P-Diddy scared of Palin

P-Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puffy, Diddy, Sean Combs, or whatever he goes by this week is afraid of Gov. Sarah Palin.

Sean Combs (since that is his name that is what I will call him) posted two video blogs on YouTube explaining his fear of Gov. Palin.
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Celebrities say “Yes We Can” to Obama, I have doubts

Will.i.am from the band Black Eyed Peas was inspired to write and produce the song “Yes We Can” after listening to a 2008 Presidential campaign speech given by Barack Obama in New Hampshire.

Here he explains his thought process and how the song came about.
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“Celebrity Endorsements Hurt Politicians” - Kidd Rock

In a August 22, 2008, Kidd Rock told CMT, “I think celebrity endorsements hurt politicians.”

Rock went on to say, “Because as soon as somebody comes out for a politician, especially in Hollywood, when they all go, ‘I’m voting for this guy!’ — I go, ‘That’s not who I’m voting for!’”.
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Van Halen tells McCain to stop “Right Now”

It seems more and more musicians are wining more and more about where and when their songs are getting played. The Republican National Convention caused a number of non-McCain supporting musicians to make it clear that just because their song was played did not mean support from them.

Van Halen apparently did not give the John McCain campaign permission to use the bands “Right Now” song during the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. According to TMZ the band had no idea the song was going to be used and, “Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given.”
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John Mayer’s “Waiting On The World To Change” before giving his political views

Listening to John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change” would make you think there is political message he was trying to make.

“now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door”

A recent interview with Mayer shows otherwise. “I just have to be very careful with my words, because I think I know the difference between offering people an emotional observation and my opinion,” Mayer says. “My opinion is worth nothing. My emotional observation is worth everything. I want to be able to keep that trust to at least get people to think. All you have to do is think — we’ll talk about it later.”

I am of the opinion that there certainly are some political undertones with the song, but he leaves it up to the listener to decide what they think. This is one reason why Mayer is on my personal playlist because he poses questions which forces you to think and form your own decision.
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