.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
That IS his message and it always has been. The word people keep posting were taken waaaaaay out of context. He’s always advocated making something better of ourselves and solving the problems in the black community ourselves. He’s always advocated self-respect and spoke on social issues. This “controversy” is just bullshit.

He named his daughter after the cop killer Assata. That’s a pretty strong endorsement of the the cop killer, no? How would you like to be her? “What a lovely name dear, how did your parents come up with that?”

“Oh, thanks, my dad named me after a cop killer who is hiding in Cuba”.

Michael Craig Brokenburr said:
Once again the conservatives on these boards show their ignorance. Get a clue Common isn’t a racist nor the person you tried to paint him as.

Why did he name his daughter after the cop killer?

Azarkhan said:
Watch Common’s White House Poetry Performance

LOL. No thanks.

Oh, wow!!
Me too, AZ.
I got through about 15 seconds of that shit!

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
What are you talking about?

That the WH saying ‘Common us’… was a gesture that will pay no dividends.

How f***ed up is it that these weasely libs are so insecure being who they aren’t….they insist upon changing their names and avatars…sometimes two, maybe three times a day.

A “real ” American has no reason to be embarrassed or hide behind a different persona with each changing day or poll. Libs most likely engage in this juvenille behavior because they actually hate themselves more than they hate us ” real ” Americans, yet their just too dumb to realize it’s so.

A lot of people voted for 0bama with the “hope” that he would “change” the racial dialogue in the country, only to find out that his whole modus operandi is to encourage divisions along racial and class lines. Divide and conquer seems to be his mantra. “Common” aka “Common Sense” (really???) aka Lonnie Lynn Rashid, Jr., the son of an NBA basketball player, is symptomatic of the 0bama point of view- divisive and prejudiced.

Probably NOT wrong said:
Azarkhan said:
Watch Common’s White House Poetry Performance

LOL. No thanks.

Oh, wow!!
Me too, AZ.
I got through about 15 seconds of that shit!

Well, Common didn’t write “…Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon…”, but I suppose “Barack us” sort of goes there…

Cecelia said:
He can’t have it both ways, and neither can you.

Racist!

Barack Must Go said:
How f***ed up is it that these weasely libs are so insecure being who they aren’t….they insist upon changing their names and avatars…sometimes two, maybe three times a day. A “real ” American has no reason to be embarrassed or hide behind a different persona with each changing day or poll. Libs most likely engage in this juvenille behavior because they actually hate themselves more than they hate us ” real ” Americans, yet their just too dumb to realize it’s so.

you need to get a life buddy lol

Oh yeah – wow man, barak us!

Whhopie

now we know why he was invited, so he could barak us.

Guess I’m a racist cuz I think this was a waste of time, a poor choice by the first lady and her first manchild.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
No, it wasn’t. It was the same, but taken out of context. After those lyrics he says “No time for that”. He’s always spoken on violence vividly as he condemns it. He even does so in the video when he talks about kids having guns on their dressers. He didn’t deviate, Fox and other right-wing outlets just cherry picked to make it seem like he did. Don’t you find it ironic that out of nearly 20 years of work they could only find this and even then had to take the words out of context?

There’s no need to cherry pick “A song for Assata” , and the New Jersey State Police and the State Troopers Fraternal Association are not what you would call “right-wing outlets”. They just don’t like cop killers and those who idolize them.

TillieGlockenspiel said:
=0bama

You replaced the “O” with a ZERO!!!!!!!!!!111 AWESOME!!!!!!!!!111

Dallas DiGiovanni said:
you need to get a life buddy lol

Another day, another alias. What are you so embarrassed about ?

Karl Spensen said:
You replaced the “O” with a ZERO!!!!!!!!!!111 AWESOME!!!!!!!!!111

You, of all people, are commenting on someone elses keyboard usage? Really?

COMMON YOU ROCK…. THIS LITTLE WHINY GIRLS ARE SHIT SCARED OF BLACK INTELLIGENCE . THIS TRASHY ONES GOT NO SKILLS OR BRAINS TO BE LIKE YOU. JUST PISSING IN THEIR PANTIES, CAN’T STAND BLACK PEOPLE IN TOP POSITIONS. YOU GO COMMON

Barack Must Go said:
How f***ed up is it that these weasely libs are so insecure being who they aren’t….they insist upon changing their names and avatars…sometimes two, maybe three times a day.

A “real ” American has no reason to be embarrassed or hide behind a different persona with each changing day or poll. Libs most likely engage in this juvenille behavior because they actually hate themselves more than they hate us ” real ” Americans, yet their just too dumb to realize it’s so.

HA HA HA YOU SILLY GIRL, GROW UP OR DO A PLASTIC SURGERY AND GET YOUR LITTLE BRAIN STIMULATE

look at that scary black man!!!!!!! I’m voting Republican!!!!!!

Probably NOT wrong said:
Oh, wow!!
Me too, AZ.
I got through about 15 seconds of that shit!

You totally missed the part where he said kill all white people.

eli said:
THIS LITTLE WHINY GIRLS ARE SHIT SCARED OF BLACK INTELLIGENCE .

Sure you are, but Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell will not hurt you, my dear flower. Black intelligence rocks. Trust me.

Pablo said:
There’s no need to cherry pick “A song for Assata” , and the New Jersey State Police and the State Troopers Fraternal Association are not what you would call “right-wing outlets”. They just don’t like cop killers and those who idolize them.

But there is because you’re trying to portray him as violent when he’s not. Yes, the New Jersey police would be outraged. Especially when the police officer who was a witness lied in the trial and admitted that he never saw Assata with a gun and there was no gun present with her dna on it. She was convicted but due to New Jersey law it isn’t necessary to prove she fired any shots because being an accomplice carries the same sentence. Knowledge is power.

CAINtheBULL said:
look at that scary black man!!!!!!! I’m voting Republican!!!!!!

Me too!

eli said:
COMMON YOU ROCK…. THIS LITTLE WHINY GIRLS ARE SHIT SCARED OF BLACK INTELLIGENCE . THIS TRASHY ONES GOT NO SKILLS OR BRAINS TO BE LIKE YOU. JUST PISSING IN THEIR PANTIES, CAN’T STAND BLACK PEOPLE IN TOP POSITIONS. YOU GO COMMON

CAINtheBULL said:
look at that scary black man!!!!!!! I’m voting Republican!!!!!!

Nacho said:
You totally missed the part where he said kill all white people.

You guys seem really obsessed with race. Why?

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
But there is because you’re trying to portray him as violent when he’s not. Yes, the New Jersey police would be outraged. Especially when the police officer who was a witness lied in the trial and admitted that he never saw Assata with a gun and there was no gun present with her dna on it. She was convicted but due to New Jersey law it isn’t necessary to prove she fired any shots because being an accomplice carries the same sentence. Knowledge is power.

I’m merely citing his work. Did I say he’s violent? I’m certain that I didn’t. Which would make your argument a strawman.

Poor, poor, misunderstood Assata Shakur is a true beacon of hope, right? It’s a Weather Underground thing. You wouldn’t understand.

Pablo said:
Me too!

No, no, no… he doesn’t count. Remember Bill Maher wants a REAL black prez. You know… one with a gun (according to him).

tatboy said:
You guys seem really obsessed with race. Why?

I’m mocking the racists, get it?

tatboy said:
You know… one with a gun (according to him).

Oh, yeah. In his pants. Like a real black man. I remember.

It sounds kinda racist if you ask me.

Nacho said:
I’m mocking the racists, get it?

What racists?

Pablo said:
What racists?

Bill Maher

I was mocking you that time, get it?

Pablo said:
I’m merely citing his work. Did I say he’s violent? I’m certain that I didn’t. Which would make your argument a strawman.

Poor, poor, misunderstood Assata Shakur is a true beacon of hope, right? It’s a Weather Underground thing. You wouldn’t understand.

You’re citing his work as evidence of his “vile” nature and sympathizing with cop killers and violence. It’s not straw man.

Straw man again, sir. I’m merely saying stop portraying her as a cop killer when there is no evidence so. Don’t portray Common as a sympathizer of violence and cop killers when there is no evidence to suggest that the person in question is a cop killer. When i called Oliver North a felon and traitor people jumped at it because he was let off, regardless as to the fact it was on technicality. Hold yourselves to the same standards you hold others.

Barack Must Go said:
……..and us conservatives are suppose to be the dumb, uneducated ones.

not conservatives. just you

Nacho said:
Bill Maher

Nacho said:
I was mocking you that time, get it?

So Bill Maher’s comment wasn’t racist to you?

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
You’re citing his work as evidence of his “vile” nature and sympathizing with cop killers and violence. It’s not straw man.

Did I say anything about his “vile” nature? No. Again, strawman. I did, however, cite his work as sympathizing with cop killers because that’s what it does.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
I’m merely saying stop portraying her as a cop killer when there is no evidence so.

You can say that all you like, but her conviction says otherwise.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
Don’t portray Common as a sympathizer of violence and cop killers when there is no evidence to suggest that the person in question is a cop killer.

Tell it to the jury.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
When i called Oliver North a felon and traitor people jumped at it because he was let off, regardless as to the fact it was on technicality.

We’re not discussing Oliver North. Again, strawman.

Nacho said:
Bill Maher

Is Maher here? I don’t think so.

I’m thinkin’ of assata, yeah.
Listen to my love, assata, yeah.
Your power and pride, so beautiful…
May God bless your soul.

It’s hiding in Cuba, God, just in case you’re looking.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with this poem/song/message. Personally, I thought it was a great message to black America as well as the culture at large. There were many other poets and song writers invited to the event that was intended to reflect the pop culture of our nation. Under that context, anything Common has written should be taken as a statement from his life’s experiences, yes – the color of skin, his friends, faith and family. His words and insight should be heard – you don’t have to agree with the delivery of the message or even the message. Poetry, music, film, art in general should be taken in the context of the intentions of the artist, to reinterpret it as something it is not, is as bad as making assumptions about the something you know nothing about.

Pablo said:
Did I say anything about his “vile” nature? No. Again, strawman. I did, however, cite his work as sympathizing with cop killers because that’s what it does.

You can say that all you like, but her conviction says otherwise.

Tell it to the jury.

We’re not discussing Oliver North. Again, strawman.

But it doesn’t when the person in question fired no shots and had no gun and what he does is question justice in such an instance. No matter how you try to spin it you won’t make it right.
Her conviction doesn’t say otherwise. The prosecution made no move to prove her actions and the officer said that he lied and there was no evidence to suggest she had a gun. How could she have shot somebody with no gun? How can she be a cop killer in that case? Under New Jersey law being an accomplice carries the same sentence, they only had to prove that 1 person shot and killed.
Straw man? That’s not straw man. I’m drawing an analogy. Analogies aren’t straw man.

eli said:
HA HA HA YOU SILLY GIRL, GROW UP OR DO A PLASTIC SURGERY AND GET YOUR LITTLE BRAIN STIMULATE

What are you typing on a make shift raft somewhere off the coast of Florida or something ?

tatboy said:
So Bill Maher’s comment wasn’t racist to you?

Look up racism, comedian, and satire in the dictionary.

Pablo said:
Is Maher here? I don’t think so.

You provided the link to Maher. Are you stupid or somethin’?

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
But it doesn’t when the person in question fired no shots and had no gun and what he does is question justice in such an instance.

That’s not what the evidence presented said. That’s not what the jury found. I know, I know, Mumia was framed too. All black cop killers are innocent.

No matter how you try to spin it you won’t make it right.
Her conviction doesn’t say otherwise.

You’re not studying law, are you?

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
The prosecution made no move to prove her actions and the officer said that he lied and there was no evidence to suggest she had a gun.

And she was still found guilty? That’s weird. The prosecution didn’t even put on a case, the witness cop said he was a liar and the jury convicted her? Uh, no. Sorry. That’s bullshit.

But let’s get back to you claiming that I’m portraying Common as vile or violent. What’s up with that? Those are two things for which there is no evidence whatsoever, and yet here you are portraying them as the truth.

Nacho said:
You provided the link to Maher. Are you stupid or somethin’?

Well, I did engage you, so…

mlb said:
Under that context, anything Common has written should be taken as a statement from his life’s experiences, yes – the color of skin, his friends, faith and family.

Yeah, I’d take a good hard look at the faith angle, if I were inclined to give a damn one way or the other.

Pablo said:
Yeah, I’d take a good hard look at the faith angle, if I were inclined to give a damn one way or the other.

Which is exactly one of the reasons why no one should be surprised why Michelle O invited him to the WH.

Cecelia said:
Well, Common didn’t write “…Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon…”, but I suppose “Barack us” sort of goes there…

Do you really think that Shakespeare is a fair comparison?

Nacho said:
Look up racism, comedian, and satire in the dictionary.

A simple “yes” or “no” will do. So I’m assuming you answer is… “no” you do not think Maher is racist for saying he wants a “real” black prez with a gun in his pants to shoot people in the foot. OK… I got it. Thank you.

tatboy said:
You guys seem really obsessed with race. Why?

HAhahaHAHahaha I LOVE IT!!!!!1111 This gives me a BIG OL Freedom Chubby!!!!!!!111 I LOVE LOVE LOVE it when we can call libs “racist” or “sexist” – especially since THEY’RE usually the ones speaking out about the whiny MINORITIES and WOMEN!!!!!!!111 The irony of it all gets them SO FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!111 HAhahaHAHAhahaHAHA DUMB LIBS!!!!!!!111

But this is GREAT because we Right-Thinking Americans were the ones who BROUGHT UP this issue, and now we can ACCUSE the libs of obsessing about it!!!!!1111 AND accuse them of being RACIST too!!!!!!!!111 Ooooooooohhh MAN do I have a RAGER!!!!!!!!111

lol poetry

Stephen Hogan said:
#

Do you really think that Shakespeare is a fair comparison?
#
tatboy tatboy says:

Absolutely, not. That’s the point.

Ted Nugent is a scumbag.

Pablo said:
That’s not what the evidence presented said. That’s not what the jury found. I know, I know, Mumia was framed too. All black cop killers are innocent.

You’re not studying law, are you?

And she was still found guilty? That’s weird. The prosecution didn’t even put on a case, the witness cop said he was a liar and the jury convicted her? Uh, no. Sorry. That’s bullshit.
I don’t need to in order to know the law. In accordance with New Jersey law being an accomplice in a murder case nets the same sentence i.e. 1st 2nd degree murder. Do you comprehend that?That is why she was convicted; the nature of state law. So in New jersey if you’re in a car and 1 person kills somebody you’ll all get convicted. It’s not bullshit when it’s fact. You can easily find it on the internet. Shall i provide a link for you?
But let’s get back to you claiming that I’m portraying Common as vile or violent. What’s up with that? Those are two things for which there is no evidence whatsoever, and yet here you are portraying them as the truth.

Must you straw man the f*ck out of everything I say? And you wonder why I think you’re notsosmart. There’s no way 2 people can be that blatantly stupid.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
Must you straw man the f*ck out of everything I say? And you wonder why I think you’re notsosmart. There’s no way 2 people can be that blatantly stupid.

whoops the rest didn’t post correct:

You’re trying to paint me as sympathizing with these people and advocating cop killing. i don’t. Didn’t you say my Oliver North comparison was straw man? Doesn’t that make your Mumia comparison the same? I never said Mumia was innocent. however, Assata who never fired a shot or had a gun or exerted any force isn’t a cop killer.

I don’t need to in order to know the law. In accordance with New Jersey law being an accomplice in a murder case nets the same sentence i.e. 1st 2nd degree murder. Do you comprehend that?That is why she was convicted; the nature of state law. So in New jersey if you’re in a car and 1 person kills somebody you’ll all get convicted. It’s not bullshit when it’s fact. You can easily find it on the internet. Shall i provide a link for you?

Karl Spensen said:
HAhahaHAHahaha I LOVE IT!!!!!1111 This gives me a BIG OL Freedom Chubby!!!!!!!111 I LOVE LOVE LOVE it when we can call libs “racist” or “sexist” – especially since THEY’RE usually the ones speaking out about the whiny MINORITIES and WOMEN!!!!!!!111 The irony of it all gets them SO FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!111 HAhahaHAHAhahaHAHA DUMB LIBS!!!!!!!111 But this is GREAT because we Right-Thinking Americans were the ones who BROUGHT UP this issue, and now we can ACCUSE the libs of obsessing about it!!!!!1111 AND accuse them of being RACIST too!!!!!!!!111 Ooooooooohhh MAN do I have a RAGER!!!!!!!!111

“Freedom Chubby”… I’ll have to remember that one. :)

http://www.elyrics.net/song/c/common-lyrics.html

Check out the lyrics of the man who named his daughter after a cop killer.

Maybe I’m just a bleeding heart, but I found his poetry very poignant. Maybe President Obama is, on many levels, just another politician, but that doesn’t change the fact that electing an African American to the Presidency is quite an amazing achievement we should all be proud of.

atleast he didn’t curse…

There are some interesting points in time in this article but I don’t know if I see all of them center to heart. There is some Novo jetta  validity but I will take hold opinion until I look into it further. Good article, thanks and we want more!