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		<title>50 Cent, Political Pundit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m watching one of the major cable news networks this morning, you know, getting my a.m. dosage of politico speak, when all of a sudden the attention shifts to the political views of none other than 50 Cent.  Talk about a moment straight out of left field; one complete with the standard (non-hip [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So I&#8217;m watching one of the major cable news networks this morning, you know, getting my a.m. dosage of politico speak, when all of a sudden the attention shifts to the political views of none other than 50 Cent.  Talk about a moment straight out of left field; one complete with the standard (non-hip hop) media pronunciation of his name, &#8220;Fiddy&#8221;.  For a minute I thought it was some kind of April Fool&#8217;s joke.  As it turns out, 50, who was a Hillary Clinton supporter earlier on, is now throwing his support behind Barack Obama:</p>
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<p>I applaud 50 on the move, however, the really odd (and in some ways interesting) thing about all of this, is the amount major media attention that this story&#8217;s received&#8211;<a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/31/50-cent-no-longer-supports-clinton/" target="_blank">CNN</a>, <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/31/50-cent-obama-to-the-end-now-baby/?mod=WSJBlog" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/03/50-cent-no-long.html" target="_blank">LA Times</a> (not to mention, the various media outlets that have mentioned the story during their on air reports).  It&#8217;s pretty crazy. I wonder though, does this story matter to them because it&#8217;s 50 Cent (outspoken, controversial rapper) at the center of it all?  Or because it&#8217;s 50 Cent (outspoken, controversial rapper <em>and</em> the establishment&#8217;s unofficial hip-hop representative) at the center of it all?  You have to wonder.</p>
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