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Common Performs at White House, Earth Continues Rotating on Its AxisPosted on May 12, 2011
Despite the collective outrage and alarm of noted hip-hop scholars Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, the artist known as Common turned up on Wednesday to perform a spoken word piece at a celebration of poetry at the White House. And lo, it was good. He even made a Christ reference! —KA The White House via YouTube: Advertisement New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. |
By redipen, May 12, 2011 at 11:29 pm Link to this comment
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far cry from Pablo Casals, would that the POTUS listened not only to his music, but
Report thishis thoughts: “Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens
to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is
not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his
own good”
By CarolMarie, May 12, 2011 at 5:58 pm Link to this comment
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“Thanks to one King’s dream, he was able to Barack us.” Wonderful! What’s all the fuss about?
Report thisBy John poole, May 12, 2011 at 2:53 pm Link to this comment
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OK- so all you other whities are afraid to touch this. It was lame! Spoken word
Report thisdoesn’t do much for me when song is much more effective. Yes it was a “poetry”
event. So Christ is coming? Is Common going to hook up with Harold Camping
next? To me his pitch was just jive- I hear it all the time in Philly.
By rend, May 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm Link to this comment
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barak
verb (used without object)
to engage in a drone strike on single or multiple human targets with little concern for
Report thiscollateral damage; attempt to subdue and subjugate a native pollution that lives in mud huts
with multi million dollar radio controlled bombing technology: One Kings dream he was able
to barak us.