400 years of “institutionalized agony and destruction” have taken their toll on Lupe Fiasco. Why, with only one lousy Grammy to his name, how — how?! — will he ever heal enough to feel comfortable voting in America?
Earlier this week, D.L. Hughley called out the left-wing rapper for refusing to help get out the vote for President Obama. While Fiasco has been extremely critical of Obama, he’s far from a Mitt Romney supporter. He made it clear he has no intention of voting for either candidate. It’s the entire system he refuses to participate in (because, you know, Kochtopus or something).
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/247791555614760960
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/247792069505077248
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/247792813465538560
Oops. Guess the Left’s mission to demonize corporations and get young people to distrust the political system worked on Lupe!
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/247793476136222720
Enter CNN’s Roland Martin, who took it upon himself to sanctimoniously lecture his “bruh” Fiasco on why his vote matters.
I just read some comments about voting and @lupefiasco that are some of the most ignorant, false stuff someone can say.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
I once had @lupefiasco on my WVON radio show in Chicago, and it's clear this brother needs someone to sit him down to explain voting
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
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In an interview @lupefiasco said: " “Obama need swing states and white people not radical rappers kissing his ass to win this election"
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
Well @lupefiasco let me education you: Black people DO live in swing states! Let me name you the swing states…
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
Hey @lupefiasco: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, New Hampshire
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
I hope @lupefiasco remembers Bush beat Gore by 537 votes in Florida in 2000. You're telling me Black votes won't make a difference?
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
It's terribly wrong for @lupefiasco to think that only white voters will make the difference in swing states. W-R-O-N-G.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
Hey @lupefiasco did you know that 2 million more African Americans turned out in 2008 than '04? Bruh, OUR VOTES MATTER!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
Brother @lupefiasco you have 1,286,913 followers on Twitter. Don't miseducate them. Use your following for righteousness & truth
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
I need @lupefiasco & others like him to realize voting ain't a one time thing. It's a LIFESTYLE. It's what you do. Same as breathing/eating
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
With that @lupefiasco, I'm done. Y'all have a good night.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
Martin was done, but Fiasco was just getting started. He hit back at the whole “Lupe Dumb Cuz He Don’t Vote” crowd, including all the “uppity black niggas hiding behind your political correctness.”
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248637964484218880
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248639039815704576
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248640721937133568
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248641476085547009
Riiiight. Martin Luther King Jr. would be humiliated by “uppity” black Americans exercising the right to vote. And not by Fiasco calling them “uppity black niggas.”
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248642088852402176
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248642401680367616
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248643889450344448
So, if we have this right, in protest of a country that once enslaved black people, he’s going to … not bother voting. At all.
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248644635889631232
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248645537253953537
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248655647774756864
His elders, of course, being ever so wise students of history like Howard Zinn.
https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/248675763254079488
Maybe Martin just wants to heal his wounds?
As a Christian we are taught to save souls. I have the same zeal when it comes to voting. @LupeFiasco may change his mind. I'll keep trying!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 20, 2012
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