Friday, September 25, 2015

Kanye West Confirms 2020 Presidential Run, Praises Dr. Ben Carson




Kanye West Confirms 2020 Presidential Run, Praises Dr. Ben Carson
by Kipp Jones24 Sep 2015Los Angeles, CA
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, rapper Kanye West says he is “definitely” planning on running for president in 2020, and also praises GOP candidate Dr. Ben Carson, who he calls “brilliant.”

During a 13-minute lifetime award acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, Kanye admitted to “smoking a little something,” before saying, “I have decided in 2020 to run for president.”

The rapper now confirms he was serious about the statement, telling Vanity Fair during a wide-ranging interview about fashion, music, and politics, “I want everyone to win. When I run for president, I’d prefer not to run against someone. I would be like ‘I want to work with you.’”

“As soon as I heard [Ben] Carson speak, I tried for three weeks to get on the phone with him. I was like this is the most brilliant guy,” said West.

Kanye added, “I think all the people running right now have something that each of the others needs,” but also criticized the campaign process, saying, “this gladiator battle takes away from the main focus that the world needs help and the world needs all the people in a position of power or influence to come together.”

Kanye also declared that six years of being disliked by people because of a “misconception” is over, and that after he announced his candidacy at the VMAs, people viewed him differently.

“It was like, ‘Wait a second, we would really be into that, because actually if you think about it, he’s extremely thoughtful. Every time he’s ever gotten in trouble, he was really jumping in front of a bullet for someone else. He’s probably the most honest celebrity that we have.’

I didn’t approach that because I thought it would be fun. It wasn’t like, Oh, let’s go rent some jet skis in Hawaii. No, the exact opposite. I sit in clubs and I’m like, Wow, I’ve got five years before I go and run for office and I’ve got a lot of research to do, I’ve got a lot of growing up to do. My dad has two masters degrees. My mom has a PhD, she used to work at Operation PUSH. Somehow the more and more creative I get, the closer and closer I get to who I was as a child. When I was a child, I was holding my mom’s hand at Operation PUSH. I think it’s time. Rap is great.

…It’s fun. It’s fun to be a rock star, and I’ll never not be one I guess, but there’ll be a point where I become my mother’s child,” said Kanye.”

Kanye concluded, saying he hates politics, but cares about people.

“I’m not a politician at all. I care about the truth and I just care about human beings. I just want everyone to win, that’s all I can say.”

Rainbow/PUSH
Rainbow/PUSH is a non-profit organization formed as a merger of two non-profit organizations founded by Jesse Jackson Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition. The organizations pursue social justice, civil rights and political activism.
In December 1971, Jackson resigned from Operation Breadbasket after clashing with Rev. Ralph Abernathy and founded Operation PUSH. Jackson founded the National Rainbow Coalition in 1984 which merged with PUSH in 1996. The combined organization keeps its national headquarters on the South Side of Chicago and has branches in Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston, Atlanta, the Silicon Valley, and New Orleans and Boston.

Rainbow/PUSH
Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is the founder & president of the Rainbow/PUSH, and Jesse L. Jackson Jr. & Santita Jackson’s father.

Note: Jesse L. Jackson Jr. is Jesse L. Jackson Sr’s son, and Michelle Obama babysat him.
Santita Jackson is Jesse L. Jackson Sr’s daughter, and a friend of Michelle Obama, and Malia Obama’s godmother.
Michelle Obama babysat Jesse L. Jackson Jr., was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staffer, is a friend of Santita Jackson, Malia Obama’s mother, and married to Barack Obama.
Thomas E. Freston is the chairman for the ONE Campaign, and was the chairman & CEO for the MTV Networks.
Barack Obama is married to Michelle Obama, Malia Obama’s father, was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), and the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.  
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, Ari Emanuel’s brother, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.  
Ari Emanuel is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
Kanye West is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, married to Kim Kardashian, Common’s producer, and his mother worked for Operation PUSH.
Kim Kardashian is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and married to Kanye West.
Common’s producer is Kanye West, and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, is an organizer for the Million Man March, and the acting head for the Nation of Islam.
Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee, and an adviser for Harold Washington.
African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Harold Washington’s adviser was Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., and was a Chicago (IL) mayor.   
Richard M. Daley was the Chicago (IL) mayor, Michelle Obama was his staffer, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the International Rescue Committee, and Refugees International.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and is a director emeritus at Refugees International.
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and an emeritus trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
David M. Rubenstein was a benefactor for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
Benjamin S. Carson was a director of pediatric neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins University, is a presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election, and a director at the Kellogg Company.
Ann McLaughlin Korologos is a director at the Kellogg Company, a director at Harman International Industries, Inc., and was a chair emeritus for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Sidney Harman was the chairman for Harman International Industries, Inc., and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Jane Lakes Harman is a stockholder for Harman International Industries, Inc., and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
L. John Doerr is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a director at the ONE Campaign.
Thomas E. Freston is the chairman for the ONE Campaign, and was the chairman & CEO for the MTV Networks.
ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Sarah Brown O'Hagan is an overseer & director at the International Rescue Committee, and a trustee at Johns Hopkins University.
Benjamin S. Carson was a director of pediatric neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins University, is a director at the Kellogg Company, and a presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election.
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman was a trustee at Johns Hopkins University, and is a director at Refugees International.
Ralph P. Davidson was a director at Refugees International, and a director at the Phoenix House Foundation.  
Tina Brown is a director at the Phoenix House Foundation, a friend of Arianna Huffington, and was an editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
Arianna Huffington is a friend of Tina Brown, and was a co-founder for the Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars.  
Ari Emanuel was a co-founder for the Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars, is Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for the William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.
Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.  
Kanye West is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, married to Kim Kardashian, Common’s producer, and his mother worked for Operation PUSH.
Kim Kardashian is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and married to Kanye West.
Common’s producer is Kanye West, and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, is an organizer for the Million Man March, and the acting head for the Nation of Islam.

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