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At McCain's morning appearance at the Phoenix high school, there were squeals and giggles from teenage girls -- not for him, but for Daddy Yankee, the reggaeton star.

The audience of more than 100 students seemed sleepy for McCain's opening remarks about the importance of voting and the national leaders who have come from Arizona.

But they perked up when he promised a "special guest" and "a great American success story."

McCain built up the suspense by withholding the guest's name at first, but then gave it away, saying, "One of his most famous songs, I know you're very familiar with: 'Gasolina' " -- drawing gasps of surprise from the crowd -- and then finally said, "Well, here he is, Daddy Yankee."

Though McCain has sometimes shown surprising familiarity with rap stars and pop culture references because of the musical tastes of his daughters, it is unlikely that the conservative Republican would have made a point of mentioning the song had he known that the "Gasolina" lyrics are loaded with sexual references. Although there's some debate about what the word "gasolina" means in this context, one thing is certain: It's not a petroleum product.

Asked whether McCain knew about the sexual allusions, a campaign spokesman said he had no comment.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 9667.story

I saw this on TV yesterday and i thought it was hilarious. They were hugging and everything. Im sure that McCain had no idea who he was before this lol.

well now I know i'm voting Obama...

lol...

Both obama and maccain's promotion is getting downright (Please Use More Appropriate Word). (if I was american) I'd prolly vote a third candidate if he had a 1 in a million chance.

aleZ wrote:Both obama and maccain's promotion is getting downright (Please Use More Appropriate Word). (if I was american) I'd prolly vote a third candidate if he had a 1 in a million chance.

agreed.. I am American and am not particularly fond of either candidates... its a tough decision Im waiting to see who McCain picks as a VP

well, it's either these two or Hillary once she gets a write in...pick thine poison...

aleZ wrote:Both obama and maccain's promotion is getting downright (Please Use More Appropriate Word). (if I was american) I'd prolly vote a third candidate if he had a 1 in a million chance.

I still dont know who i will vote for. I cant stand when candidates do things like this to promote themselves. Really makes it look like they are reaching, in desperation mode. Makes the candidate look worst.

I question the wisdom of a McCain/Yankee ticket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1sV7ZkzQYU

Notice McCain reading from the card as he introduces Daddy Yankee lol.

McCain/Diener '08!

You know McCain should have felt dumb when the people are falling asleep for his speeches but then awaken when a rap star comes on the stage. That shows that people do not have much respect for him or just dont give a hoot what he thinks.

All I want to see is the winner actually, you know, win his vote...

No seriously, its like reading teen beat or something half the time following these campaigns this year.

glennathan wrote:You know McCain should have felt dumb when the people are falling asleep for his speeches but then awaken when a rap star comes on the stage. That shows that people do not have much respect for him or just dont give a hoot what he thinks.

To be fair, they're high school students. They can't vote yet, for the most part, and probably couldn't care less. This seems like a pretty transparent PR move, and it doesn't appear to have had its desired effect.

McCain and Daddy Yankee.. I never would've guessed McCain would call a guy like that "a good friend of mine" lol...

Things like this really make me hate the American presidential votes sometimes. I feel it's often more of a popularity match, with a twist of MTV's celebrity death match (when it comes to both candidates usually just trying to rip the other candidate to make himself look good).

It's not all their fault though. Thinking of it, it's a bit sad that actions like these can win a candidate more votes than actual politics.

Who the hell is Daddy Yankee and who the hell cares what he thinks one way or the other?

Look at all that jail bait.

well let see ...McCain helps the immigration yankee??? lol he is puertorican and dont have a problem with that since he is a US citizen lol ......he cant vote since we cant vote for the president here unless he still have that hunter creek house not sure.....and McCaine was even reading who he was lol

aw man, i'm really looking forward to the republican national convention now.

my guess is that they'll invite menudo.

theTHIEF wrote:well now I know i'm voting Obama...

glennathan wrote:You know McCain should have felt dumb when the people are falling asleep for his speeches but then awaken when a rap star comes on the stage. That shows that people do not have much respect for him or just dont give a hoot what he thinks.

That's (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

Take one hundred of the most brilliant and/or most respected people in their various fields from across the US, and the best politicians (from both parties), and let them speak in front of a group of high schoolers. I bet every single one gets nearly the same exact response.

It doesn't have anything to do with them, but everything to do with their audience.

pikimagic wrote:well let see ...McCain helps the immigration yankee??? lol he is puertorican and dont have a problem with that since he is a US citizen lol ......he cant vote since we cant vote for the president here unless he still have that hunter creek house not sure.....and McCaine was even reading who he was lol

I really don't think he was reading who he was.

Watching the video, he looks at his card before telling things about him such as how long he has been married (15), how many kids he has (3), and how old they are (14, 12, 10) -- things that you would reasonably look at a card to read, rather than attempting to remember. He doesn't look at them again.

With that said, the whole thing seemed pretty dumb, and I agree with most others sentiments.

Also, anyone find it funny that McCain is such 'a fighter for the Hispanic community' and 'can best represent the Hispanic community', yet he was the last candidate to actually get around to having his website in Spanish as well as English, only putting it up a couple months ago? I'm not trying to necessarily drill a strong point here, it's just combined with this video and Daddy Yankee's comments, I really found it humorous.

Damn DY, you just set Puerto Ricans back fifty years. What Happened? I mean Im a Clinton supporter, maybe he was too. lmao