Obama, Down with Jay-Z?

McCain claims he's down with the dimwits on "The Hills," but Barack Obama has one-upped him - seems he's down with Beyonce's man! Jigga, what?


During a speech in North Carolina last night, Obama "brushed the dirt off his shoulders," you know -- like the Jay-Z song -- in response to all the mudslinging that's been going on in the race to the White House.

He's got 99 problems but a Clinton ain't one.



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91. @ObamaNAGM:isn't that the truth

Posted at 11:56AM on Apr 20th 2008 by ME2

92. If I were Hillary, I'd run the video non-stop of Obama standing with other politicians saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It's very disturbing to see he's the only one who doesn't have his hand over his heart. There's something very wrong with Obama and his hating wife.

Posted at 1:07PM on Apr 20th 2008 by Alexa

93. He is an intelligent guy....and we all cringe when we here TRUTH. WHo is not frustrated with how this country is being run, gas prices, how much we make in income, news media, the money being spent on corrupt agencies like FEMA and the IRAQ war?

Hilary is so negative of late, its in here character....she is and always has been a bit Ripe. She is very smart but unable to project her smarts in a POSITIVE way.
McCain has a temper like no other, and I admire him for his service and duty, but he is not seeing the issues
Obama might talk with a bit of CHARISMA, but he is solid, and tells us what he is seeing.....no fear mongering but we hate to hear the truth on what is really going on. That ruffles feathers and at the same time is THE ONLY WAY TO CHANGE THIS COUNTRY

We went from the best on the planet to the worst in all categories...we are greedy, as a population.....and now we have to go back to QUALITY not Quantity if we are going to survive and regain our future.

Just my thought...I enjoy and will support a Obama presidence. Cause I see truth in everyday life.....we all acn if we just stop bickering and open our eyes.

Love you all!

Posted at 1:45PM on Apr 20th 2008 by AJLINGWALL

94. JUST TODAY, I WENT TO HAVE MY NAILS DONE. AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF SEVERAL MUSLIM WOMEN, AND I MEAN REAL MUSLIM WOMEN, NOT THESE SKAGS WHO CAN'T FIND A MAN, SO THEY JOIN THIS CULT. ANYWAY, THEY WERE SAYING, "WHEN OBAMA COMES TO POWER, THEN THE INFIDELS WILL KNOW THE MEANING OF PAIN. WE HAVE BEEN AWAITING THE SECOND COMING OF MOHAMED" NOW, FREAKING TELL ME THESE MUSLIM DOGS AREN'T WAITING FOR THE FALL OF AMERICA, LED BY THAT OILY DOG!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!, GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY

Posted at 7:15PM on Apr 20th 2008 by A SMART BLACK PERSON

95. I think B.O. knows that dumb young people will vote for someone you gives you a good line, like the slime at the bar. B.O. knows that most blacks will vote for him, because half black in office is better then no black. To make the blacks forget he is part white and had grandparents from Kansas, he has to quote JayZ. He is just a bumper stick, full of talk---that is it!!! His wife is only now happy to be an American!!!! How dare she! The USA is the BEST!!! Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers are haters of the USA. B.O. would bring us down!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:05AM on Apr 21st 2008 by Redmond

96. Charden
Leave the country? Grow up!

Posted at 11:20PM on Apr 20th 2008 by Paula

97. Over 90 Posts at TMZ just Americans just attacking each other, rather than working together.

Isn’t it time as Americans of all faiths, races, creeds, colours and genders to simply say enough to hate and ignorance of the past twenty or even two hundred years, and realize that we are on the very brink of the collapse of the US empire? That we owe more to China and the Arab elites and states than this and the next generation will make, and that we owe that debt to President Bush lying to us about Iraq being responsible for 9-11, and then destroying an innocent country, killing millions of civilians and not to mention killing thousands of US and Allied soldiers and crippling physically or mentally hundreds of thousands of others – and then retiring to a life of a millionaire playboy. And, then there is President Clinton, who left the White House and America a complete mess due to his personal and professional proclivities, and then as a pauper could not even afford to buy his own home, but now is reportedly worth in excess of $100 million dollars because he is lobbying for and working for the very Chinese and Arab elite interests that are taking over America.

Posters such as FIBiker, UDP, and many others who are going to bring out the same racist, misogynist, or ethnocentric rhetoric , whether they are Aryan, African-American, or any other sort of supremacist or bigot should be summarily and universally dismissed and ignored, it is the mentality of supposed moral and cultural superiority that allowed the “freedom fry” nation state to cause the deaths of millions of innocent Iraq civilians, allow Osama Bin Ladin to remain free, and to let President Bush, the US Congress and Senate off the hook for the whole scale mismanagement and bankrupting of US foreign and domestic policy.

We have people still homeless from Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters all over the US, we have an educational system that is graduating more illiterates than any other time in our history, our health care and social security system is on the brink of collapse, and the focus of the government is on the visit of the Pope (I love the "Holy See" but Pope John Paul II brought the entire world together in honesty and brotherhood while his replacement - well - just read the reality in the world press and not the vested media manipulation), steroids in sports, telemarketing, photo identification for illegal immigrants, and the prostitution ring that deystroyed Governor Spitzer – people in America are sleeping in the streets, not eating, not getting medical attention, we are turning into a third world country – and this is what our politicians who are mostly millionaires or atleast well off are spending our tax dollars on – a PR offensive? Who is running the government the people or Wall Mart?

Whether the next President of the United States of America is Senator Obama or Senator McCain, both men of honour, who unfortunately due to the realities of modern politics have to align themselves with individuals of less than stellar intellects or couth in a quest to not alienate any large sensitive demographic from the fans of JZ and Beyonce to the followers of Reverend Haggee.

There is no perfect human, and definitely no perfect politician, the only thing America needs right now, is someone who can tell the truth, and in both Senator Obama and Senator McCain, we have two men who can definitely be counted on for their adherence to the truth and commitment to the protection and preservation of the interests of the American nation state.

God Bless America 2008.

Posted at 2:17AM on Apr 21st 2008 by God Bless America and the World 2008

98. Great Post, #94, GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Let's make American for all Americans President McCain or President Obama 2008, time to rebuild America after Bush and Clinton, Bush and Reagan.

Posted at 11:30AM on Apr 21st 2008 by Redmond can you read?

99. I have officially had enough of this goof. His being black is fine by me; it's his inability to stop saying stupid things --and the Mrs., too -- that drives me crazy. They're idiots. The Clintons are gangsters. McCain...whatever. Is there a None of the Above option??

Posted at 11:33AM on Apr 21st 2008 by R.Zimmerman

100. Great Post, #94, GOD BLESS AMERICA!

If you do not like Senator Obama or Senator McCain then if you would simply read a newspaper or visit the CNN website you would see that you have a host of independent candidates to vote for or that you can vote for Ralph Nader. And, we at TMZ believe you have a last name like Zimmerman about as much as David Duke has an African-American girlfriend - learn to read and write without being so damned ignorant you Aryan hillbilly.

Posted at 11:41AM on Apr 21st 2008 by R. Zimmerman can you read?

101.
BLAHAHHAHAHAA!!! I thought this was hilarious, I'm not too sure he was dusting off those shoulders but more like hes swatting at misquotes....

Posted at 11:42AM on Apr 21st 2008 by new orleans lady

102. OBAMA DOES NOT LIKE WHITE PEOPLE!!! JUST ASK HIS PASTOR!!

Posted at 11:59AM on Apr 21st 2008 by betty

103. Great Post, #94, GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Your racially based and non-sensical attack against Senator Obama is all over the internet, and no matter how many times you, whomever you really are, repeat it, it will not make it true, just like the racist and hate filled rantings of Reverand Hagee or Reverand Parsley do not reflect the views or beliefs of Senator McCain. And ofcourse, why bring facts into the argument, but Mr. Wright, an honorable Marine who served in combat and spent his life in altruistic service to all Americans regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or religion - never actually said what he is accused of saying - but why read and incorporate the entire text of a speech when your attention span and intellect has a 15 second lifespan that is only serviced by the American media typified by Fox News.

Posted at 12:21PM on Apr 21st 2008 by betty can you read?

104. Obama’s church, Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ once adopted a Black Value System. Here are their main points as written by a committee:

Commitment to God
Commitment to the Black Community
Commitment to the Black Family
Dedication to the Pursuit of Education
Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence
Adherence to the Black Work Ethic
Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect
Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness”
Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community
Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions
Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System
Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System.

Posted at 1:12PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Mini you

105. WOW!!! Who'd have thought that a man brushing off his shoulders would incite such intelligent dialog. Thank GOD he didn't give the finger or stick out his tongue. You'd be forming protest marches. Right now, he seems to be the lesser of the 3 evils. The gas prices in my state are almost at 4.00 a gallon. Public assistance requests are at an all time high. And the majority of the people applying for assistance are white(FYI). But it doesn't matter what color people are. Everyone needs help right now. I don't see that help coming from McCain, and Hill and Bill are totally self serving(in my opinion). I am a Black woman, I am not racist. I don't care what color the candidates are. Although on another note, the McCains are the whitest people I have ever seen. I mean, they are almost transparent. But I digress, people, vote for who you want. We never had this problem before because a Black man has never gotten this close to winning before. People are afraid and they shouldn't be. Let go of your old beliefs and understand that the world is changing and we all need to adapt.

Posted at 1:12PM on Apr 21st 2008 by Raven

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