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Latina.com Exclusive: Fat Joe Attacks Daddy Yankee
by smundhra | 09.09.2008 | 3:37pm | 8 Comments
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There's a reason why people say it's never a good idea to discuss politics at dinner. Fat Joe certainly lost his appetite after hearing that Daddy Yankee has decided to officially support John McCain for president of the United States, and he has a few choice words for the reggaetonero.
"Anyone who says McCain understands Latinos better than Barack Obama is crazy," Fat Joe tells Latina.com. "It scared the s*** out of me when Daddy Yankee was standing next to this dude. I couldn’t believe it! Yo, this guy’s crazy, man. He says he’s not a Republican, but he believes in John McCain? I read an interview where he said he met him and thought he was a nice guy. Everybody’s a nice guy! Everybody’s going to smile at you and be a nice guy!"
Joe's ire against Daddy Yankee began last week when—after learning that Yankee would be performing at the Republican National Convention—Joe referred to Yankee as a sellout. "He either sold out for a photo op/publicity or he’s just not well educated on politics," Joe reasons. "Now, if you’re a public figure like Daddy Yankee is, and you’re not well educated on politics, then how are you going to go tell people who look up to you, ‘cause they like your music, go vote for this guy, when you don’t even know what the guy is standing for?"
The rapper also contends that Daddy Yankee doesn't exactly fit the Republican mold. "Look at the people who've endorsed McCain, they’ve been country singers, who are for the All-American USA. Daddy Yankee is the only outcast," Joe insists.
"He can’t even vote anyway," Joe continues with disdain. "He’s got to come to New York and vote." Our records confirm that Daddy Yankee is indeed a resident of Puerto Rico (and therefore isn't elegible to vote in the general election), and is not a registered Republican.
It's not uncommon for politics to make a person extremely passionate (just check out these comments if you need proof), but we think Fat Joe should give Daddy Yankee a little bit more credit. We suggest a live, televised debate to settle this once in for all. A Fat Joe/Daddy Yankee face-off could just overshadow the election itself!
"Anyone who says McCain understands Latinos better than Barack Obama is crazy," Fat Joe tells Latina.com. "It scared the s*** out of me when Daddy Yankee was standing next to this dude. I couldn’t believe it! Yo, this guy’s crazy, man. He says he’s not a Republican, but he believes in John McCain? I read an interview where he said he met him and thought he was a nice guy. Everybody’s a nice guy! Everybody’s going to smile at you and be a nice guy!"
Joe's ire against Daddy Yankee began last week when—after learning that Yankee would be performing at the Republican National Convention—Joe referred to Yankee as a sellout. "He either sold out for a photo op/publicity or he’s just not well educated on politics," Joe reasons. "Now, if you’re a public figure like Daddy Yankee is, and you’re not well educated on politics, then how are you going to go tell people who look up to you, ‘cause they like your music, go vote for this guy, when you don’t even know what the guy is standing for?"
The rapper also contends that Daddy Yankee doesn't exactly fit the Republican mold. "Look at the people who've endorsed McCain, they’ve been country singers, who are for the All-American USA. Daddy Yankee is the only outcast," Joe insists.
"He can’t even vote anyway," Joe continues with disdain. "He’s got to come to New York and vote." Our records confirm that Daddy Yankee is indeed a resident of Puerto Rico (and therefore isn't elegible to vote in the general election), and is not a registered Republican.
It's not uncommon for politics to make a person extremely passionate (just check out these comments if you need proof), but we think Fat Joe should give Daddy Yankee a little bit more credit. We suggest a live, televised debate to settle this once in for all. A Fat Joe/Daddy Yankee face-off could just overshadow the election itself!
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8 Comments
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belkisd1a
09.17.2008 5:26pm |
It scares me to think that there are people out there that are blind enough to support McCain. McCain is a recipe for disaster and would make Bush look like an angel, that’s how bad he is. Bush took us to war with Iraq with lies and drove the country into a tri-million dollar deficit. What does McCain want to do? He wants to keep our troops in Iraq for a hundred years, go to war with Iran and Russia and wants to bomb Venezuela for their oil. If millions of people have died during the Bush administration and he drove the country into a deficit, McCain will kill even more people and drive this country into a second depression doing even more damage to our economy. Obama’s plan: to bring our troops home, use diplomacy to solve our differences with Iran, apply new regulations on Wall Street, he wants to fix the education problem and supports environmentally save sources of energy NOT bomb other countries for their oil. Anyone with common sense will vote for Obama. People please wake up, this is no joke!!! If you want to see the truth for yourself please watch the following video on YouTube /watch?v=A7yDbwWNCUc
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lovinlife
09.17.2008 9:26am |
Whether or not Daddy Yankee can vote would be determined by whether or not he is a U.S. legal resident...Puerto Ricans cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections, but they can vote in primaries. Puerto Ricans who become residents of a U.S. state can vote in presidential elections...Either way, I would assume that Puerto Rico's unique relationship with the U.S. would entitle it's citizens at the very least the right to voice their opinions openly...After all, isn't every other non-American such as the English, French, etc., openly voicing their opinions on who we, as Americans, should vote for?
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amo1980
09.15.2008 2:05pm |
I feel everyone should have their opinion. Reading these posts shows that. I have to question something though....Why would Daddy Yankee back any presidetial candidate if he cannot even vote? To me that throughs into question why would he even announce who he supports? Could it be because he is in someones pocket? That would only make sense to me unless he is just that mis guided? Voting in my eyes is yes a very good freedom to have, but when it comes right down to it we are only picking who we feel(as individuals)is the lesser of two(or three or four etc.)evils. I am so digraced by politics that I cannot truly believe in the person I vote for. Although I still vote in hope that someone can make things better for our country.
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ruthda
09.13.2008 10:06pm |
I will have to say that you are wrong and the ignorant and the poorly educated is you. How many years have Mr. Obama been in the Congress versus Mr. McCain? What do you think Obama knows about Latinos?, he doesn't even know himself what he is, if black or white. We need somebody with courage and honesty, somebody that knows what it is to fight for human rights. Have some of you know that Mr. Obama is friends with a terrorist that tried to bomb the Capitol in the 1960s? WOW, YEAH!!! we need some body like that as PRESIDENT. Educate yourself before opening your big FAT mouth.
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lovinlife
09.13.2008 8:11pm |
Bikimoo, i'm saddened & disappointed that you would take issue with my expressing my views honestly & accurately in this forum...after all, that is what this medium was created for, is it not? If I had gone on & on praising Obama instead, I guarantee that you wouldn't have been at all offended, it's a double standard...The truth is that you are actually upset by the fact that apparently my opinion doesn't coincide with yours (making unfounded comments like "mis-guided", etc.)...Moreover, it is beyond sad (although predictable) that you would try to lessen my latin heritage...In actuality, I'm a first generation American, which probably provides me with more of a connection to my latino roots than perhaps even yourself...And this being America, I'm not attempting to represent you & yours, but I AM representing me & mine...Believe it or not, I don't exist in a vacuum, there are many latinos that share my views...Lastly, a small lesson in the difference between race & nationality...we latinos are comprised of EVERY race--including white, black, & mulattos--& many different nationalities......so I find your reference to "siding with the anglos" offensive & un-educated...Believe it or not there are "anglo" latinos (blond haired, blue eyed, etc.) in the world...Last I checked, Spain is in Europe...Not that it matters what someone's race is, but you don't have to be brown to be latino...Me personally, I'm of the brown variety & very proud of it :-)
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Bikimoo
09.13.2008 12:30am |
my need to respond to this is based strictly on my Latina Pride and the unconditional support to ANYONE that represents "whole-heartedly" what I stand for. With that being said I totally support Fat Joe...regardless of the fact that I've been a fan since back in the day, from the boogie down...saw him hanging in the hood way before he made it big....and gave Daddy Yankee as much respect strictly based on the fact that he was from the island, busted his butt, and got lucky....that respect and pride immediately died after reading this article....he is obviously being guided by people that are easily bought and he is just as weak to go along with it. Miss or Mister Lovinlife has the right to their opinion but it boggles my mind that thru their mis-guidance they can outrightly voice themselves here. How blind can mis-guided pride be!!! I respect their view...just hate that they thought this was an appropriate place to voice it....more power to you...you've sided with the anglos....you've lost in my personal opinion your Latino right to represent..you're lucky if mine is the only opinion you lose....you do not represent me and mine....
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lovinlife
09.12.2008 10:25pm |
How completely ignorant, not to mention arrogant, of Fat Joe to assume that Daddy Yankee's support of John McCain must be because he is ill-informed politically! As an educated latina, I support McCain because he best represents my & my culture's beliefs & concerns. Abortion, the economy, & immigration are among the issues that McCain has shown concrete plans of action (both in the past & for the future)...McCain manages to address these issues without compromising his principles (regardless of what is pc) and has proven his complete devotion to this country.
McCain willingly served our country. Then made his country proud by enduring 5 years of torture as a prisoner of war, to then emerge and continue his lifelong dedication to this country as a civil servant. I don't think obama would bleed for this country the way McCain has...In fact, I feel Obama has a seriously questionable, if not unnerving, background & upbringing...and has a characteristically un-patriotic wife.
If you want to talk about philanthropists, Cindy McCain is responsible for founding the American Voluntary Medical Team in 1988, which organizes trips by medical personnel to disaster-struck/war-torn third world countries. She's lead 55 (yes you heard correctly, 55!) missions under this foundation to places like Kuwait, Iraq, Nicaragua, India, Bangladesh, etc. She's also participated in operations to remove land mines in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Angola, and more. Basically, she's done more humanitarian work internationally speaking than Obama or his wife ever has combined.
As far as patriotism is concerned, there are those who despise what our country stands for so much so, that they would run for president simply to undermine the system from within (hello, Mrs. Obama).
McCain is an advocate for alternative fuel sources. but more importantly, he's willing to take action immediately to alleviate the financial burden of Americans today. Also, McCain has proven that he stands against corruption in any party, having stood against what he felt was large corrupt political contributions, during which he worked side-by-side with democratic senators in an effort to end corruption wherever he saw it. so clearly, he's not a puppet, and although he respects president Bush, as do many republicans, he's certainly not his clone. He has been nicknamed the Maverick Republican because of his fearlessness in standing against corruption within his own party.
Furthermore, I’ve been on both the McCain and the Obama websites, and I’ve followed both of their campaigns. Obama has never given any clear, concise plan on any of the issues at hand. His website consists of quotes that usually begin with the words "I believe..." and have no substance or actual plan of action therein.
Having military experience, I believe McCain could guide us to a logical and RESPONSIBLE conclusion of the war.
Of course, I value the opinions of all my fellow Americans and acknowledge everyone's entitlement to their opinion...Unlike the small-minded Fat Joe, I do not simply attack someone's supposed intelligence/political awareness because they happen to have a different point of view than myself.
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belkisd1a
09.12.2008 6:19pm |
I totally agree with Fat Joe. No Hispanic or person in their right mind should be endorsing McCain or any Republican in these very difficult times. The ones that will end up paying the biggest price are the minorities and middle class. Is Daddy Yankee crazy! I mean if McCain wins he looses too because his fans are gonna be too broke to afford his records or even a concert. A debate between the two artist would not be a good idea in the sense that it should be the politicians debating, but if it would educate those who don’t follow politics then it might not be a bad idea after all. I never really paid much attention to Joe before but I like him now, he actually has a good head on his shoulders and that’s the type of celebrity we want our youth to look up to and listen to aside from the music.
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