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Related: About this forumTYT: Ben Carson's Rap Music Video Campaign Ad
Ben Carsons Republican policies arent very appealing to most African Americans. Needing the support of this key demographic, he decided to put out a political rap. It doesnt seem like its going to work. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Ben Carson has made his contribution to the annals of awkward rap ads promoting Republican presidential hopefuls, and it's awful. The GOP front runner's new radio advertisement features some confounding rhymes"Vote and support Ben Carson. For the next president, hed be awesome"to try and add some hip hop credibility to the neurosurgeon's soft-spoken way with words.
While Carson himself isn't doing any of the rapping, he did provide the somber voiceover with such lines as:
"I'm very hopeful I'm not the only one who's willing to pick up the baton of freedom, because freedom is not free and we must fight for it everyday.*
Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/11/hate-listen-to-ben-carsons-new-rap-song
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TYT: Ben Carson's Rap Music Video Campaign Ad (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Nov 2015
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humbled_opinion
(4,423 posts)1. Probably would have been
better off autuning him...
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)2. My shock meter went through the roof.
I thought the Carson ad was horrible, but nah listen to the Herman Cain ad. That is so bad it makes the Carson ad seem rather nice, yeah it's still awful, but it's the difference between littering and kicking a puppy rather a bunch of puppies a whole lot of times.
trusty elf
(7,394 posts)3. "I'm very hopeful that I'm not the only one
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who's willing to pick up the baton of freedom."
Getting America back on crack!
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