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Liberal Hall of Shame
JOHN CUSACK, SEAN "P. DIDDY" COMBS, and more stars stopped to talk with Kris about the importance of this event. "It's a crucial election, get out and vote," Cusack said. "It's vote or die time, stand up and be heard," Combs told Kris. Stars Rally At The DNC! July 30, 2004
P. Diddy says he got off on the wrong foot when it came to his political endeavors in 2004. If he could do things over again, he wouldn't have yelled for folks to get George W. Bush's "ass out of office." "I was a little reckless with my comments, to be honest," Diddy said on Tuesday (November 2). "I realized I relinquished my power too early after I educated myself. I shouldn't have said that until I felt that there was somebody that could be better for my people. ... I learned a lot in this process. I learned that my power could be used better. Instead of attacking Bush, it would be better to light a flame under young Americans and let them make the decisions." P. Diddy Exhausted After 'Running Wild' On Election
Day 11.02.2004 10:23 PM EST "I was a little reckless with my comments, to be honest," Diddy told MTV. "I realized I relinquished my power too early after I educated myself. I shouldn't have said that until I felt that there was somebody that could be better for my people. ... Instead of attacking Bush, it would be better to light a flame under young Americans and let them make the decisions." Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, and organizer of The ‘Black’ List Campaign, Wednesday accused rap mogul Sean "P. Diddy” Combs and his nonprofit organization Citizen Change of using a scare campaign to get blacks to vote against President George W. Bush on Nov. 2. "P. Diddy Combs and his Citizen Change group are a disgrace," Peterson said. "Their ‘Vote or Die’ campaign is an effort to scare and manipulate blacks into voting for John Kerry. Most of these so-called ‘disenfranchised’ people don’t care about the issues. All they know is what they’ve been told: Bush is evil. Bush hates blacks. He’s [Bush] going to bring back the draft — and you [blacks] have to vote or you’ll die!" Combs started Citizen Change earlier this year, saying he wanted to register thousands of minority voters who aren’t being heard by politicians. The group claims to be nonpartisan, but in February of 2004, AllHipHop.com reported that P. Diddy wants American voters to turn out in full force this year and remove president George W. Bush from the Oval Office. According to the report, Diddy said: "[We gotta] get Bush's a** up out that office. ..." The Rev. Peterson added: "If all Combs wants to do is register voters, then why the emphasis on the swing states? This is why I started The ‘Black’ List Campaign — to expose the lies of Hollywood’s most anti-American black entertainers; and P. Diddy is on that list. This election is very important, please don’t let P. Diddy or Jesse Jackson tell you how to vote.” Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004 7:38 a.m. EDT |
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