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Russell Simmons is the founder of Def Jam Records. In Boston, on the week of the Democratic National Convention, Simmons is acting as the host of the Hip-Hop Summit sponsored by the Hip-Hop Network. The goal is to urge young kids to vote in the upcoming election.
On Monday, Simmons joined Chris Matthews outside Faneuil Hall to talk politics:

RUSSELL SIMMONS, HIP-HOP SUMMIT ACTION NETWORK: The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network has had 24 events all over the country so far, and registering voters. Beyonce hosted her summit, along with Master P and Puffy and others in Houston. Will Smith did Philadelphia. Snoop Dogg did L.A. and Nelly is doing Saint Louis. Eminem has done Detroit twice. Today, we’re hear in Boston with 8,000 kids. We had Lloyd Banks; he's the No. 1 artist in the country, Wyclef Jean and others.

We talk about empowerment and we register voters— hundreds of thousands of voters all over the country. And it‘s about taking personal responsibility. The artists, hip-hop artists, whether it‘s Eminem or 50 Cent or any of the people, have all come out of a struggle too. Their message is one of empowerment. I think that they‘re all going to vote. It‘s going to be a dramatic turnout and they‘re going to have a lot to do with this next election.
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Never does he say who you should vote for...just to vote. Most people want to ask you to vote for their candidate, but Russel Simmons is 'keeping it real"...
 
Gonz said:
Is there any question who would be suggested?
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No...but he hasn't gone out and said who to vote for...just to vote. He answered the questions posed to him, and never once suggested a name.

Direct quote from the article...

SIMMONS: First of all, my effort to register voters is a nonpartisan effort. I want whoever is in office to respect young people and kids with greater vision than the old people who have already messed things up.
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There's only one sheet, and you choose your poison when you register. You know that as well as I do... :rolleyes: ;)

Another quote...
SIMMONS: Well, the election is about a fair chance for all Americans.. There‘s no congressman‘s son at war. There‘s no senator. There‘s no Bush out on the front line. John Kerry's family is not on the front line either. I‘m just making a point that all of us who are in struggle are being used. That‘s my opinion.

I think that we have to pick the best available when we go to the polls. We can‘t say, no one represents every idea in my head. We have to say, there are some who are closer to the way we think, and we can try to hold them accountable and push them to respect people who are, this country should be the most compassionate and giving country in the world.

We have all of the resources. We have the greatest country. We have to just stand up and be as good as those great documents that are written about us.
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Nay. In AZ it was per party. Seems as though California had that too. Here, our (D) councilman was making the rounds just as we moved in. I still get (D) crap. :shrug:
 
Gonz said:
Nay. In AZ it was per party. Seems as though California had that too. Here, our (D) councilman was making the rounds just as we moved in. I still get (D) crap. :shrug:
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Really? In PA you have one form for federal elections, and you mark which party you want when you mail it in...
 
Here, we state which party at primaries to get the "proper" ballot. In AZ (and yes it was in CA too) that was already in the system so party jumping was prohibited :(
 
Gonz said:
Here, we state which party at primaries to get the "proper" ballot. In AZ (and yes it was in CA too) that was already in the system so party jumping was prohibited :(
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That's so you don't have a mad rush of Dems voting during the Republican party primaries, and a bunch of Reps voting during the Democratic party primaries...Since the convention was already taking place, though, it's kind of a moot point, isn't it?

BTW...did you read the whole article? :D
 
I think the edge of the situation is the demographics of the targeted age group.

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. -- Winston Churchill
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most of these get out there and vote campaigns dont say who to vote for but just to vote at all.
 
In California, the voter registration has a list of I think 6 political parties you can choose from, a "decline to state" option and an "other" where you can write in your party of choice. There's just the one form. Once you've registered, you get the sample ballot specific to your party, and when you go to the polling place you get the regular ballot specific to your party.
 
Primaries are party specific, but the general elections are a free-for-all. As far as I remember, I did not state my party when I registered at all.

Edit, Oh yeah, I'm in Missouri for those that don't know.
 
I don't remember that from AZ, Gonz. I'm pretty sure the one I filled out was just like this one. I know in TN there is one form and you declare your party as well.

Edit: Oh, and thanks for pointing out the insidious liberal plot, Gonz. :rolleyes: I might have even believed he was doing something for altruistic motives.
 
In GA, you don't declare at the primary level until you tell the voter volunteer which ballot ya want. That won't pigeonhole you, as you can ask for the other ballot next year, or even in run-offs in the same year. You don't really "register" with either party at a polling place - ever. Lots of crossover voting in this state, which makes things a tad more interesting in the opening phases.

I'm all fore getting voters out there. My issue is when you bus people in and buy their votes for a few packs of ciggies - a la Gore.
 
chcr said:
Edit: Oh, and thanks for pointing out the insidious liberal plot, Gonz. :rolleyes: I might have even believed he was doing something for altruistic motives.
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The insidious liberal plot...MTV's Rock the Vote, The voter registration stand at various concerts (Lallapalloza type) are all altruistic. They are also overwhelmingly liberal.
 
chcr said:
Edit: Oh, and thanks for pointing out the insidious liberal plot, Gonz.:rolleyes: I might have even believed he was doing something for altruistic motives.
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as I once said before: Altruism is pretty much dead. Gonz is right that many of the go out and vote tend to be liberal. maybe because more voters for them may get bush out of office. mostif not all people have some kind of agenda
 
Gonz said:
The insidious liberal plot...MTV's Rock the Vote, The voter registration stand at various concerts (Lallapalloza type) are all altruistic. They are also overwhelmingly liberal.
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Sarcasm, Gonz, Eric, sarcasm. Surely you know me well eonough to know that I don't think anybody does anything for altruistic motives. I was being sarcastic over your need to point out the blindingly obvious.
 
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