Politics is the latest dirty word for rapper Luther Campbell to work into his vocabulary.
Campbell, the raunchy rapper from 2 Live Crew, is running for Miami-Dade County mayor in Florida and thinks he could boost the economy with a tax on exotic dancers.
I'm mad frustrated, Campbell said about crime in his hometown in an interview in the Miami New Times. Why aren't we getting it right in Miami-Dade? Why is our government only serving one set of people? That's what is pushing me to run.
The emcee known for the 1989 hit song Me So Horny blasted the slow pace of construction at Miami International Airport and the bloated government workforce as wastes of taxpayer money.
He opposes raising taxes and wants to shore up a local hospital that treats a high number of uninsured patients, but a key plank of his platform would be to tax exotic dancers.
Even though all my stripper friends are gonna be mad at me, I think we can stimulate the economy with a tax on strippers, Campbell told the paper. They make all this money and don't pay taxes. I'd take that cash and put it into a fund where it supports youth athletics for girls, like cheerleading or softball.
Miami University political science professor George Gonzalez said that the proposal is a joke, but that Campbell, who's a New Times columnist and assistant high school football coach, could be a player in the election.
Someone like Campbell with his celebrity status describing these unusual issues could attract some voters, Gonzalez told AOL News. He sounds like he wants to be a serious political candidate. ... I would not necessarily discount him.
On March 15, Miami-Dade County voters head to the polls to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez. If they vote him out of office, another election will take place later this year in which Campbell could run.
Link: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/04/me-so-horny-rapper-luther-cambell-of-2-live-crew-running-for-m/
Campbell, the raunchy rapper from 2 Live Crew, is running for Miami-Dade County mayor in Florida and thinks he could boost the economy with a tax on exotic dancers.
I'm mad frustrated, Campbell said about crime in his hometown in an interview in the Miami New Times. Why aren't we getting it right in Miami-Dade? Why is our government only serving one set of people? That's what is pushing me to run.
The emcee known for the 1989 hit song Me So Horny blasted the slow pace of construction at Miami International Airport and the bloated government workforce as wastes of taxpayer money.
He opposes raising taxes and wants to shore up a local hospital that treats a high number of uninsured patients, but a key plank of his platform would be to tax exotic dancers.
Even though all my stripper friends are gonna be mad at me, I think we can stimulate the economy with a tax on strippers, Campbell told the paper. They make all this money and don't pay taxes. I'd take that cash and put it into a fund where it supports youth athletics for girls, like cheerleading or softball.
Miami University political science professor George Gonzalez said that the proposal is a joke, but that Campbell, who's a New Times columnist and assistant high school football coach, could be a player in the election.
Someone like Campbell with his celebrity status describing these unusual issues could attract some voters, Gonzalez told AOL News. He sounds like he wants to be a serious political candidate. ... I would not necessarily discount him.
On March 15, Miami-Dade County voters head to the polls to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez. If they vote him out of office, another election will take place later this year in which Campbell could run.
Link: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/04/me-so-horny-rapper-luther-cambell-of-2-live-crew-running-for-m/
