Hip-hoppers, unfortunately, have a tradition -- a small one -- in which someone endorses the Republican Party. Forget the fact that national calibre Republicans, with the dramatic exception of Jack Kemp, routinely work against the inner-city. In the post-Cold War period, Easy E attended a Republican White House dinner under George Herbert Walker Bush. Now, following "Easy E" is "Daddy Yankee" of Gasolina "fame." From WSJ:
"Daddy Yankee, the hip-hop star from Puerto Rico, endorsed the Republican candidate Monday morning. Wearing black aviator shades in the library of Central High School here, Daddy Yankee said, 'I believe in his ideals and his proposals to lead this nation…He’s been a fighter for the Hispanic community.'
"The students gathered for the event clearly were not told ahead of time that Daddy Yankee was part of the deal. As the Latin-Grammy-winning recording artist walked into the room, the girls shrieked and screamed, grabbed each other by the hands and gasped at the sight of him. One girl fanned the tears from her eyes.
"'I just wanna say thank you, Daddy Yankee,' McCain said."
How many times in the past half-decade do you think McCain has called anyone "Daddy"?
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