Did Nicki Minaj Endorse Mitt Romney?

            

Pop singer and rapper Nicki Minaj appears on the newest mixtape from her labelmate Lil' Wayne and declares that she's down with Team Romney.

Onika Tanya Maraj is a Trinidadian born entertainer grew up in Queens, New York. She rose to prominence as a recording artist who signed to Cash Money Records under Lil' Wayne's Young Money Entertainment label. Her debut Pink Friday released in 2010 was the comeback album of a music industry suffering in declining album sales. Her album went on to sell over 1.45 million copies declaring it platinum.

The second album Pink Friday 2: Roman Reloaded was released this year and features more pop friendly singles as well as her gruff street credibility. They recently certified her follow up album platinum.

Now I'm waiting for Sean Hannity to book her on his radio show or television program.

SOHH and Redding News Service reports that Nicki Minaj has raised a few eyebrows courtesy of her "Mercy" Dedication 4 verse off Lil Wayne's new mixtape as she claims she will vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney this November.

The verse:

"I got more money , in in my f*cking purse /Court side, you in the C Section," she raps, "I'm with them bloods you you with the C Section /In Malibu I'm bout a sea section /And all these b*tches is my sons, yeah C-Section /I'm a Republican voting for Mitt Romney/You lazy b*tches is f*cking up the economy /Out in Miami I be chilling with a zombie /Diablo Alejandro de Mello Gandhi"

The New York Daily News says that some fans have suggested the line, first reported by the website Rape Dose, is sarcastic and that Minaj would actually cast her ballot for President Obama. The 27-year-old Queens-raised entertainer has criticized Obama recently, tweeting at him in June about failures of the health-care system. However, in 2009, she seemed quite enamored of the Commander-in-chief, rapping "Michelle, I got my eye on Barack Obama." Adding further intrigue, some observers have noted that on "Mercy," Minaj is rapping over beats produced by ardent President Barack Obama supporter Kanye West.

Lil' Wayne and Nicki Minaj

In regards to the hip-hop community, the pop princess has a right to support a candidate by whom she pleases. It's not going to affect the endorsements from Jay-Z, Beyonce and even Kanye West endorsement of Barack Obama for president. President Barack Obama called Kanye West a jackass after he jumped on the stage at the MTV Music Awards upstaging pop singer and country music star Taylor Swift.

But on the issue of the endorsement, how is the hip hop community taking it?

Lupe Fiasco is not a fan of the president. Texas rap legend Scarface is a registered Republican. So what?

They're entitled to not support the president. Does it make them any less talented?

I mean does Hollywood, Broadway, hip-hop, R & B, your favorite sports star and entertainer always have to support President Barack Obama?

Don't get me wrong, I don't care for Hank Williams, Jr., Ted Nugent, Victoria Jackson, Jon Voight, Jon Lovitz, Clinton Eastwood, Patricia Heaton and Kelesy Grammar.

Clinton Eastwood is a famous movie actor and director. Best known for his famous quote "Go ahead. Make my day!" Eastwood has directed Million Dollar Baby, won an Oscar. Patricia Heaton is the star of The Middle. Her rise to fame came from Everybody Love Raymond. Kelsey Grammar is best known as Dr. Frasier Crane from Cheers and its popular spin-off Fraiser. He also voiced villainous Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons. He's on the Starz program Boss with featured players such as rapper/reality star Clifford "T.I." Harris.

They're are registered Republicans and they're very successful. The rest of them mentioned are washed up celebrities.

The Dedication compilations are mixtape features created by Atlanta based producer DJ Drama and it features Lil' Wayne and members of his Cash Money/Young Money crew rapping freestyles on memorable beats.

Listen to the singer's verse on these link.

First Lady Michelle Obama: Help My Husband Barack Win!

Unpopular is President Barack Obama. The economy has hardline him to the bottom 40s in Gallup.

Popular is his wife, the First Lady of The United States Michelle LaVaughn Obama.

Before I got the opportunity to listen to First Lady Obama speak, I've heard Sean Hannity rehash his old attack. He still complains that the first lady isn't patriotic as he is. The conservative agitator loops her speech in which she spoken "For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of my country! Because hope is coming back!"

Hannity is a total moron. I would rather not go any further with a narcissistic moron such as Sean Hannity.

She speaks at the Democratic Save Obama National Convention in order to make the case for the president's reelection.

The president need his biggest ally to help him win. In a time where Democrats are dispirited by the economic woes of the United States, Barack Obama is tied with perennial candidate Mitt Romney in a toss up race for the presidency.

The president is working hard to inspire the young and minority voters to turn out in droves once again.

With unemployment hovering around over 8%, it's going to be a lot of explaining for Barack Obama.

The Democratic National Convention begins on two sour notes. The national debt tops $16 trillion. This will be the driving force for Republicans to complain about government spending. The next issue is the jobs report. The anticipated jobs report could make or break the president. The president accepts his nomination on Thursday.

From the looks of this speech, First Lady Obama rocked. 

View Michelle Obama full speech here:

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Does Julián Castro Ring A Bell?

 Julián Castro is the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He speaks at the Democratic National Convention. Potential 2016 presidential buzz is beginning again.

San Antonio, Texas is the seventh largest city in the United States. It's growing at a faster pace than its predecessor San Jose, California. The leadership of the Democratic mayor has people thinking that he's ringing the bell for the next potential presidential candidate in the 2016 U.S. Elections.

Making the case for embattled President Barack Obama, Castro goes to the floor of the (Save Obama) Democratic National Convention.

Castro is married to his wife Erica and has a baby daughter.

Castro's keynote speech goes after the perennial candidate now Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. He makes light of the infamous Romney Ohio Dominion University speech in which the nominee spoke of how to create a business. He told a sleepy audience of voters that in order to start a business, borrow from your parents.

He made the case against vice presidential nominee (Congressman) Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) infamous austerity bill.

On his official website, the mayor describes himself as a 37-year-old San Antonio native, Mayor Julián Castro is the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city. First elected on May 9, 2009, Mayor Castro handily won re-election in 2011 with nearly 82 percent of the vote.

Speaking with emotion, Julián Castro delivers his promise to help reelect Barack Obama for president.

 Throughout his tenure, Mayor Castro has focused on attracting well-paying jobs in 21st century industries, positioning San Antonio to be a leader in the New Energy Economy and raising educational attainment across the spectrum. In 2011, the Milken Institute ranked San Antonio the nation’s top-performing local economy.

Mayor Castro created SA2020, a community-wide visioning effort turned nonprofit that has galvanized thousands of San Antonians around a simple, but powerful vision for San Antonio - to create a brainpower community that is the liveliest city in the nation.

Under his leadership, the city in 2010 opened Café College, a one-stop center offering high-quality guidance on college admissions, financial aid and standardized test preparation to any student in the San Antonio area. In its first year, Café College served more than 5,000 area students, spurring an expansion of the facility in 2011.

Mayor Castro also has brought a sense of urgency to revitalizing the city’s urban core, including the underserved East Side of San Antonio, by initiating the “Decade of Downtown” and approving a series of incentives to encourage inner city investment. These efforts have spurred plans for the construction of more than 2,400 housing units in the center city by 2014.

In March 2010, Mayor Castro joined executives from Google and Twitter in being named to the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders.  Later that year, Time magazine placed him on its “40 under 40” list of rising stars in American politics. Mayor Castro also serves on the board of directors of the National League of Cities, is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue and is an Aspen-Rodel Fellow. In addition to his community service, Mayor Castro has taught courses at The University of Texas at San Antonio, Trinity University, and St. Mary’s University.

Mayor Castro earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University with honors and distinction in 1996 and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2000. In 2001, at the age of 26, Castro became the youngest elected city councilman at that time in San Antonio history.


Mayor Castro’s twin brother,  Joaquin, serves in the Texas House of Representatives.

The Politico outlines five things in Castro's speech. The transcripts that caught the media's attention:
 

1. “First they called it ‘trickle-down.’ Then ‘supply-side.’ Now it’s ‘Romney-Ryan.’ Or is it ‘Ryan-Romney?’”

2. “Now, in Texas, we believe in the rugged individual. Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps, and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can’t do alone.”

3. “I don’t think Gov. Romney meant any harm. I think he’s a good guy. He just has no idea how good he’s had it.”

4. “When it comes to expanding access to good health care, Mitt Romney … actually Mitt Romney said, ‘Yes,’ and now he says, ‘No.’”

5. “The American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don’t always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. My grandmother never owned a house. She cleaned other people’s houses so she could afford to rent her own. But she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.”

View the video here

Deval Patrick: Grow A Backbone Dems!

Governor Deval Patrick (D-Massachusetts) brings forth a rousing yet partisan speech at the Democratic National Convention. The governor succeeded Mitt Romney in 2007. Romney is a perennial candidate for higher office. He achieved his goal as the Republican nominee for the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.

 
The Democratic National Convention is on. I am watching it. First Lady Michelle Obama and Julián Castro will be the headliners of this "Save Obama" National Convention.

The speakers included the president's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, his brother in law University of Oregon Basketball head coach Craig Robinson, San Antonio mayor (possible 2016 U.S. presidential candidate) Julián Castro, Newark mayor Cory Booker, Tammy Duckworth, candidate for U.S. Congress, Lily Ledbetter, Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Subileus, Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel, Ted Strickland, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colorado), and Democratic National Leader (Congresswoman) Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida). 

One thing that got me inspired was the speech from the Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick.

He spoke clearly of the need to bring forth an united front to reelected President Barack Obama.

He spoke of the dispirited supporters and their frustrations with progress. He told a tale of the Republican's strategy to bully the president right out of office. The governor is the predecessor of former governor and perennial candidate for president Mitt Romney.

Besides the heartwarming tribute to the late Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy, we heard from Tammy Duckworth a disable war veteran running for congress against Illinois Republican Congressman Joe Walsh.  We heard the inspiring speeches from Martin O'Malley the governor of Maryland. A former managing executive Lily Ledbetter who was underpaid after 20 years of service to her company. Her legacy is an imprint on President Barack Obama. The first legislation signed into law as the Equal Gender Pay Act (known as the Lily Ledbetter Act).

When Governor Patrick came to the stage, it's turned out to be one of the most interesting things of the night.

Patrick was reelected in a nail-bitter election after the resurgence of Republicans. The Tea Party elected Scott Brown, a state legislator to the United States Senate ending the Kennedy legacy with an overwhelming victory over the Democratic opponent.

Patrick the father of two grew up with a single mother in the city of Chicago. He managed to win a scholarship to Milton Academy in Massachusetts in the eighth grade. He went on to attend Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he was President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. After graduating he practiced law with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He later joined a Boston law firm, where he was named a partner at the age of 34. In 1994, President Bill Clinton appointed Patrick Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, where he worked on issues including racial profiling and police misconduct. Patrick returned to Boston in 1997 to work in private law. In the following years he worked as general counsel for Texaco in New York City and Coca-Cola in Atlanta, which were both facing large racial discrimination settlements.

Somehow I gotten the the spirit back in me when the governor told the American voters to get a backbone and look at the risk if you elect Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. The price the American public could pay. They could undermine the progress that President Barack Obama's successes.

He told his party faithful that under the leadership of then governor Romney, the state of Massachusetts is ranked 47th in the United States job growth. Patrick managed to keep the state unemployment at level. His state's unemployment is 6.1%, below the national average of 8.3%.

Patrick gave one of the most rousing speeches so far. The media is loving it. But is the American voter buying it?

Patrick's partisan speech may give the Democrats a little spirit but could this impact help reelect President Barack Obama?

View the entire video here:

Welcome to Charlotte! We Make It Possible!

Occupy protesters block DNC buses | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

Occupy protesters block DNC buses | The Ticket - Yahoo! News: CHARLOTTE, N.C.—On Tuesday, a group of more than 100 protesters shouting "Obama is a traitor" temporarily shut down official bus service that ferries around delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The protesters, some of whom were lying down in the street, were surrounded by Charlotte police, who used their bicycles to build a barrier around the group.

Meet Your Charlotte 2012 DNC Delegation