In 2004, a lot of voters were drawn to George W. Bush because he was a guy they’d “like to have a beer with.”
In 2008, the beer question has largely remained buried, but one Huffington Post blogger is resurrecting the relic from the ’04 election.
At a recent party for Russell Simmons’Global Grind site, Ariston Anderson asked several Hip Hop and R&B celebrities which presidential candidate they’d like to take a few shots with.
Danity Kane’s Dawn Richards: Oh come on, Hillary! You know what, Michelle is who I would want to have a drink with!
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Brian from Day 26: Oh, most definitely Obama! Because McCain would be kind of weird. But Sway from MTV said that he had interviewed Barack. And he said that he was so cool, so laid-back, so down to earth. It was like he was sitting with his uncle. So I mean, who doesn’t want to sit with their uncle, you know?
Kevin Powell: It’s interesting that you ask that question because I was in Boston in 2004, right on the floor when Barack was giving his first speech, and then he ended up at the after party after he gave the speech; and he was just a really down to earth dude. He’s very very successful. And the fact that he can just pick up basketball anywhere; I mean he to me, because of his background, has a unique ability to sit down with any kind of American. How many people can say that? So absolutely I could have a beer with him, and then we can play basketball. And he’s a Harvard-trained lawyer so you can have an intellectual conversation with him. But the fact that he’s on the cover of Vibe magazine, and wrote an open letter to Vibe readers–he can talk about hip hop, he can talk about black culture. That says a lot about his own internalized diversity.
DJ Skribble: I’d probably like to sit down and have a shot of Patron with Obama. I’m not going to lie.
Russell Simmons: I’m a vegan, and I don’t drink. If I were to have some green juice with someone though, I’d pick Obama. Besides the site being non-partisan, I’m voting for Obama. I’m an independent, but I’m voting for Obama.
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The 2008 presidential election is 16 days away. Early voting is underway in several states.
