I don't wanna even remember this, read ya'll:

http://www.safesearching....073004.htm

But first up, his album, “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” sold ten million copies and won three Grammys. But all this week, he’s been our man in Boston. From Outkast, say hi to Andre 3000 Benjamin. [applause] How you doin’? Big fan, but you know that already.

ANDRE 3000 BENJAMIN: Well, thank you, Bill.

MAHER: All right. Always with the golfing clothes. What’s with that?

BENJAMIN: Golfing? Tennis.

MAHER: Tennis. Sorry. [laughter] I know you’ve been up at the convention in Boston. You just came back. And I know you’re interested in voting this year and you never have before.

BENJAMIN: Never voted in my life.

MAHER: So why did you choose now to lose your voting cherry? [laughter]

BENJAMIN: This year, you know, it’s a pretty, I guess, crazy election year. It’s going to be historical. And I just felt like it’s a responsibility to do it.

MAHER: George Bush. Just say “George Bush.” [laughter] That’s – nobody else. I mean, that man…[laughter] [applause]…has moved you in a way that no other person ever did, right?

BENJAMIN: Well, he’s moved a lot of people.

MAHER: Yes, he’s moved a lot of people. [laughter]

BENJAMIN: No, actually, Norman Lear—

MAHER: Norman Lear.

BENJAMIN: He brought me on to “Declare Yourself,” and he said, “I want you to be the spokesperson to get the young people to vote. And I said, “Well, I don’t know if I’m that person, man, because I’ve never voted in my life.” And he said, “No, you’re perfect, because those are the people who we want.

MAHER: Yeah, okay. Well, let’s take a look at what you brought back from the convention because I want to talk to you about this. But let’s take a look at the tape first.

[CLIP SHOWN: ANDRE 3000 BENJAMIN AND REV. AL SHARPTON:]

REV. AL SHARPTON: How hard was it knowing that you have so many fans and a lot of people look up to you, for you to admit publicly that you’re almost 30 years old and never voted?

ANDRE 3000 BENJAMIN: Oh, I ain’t got no shame.

SHARPTON: Okay.

BENJAMIN: No, not at all.

SHARPTON: All right.

BENJAMIN: I’ve actually said on record that, you know, “why should I vote; it’s like choosin’ which bullet you’re gonna get shot by.”

SHARPTON: If you can be angry in the studio, but leave the studio and ain’t angry no more and do nothing about it, then you’re just exploitin’ the ‘hood like everybody else. And if you ain’t got enough energy, if you don’t have enough initiative to get up and say, “I’m going to go to the polls and try to be heard,” then why should anybody respect you if you don’t respect yourself? People won’t admit it but they’re intimidated by – “Well, I don’t know how the machine works. I don’t want to walk in there and look like, you know, I don’t know what I’m doing, you know, because you could be laughin’ at me and stuff.” You’re too wearing something about your braids, about your doo rag, but you can’t hit a button for who going to be the President of the United States? [laughter] [applause] :hercules:

[CLIP ENDS]

MAHER: All right. I have to tell you, I watched the Reverend Al’s speech the other night, and I was – I have never seen anybody as disrespected as Al Sharpton is disrespected, not only by the Democratic Party, but by the media. They cut him off – CSNBC [sic] – Chris Matthews cut him off and said, “You have to remember this man basically began his career, as charming as he is, on a lie.” Is that racism, because I certainly could say that about a lot of other politicians? [[laughter] [applause]

BENJAMIN: Yes.

MAHER: And last night, after Kerry finished his speech and everybody comes on the podium, one of the network anchors said, “And the Rev. Al Sharpton has somehow found his way onto the podium.”

BENJAMIN: He’s a great speaker. He’s powerful, man.

MAHER: Yeah. [applause] So – so what is your take on these people going nuts when he – I mean, he went over a few minutes. A lot of people go over a few minutes. What does that mean? “He’s somehow found his way onto the—?”

BENJAMIN: Twenty minutes.

MAHER: Well, he spoke 20; he was supposed to speak six. So he went over—

BENJAMIN: Fourteen.

MAHER: He was on “CPT.” [laughter] Excuse me, but this happens.

BENJAMIN: He was feeling it. And I guess you can’t stop him when you’re feeling it.

MAHER: But I mean, are you angry at the way people have treated this man? Because I just don’t think they would do that to a white politician.

BENJAMIN: Hmm, yeah, I guess I’m pretty upset about that. [laughter]

MAHER: Well, I’ve tried to fire you up—[laughter]—the best I could. Andre 3000, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] Please keep making records. Don’t just give up that.

BENJAMIN: Yes, thank you.

MAHER: Because you’ve got this other gig. Thank you very much. All right, it’s time to meet our panel, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] All right, first up, he chairs—[interrupted by standing ovation, cheers for Michael Moore]—I knew we had a rock star in the house; I didn’t know it was YOU. [laughter]

and how is this a major embarrassment?


i was expecting something other than what was said i guess.. i dunno

This doesn't look too embarrassing.

Actually, Bill Maher should be embarrassed for using the term "CPT." It's not funny coming from you, Bill.

it doesn't look that bad.

How is this embarrassing? Oh I don't know, acting like you got politics awareness and when get into Bill Maher's show he was looking at you like "Say something, dammit" through out the whole interview and then finishs up the interview with "the best I could say. Andre 3000, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] Please keep making records. Don’t just give up that." He basically said (without saying it) that he wasn't worthy of an intelligent conversation and to "don't quit your day job".

But then again, you kinda have to see the show to get the full effect of it and see 4 yo self.

i see two instances of mr. 3000 gettin embarrassed:

1) admitting on national teevee that he's never voted

2) reverend al chastising his narrow behind

Harlepolis said:

why was he tryin' to make Dre mad? People used to do this stuff to P all the time. That's why he stopped talking to the media. Folks are always trying to get celebrities to say something stupid. All they're gonna do anyways is strip what he said and use him for sound bites.

Y'all tellin me that I need to get out and vote, huh. Why?
Ain't nobody black runnin but crackers, so, why I got to register?
I thinkin of better shit to do with my time
Never smelled aroma of diploma, but I write the deep ass rhymes
So let me take ya way, back to when a nigga stayed in Southwest Atlanta,
Y'all could not tell me nuthin, thought I hit that bottom rock

--Dre' "Git up, Git Out!"

Harlepolis said:

I thought the same thing when I saw it. Bill Maher kept trying to get Andre to talk in more than 2 or three sentence spurts. Andre came across like a cat that is pretty shallow. Hell, maybe he is

mochalox said:

I dont think he was trying to make him mad, I think he was trying to pick his brain and see where the guy was coming from. He came off pretty clueless. But hey, maybe that was an intimidating situation for him(Dre). who can judge?







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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

He may be voting this coming election, but he doesn't seem to have much of an opinion on any of it, or Sharpton for that matter.

Or maybe he just can't verbalize it?

Supernova said:

RIGHT HE WRITE LIKE FIVE ALBUM OF RAP

BUT ONLY FIVE WORD AT TIME ON TV

WHY EVEN BOTHER?

I saw it and I thought it was pretty embarrassing. Andre looked like he had absolutely no clue what to say, and wouldn't speak beyond a one line mumble. It was pretty bad.

I guess u guys had to see it; you know how worked up bill maher gets; and andre was probably just laid back, and not really appearing to be showing any interest in voting, I dont know...what the hell do I know, I didnt watch the damn thing

this mighta played out awkward on TV, but i don't see this as any kind of "major embarrassment"...i agree about maher trying to get away with "CPT", that was kinda tacky...

i could give a shit how he came across.....everybody should be doing what they can to get more people voting.....




shit, look at who our president is...not much difference from this interiew and the one bush just gave to the minority news corp...

I didn't have the pleasure to see the actual interview, but from the transcript, Andre seemed to be honest about his voting history. That alone is pretty cool. I didn't see anything really embarrassing. So, Al Sharpton said something about Dre's words and actions. I'm sure we can pull a few doozies out to stun Sharpton as well (Tawana Brawley anyone?). Even Bill came out of his face to say "CPT". He needed a sock for that one. All in all, it all seems pretty relative.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Is it just me or does every single post you make somehow come back to someone's ass, booty, or behind?

MrSquiggle said:

it's you.

Harlepolis said:

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This is embarrassing. Dre sounds like he was on clown time. It will be great day when rappers stop their cooning. I agree with everything Al said. What a shame.

intha916 said:

Yeah,I saw that and Andre is not a great public speaker.I really think he's kinda' shy so why he accepted that gig I have no idea.I saw it earlier tonight,tooand Steve Harvey was pretty stupid and pointless on there. These guys are just fish out of water.

DL Hughley and Chris Rock are always great on shows like this because they actually communicate their thoughts and have something on their minds. Andre is talented and I love him,but I think he's just a good ol' Jawaja boy in designer duds. People think that media success means that a person should have meaningful things to say. It's why I was surprised that Prince chose Outkast to help induct him.They are just not expressive as speakers.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

aww, i knew you'd say that...

seriously though, it seems to happen a lot...

Either I'm really sleepy or that made no sense whatsoever. Where's the embarassing part?

BENJAMIN: “why should I vote; it’s like choosin’ which bullet you’re gonna get shot by.”

He's right about that.

For those of you that don't watch the show, check it out! It's pretty good The best part of the show was when Bill Maher & Michael Moore got on their knees & begged Ralph Nader to drop out of the race

As for Andre, I don't know if he just wasn't listening or if he's DUMB. Makes me flash back to his & Big Boi's acceptance speeches for the RRHOF. It's possible these guys are a little stupid or just can't articulate a decent thought unless there's a beat behind it

What's most embarrassing about it is his response to the whole Rev. Al situation: "Hmm, yeah, I guess I’m pretty upset about that. [laughter]" How lame! You don't GUESS you're upset - have a response, dude! He seemed zoned out or something, maybe he was high. Who knows I applaud him for being honest about being a new voter & helping w/ the effort, but he needs to work on his speaking skills...




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*BUMP* I'm not a threadkiller!!!

CalhounSq said:

Nobody could really counter anything you said.

But then...this IS Prince.org where a lot of sensible things have been countered.

BENJAMIN: I’ve actually said on record that, you know, “why should I vote; it’s like choosin’ which bullet you’re gonna get shot by.”

Gotta admit, I can see his point. We're all being played -- just like a matrix. But still, gotta do my part to vote for morality -- hopefully delaying this country's Fall. God bless America, and the world too, of course. And when we done kicked God outta this land, who we gonna blame then? Selah.

I saw this live and it was clear that this guy was a soft spoken, introspective artist and not a public speaker (Boxx, lol).

It took balls and the rest of the show was like raw republican meat thrown in the water with Michael Moore and Bill Maher, just a bloody mess.


need to learn to spell - edit
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