Comments on: Latin American Singers Would Like You To Vote For Obama Even If They Can’t

By: dee

dee — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:12:18 +0000

I agree with jrod. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about candidates and everyone can choose who they would like to vote for what is amazing to me that it takes so much for people to register seeing that people are still fighting for rights and equalities.

By: dickster queso boy

dickster queso boy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:27:21 +0000

Nader/Gonzales in 2008

By: i guess

i guess — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:29:25 +0000

i guess they can give their opinions but its strange, the french and all of europe we’re also trying to tell us who to vote for last elections olooooooooolllllll

By: La Cindy

La Cindy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:12:21 +0000

By: jrod

jrod — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:39:21 +0000

@ jpatrick - Not being a citizen of another country has never stopped Americans from thinking they know what’s best for other countries, has it?

I think they have valid reason to at least comment on the elections. A big chunk of their fan base resides in the U.S. and are therefore very much affected by the outcome of the elections. I think some people take it for granted that we’re all glued to CNN every night or reading a newspaper everyday. There are a large number of people who might not ever hear about a candidate’s position unless told by a family member or someone they particularly look up to (an artist like Juanes in this instance). Everyone was all over Alejandro Sanz’ nuts when he did that “Chavez Sucks” stunt. So what’s the difference? If given a platform, why not use it? Sort of like a certain blogger out there, who given the outlet (Guanabee) hates on a certain latina author without end :) It’s all good though. I can’t stand the chick either and I’ve never even read her stuff. See? Effective.

By: pdf

pdf — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:29:07 +0000

Juanes: Fuck that guy. Seriously. But Los Tigres, I think, have earned the right to comment on American politics - they’ve kinda been doing it for about 500 albums already (and that’s not counting compilations). Plus, I think they’re all American citizens - don’t they live in California now?

By: jpastor

jpastor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:13:48 +0000

They’re not even American citizens! It’s so infuriating to me. I’m not a McCain fan (at all), but I’m even less of a fan of celebrities telling you who to vote for, and even less of a fan of celebrities who are not citizens of a particular country telling you who to vote for in that country’s elections.

Ew.