Russell Simmons Issues Apology to Obama, Clarifies Kucinich 'Endorsement'

[oberliner]

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has publicly apologized to Sen. Barack Obama whom he referred to as a 'mouse' in a recent New York Times interview. Simmons says his comment was taken out of context and was not meant to downplay Obama's viability as a presidential candidate.

I'd like to publicly apologize to Senator Obama for any hurt it has caused," Simmons said in a statement. "There has, I believe, been more made of my statement that "all of the Democratic candidates are controlled" than I would have expected. The full statement, I believe, was clear in its intention. The statement in its proper context was meant to make a point about all of the candidates and American politics, in general. In the future, I will be more careful in how I express my views. For the record, I believe Senator Obama is a strong, solid candidate and I wish him the best in his run for the Presidency.

Rush also clarified his recent statement expressing support for Rep. Dennis Kucinich. Contrary to earlier reports, Simmons stresses that he's yet to pick a candidate and will make an official announcement when he does.

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[Grandrose]

1. Clarification accepted!

I do not understand how Sen. Obama was the Democrat targeted as a mouse in first place!! :eyes:

[Bake]

2. Like I give a sh*t about what Mogul Simmons thinks or says.

He's just a another greedy corporate ho' if you ask me.

Bake

[FrenchieCat]

3. So in essense, Simmons did NOT endorse Kucinich......

meaning that the New York Times again took shit out of context in order to have Simmons, a Black Man, calling Obama, another Black man, a mouse.

NYT better get their shit together, cause as of now, they ain't looking to good to me! :eyes:

[bigdarryl]

4. FUCK Simmons another black man putting down another blackman he....

knows DAMN well Kucinich has no chance becoming President or even getting the nomination. he can support who he wants to but as an African American male i get highly upset when another African American puts down another

[AtomicKitten]

5. Crap journalism rears its ugly head again.

Thanks for the apology, fellas. It's not like it's election time or anything where this sort of stuff matters. :eyes:

This kind of crappola is reminiscent of the hit job the MSM did on Al Gore in 2000 when they grabbed the tripe faxed to them from the GOP and ran breathlessly to report it verbatim without even picking up the phone to vet what almost always turned out be innuendo or flat-out horsesh*t. Then when and if the retraction came, it was days later and on page 16, and by then the cackling Heathers in the MSM had moved on to their next hit piece.

[illinoisprogressive]

6. funny how this does not make the major media - the apology