"Mosh"

[MikeDubreuil]

I'm going to agree with Jack Jones and add that that looking for a role model in Eminem is simply asinine. He's not awesome, he's a promoter in making this country's morals rapidly decline.

As with anything that Eminem puts out you have to take it with a grain of salt. Eminem would rather shock you then actually give you meaningful advice. This of course all in the name of selling records. He's another one of the artists who love the fame and money but constantly complain about how tough life is because they are just too popular and can't go in public without the nuisance of being recognized. That in itself shows you how intelligent he is.

Anyway to the video Mosh...

It seems that the main message is that Bush should not be in office. We secretly have Osama Bin Laden in custody and use him as a tool to incite fear in Americans. We then direct that fear into Iraq for the purpose of obtaining oil. All the while sending young Americans to die. He seems to think the US still has a major problem with racism. Yet doesn't really elaborate on how George Bush is involved with that. The young woman being evicted from her apartment is a direct attack against Bush's new tax policy. Kerry is never really endorsed but simply made a reference to. The end of the video encourages people to vote but never endorses a candidate. Since he doesn't even mention Nader I would say he wants people to vote for Kerry.

[Adam Y.]

Here's my take: I don't think it's right to try and make people vote for the other runner. I do know that the song is also a direct hit at Bush, but it's more of a "Vote for Kerry" concept. The lyrics are good, they get the point across (on a "Bush is bad" theory). The video is getting old (I've seen so many anime-style videos lately).

Too bad it doesn't work. I was really amazed by the fact that most of the celebrities end up hurting the person they are supporting than helping. The most disperaging of which has to be Micheal Moore where 24% of the people were voting for Bush and 4% where voting for Kerry because of him. The numbers are quite lower for all of the other celebrities but generally the trends stay the same.

[suneel112]

I saw eminem performing "mosh" yesterday. I think that is the way rap is supposed to be, instead of making threats to random law enforcement officers, it is time to blame the real people for the country's problems. It wasn't excellent rap, but it was a powerful rap with an even stronger message. Way to go, Eminem!

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

He seems to think the US still has a major problem with racism..

We do.


Wetzel