Will.I.Am Campaigns For Virginia Governor Candidate
Roanoke, VA – Terry McAuliffe brings hip-hop artist and Democratic activist will.i.am onto his campaign for governor for four Virginia stops. The former Democratic National Committee chairman and the Black Eyed Peas leader will appear together next Monday in Portsmouth, Hampton, Richmond and Arlington.
It’s not McAuliffe’s first celebrity help. Last week, former President Bill Clinton campaigned for him in Richmond and Roanoke and returns later this month.
An early Barack Obama supporter, will.i.am helped weave Obama’s campaign deeply into popular culture last year with a 4½-minute video titled from Obama’s campaign mantra, “Yes We Can.”
The star-studded viral video hit included Ryan Phillippe, Scarlett Johansson, Herbie Hancock and others vocalizing lines from Obama stump speeches with will.i.am carrying its melody.
Source:
WSLS-TV
Hip Hop Fan wrote:
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Posted on 06-May-09 at 5:29 pm | Permalink
AbiShai wrote:
ANy idea why will.i.am was chosen? Aside from being a democrat supporter and an international celebrity, does will.i.am have any connection to VA?
Posted on 22-May-09 at 4:42 pm | Permalink
MizzHitZ Beat Maker wrote:
i think will.i.am would do really good. He seems like a man that is truley for the people. His song One Tribe with the black eyed peas is one of the reasons why I think he’ll do great. It seems as if he has the greater good of the people in mind and that’s what I like about him.
Posted on 25-Nov-11 at 2:03 am | Permalink