McCain decides to take his first press conference in nearly two weeks with a misogynist Reggaeton star named Daddy Yankee:laugh:. He must be trying to woo the Latinos that have deserted him but such a choice is just wrong on so many levels. I guess when you cheat on your wife; call your current wife a wise and beautiful woman; and envy Obama's "celebrity" status, the only thing to do is try to get as close to music star as you can.
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McCain wins Daddy Yankee primary
My colleague Marty Kady on the McCain watch sends in this dispatch:
It?s been nearly two weeks since John McCain did an open press conference with actual questions from the media, so when the campaign promised a ?press availability? today the national press swept into Central High School in downtown Phoenix early Monday morning, parked their satellite trucks in the lot and perched on their seats hoping for news.
What we got was Daddy Yankee, who elicited Beatlemania-type gasps from the high school girls assembled in the school library.
For the unhip (including yours truly), Daddy Yankee is a pioneer in the reggaeton music movement, which is a Puerto Rican blend of reggae, rap and Latin music. Daddy Yankee?s best known work Gasolina may very well be part of the McCain energy policy, but we?re not sure if this cut of Gasolina has the phrase ?drill here, drill now? in Spanish. In fact, a loose translation of the ?Gasolina? lyrics show the song is pretty much standard rap material ? women, fast cars and partying. Key lyric: ?Up mambo so my babes turn on the engines.?
Much like McCain, Daddy Yankee has a compelling personal history ? he was caught in the crossfire of a barrio shootout as a teen and took a bullet to the leg from an AK-47, derailing his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player, according to his Wikipedia entry.
So why was he here?
?Like I said before, he [McCain] has been a fighter for the Hispanic community ? a fighter for immigration,? Daddy Yankee said, decked out in all black, sunglasses and a diamond stud earrings.
So in addition to being an endorsement photo op, the Daddy Yankee appearance seemed designed for outreach to young Hispanic voters, and the location for this event was carefully chosen.
Central High School, in addition to being Cindy McCain?s alma mater (Class of ?72), is also the largest high school in Phoenix and is 75 percent Latino.
McCain told the dozens of high school kids gathered that the high school is ?an example of the kind of the opportunity for all of America.?
McCain has not taken questions from the press corps in 12 days, although he has done sit down interviews with Politico, the Chicago Tribune and Katie Couric for CBS News. The streak will likely continue for the next few days, as McCain has a closed fund raiser in Sacramento, an appearance on the Tonight Show today, followed by a speech to the American Legion in Phoenix Tuesday and another fund raiser in San Diego. He?ll be sequestered again all day Wednesday at his Sedona hideaway before he travels to Dayton on Thursday on the eve of his vice presidential announcement Friday, Aug. 29, his 72nd birthday.
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McCain wins Daddy Yankee primary
My colleague Marty Kady on the McCain watch sends in this dispatch:
It?s been nearly two weeks since John McCain did an open press conference with actual questions from the media, so when the campaign promised a ?press availability? today the national press swept into Central High School in downtown Phoenix early Monday morning, parked their satellite trucks in the lot and perched on their seats hoping for news.
What we got was Daddy Yankee, who elicited Beatlemania-type gasps from the high school girls assembled in the school library.
For the unhip (including yours truly), Daddy Yankee is a pioneer in the reggaeton music movement, which is a Puerto Rican blend of reggae, rap and Latin music. Daddy Yankee?s best known work Gasolina may very well be part of the McCain energy policy, but we?re not sure if this cut of Gasolina has the phrase ?drill here, drill now? in Spanish. In fact, a loose translation of the ?Gasolina? lyrics show the song is pretty much standard rap material ? women, fast cars and partying. Key lyric: ?Up mambo so my babes turn on the engines.?
Much like McCain, Daddy Yankee has a compelling personal history ? he was caught in the crossfire of a barrio shootout as a teen and took a bullet to the leg from an AK-47, derailing his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player, according to his Wikipedia entry.
So why was he here?
?Like I said before, he [McCain] has been a fighter for the Hispanic community ? a fighter for immigration,? Daddy Yankee said, decked out in all black, sunglasses and a diamond stud earrings.
So in addition to being an endorsement photo op, the Daddy Yankee appearance seemed designed for outreach to young Hispanic voters, and the location for this event was carefully chosen.
Central High School, in addition to being Cindy McCain?s alma mater (Class of ?72), is also the largest high school in Phoenix and is 75 percent Latino.
McCain told the dozens of high school kids gathered that the high school is ?an example of the kind of the opportunity for all of America.?
McCain has not taken questions from the press corps in 12 days, although he has done sit down interviews with Politico, the Chicago Tribune and Katie Couric for CBS News. The streak will likely continue for the next few days, as McCain has a closed fund raiser in Sacramento, an appearance on the Tonight Show today, followed by a speech to the American Legion in Phoenix Tuesday and another fund raiser in San Diego. He?ll be sequestered again all day Wednesday at his Sedona hideaway before he travels to Dayton on Thursday on the eve of his vice presidential announcement Friday, Aug. 29, his 72nd birthday.
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