There is a difference in being conservative and being a Republican in this generation. No self-respecting Black Man should ever find himself supporting a party that has blatantly insulted the Black and Latino communities repeatedly.

The fact that the Republican party has pandered to bigoted fringe groups who would love to see a Black man hang, a Black woman cleaning their floors, Latinos tending their gardens and Gay Americans shoved back into the closets.

Mitt Romney has lied constantly and flip flopped more than anyone I have ever seen in politics. Its funny how so many Uncle Ruckus types choose to support there own demise.

Now Nick has a right to his opinion. And if Nick believes the Republicans can do better, then he must have loved G.W. Bush, loved the financial crisis we have been placed in by Republican policies. The lies that lead us into wars with Iraq, Nick would have supported Mitt Romney s position to let the auto industry go bankrupt. Nick must not be in the 47% like many of us.

Now, has President Obama been able to do everything we have wanted? No!

But The President has achieved quite a lot, all things considered.

As Black people, we vote our interests, Our interest appears to be addressed more by the Democratic party than the Republican party at this time in history.

Finally, most Hip Hop stars despite their wealth and fame still understand that they are niggas in the eyes of many of the folks who support the Republican party. Also keep in mind that Hip hop is a progressive form of expression not regressive. Hip Hop origins like NWA, Public Enemy and the like spoke against the ills in our community and the policies many Republican that contributed to such despair. They spoke truth to power. Democrat and Republican.

Speaking as an individual who WORKS in the financial industry, I don't think the democratic and republican parties are identical at ALL socially or fiscally. Fiscally, the democratic party believes in fiscal policy and expansionary monetary policy where government should provide stimulus and the Fed should target that the prime interest rate should be lowered so treasury securities could be bought. This form of fiscal policy helps the lower and middle class ALLLOOOOTTT more than the republicans' form of fiscal policy of trickle down economics (i.e., lowering the tax rate for the wealthiest americans).

Working at one of the Fortune 50 companies in the world, I can clearly say that corporations AND small businesses alike are greedy! They want their profits at anyone's expense. Lowering taxes for those Americans is NOT going to help you or Nick sadly..........it won't help you even though you're saving your pennies.....sorry to break it to you.

Corporations make profits and KEEP their profits. That's why Obama and other liberal politicians try to correct this greed. It's not socialism.....it's just a little regulation. We need it....obviously. Pure capitalist societies don't work.

Socially, the parties are also different. Democrats typically support gay, women, minority, etc agendas. Republicans typically don't support ANY of those agendas....that's a fact. If you can't see that, then smh.

It's a fact that as you achieve more education, culture, and experiences, you become more liberal. This is evidenced by the majority of Ph.D candidates being liberal. Maybe we should take note.

The two parties are very similar with regards to financial backing. What they say they stand for is different, but no president has the real power to make as much change as they personally may like to. While republicans back big money, banks, credit card companies and other ebtities that make money for those with money, democrats usually back social programs, arts, culture, and the humanities/science.

Most rappers are more conscious of their financial beginnings, then of tax breaks, and such. So for them to vote in ways that remind them of their struggle and their parents struggle to get where they are, would be against their internal voices. Also, more and more million/billionaires (Buffet, Gates, Winfrey, ect) are becoming more financially/socially conscious. They are becoming more democratic politically leaning.

As Blacks we are not, nor should have to be, monolithic. As the proud Black, gay man of democratic persuasion that I am, I have black gay friends who are republican and we have a great time talking and debating. I don't agree with all they say, but I am open to their thoughts. I feel that those who say that blacks are not getting the attention they feel they deserve, are not seeing the whole picture. Gays, women, latinos, and other groups have gethered and marched up to the white house at the president's door and said "Give me my rights!!" Have we as Blacks done that? Those Blacks that have this issue with the president, have they marched to his door and demanded the attetion they want? Gays were chaining themselves to the white house fence and such. Have Blacks? You want him to just throw something out to you just because you are Black? If he just does things for Balcks specifically just because he's Black is what would really make him look like he is the president of the Black US, not the entire US. That is what would keep him from being re-elected. Like any other president, if you don't like how it's going and you don't feel like you are getting your voice heard, then march.