"I'm sorry, that white woman said WHAT?"
Although Fox News agreed to remove his old interview from all promos and the broadcast, they did not do so quietly. First, they released a statement saying, “Fox News did not commit to restrictions on its interview with Mr. Smith so therefore the network did not need his permission to use the interview in this program”. Then, in a show of solidarity with Fox News (there’s no such thing as bad press, maybe?), MSNBC reported the details of the conflict, all the while showing underneath the interview and then discussion afterwards: “FOX: IT APPEARS LL COOL [sic] DOES NOT WANT TO INSPIRE OTHERS”.
In truth, LL Cool J inspires others every day. His music is uplifting, his acting on the new NCIS is flawless, and he is the Family Values King. Todd Smith has been married since 1995, when he put a wedding ring on the finger of Simone Johnson, with whom he had been in a relationship for years. They have 4 children. They attend events together. They look happy and there is no drama. Can Sarah Palin say the same of her brood? She can shoot all the wolves she wants and look at Russia from her front porch all day, and she is still knee-deep in babymama drama courtesy of her daughter, Bristol.
Perhaps most surprising was when the same reaction came out of the ultra-conservative, flag-waving, tobacco-chewing, good ol’ boy camp of country singer Toby Keith. A spokesperson for Keith said, “We were never contacted by Fox. I have no idea what interview it’s taken from. They’re promoting this like it’s a brand new interview”. In fact, the interview was from a few years ago when Keith sat down with someone else to explain the lyrics to his song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue”. That is, for those people who can’t decipher its cryptic message on their own. Exactly how much of a joke do you have to be for a die-hard Republican like Toby Keith to refuse participation in your ‘inspirational program’?
Next time Sarah Palin decides to jack an interview from someone, maybe she should choose someone who isn’t one of the OGs of the rap game. Maybe she should stick to what she knows.
And if you can determine what that is, let me know.