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Kanye West for president! What do we think?

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MaryTheBookeeper Sun 05-Jul-20 14:32:02

I'm gobsmacked, though I suppose we shouldn't be. What do you think?

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jul-20 16:40:48

I love a bit of eminem.
smile

Oopsminty Sun 05-Jul-20 17:00:45

I quite like Eminem as well. Or Marshall Mathers III if we're in polite society

MerylStreep Sun 05-Jul-20 17:08:16

I had a punt on Trump so I think I'll do the same with Kanye.
Anythings possible ?

TerriBull Sun 05-Jul-20 17:13:11

When my son was mid teens he was a huge fan of Marshall Mathers and Dr Dre, somehow he'd always con my husband into putting one of their cds on in the car if he was with us, after ten minutes of effing and jeffing, my husband would say "right that's enough of that" and hastily replace it with something like Bach thus restoring his inner calm.

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jul-20 17:38:47

My girl used to play an eminem album that always seemed to play a tune that said "My mum, my mum!" and some pretty graphic lyrics, just as we pulled into sainsburys car park. blush

TerriBull Sun 05-Jul-20 17:42:29

I quite liked Eminem/Marshall Mathers stuff particularly "Stan" thought that was quite beautiful in spite of the profanities.

Purplepixie Sun 05-Jul-20 17:43:16

Is this April fools day?

MissAdventure Sun 05-Jul-20 17:43:40

He's a great lyricist. (Unlike West)

Urmstongran Sun 05-Jul-20 17:46:50

He’s got so much ‘white stuff’(expensive) up his nose does he even know was he’s tweeting half the time?
?

To think Clinton had to deny he ‘inhaled’. Hehe!

How times have changed.

grannyrebel7 Sun 05-Jul-20 17:52:47

World gone totally mad! Having said that he couldn't possibly be worse than the Donald!

Urmstongran Sun 05-Jul-20 18:46:52

Just imagine having a First Lady who was in a porno film. Promoted and touted by her mother.

Surely they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now?

paddyanne Sun 05-Jul-20 18:54:26

I attempt to keep my GD's away from that kind of "music" what chance have I got if he's the President!!My daughter has a friend who thinks its funny when her 3 year old parrots the lyrics ,I'm sorry I think thats a form of abuse ,who wants that filth coming from awee innocent face

Callistemon Sun 05-Jul-20 22:42:46

PamelaJ1

Well they had Ronald why not Kanye ???

I don't think you can compare the two.

At least Ronald, if not the greatest president of all time, helped to bring us Glasnost and did (eventually) sign the Montreal Protocol.

How will Trump go down in history? Perhaps a better comparison.

GagaJo Mon 06-Jul-20 00:20:51

As I read somewhere else on line, if Kanye becomes POTUS, we will have a FLOTUS of whom we have seen every body part, other than kidneys.

He's nuts. But then Reagan and possibly Trump both had alzheimers.

Oldwoman70 Mon 06-Jul-20 08:47:54

Perhaps we should look on the bright side - the American public will realise how ridiculous that would be and decide it is time to elect an intelligent, stable candidate (although who that could be I have no idea!)

Toadinthehole Mon 06-Jul-20 08:50:41

Who’s he?

PamelaJ1 Mon 06-Jul-20 10:03:50

There you are Callistemon.

Ronald turned out alright. Why not give K a chance? ?
I will now shut up.

timetogo2016 Mon 06-Jul-20 10:29:42

From crap to rap.
No change there then.

Callistemon Mon 06-Jul-20 10:33:22

Pamela grin

I had heard of Ronald but don't know Kanye
Shows my age!

Callistemon Mon 06-Jul-20 10:35:38

Oldwoman anyone intelligent and stable has too much sense to want the job!

I should think Michelle O knows exactly what it's like so will not put herself forward for nomination.

henetha Mon 06-Jul-20 10:37:14

Kan it be? Kanye! Good grief.....

Callistemon Mon 06-Jul-20 10:37:55

GagaJo

As I read somewhere else on line, if Kanye becomes POTUS, we will have a FLOTUS of whom we have seen every body part, other than kidneys.

He's nuts. But then Reagan and possibly Trump both had alzheimers.

Yes, Reagan did towards the end of his Presidency.

Has Trump ever been any different?

jaylucy Mon 06-Jul-20 10:40:32

He surely can't be any worse than the one they currently have !
Some of the things that Trump has been spouting over the last few weeks have been pretty scary at times and other times laughable. He seems to be wearing blinkers as far as Covid is concerned.

merlotgran Mon 06-Jul-20 10:48:46

Understanding Trump's witterings is difficult enough but a rapper? Putin will be laughing his socks off!

Lyrics are often peppered with the N word whereas any white person uttering it could trigger riots. I have no desire to use any language that's offensive to people of colour but where's the clarification?

We used to say the UK and the USA were divided by a common language. We'll be learning a foreign one if KW becomes POTUS grin

MayBee70 Mon 06-Jul-20 12:21:18

I’m concerned that he will take votes away from Biden, not Trump as republicans that don’t want to vote for Trump may vote for him. The only good thing to have happened in recent years will be if Trump loses the election even though I still can’t understand why Biden is the best the Democrats can come up with.