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WH Defends Rapper Controversy: Fox News Previously Called Common’s Music ‘Very Positive’

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White House press secretary Jay Carney tried his best to tamp down the flames of the ongoing brouhaha regarding the White House’s invitation to the rapper Common, who in the past used controversial lyrics. Carney attempted to make the case that the invitation should not symbolize an approval of everything Common ever said or did, and even tried citing Fox News for some support.

Carney elaborated:

“[President Obama] has spoken out – very strongly against – as an elected official, as an American and as a father against those kinds of lyrics and he opposes them. But he does not think that is the sum total of this particular artist’s work, which has been recognized by a lot of mainstream organizations and fair and balanced organizations like Fox News – which described his music as ‘very positive.’”

It’s a bit awkward hearing Carney categorize news channels by their marketing slogans or derisive nicknames (depending on one’s point of view) with non-Fox News outlets as “mainstream” and Fox News as the “fair and balanced organization.” Yet it’s also enjoyable hearing Carney serve up a new quote that will likely upset Sean Hannity again. Carney concluded Common is “known as a socially conscious hip-hop artist or rapper who has done a lot of good things.” Whether such a statement like that will quiet conservative critics doesn’t seem likely.

Watch the clip from C-SPAN below:

(h/t Real Clear Politics)

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  • CAINtheBULL

    Without new media, These fake controversies would go no where. silly stuff right wing. Your kids are laughing at you.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    who cares about FOXN?!

    is anyone surprised that the WH is embracing a Rev Wrigh disciple that celebrates cop killers?

    Liberals are so touchy when their hypocrisy is laid bare…

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    “Obama to Honor Controversial Rapper Known for Cop-Killing, Misogynistic Lyrics”

    …the brothers stick together against THE MAN. (Remember “You Lie!” ‘s insults to the Cambridge Police who were doing their job. )

    Joining “common” who, like “You Lie!” hussein, is a disciple of the vile racist trash reverend “God D%$# America” wright, will be some of his peers who are also admired by hussein: “vomit”, “pile of excrement” and “diseased sewer rat”. All of them are equally racist, misogynist, America-hating, advocates for killing police and any politician that doesn’t agree with them.

    Once again, America gets to see the REAL (despicable) values of “You Lie!” hussein – I hope they pay attention.

  • notsofast

    Hey, everyone settle down.

    The WH has clarified things by saying” Come on, you can’t base your feelings for these people on what they have said or done. That would be unfair!”

  • WCinWI

    MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • WCinWI

    CAINtheBULL said:
    Without new media, These fake controversies would go no where. silly stuff right wing. Your kids are laughing at you.

    Actually, according to reports, American kids would be too stupid to even realize what was going on. How’s O gonna achieve that voting block with no job growth? HA!

  • notsofast

    Let’s read some Jill Scott who also will be there:

    Jill Scott:

    My new friend is handsome, African-American, intelligent and seemingly wealthy. He is an athlete, loves his momma, and is happily married to a White woman. I admit when I saw his wedding ring, I privately hoped. But something in me just knew he didn’t marry a sister. Although my guess hit the mark, when my friend told me his wife was indeed Caucasian, I felt my spirit…wince.

    Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options. But underneath, there is a bite, no matter the ointment, that has yet to stop burning. Some may find these thoughts to be hurtful. That is not my intent. I’m just sayin’.

    Read more: http://www.essence.com/relationships/commentary_3/commentary_jill_scott_talks_interracial.php#ixzz1M4g49E7X

  • MrTPar_taY

    Common’s just a racist lover of cop-killers. Just love it when the DemoKKKrupts validate their pathetic arguments by agreeing with people they hate. You know they hacked Fox. This really just shows how f@#king bizarre their way of thinking actually is.

  • PoliticalPAW

    There’s a distinct difference between Fox speaking to adults & WH choosing a “role model” for NEARLY EVERY AMERICAN CHILD’S malleable mind!

  • TfT

    Jay Carney actually reported a fact:

    fox news fair and balanced.

    OMG, I am going to faint.

    Also, I look forward to Common’s rappin after the event about all the bitches, hos and pimps he met at the WH. Should be interesting.

  • kvon

    notsofast said:
    Let’s read some Jill Scott who also will be there:

    Jill Scott:

    My new friend is handsome, African-American, intelligent and seemingly wealthy. He is an athlete, loves his momma, and is happily married to a White woman. I admit when I saw his wedding ring, I privately hoped. But something in me just knew he didn’t marry a sister. Although my guess hit the mark, when my friend told me his wife was indeed Caucasian, I felt my spirit…wince.

    Our minds do understand that people of all races find genuine love in many places. We dig that the world is full of amazing options. But underneath, there is a bite, no matter the ointment, that has yet to stop burning. Some may find these thoughts to be hurtful. That is not my intent. I’m just sayin’.

    Read more: http://www.essence.com/relationships/commentary_3/commentary_jill_scott_talks_interracial.php#ixzz1M4g49E7X

    You enjoy being played by Ailes, don’t you?

  • TampopoLoco

    TeaPartyPatriot said:
    “Obama to Honor Controversial Rapper Known for Cop-Killing, Misogynistic Lyrics”

    …the brothers stick together against THE MAN. (Remember “You Lie!” ’s insults to the Cambridge Police who were doing their job. )

    Joining “common” who, like “You Lie!” hussein, is a disciple of the vile racist trash reverend “God D%$# America” wright, will be some of his peers who are also admired by hussein: “vomit”, “pile of excrement” and “diseased sewer rat”. All of them are equally racist, misogynist, America-hating, advocates for killing police and any politician that doesn’t agree with them.

    Once again, America gets to see the REAL (despicable) values of “You Lie!” hussein – I hope they pay attention.

    And this illustrates perfectly why the GOP has no shot in 2012. Their followers are crazy mofo’s.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Maybe if FOXN and Drudge were censored, by the smart people who know best, nobody would hear about racism on the Left…

    well, they would hear it and see it but just would not be allowed to say anything about it…

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    kvon said:
    You enjoy being played by Ailes, don’t you?

    Ailes owns Essence?

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    TampopoLoco said:
    crazy mofo’s.

    we have a White House poet…

  • notsofast

    kvon said:
    You enjoy being played by Ailes, don’t you?

    Oooooh, that’s right, son, it’s racist to repeat a racist’s words.

    Gotcha!

  • MrTPar_taY

    Common and Van Jones should get together with Ed Shultz and Michael Moore for a festering love sandwich that no one should ever see. LMFAO! heheheheheheheheh. F@#king Scum!

  • Yoda002

    Its just another way for FOX to make something out of nothing to get their base riled up!

  • Barack Must Go

    The racist Obama White House that held clandestine meetings in the Oval Office with it’s co conspirators in the MSM to shut down ( silence ) ” FOX NEWS ” and bankrupt it’s owner, Rupert Murdoch have shamelessly in less than one week attempted to employ these folks in Michelle & Barack’s personal attacks on white people ” real ” Americans in this country.

    It’s quite obvious both B & M, or just plain BM as I prefer to call them know their not long for this presidency and freeloading in our White House so their pulling all racism stops and getting it on with their friends from the old neiborhood.

    Well they better enjoy it while they still can. Eighteen months till the Obama’s meet the curb.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    Obama pals around with admitted terrorists and black bigots who hate this Country…why would this be a surprise to anyone?

  • OxyCon

    Is the Carney Barker actually equating Fox News with the White House?
    Talk about being clueless!

  • The Lantern of Truth

    And the White House also approved of Van Jones :

    On December 9, 1981, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Officer Danny Faulkner, a five year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, made a traffic stop at Locust Street near Twelfth Street. The car stopped by Officer Faulkner was being driven by William Cook. After making the stop, Danny called for assistance on his police radio and requested a police wagon to transport a prisoner. Unbeknownst to him, William Cook’s brother, Wesley (aka Mumia Abu-Jamal) was across the street. As Danny attempted to handcuff William Cook, Mumia Abu-Jamal ran from across the street and shot the officer in the back. Danny turned and was able to fire one shot that struck Abu-Jamal in the chest; the wounded officer then fell to the pavement. Mumia Abu-Jamal stood over the downed officer and shot him four more times at close range, once directly in the face.

    http://www.danielfaulkner.com/

    Of all that has come to light in just a few days about Van Jones, I believe the most damaging to President Obama would have been Jones’ association with and support of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia has spent years on death row, convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

    Jones is not only a Mumia supporter but produced and appeared on a music CD with Mumia.

    http://keohane.blogspot.com/2009/09/obamas-real-van-jones-problem.html

    Celebrating the murder of a policeman is serious . You can’t brush it away , Carney .

    Bringing a Thug Rapper into the White House is sickening . But , it’s just fine with Obama’s sycophants .

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Don’t you love how the regime is all of the sudden using FOX as character wtinesses every day? They know who truly holds the power.

  • OxyCon

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    And the White House also approved of Van Jones :

    On December 9, 1981, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Officer Danny Faulkner, a five year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, made a traffic stop at Locust Street near Twelfth Street. The car stopped by Officer Faulkner was being driven by William Cook. After making the stop, Danny called for assistance on his police radio and requested a police wagon to transport a prisoner. Unbeknownst to him, William Cook’s brother, Wesley (aka Mumia Abu-Jamal) was across the street. As Danny attempted to handcuff William Cook, Mumia Abu-Jamal ran from across the street and shot the officer in the back. Danny turned and was able to fire one shot that struck Abu-Jamal in the chest; the wounded officer then fell to the pavement. Mumia Abu-Jamal stood over the downed officer and shot him four more times at close range, once directly in the face.

    http://www.danielfaulkner.com/

    Of all that has come to light in just a few days about Van Jones, I believe the most damaging to President Obama would have been Jones’ association with and support of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia has spent years on death row, convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

    Jones is not only a Mumia supporter but produced and appeared on a music CD with Mumia.

    http://keohane.blogspot.com/2009/09/obamas-real-van-jones-problem.html

    Celebrating the murder of a policeman is serious . You can’t brush it away , Carney .

    Bringing a Thug Rapper into the White House is sickening . But , it’s just fine with Obama’s sycophants .

    Why doesn’t Obama just pardon the cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal and invite him over to the White House for a big Mumia Abu-Jamal celebration day?

  • MrTPar_taY

    Just remember America that you are racist as long as you have problems with this administration hosting racist poets. If you have problem with this administration hosting a poet who called for the assassination of former President George W. Bush then you are also racist.

    In the sake of art for arts sake I’ll give this a try:

    “If however you believe that an administration hosting poets such as this are OK then you are what is referred to as a DemoKKKrupt. You suck also! Your heroes have idiotic thoughts! Your ideas are Putrid!

    Pretty artistic, eh? Comments? Questions?

  • Barack Must Go

    OxyCon said:
    Why doesn’t Obama just pardon the cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal and invite him over to the White House for a big Mumia Abu-Jamal celebration day?

    That’s numero uno on his list if he wins reelection next year.

  • jerrybobphil

    Well Fox News said it. WHAT? Thats really the line the White House wants to use. WOW

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Eric-Hernandez/32800042 Eric Hernandez

    MrTPar_taY said:
    Just remember America that you are racist as long as you have problems with this administration hosting racist poets. If you have problem with this administration hosting a poet who called for the assassination of former President George W. Bush then you are also racist.

    In the sake of art for arts sake I’ll give this a try:

    “If however you believe that an administration hosting poets such as this are OK then you are what is referred to as a DemoKKKrupt. You suck also! Your heroes have idiotic thoughts! Your ideas are Putrid!

    Pretty artistic, eh? Comments? Questions?

    My god you are an idiot…

  • Sam M.

    Colorado_Conservative said:
    Obama pals around with admitted terrorists and black bigots who hate this Country…why would this be a surprise to anyone?

    Because its total bullshit? Just guessing.

  • tatboy

    Yoda002 said:
    Its just another way for FOX to make something out of nothing to get their base riled up!

    Actually it was the Daily Caller who first brought out Commons support of cop killers and setting the then president on fire. Look, Obama and his wife are fans. I don’t begrudge them that. But if someone is a vocal supporter of cop killers and writes about killing cops and on top of that wanted to set the previous president on fire that might make people look sideways.

    Are you saying a poet writing about Obama being light on fire wouldn’t make sparks fly?

  • Liberal Tormentor

    You need to educate yourself, Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam, because no part of that statement is BS.

  • Sam M.

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    You need to educate yourself, Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam, because no part of that statement is BS.

    Michelle in UT – You a lot like some of the other mental giants on this site. You just regurgitate what you hear. You have no idea what it means but it sounds good. Of course it’s all bs but no one would ever expect you to know that. Trust me.

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    Oh GOD I love it when we Right-Thinking Americans get to call libs “RACIST”!!!!!!!!111 It gives me such a RAGING FREEDOM CHUBBY I can’t even STAND it!!!!!!111 It is the ABSOLUTE BEST thing to do because they are so used to whining about the crybaby minorities that it gets them SO CONFUSED and FRUSTRATED!!!!!1111 HahahAHAHAhahAHAHa SUCK IT LIBS!!!!!!!!!!111

  • Yoda002

    tatboy said:
    Actually it was the Daily Caller who first brought out Commons support of cop killers and setting the then president on fire. Look, Obama and his wife are fans. I don’t begrudge them that. But if someone is a vocal supporter of cop killers and writes about killing cops and on top of that wanted to set the previous president on fire that might make people look sideways.

    Are you saying a poet writing about Obama being light on fire wouldn’t make sparks fly?

    Commons is misunderstood he is just writing about what goes on in their neighborhood. He has done a lot of good for the community. He writes about being killed by cops too. At this rate you can question anyone being invited to the white house, athletes, artists, religious leaders etc.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Which part is BS, Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam?

  • Sam M.

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Which part is BS, Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam?

    Michelle in UT/ Liberal Tormentor / I’m stupid and don’t know it -

    Are you serious? All of it of course. It’s total bs coming from a complete moron. It’s little wonder you can relate to the post.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Volkens/100000152902441 Jeremy Volkens

    I wonder if there’s be any outrage from the left if Bush had invited David Allan Coe to the White House to read poetry…

  • mtjade4

    Oh for Crissakes! Repulicans! Stop being so damned uptight!

    Holy crap, you people are wound up frikk’in tight! Let loose every once in a while, would ‘ya?

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Yoda002 said:
    Commons is misunderstood he is just writing about what goes on in their neighborhood.

    that’s the Liberal excuse?

    interesting…

    “God Bless Assata”

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam, research Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright and then revisit the question. I know it goes against your grain to actually educate yourself on issues, but try it just this once.

  • Nacho

    Obama is coming after you old white people!

    You gonna die!

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    mtjade4 said:
    Oh for Crissakes! Repulicans! Stop being so damned uptight!

    The Obama crowd in El Paso were yelling that Repubs were racists yesterday…
    who’s uptight?

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Nacho said:
    old

    what age is old?

  • Liberal Tormentor

    skoobekim, they were also yelling, “tear down this wall”, talking about the border fence. Gotta love libs!

  • Sam M.

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Ted/Garth/SarahP/Sam, research Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright and then revisit the question. I know it goes against your grain to actually educate yourself on issues, but try it just this once.

    Michelle in Utah / Liberal Tormentor / I’m stupid and don’t know i

    Do you realize how hilarious it is for you to ask a soap dish, let alone a human being to educate themselves? LOL.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Nacho said:
    Obama is coming after you old white people!
    You gonna die!

    “Cops are coming after you young black people!
    You gonna die!”
    -ochan

  • Zandandido

    Oh I very much remember “Fox News isn’t a real news organization”. So…. which is it? Spin, spin, spinning like a toilet flushing!

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    skoobekim, they were also yelling, “tear down this wall”, talking about the border fence. Gotta love libs!

    which is funny because the wall is not even up yet…

  • Zandandido

    TampopoLoco said:
    And this illustrates perfectly why the GOP has no shot in 2012. Their followers are crazy mofo’s.

    And who did the 9/11 Attacks? Oh wait, democrats though that Bush did 9/11. The Democrats’ followers are “crazy mofo’s” and had no shot in 2004.

  • Zandandido

    Yoda002 said:
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    But they are not a “real” news organization? Right?

  • Zandandido

    Yoda002 said:
    Commons is misunderstood he is just writing about what goes on in their neighborhood. He has done a lot of good for the community. He writes about being killed by cops too. At this rate you can question anyone being invited to the white house, athletes, artists, religious leaders etc.

    So the killing of cops is “common” in the neighborhood? Assata Shakur, whom he supports, killed a cop, convicted in 1977, escaped in 1979 after taking 2 guards hostage and ran off to Cuba.

  • tatboy

    Yoda002 said:
    Commons is misunderstood he is just writing about what goes on in their neighborhood. He has done a lot of good for the community. He writes about being killed by cops too. At this rate you can question anyone being invited to the white house, athletes, artists, religious leaders etc.

    Yes he has, and I’m not discounting that. But if a prez on the right (repub) invited someone that had said equally suggestive things like…
    - Supporting a cop killer
    - Being against inter-racial dating/marrage
    - Wanting to set the then Prez on fire

    …. MSNBC would be having a field day. Am I wrong?

    PS the same Daily Caller article also pointed out that Laura Bush had to cancel a poetry reading due to liberal protests. Interesting how the left is now so defensive about poets???

  • Zandandido

    mtjade4 said:
    Oh for Crissakes! Repulicans! Stop being so damned uptight!

    Holy crap, you people are wound up frikk’in tight! Let loose every once in a while, would ‘ya?

    I’m sorry I don’t support cop killers. Common does. Assata Shakur. You might support cop killers. That’s your deal.

  • tatboy

    Nacho said:
    Obama is coming after you old white people! You gonna die!

    No he won’t. He’ll just call cops stupid if they mess with a friend of his.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    I guess Rev Wright was right… The chickens are coming home to roost…

  • Nacho

    tatboy said:
    No he won’t. He’ll just call cops stupid if they mess with a friend of his.

    Well that sounds harmless enough. Why all the outrage?

  • Nacho

    skoorbekim said:
    I guess Rev Wright was right… The chickens are coming home to roost…

    Yup, you peoples are fvcked.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Nacho said:
    Why all the outrage?

    we would have to be surprised in order to be outraged…

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Nacho said:
    Yup, you peoples are fvcked.

    my second amendment disagrees…

  • Nacho

    skoorbekim said:
    my second amendment disagrees…

    For now…

    Obama has 5 more years to deal with that little glitch.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Ah yes, to the libs, the Constitution is a little glitch. I love it when you guys accidentally tell the truth.

  • Yoda002

    tatboy said:
    Yes he has, and I’m not discounting that. But if a prez on the right (repub) invited someone that had said equally suggestive things like…
    - Supporting a cop killer
    - Being against inter-racial dating/marrage
    - Wanting to set the then Prez on fire

    …. MSNBC would be having a field day. Am I wrong?

    PS the same Daily Caller article also pointed out that Laura Bush had to cancel a poetry reading due to liberal protests. Interesting how the left is now so defensive about poets???

    You can cherry pick anything. Palin shouldn’t be invited to the white house for making numerous comments about reloading on her opponents. Republican Schwarzenegger shot many cops in his Terminator movies. Most of Commons lyrics are not bad at all. He has been invited to Tonight show, Late night and other events.

  • WCinWI

    Nacho said:
    For now…

    Obama has 5 more years to deal with that little glitch.

    Actually, rumor is that his political demise will be in June 2012.

    Obamacare baby!!!!!!!!!

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Yoda, your analogy is ridiulous and you know it. Palin wasn’t talking about violence, common was. Stop ” playing” stupid.

  • jo hoochie

    How much of this crap music does Obama let his girls listen too??

    tatboy said:
    Yes he has, and I’m not discounting that. But if a prez on the right (repub) invited someone that had said equally suggestive things like…- Supporting a cop killer- Being against inter-racial dating/marrage- Wanting to set the then Prez on fire …. MSNBC would be having a field day. Am I wrong? PS the same Daily Caller article also pointed out that Laura Bush had to cancel a poetry reading due to liberal protests. Interesting how the left is now so defensive about poets???

    So right Tatboy !
    Obama is incompetant!! And It will Not shock me at all if he free’s this cop killer.

  • winning

    It’s comical watching these people step on their dicks about every day. Hate to break it to you independents, but you got what you paid for. You progressives don’t care because you’re all lowlife scum, anywy.

  • puck30

    So who’s stopping by the WH next week, Ice-T?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5gRIud57jQ

  • Yoda002

    WCinWI said:
    Actually, rumor is that his political demise will be in June 2012.

    Obamacare baby!!!!!!!!!

    Obamacare is letting you stay on your parents health insurance while you look for work.

  • Sam M.

    winning said:
    It’s comical watching these people step on their dicks about every day. Hate to break it to you independents, but you got what you paid for. You progressives don’t care because you’re all lowlife scum, anywy.

    I’ll bet you wish you had a dick to step on.

  • winning

    It’s comical watching these people step on their dicks about every day. Hate to break it to you independents, but you got what you paid for. You progressives don’t care because you’re all lowlife scum, anyway.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Only a liberal thinks it’s a good idea for a 26 year old ADULT to be on mommy and daddy’s insurance.

  • Sean68

    The real scandal is that this mentality (soft on cop killers–i.e., black killers of white cops) is not un “common” in the black community. This clown named his daughter after this vile communist c***t! They have street celebrations for them in Oakland. This particular pos was named Lovelle Mixon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I-pdS5-nMI

    The best part of all this silliness will be hearing the white nitwits explain why it’s okay for black people to oppose interracial marriage.

  • Yoda002

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Only a liberal thinks it’s a good idea for a 26 year old ADULT to be on mommy and daddy’s insurance.

    Only the righties think you should work 3 jobs to be able to afford health insurance at the age of 26. Free Market baby!!!

  • jakester

    tatboy said:
    Yes he has, and I’m not discounting that. But if a prez on the right (repub) invited someone that had said equally suggestive things like…
    - Supporting a cop killer
    - Being against inter-racial dating/marrage
    - Wanting to set the then Prez on fire

    …. MSNBC would be having a field day. Am I wrong?

    PS the same Daily Caller article also pointed out that Laura Bush had to cancel a poetry reading due to liberal protests. Interesting how the left is now so defensive about poets???

    At best you are making the “two wrongs equals one right” argument, so common amongst small minds. Also, Bush didn’t have to cancel anything. A few people picketing outside the Whitehouse, far away from his poetry reading is no big deal. There are people protesting all the time there. So quit playing your phony right wing martyr game. I guess the Obamas should run all their guest by some barely literate right wing FOX bots so their little heads won’t pop in a contrived outrage performance.

  • tatboy

    Nacho said:
    Well that sounds harmless enough. Why all the outrage?

    Have I shown “outrage”?

  • tatboy

    Yoda002 said:
    You can cherry pick anything. Palin shouldn’t be invited to the white house for making numerous comments about reloading on her opponents. Republican Schwarzenegger shot many cops in his Terminator movies. Most of Commons lyrics are not bad at all. He has been invited to Tonight show, Late night and other events.

    Your equating a fake movie about a robot from the future and a rapper supporting a real life cop killer and preaching cop killing in his lyrics?

  • jakester

    winning said:
    It’s comical watching these people step on their dicks about every day. Hate to break it to you independents, but you got what you paid for. You progressives don’t care because you’re all lowlife scum, anywy.

    The only ones stepping on their units are right wing scumbags like you and your pathetic outrage over nothing. Only the most petty, low class irrelevant nobodies give a hoot about this, which describes 50% of FOX’s demographics and Mediaite posters.

  • OxyCon

    Nacho said:
    Obama is coming after you old white people!

    You gonna die!

    You really have a serious problem against Whites and the elderly. Seek help.

  • jakester

    tatboy said:
    Your equating a fake movie about a robot from the future and a rapper supporting a real life cop killer and preaching cop killing in his lyrics?

    You are freaking petty, really. Is this that important to you? After all Bush Sr invited EZ E, aka Eric Wright, the original gangster rapper of NWA infamy to the WH and I didn’t remember any of you right wing morons bursting a blood vessel over that.

  • jakester

    OxyCon said:
    You really have a serious problem against Whites and the elderly. Seek help.

    Obviously you are too dense to see the irony in that comment, which is meant to parody the average contard.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Yoda, if you can’t find a decent job, take it up with BO. He’s in charge.

  • tatboy

    jakester said:
    You are freaking petty, really. Is this that important to you? After all Bush Sr invited EZ E, aka Eric Wright, the original gangster rapper of NWA infamy to the WH and I didn’t remember any of you right wing morons bursting a blood vessel over that.

    And I know for a fact that Laura Bush had to cancel a reading due to left wing threats. it goes BOTH ways. Maybe you should encourage the folk on all those liberal blogs to “lighten up” and not be so… how did you put it??? “Freaking petty”.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Jakester says:

    Only the most petty, low class irrelevant nobodies give a hoot about this,

    Tell that to the NJ cops:

    NJ Cops “Outraged” Over WH Rapper Invite

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42981743/ns/politics-white_house/

  • OxyCon

    jakester said:
    Obviously you are too dense to see the irony in that comment, which is meant to parody the average contard.

    I don’t need to take lectures about intelligence from a troll, thank you. You obviously haven’t been smart enough to notice that Nacho has been spamming Mediaite with similar comments targeting elderly Whites for months now and you aren’t intelligent enough to understand that perhaps he has problems with certain people. But you are par for the course with the leftist trolls here at Mediaite. You’re probably on your fifth screen name change already.

  • Sean68

    The mainstream media will ignore this story, even though they must be incredibly tempted to cover it for if for no other reason than to call the president”s opponents “racists.” But they know the facts themselves are pretty damning and difficult to defend to a largely white voting public that doesn’t find critical race theorizing terribly compelling.

  • Sean68

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Jakester says:

    Only the most petty, low class irrelevant nobodies give a hoot about this,

    Tell that to the NJ cops:

    NJ Cops “Outraged” Over WH Rapper Invite

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42981743/ns/politics-white_house/

    Yeah this is no big deal. That won’t sell to people who actually respect the police and appreciate the dangers they face.

  • winning

    jakester said:
    The only ones stepping on their units are right wing scumbags like you and your pathetic outrage over nothing. Only the most petty, low class irrelevant nobodies give a hoot about this, which describes 50% of FOX’s demographics and Mediaite posters.

    Yeah, you’re right, it’s a little too much to expect that the president of the United States have a little class. Even a little. This is the guy who gives out ipods with rap music and DVD’s that won’t play in Europe to European dignitaries. :) What a douche, but then again, let’s remember that he is, after all, nothing more than a piece of shit rabble rouser from south Chicago who knows how to bathe and speaks a white dialect, as his liberal buds Reid and Biden say. :)

  • The Lantern of Truth

    WH Defends Rapper Controversy: Fox News Previously Called Common’s Music ‘Very Positive’

    You listen to this stuff , Jay ?
    Going to the Thug Rapoff tonight , Jay ?
    Taking your kids ?
    Got and friends or relatives who are cops , Jay ?

    Talk to them . Talk to a human about this .
    Tired of lying , yet ?

  • Cecelia

    “Whether such a statement like that will quiet conservative critics doesn’t seem likely.”

    Well, I for one hope that the description of doing ” a lot of good things”, does not extend to having written lyrics exhorting the killing of police officers. Even when they’re qualified as ‘racist’ police officers…

    (sheesh…)

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    AWWWWWWWW! “common” wasn’t seen at the event.

    I’ll bet that “You Lie!” hussein sneaked him in through the back door – or maybe he slithered in through the WH sewer drain (which would be more appropriate). michelle-marie antoinette was certainly looking forward to busting-a-move with this trash, so whipped “You Lie!” would have found a way to accommodate her.

  • Sean68

    So long as he tells black kids to not use drugs and stay in school, everything else can be overlooked.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    anybodey remember the 2009 inauguration poet?
    he was rhyming th races “brown, sit down; yellow, mellow; red…”

  • Dem4Ever

    ‘Rapper Common’ is no worse than others who have done some good in between doing evil, like Ted Bundy, Lee Harvey Oswald and Casey Anthony.  If BO and his woman want to hang with that crowd then so be it.  He will be judged fairly by the company he keeps.

  • Sean68

    skoorbekim said:
    anybodey remember the 2009 inauguration poet?he was rhyming th races “brown, sit down; yellow, mellow; red…”

    Yeah, that was something wasn’t it? I don’t have much faith in the Republican Party. They’ve basically surrendered. Obama faced a tougher challenge from Hillary (and Bill) Clinton than from McCain. For heaven’s sake, the Republican’s didn’t even make a point of making sure that all voters were aware that Obama wants to give Driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.

  • Sean68

    Sean68 said:
    Yeah, that was something wasn’t it? I don’t have much faith in the Republican Party. They’ve basically surrendered. Obama faced a tougher challenge from Hillary (and Bill) Clinton than from McCain. For heaven’s sake, the Republican’s didn’t even make a point of making sure that all voters were aware that Obama wants to give Driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.

    My point is they’re bringing nerf balls to a knife fight.

  • http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

    Sean68 said:
    I don’t have much faith in the Republican Party. They’ve basically surrendered.

    The trick is to woo the Libertarians…
    it is very easy to demonstrate to some Liberals that they are really Libertarian in nature and shoud therefore vote Conservative.. Americans always choose freedom…

  • Sean68

    Look at Carney’s face. And I thought I hated MY job!

  • notsofast

    Here is the latest poem from Common:

    Dark and lonely on a summer’s night.
    Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.
    Watchdog barking. Do he bite?
    Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.
    Slip in his window. Break his neck.
    Then his house I start to wreck.
    Got no reason. What the heck?
    Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.
    C-I-L-L my white landlord.

  • Sean68

    notsofast said:
    Here is the latest poem from Common: Dark and lonely on a summer’s night.Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.Watchdog barking. Do he bite?Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.Slip in his window. Break his neck.Then his house I start to wreck.Got no reason. What the heck?Kill my white landlord. Kill my white landlord.C-I-L-L my white landlord.

    And whitey on the moon.

  • Jaurez

    I thought what bj did in the oval office was a disgrace but Obama inviting this pos to the white house is much worse. What a disgrace! Shame on you obama, shame on you, shame on you!

  • DaTruth

    I seem to recall the expression about Mussolini: “He made the trains run on time”. Hey, what a great guy!

  • jim bronson 990cc

    notsofast said:
    Oooooh, that’s right, son, it’s racist to repeat a racist’s words. Gotcha!

    “Then came the white man, with his thick and empty head.” – TN

  • CAconservative

    If you put aside the fact that Rap is really boring, this is one more example of the lack of character and dignity that’s abundantly lacking in the Obimbo administration. This country is in deep trouble, and Obimbo’s are throwing another shindig at the White House on the taxpayers dime. Anybody besides me sick to death of these people who are soiling the White House?

  • Dem4Ever

    BO you are now officially the most hated person in America. You are a m*ther f*cker!

  • Pablo

    Fox News Previously Called Common’s Music ‘Very Positive’

    What did MSNBC call him? How about ABC? CBS? ESPN? America? North America? The Western Hemisphere?

  • timzank

    Money, position, and power won’t won’t change what’s really inside of you. Barry is a hustler & a con man and he surrounds himself with all kinds of people well beyond the margins of decency.

    You elect trash, expect them to trash the place up.

  • jo hoochie

    CAconservative said:
    If you put aside the fact that Rap is really boring, this is one more example of the lack of character and dignity that’s abundantly lacking in the Obimbo administration. This country is in deep trouble, and Obimbo’s are throwing another shindig at the White House on the taxpayers dime. Anybody besides me sick to death of these people who are soiling the White House?

    I thought Bill Clinton was the worse but not anymore! Yes I am very sick of these jokers soiling the White House!! He can be voted out and hopefully that will happen but fraud will more than likely keep him in. Obama, the Great Deceiver!!!!

  • jo hoochie

    timzank said:
    Money, position, and power won’t won’t change what’s really inside of you. Barry is a hustler & a con man and he surrounds himself with all kinds of people well beyond the margins of decency. You elect trash, expect them to trash the place up.

    You got that RIGHT!!

  • seek

    The most dismissive, divisive, haughty President is once again telling us that he does what he wants to, when he wants to and who he wants to do it with.

    Hopefully we all remember this is 2012. He’s acting like the White House is a Monarchy and we have absolutely no say in anything that happens there. Bad form and bad p.r.

  • winning

    timzank said:
    Money, position, and power won’t won’t change what’s really inside of you. Barry is a hustler & a con man and he surrounds himself with all kinds of people well beyond the margins of decency.

    You elect trash, expect them to trash the place up.

    I know, this pair of scum infesting our White House is truly an embarrassment.

  • ckw

    Having to cite Fox News as a source to try to legitimize inviting racist and cop-hating trash to a “poets night” at the White House…that’s a really tough spin, right Jay?

  • cmm912

    So let’s get this straight – according to Carney, the official obama White House spokesperson, right there in black and white (“fair and balanced organizations like Fox News”), and on video, ADMITTED that Fox News is Fair & Balanced! AND, apparently, the White House weighs their actions against what Fox News reports (“like Fox News – which described his music as ‘very positive.’”)

    Now THAT’S news!

    P.S. My opinion on this is that the White House should hold itself to higher standards than to give someone who supports a cop killer such a prestigious endorsement. Considering that Michelle Obama has invited Common to the White House 3 or 4 times now, me thinks that she may have something going on with Common (or WANTS to have something going on with Common)!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ed-Durffee/1311278663 Ed Durffee

    You would think someday this guy would finally hit bottom of the ” I dont believe this crap ” barrel, but no, he finds a way do even stoop lower and lower, and then defends this stupidity. And who is this carney guy anyway, he is speaking for Obama?? comon he has a speech impediment which prevents him from at least making his excuses a little bit believable. My Guess he is the scape Goat for Obama, surely there is a better spokes man for a President.

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