Ben Carson to Target Black Voters With Rap Song: ABC

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Friday will begin running radio ads targeting black voters with a rap song, ABC News reports.

The $150,000 buy will air the ad in Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, Birmingham, Jackson, Memphis, and Little Rock for two weeks, according to ABC.

“This happens to be a group that we feel pretty strongly is ready and prepared to start working for Ben Carson,” spokesman Doug Watts said, according to the report.

Carson is not the first candidate to employ rhymes on the campaign trail. Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry launched his campaign with a rap/country fusion number.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2015-11-05/ben-carson-to-target-black-voters-with-rap-song-abc

[BlueJazz]

1. "Gotta get down with my Brothers on the block cause even with schooling I'm dumb as a rock"

[pepperbear]

52. why am I reminded of this.....

[BlueJazz]

54. Geez! Thanks

[Sunlei]

3. Lunatic mocks Americans tactic seems to work quite well for free media publicity in America

[bullwinkle428]

4. Further evidence that this "campaign" is performance art.

[Ace Rothstein]

5. Yes. It really sounds like it is from a terrible comedy script.

[Codeine]

6. Please, please let this man be the nominee.

The campaign will be like one long episode of Key and Peele.

[SidDithers]

7. Carson's a grown ass man...

It would be comedy gold.



Sid

[pnwmom]

21. While people like you mock him, he's becoming the next Ronald Reagan.

There is no such thing as a Rethug who is too dumb to be President. They're so much easier to handle when they know they don't have the experience. The same puppet masters who handled Reagan through his Alzheimers will have no problem using Carson as a front man.

And the racists will have no problem voting for this soft-spoken, non-threatening black man. In fact, they'll pat themselves on the back for their good judgment.

[VanillaRhapsody]

56. Hillary will trounce this nutbar...

I doubt he makes it to the primary.

[spinbaby]

8. Not the Onion?

Come on, it's got to be the Onion. No way could he be that stupid.

[tammywammy]

14. That's what I was thinking

I saw this headline earlier today without the "abc" added at the end. I didn't click the link bc I figured it was just The Onion or another satire article. Holy shit though, it's fucking real.

[Person 2713]

9. My fear is a Carson Rubio or Carson Cruz ticket . The voting public is what it is and we have seen

with Bush II the Hispanic vote split(40%). Would hate to think surnames would draw identity but who knows
Not sure Carson could split AA vote that much but he will try

[pnwmom]

22. That would be a powerful ticket. Carson alone is a black Ronald Reagan.

No matter who he picks for VP he will be a powerful opponent.

None of the GOP voters will notice or care how dumb he is.

[questionseverything]

29. rare we agree

but he will peel off aa support from the dems too

[pnwmom]

33. Yes, he will.

Look at what just happened in Houston. The more religious African American and Hispanic voters helped to vote down the anti-discrimination law -- in a city with a lesbian mayor.

We could easily lose a good chunk of minority voters if we don't have a candidate who can appeal to those who take their faith seriously.

[Codeine]

42. Reagan had genuine charisma.

Carson is a fucking joke.

[pnwmom]

43. Most Dems thought Reagan was a joke. And many people now think Carson

is a great guy.

Just ask any Rethugs you happen to know. Carson's probably their guy.

[Bluenorthwest]

44. Reagan, Carson, rap...

[Codeine]

45. That's the very first thing I thought of

when this Carson rap story came out. Laughed my ass off listening to that song on Dr. Demento as a kid.

Of course, as a kid I actually liked Reagan. Luckily I grew out of that by the time I was old enough to vote, largely due to Pacifica Radio.

[arcane1]

30. Once people who attend church on Sunday learn what he believes about them, he'll get dropped asap.

As a general rule, people don't vote for someone who tells them they're going to hell

[snooper2]

10. ROFLMAO halfway okay rapper dude then they add his idiot voice in, even a "freedom isn't free" line

[Iggo]

11. Is he down with the ******* and the ****?

(See: Malibu's Most Wanted.)

[Dr Hobbitstein]

12. Who's he gonna get? Prince Ea?

Conservative rappers (that rap about politics) are hard to come by. Prince Ea is the only one who comes to mind, and he has the WORST flow I've ever heard.

[Erose999]

24. "Aspiring Mogul" is the rapper. Never heard of him. The ad is pretty whack though. Lamest MC since

Mach Man Randy Savage

[Person 2713]

38. AM is anti gay rights anti choice and no surprises

http://aspiringmogultheblackrepublican.blogspot.com/2013/05/911we-are-not-in-democrats-pocket.html?m=1

[MrScorpio]

13. Face palm.

[tishaLA]

15. "target" is one word for it

repel is another

[trusty elf]

16. ...

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[hifiguy]

35. Not only a DUzy,

probably post of the week.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. You win the internet today

[livetohike]

55. The funniest thing I've seen on DU in a long time!

[REP]

17. At first I thought Carson believed the Jackson 5's "ABC" was a rap song

[Johonny]

18. You got to wait for the beep, you got to leave your name, you got to leave your number

you got to wait for the beep...

[arcane1]

31. Great, now that will be stuck in my head all day

[beac]

19. Dare I hope that he will be performing it himself?

He could invent a whole new genre... Soporifrap-- rhymes delivered with little to no inflection and guaranteed to put you right to sleep.

[Codeine]

41. My name is MC Ben and my shit is soporific.

I'm a fuckin' neurosurgeon but I'm still unscientific.

[lumberjack_jeff]

50. Heh. +1 n/t

[livetohike]

53. LOL! Thanks for the laugh after a rough day.

[beac]

57. !!!

With your user name, maybe you could be his DJ.

[Rex]

20. Which group? Elaborate please Mr. Watts.

Watts?

[MowCowWhoHow III]

23. This is a definite vote winner, just not for Ben Carson

Listen here :http://www.stereogum.com/1842170/hear-ben-carsons-rap-radio-commerical/mp3s/

Pray he doesn't read the comments and see this gem:

Ben Carson — that’s my name
guess what? the pyramids were built to store grain
the holocaust? shit was totally whack
if Jews had guns they coulda prevented that
slavery was bad but I’ll tell you what’s worse
Obamacare straight up stealing out your purse
10% flat tax that’s no lie
separated twins/ Benny C ’til I die
VOTE CARSON

[paul ofnoclique]

25. You simply Cannot Make This Shit Up!

[hifiguy]

36. Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Alexander Woollcott, Robert Benchley,

George S. Kaufman, Doug Kenney, Michael O'Donoghue, George Carlin. Even Groucho himself.

History's greatest and most vicious satirists would just shake their heads and walk away, knowing they have now been put out of business.

[bravenak]

26. THIS IS OFFICIALLY MY FAVORITE THING TODAY!!

[randys1]

27. These brain surgeons dont know tone deafness and music is not a good combo?

Hey wait, one of them actually is a brain surgeon, wow...

[bravenak]

28. You are funny!!!!

[stevenleser]

47. Truly cringe-worthy. Shows you how out of touch with the AA community Carson really is.

I would take my laptop out on the street here in Harlem and show people and ask them what they think but I would be afraid they would laugh so hard they would die and I would be prosecuted for manslaughter.

[bravenak]

48. It was fantastically stupid as hell.

I should sue him. Dunno what kinda case I have, but I should win very easily.

[KamaAina]

32. Well, my name is Ben Carson and I cut up people's brains

And I'll cut up the whole country if you give me the reins!

[Codeine]

39. Ha! I can so hear him saying that

in his ridiculous monotone!

[RockaFowler]

34. Gawker's version is better

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/a-more-honest-version-of-ben-carsons-rap-campaign-ad-1740837332

[kydo]

37. Does it go something like this?

[redwitch]

40. Here it is:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/listen-ben-carsons-rap-ad-aimed-african-american/story?id=34988082

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

51. The comments aren't very positive

The rap is not as bad as I though it would be

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

49. Brings this video to maind