I was at Barack Obama's victory party at Hall C at Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines. There was a lively, joyous crowd there. There was an incredible buzz.
And then the Obamas took the stage.
What music was playing.
Well, the Clinton-supporting Rupert Murdoch publishes this BLATANT LIE in the scummy New York Post.
January 14, 2008 -- PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Barack Obama claims to run a clean campaign, but someone in his camp took a swipe at Hillary Clinton through the candidate's theme song.
As Obama and his wife, Michelle, strolled triumphantly into his victory party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 3, Jay-Z's "99 Problems" was blaring. In it, Jay raps, "I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one."
Some listeners took it as a not-so-sly reference to Hillary.
"We didn't know he used that," a shocked Clinton spokesperson
Shocking! Not surprisingly, a number of dishonest, pro-Clinton/anti-Obama websites have latched onto this smear?
The Hillary Coaster, f/k/a The Left Coaster.
The odious Taylor Marsh.
The only problem with this outrageous tale being told by pro-Clinton propagandists.
It isn't true.
You see, when the Obama family took the stage, it wasn't Jay-Z that was playing.
It was Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." (Update: Actually, it was U2. They left to SSD.)
Don't believe me?
You don't have to.
Here is video footage of Obama entering the room. (thanks to indefinitelee)
Here is video footage of Obama taking the stage.
Turn up the volume on your computers. Tell me when you hear Jay-Z.
But, who are you going to believe, pro-Clinton propagandists or your own lying ears?
Update II: Per the Boston Globe,Obama's standard playlist (from another event).
At the rally when Obama was more than a half-hour late, Thompson, an Austin, Texas, native, had the responsibility to keep the crowd happy and anticipating. To help do that, he mixed in oldies with some newer choices by Natasha Bedingfield and India.aire, keeping the message close to Obama's themes of hope and possibility.
Here are the songs on the Obama playlist on Saturday:
- Marvin Gaye, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough''
- John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)''
- Tina Turner, "The Best''
- The Doobie Brothers, "Takin' It To The Streets''
- Earth, Wind & Fire, "Shining Star''
- O'Jays, "Give The People What They Want''
- Sam and Dave, "Hold On I'm Coming''
- Kool & the Gang, "Celebration''
- Natasha Bedingfield, "Unwritten''
- The Isley Brothers, "Shout''
- The Temptations, "Get Ready''
- India.aire, "There's Hope''
- McFadden and Whitehead, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now''
- Staples Singers, "I'll Take You There''
- Orleans, "Still The One''
- Sly and the Family Stone, "Everyday People''
- The Doobie Bros., "Long Train Running''
- Stevie Wonder, "Sir Duke''
- John Fogarty, "Centerfield''
Also noted: Obama took the stage to U2's "City of Blinding Lights,'' and he departed to Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered.''
(h/t Mocha Dem).
Update 3: What he said.
Update 4: Speaking of righwting politics and misogyny and Hillary Clinton . . .
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