Daddy Yankee Hearts John McCain
Filed under: Music Minute > Politik > John McCain
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag can add Daddy Yankee to their small, Hollywood Republican crew.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton star told Latina magazine that the Senator made an impression on him the first time they met, at an event nearly two years ago:
"I thought he was a really cool person, and this was way before he was even a presidential candidate, and I liked him a lot."
The two reconnected last month when they were both in New York.
Daddy Yankee says:
"He invited me [to Washington] and I went. We talked about boxing, we're both boxing fanatics…the cool thing about McCain is that the same guy that was senator is the same guy who is running for president now. When I talked to him, I never felt beneath him, he looks directly at me when he’s speaking to me, and we have the same level of respect for each other."
He was also very impressed with McCain's military service:
But it was the stories McCain told him of his time on the battlefield that really struck a chord with the musician. "He said, 'Yankee, I was a soldier. And I saw people die next to me, Latinos who never got their citizenship but who were willing to die for this country. I saw a Hernandez, I saw a Rodriguez, how they killed them.' And that broke my heart hearing that. And I went, man, this guy lived it. He’s not just going, 'hey I want your vote.' He lived it."
The music star went on to say, "I was surprised I have to say at how willing to listen he is. People who haven’t met him might get the wrong perception of him but he's totally different."
But, when the mag asked if he had plans to meet with Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Yankee responded with a curt, "No."
Daddy Yankee's a little hypocritical there, wouldn't you say?
Shouldn't you give Barack Obama the chance to show you that your perceptions of him could be wrong and he might be 'totally different' from what you expected??????
[Image via WENN.]
Ugh, no comment.
why do minorities like republicans????
hahahahahaha wow
OMG Daddy?!?! That hair! Ughh….
Who cares?! He's a Z-lister!
OBAMA IN '08: CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN… YES WE CAN!!!!
:D
I like Daddy Yankee but dont understand why he likes McCain…
rascist!!!!!!!!!
he didnt even give barack a chance
Obama actually has 'real" supporters to support him.
this is old news. however, daddy yankee endorsing mccain is just ABSURD!!
plus, thats a gay haircut
As if you never say anything that isn't hypocritical? Which politician and which celebrity is not hypocritical?
perez are u stupid why dont u stick to hollywood gossip with any politics, i mean its people like you that give mccain's celebrity attacks on obama credibility, cuz ur reporting on obama on this website
i'm a huge DY fan but this just makes me want to slap him. And I agree, it's completely hypocritical! Idk DY do the right thing.
Why? He likes the guy, so what's the big deal? At least McCain was willing to talk to him. Do you see Obama trying to get and interview with him? Besides, who gives a crap what Daddy Yankee has to say.
Who is Daddy Yankee anyway?
Idiot McBush dosen't even know how many properties he owns…ughhhh.
Holy shit, talk about hypocritical, how many chances will you give McCain? Pot? Kettle?
if this was reverse…you wouldn't call him a hypocrite. we all know your political views put a cap on it for 5 minutes please
No, silly, he does just want your vote. Do you think he spends every day talking about poor private Hernandez and private Rodriguez who died right next to him? He doesn't. Go google the word "pandering" and you'll find that same story.
Daddy Yankee is an idiot, you do not vote for someone because you like them, you vote for someone based on the issues they are dedicated to and what their plans are for the people of this country…what a retard.
PS: McCain is truly using this POW to get votes. Being a soldier doesn't make you a good president!!!
He doesnt have to give Obama a chance, some people know who they want to vote for and dont have to give anyone else a 'chance' I'm the same way, I'm not giving McCain a chance… and dont' have to! duh
Ok, Perez, and all the rest of you that are talking this "minorities" crap. Do i even want to KNOW!! what the comments would be if Yankee supported Obama? I swear to God i'm so sick of this stereotypical CRAP. if your Latino, you are OBLIGATED to be liberal. If you are black, you are OBLIGATED to be democrat…and to do that would be being an "oreo cookie" or a "traitor to your race." WHAT THE HELL??!!!
Seriously! Would you be calling DY a hypocrite if he supported Obama? Just a few posts ago, you "reported" Madonna calling McCain hitler. You didn't condemn her in the slightest about that. And here DY is being beyond, way more mature than Madonna by simply saying "No" to the Obama question…and he's a hypocrite?
I swear its this stereotypical bullsh*t RIGHT HERE that makes me question if I should even refer to MYSELF as latina. And YES, I am a latina that is republican and supports McCain.
…anyone wanna knife me like in that Clinton/Obama supporter fight?
I wonder if when McCain told Daddy Spankee about how
"…I saw a Hernandez, I saw a Rodriguez, how they killed them…"
he told him also that the reason he saw the hispanic people die was due to the fact that they put the minorities on the front lines back in McCain's day while he was enjoying his high post… This Raggaeturd is just another bullshit D-List attention whore pushin for McCain.
Yeah, Perez, because I'm sure all Obama's little buddies in Hollywood are searching McCain out to find out what he's really like.
Gimme a break.
cause people don't the the exact same thing by supporting obama and don't give mccain the chance… stick to hollywood gossip and not politics because you're as hypocritical as the next person.
No comment!
Seriously, if you want to at least look like a role model to young voters as to where to put their vote, then have an intelligent reason and be open minded about both canidates.
well said Perez!
WHO CARES WHAT HE THINKS? LOL
He was asked whether he had PLANS to meet Obama, not if he WANTED to. If I didn't have set-in-stone plans, I wouldn't go around saying I planned to meet Obama either. You need to read a little more carefully, there.
hmmm, well, I can't say I'm surprised that the hypocrites of ALL hypocrites would prove just how hypocritical he is by making a statement like, "Daddy Yankee's a little hypocritical there, wouldn't you say?
Shouldn't you give Barack Obama the chance to show you that your perceptions of him could be wrong and he might be 'totally different' from what you expected??????"
I'd be willing to bet that Perez - and pretty much the majority of the gay and hollywood communities - have not taken the time to hear McCain out, in an unbaised manner….oh wait, to be unbiased, you have to have an open mind that doesn't think that anyone opposed to your definition of 'right' is wrong… nevermind, it's not possible for people like Perez and his lemmings to be unbiased b/c they are too ignorant to see through the foolishness. MY BAD! GO MCCAIN '08!!!
Obama could tell him about his 180 days in the senate, and all his life experiences. And how he doesn't love this country enough to die for it!
I'm sure millions of people are going to vote for McCain now that Daddy Yankee is backing him. Ugh!!!! Whatever!
Do something about that f'd up hair!
Plus; you can't support a canidate in an election just because he's a "nice guy". How about what they stand for?
Re: lukey –
So true, fuck daddy yankee!
I saw this on CNN today…LOL…..What up G MCCain????
Re: PerezIsRetarded – Dude, do you HEAR yourself? Gays are biased? Talk about stereotyping.
PEREZ what the hell is your problem.. why do you have such an ISSUE when people are republicans? People are entitled to their own opinions. You are such a biggot in every sense…
the amount of money you making whoring yourself out.. you should def be a republican, because MONEY is where it matters.. the other issue are crap.. nothing in this country will change except the way we are taxed… and that's the BOTTOM LINE..
you are such an idiot.
This guy is an absolute idiot! John McCain was never on a battlefield, because he was a Naval pilot. He also was NOT a soldier, because he was a pilot in the US Navy. Daddy Yankee and McCain are IDIOTS!
How many Hollywood stars are willing to meet with John McCain? Shouldn't celebrities give him the chance to show that their perceptions of him are wrong? Don't be a hypocrite, Perez! I read this page for celebrity gossip, not politics! You constantly show your bias, insulting the appearance of the Bushes and McCains, while neglecting to mention that Michelle Obama looks like a tranny!
yeah, just look at this fucktard's hair and cast your vote for obama… he looks like a mental patient!
i hated Daddy Yankee before…but now that he's supporting John McCain, I hate him even more.
ugh.. i hate liberals SOOOO effin much. they're so f*ckin' obnoxious and don't practice what they preach.
perez, i highly doubt you have ANY intentions of getting to know mccain and seeing if he is different than your dumb, gay, fat perception of him.
libs SUCK ASS
i really hate to say it but between the hillary clinton feminists and the blue collar rednecks McBush is going to win. It's a sad time for America.
Re: Bewbewbew33 –
Dont fall into the steretypes you hear! not true at all
l like dk a little less
Daddy Yankee is an idiot and a hypocrite. He has officially proven himself to be one of the most idiotic people in music
I'm sick of people treating Obama like he's a god with all the answers. No man or woman walking this planet has all the answers and solutions to everything wrong in the world. There will always be war, famine, poverty, disease all the other things that have plagued the earth since the beginning of time. So people, stop sitting around waiting for one man to save you, it A'INT GONNA HAPPEN. All of us have to do our part in this world. Get off your asses and see what you can do. If you are already doing your part, see if you can do more. One can never do enough.
good for him.
Mr. McCain:
What's So Heroic About Being Shot Down While Bombing Innocent Civilians?
kellygrl… you may even be a bigger fucktard than fat ass perez. who says to cast a vote for someone due to someone's hair? fuckin idiot…
"the cool thing about McCain is that the same guy that was senator is the same guy who is running for president now. "
ROFL! Yeah, funny how MOST presidential candidates are once senators!
Is it true that latinos/latinas are only voting for McCain because they rather die than have a black president??
I'm not trying to start beef or anything I'm curious. My spanish people let me hear your opinions on this because I would really like to know!!
Oh, and another thing Perez. This guy didn't say he WASN'T going to meet with Obama, he just responded no to the question if he had any plans to. Check your thinking. It's usually slanted towards your opinions.
As a Puerto Rican who STILL lives in the island, I find it EXTREMELY annoying when a Puerto Rican celebrity supports republican candidates. Those candidates are the same ones that make our lives here more expensive, and who treat us like immigrants, eventhough we are born with US citizenship. It's nice to see that when they move to the mainland they forget about how republican legislations have set us back sooo much in the last 8 years. Hope he has fun hearing his family members complain about all the new legislations McCain passes.
I LOVE PAYING HUGE TAXES TO THOSE GOOD PEOPLE ON WELFARE! I LOVE WORKING FOR THEM TO SIT ON THEIR FAT ASSES! LOVE IT! GO OBAMA!!!
REPTILIAN LOVER
So Perez, now you're blocking comments that are telling the truth about Obama, distant cousin of Osama who is letting one of his brothers live homeless on the Chicago Streets? You just blocked mine or else it flew into space. He will not win, just watch… Look at the polls, at all the Democrats not voting for him.. You know, how he hates that he's part black and told the Germans he's ashamed of Americans in his own country. He is about as capable of running this country as I am and I most certainly am not…. well no woman is, we're too hormonal…
If that's the case why don't you meet George Bush, Perez. If he doesn't wanna meet Obama then, Oh well.
what a douche.
I am a Puerto Rican who lives in PR, and I hate him with passion. His opinions are not relevant to anyone with a brain.
If that story were vise versa, and is he said "no" to John McCain, you wouldn't have said to give him a chance.
What an idiot, if republicans had their way Puerto Ricans wouldnt be allowed to vote
Re: Caring – Maybe not, but being a soldier can give you some credibility.
Hypocritical? Why? Would you go to a meeting with McCain? Would you give him a chance? Of course you won't. Even though not long ago you were for Hillary you are now in the Obama wagon….I have no idea why, considering the fact that Obama is also against gay marriage….
Let's don't use the word "hypocritical" so loose…..
I think you're a hypocrite Perez. Why can't anybody say they like John McCain? With all the endless Hollywood supporters of Obama, you have to hassle one person who speaks out and says they like McCain.
PS Are you gonna meet with McCain and talk policy with him face to face to see if he can change your mind about supporting Obama? Doubt it. Why does Daddy Yankee have to do that in order to be allowed to have an opinion???
Im not sure why this surprizes anyone. There are plenty Latinos who benefited and continue to benefit from the civil rights movement in this country, which was pretty much common deared by Black Americans, but feel no particular allegiance or partnership to Black America. And I think that is what is eluded to here. Its a shame and all but really, who cares. Daddy Yankee is probably a good fuck but not much else. I mean whose role model is he anyway? Some little dumb ghetto kids' who will grow up with no education just like him? Oh, ok. Well there ya go. A match made in heaven, LOL.
dumbass. Do we really want BUSH #2 IN OFFICE? or do we want something TOTALLY DIFFERENT? am i right or am i right.
Looks more like John McCain is accepting any Z lister to represent him.
We shouldn't care what he thinks!
Re: Deevz –
People like you make me vomit….You are insulting a person because that person is not voting for Obama? …Why do you people call yourself "liberals", you are not liberals, you are facists.
For your information I'm a democrat that will be voting for McCain because I think Obama is a traitor, he hates whites, jews and this country. So fuck him, fuck him hard-He and his hatful "spiritual" leader and wife.-
Daddy Yankee is helpinf the schools in P.Rico, he has done very good thing for the youth in his country. What have done? Probably nothing!
McCain 08
he's an idiot if he believes what McCain says! He will get rid of your people once he comes into office!
Am I supposed to care about this? I don't even know who the heck he is!! I couldn't care less who this person endorses…..kinda like how I feel about "Heidi & Spencer" and their opinions.
Dumb and Dumber
Re: MsDoloD –
Not @ all!!!
thanks for posting!!!!!…nice to see that not all entertainers are close minded…cough cough..you, perez, and madonna..cough cough and all the politically unsophisticated fat female college slobs who are the majoriity of your readers…you know nothing about the real world
mccain 08
COME ON - "Daddy Yankee" ?! - this jack-ass is as bad as my grandmother who votes for the candidate she thinks is better looking - and that's about as retarded as the name Daddy Yankee!
Seriously, this guy is a complete moron - you don't vote for a guy, just because he smiles in your face and tells you all you want to hear - you've got to know McCain was well prepped by his staff on who Daddy Yankee even IS and how to handle him before taking the meeting.
Hello - grow a brain fucktard!! …. Daddy Yankee…. OMGwow
Perez your even more of a fame whore ass kisser than I thought!!! Obama sucks and it goes to show you how stupid the American public can be.
Re: PerezIsRetarded –
Holla! You got it right!
from the DAILY MAIL (UK)
Michelle also is under attack for joining the board of a food company where she allegedly took part in a 2005 decision to close a pickle and relish plant in La Junta, Colorado, putting 150 mostly Hispanic labourers out of work.
The small town was devastated.
"It totally amazed me when they closed it," said La Junta Mayor
Don Rizzuto, who had believed that Michelle and her husband were "the champions of the little guy".
Obama doesn't give a crap about Hispanics- but YOU wouldn't know about it because YOU swallow anything. (you can take that literally if you want). it's YOU who never gave McCain a chance- because YOU can't think for yourself- you have to believe everything moveon.org or the filthy rich, communist mouthpiece Huffington tells you to believe. Most of the readers of this site are divided- because AMERICA has a TWO party system. The day only one party rules, we are ALL in big trouble. But you Dems screwed Hillary better than Bill ever did.
Re: GamerMom – It's sad that people like you are fooled by Obama
Daddy Yankee is a hypocrite. Why can't Republicans be like us open-minded, enlightened Obama angels who are willing to listen to sexist, racist Republican demon pigs? Republican celebs are the worst hypocrites unlike the always fair, always just, and ever good Perez who has the courage to call a spade a spade - like when that evil witch Cindy McCain lied about being an only child of her parents. Just because it's technically true is no excuse for her forgetting her half-sister which she met 2 or 3 time in her life. Unlike the hypocrite Yankee, the non-hypocrite Perez posted an article about the half brother that Obama forgot and abandoned in Kenya, which is totally different. Cindy is a Republican; she should be held to a higher standard. It's utterly racist to expect a Democrat the same decency. These 3 or 4 conservative Hollywood celebrities in a galaxy of liberals think they are so brave. No!!! It takes much more courage to agree with the majority (try speaking in front of a crowd and see if that doesn't scare you). These cowardly few should shut the hell up.
Go Obama!!!
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HE LOOKS LIKE HE CAN BE "TOPPED" TOO!"
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daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
daddy yankee and his shiteous music makes me wanna throw up!!!!
he's a little beaner like McCain's short ass. And what's up w/ that hair. ewww. Republicans want some beaners working as peasants for under minimum wage. They want the rest thrown out. This fool thinks McCain likes him for him– and not for the brown vote.
Obama gets Affleck, Clooney, Pitt
McCain gets this Zlister.
Boo!
he is an idiot and noody cares about what he thinks and if people like yankee likes john then it means john is a bad option
daddy yanke music sucks and makes me wanna throw up
ummm…have can you say he is a hypocritical??
Do you say anything when Matt and Ben support Obama, asking if they met with McCain?
I think you are being a hypocrite
hahah this is funny! Hey perez why don't you ask why Obama supporters are Obama supporters? It's only a bad thing if they support McCain, aye? That's a bit hypocritical, wouldn't you say? Don't assume that you have any idea what Daddy Yankee's perception of Obama is because you don't. Stop trying to push this crap agenda of yours.
Re: Mayumi – miss obama elite angel, wow, what a poignant response
please go read some books, surround yourself with leaders and intelligent people…maybe you'll learn something
Daddy Yankee: Head full o' yarn
MCCAIN 2008!
I meant IF he makes it, which i hope not!
Fucking tree huggers!!!!!!!!!!!! Barack SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
like anybody gives a crap what daddy yankee thinks. he's not even a citizen, is he? what a moron!
Re: Cutie –
I was wowed by "miss angel's" response as well.
Hilarious!!! Who is he and whats up with his hair????
About freaking time that some celebrity grew a brain and realized that Obama is just another tax and spend liberal. For a NYer like me, his tax plan will raise my tax rate to close to 60%. His pick of Biden is a joke, what happened to all of his "change" rhetoric??? I am voting with my pocket book, McCain 08. Obama portrays himselfs as an agent of change, a breath of fresh air, but it is just Jimmy Carter part II in disguise….
Re: PDidda –
You don't know if PR's are citizens??? Seriously?
Who would care what this guy has to say about politics?? He speaks/writes at a 3rd grade literacy level.