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BREAKING: Barack Obama Becomes U.S. President

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The day for ‘Change’ has arrived. Barack Obama has been confirmed as the 44th President of The United States Of America.
 
Reaching over 270 Electoral votes, Obama makes history becoming the first African-American President of The United States.
Obama took States like Michagan, New York and the key states of Pennsylvania & Ohio. John McCain and the Republican party maintain stronghold’s in [...]

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Mike Gravel Is Pimpin

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

New video from Senator Mike Gravel.
He raps!!! 
He learns the Soulja Boy dance!!!!
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Immortal Technique On The Sean Bell Case

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

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Obama - The First Hip-Hop President???

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

We came across this and we thought we’d share with you
Source: Guardian Unlimited - Comments
Written by Alex Stein
Barack Obama has been labelled the “hip-hop candidate” since the beginning of the presidential race. It’s easy to dismiss this as a cliche. After all, Obama is youthful, handsome, a master of rhetoric, and black. So of course he [...]

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Al Sharpton Shutting Fox Down

March 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I wasnt gonna post this but we got alot of emails about this.
Rev Al Sharpton shutting down Greta from Fox News.
Any kind of racism is simply illogical but the pastor’s comments were on the government in the first video and thats simply dfferent to what Don Imus said like Sharpton mentions in the video
Now the 2nd video [...]

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Jay-Z Endorses Barack Obama

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

First it was Russell Simmons who gave his support to Obama, but now Brooklyn MC and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has lended his support to Obama’s Presidential Campaign.
 
Jigga has given his support via an automated phone message saying “Bring your friends and families make sure your voices are heard for change,” .
Source: http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13960
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Russell Simmons Endorses Obama

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

OG Russell Simmons have pledged his support for Barack Obama for Presidency.

The Hip-Hop mogul said he was ‘inspired by the diversity among the Illinois senator’s supporters. Obama has built an unprecedented national movement of people from all ethnic, racial, political, social and economic backgrounds’
‘If you could take Barack Obama’s image, add Hillary Rodham Clinton’s money and [...]

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Look Who’s Backing Hilary!!!!

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Jack Nicholson!
Hilary Clinton’s campaign seems to have taken yet another desparate turn. Clinton rolls out her star actor friend to try and get the edge over Obama.
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The next Democratic Primaries for Texas and Ohio take place on Tuesday.
Obama has won 11 consecutive polls since Super Tuesday.
What do you guys think?
Will Hilary’s star friends give her the edge or are you seeing past [...]

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