Ludacris Wants Voters to Paint White House Black

Rapper Disses Disabled, Disrespects Woman, Supports Obama; Par for the Course?

Ludacris is a savvy businessman and a bona fide talent; well, this used to be the opinion Barack Obama had of rapper Ludacris, who is now making headlines after his offensive ditty now dubbed the Ludacris Obama song. Today, Barack Obama most likely would want Ludacris to take a test flight on White Knight II -- with a one-way ticket.

Ludacris politics thus far have been popular with the younger set that enjoys a heaping helping of misogyny seasoned liberally with adult lyrics, elevating the rapper to become a constant staple on the charts and a winner of three (count 'em!) Grammy Awards. Not surprisingly, it was considered a great catch having him come out and help during an AIDS awareness event in 2006. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Senator Barack Obama was also present at this event and later the two of them met privately.

Already the Obama Presidential Campaign spokesman is working on damage control over Ludacris' new song lyrics that are not only personally offensive to John McCain, President Bush and Hillary Clinton, but also paint the 2008 Presidential Election as little more than a black against white issue. On a side note, being a spokesperson for Senator Barack Obama must be a mix between being the guy bringing bad news to Nero and the chump handling the public relations for King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.

In the wake of the of the Father Michael Pfleger foot in mouth incident from which Barack Obama distanced himself rather quickly, and Jeremiah Wright's ill fated appearance at the National Press Club -- which caused Obama to exclaim that this was not the same Reverend Wright he had known all these years -- one might think that the Obama camp is running out of phrases to express distance and disturbance about the things uttered and muttered by those with whom the senator has associated himself thus far. In an effort to be of assistance, here is a tip for Mr. Obama and his spokesman, if I may: Do not say "this is not the Ludacris I knew;" also, anything along the lines of "Ludacris never said anything like this when I was there" won't wash.