Sean Combs Political Rant

Diddy and Politics

Sean Combs or Diddy (sometimes) is no stranger to politics. He was a part of the whole Vote or Die campaign a few years back and has voiced his political support for various candidates over the years. That in itself is fine, good even. His latest rant about politics though, is, well…you be the judge. Here are a few of the better bits of the (cleaned up) transcript from his video blog:

"I don't even know if there's any black people in Alaska. Sarah Palin, you ain't ready to be vice president. There's not even no crackheads in Alaska! There's not even no black people. There's not even no like -- crime or, uh, uh like -- Foreign policies, you all may be versed on foreign -- foreign policies. You all need to get versed on black policies and youth policies."

Okay, so some of the transcript was shortened just a bit, but it doesn't matter.

On Foreign Policies and Crime Rates

Okay, the first two lines can simply be ignored because they're just the rantings of an entertainer. The next few lines though, need to be addressed:

• Crime rate – According to the U.S. Census, even though Alaska rates as the 48th state in population, its crime rate is the 22nd highest in the United States. Yes, crimes are committed, even in Alaska.
• Foreign policies – Here's a little tip…states do not have independent foreign policies, the United States, as a country has collective foreign policies. With a war in the Middle East, an oil crisis, nuclear weapons in North Korea and whatever it is Putin thinks he's up to in Eastern Europe, anyone in the running for vice president of the United States should be very well versed in foreign policies.
• Black policies and youth policies - No comment. Please form your own opinions here.

Diddy, please, please, continue to get the word out on the importance of the youth of the country voting, endorse whomever it is you wish to endorse and let the world know, that's cool. When you decide to talk about heavy subjects like foreign policies, brush up on your info a little, do a little reading, learn a little bit. There is always the option of having one of your assistants do the research for you and telling you what they learned.

Oh, and please stop referring to yourself as Ciroc Obama.