Despite the White House defending its invitation to rapper Common to participate in a poetry event, the conservative right is still taking shots at Common and his 'violent' lyrics and supposed advocacy for cop killing. Sarah Palin continued to criticize Common during an appearance on Fox News' "On the Record."
"This rapper -- we thought that we were to be united under the leader of the free world, Barack Obama, in tamping down racism and inciting violence and cop killing, certainly, and killing a former president," Sarah Palin said. "All those things that this rapper has glorified and really is known for, it just certainly reflects a lack of judgment on the White House's part."
"I am obviously a proponent of free speech. I'm not anti-rap. In fact, like Bret Baier, I know the lyrics to 'Rapper's Delight,''' Palin said. "But I am saying just common decency in the White House -- wouldn't we like to see a reflection of all that is wonderful and great, a shining city on a hill that the White House is supposed to be, with events inside of that house that reflect the patriotism and the decency and the influence of America?"
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