Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may not necessarily support lifestyle legislation — including state bans on low-slung, sagging trousers — but that doesn’t mean he thinks dudes should be showing off their skivvies.
On Saturday, MTV News’ own Sway led our exclusive interview with Obama in Henderson, Nevada, just days before Tuesday’s historic election. Armed with questions submitted by MTV viewers, Sway discussed a number of critical topics with the presidential hopeful, including California’s controversial Proposition 8 (the state ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage), education, gun violence and civil liberties. (Tune in to “Ask Obama” tonight when it airs on MTV at 7 p.m. ET, and on MTV Tr3s at 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. ET.)
But he also answered a question from Eric, who lives in Huntington Beach, California, about lifestyle legislation like anti-sagging-pants ordinances, which have either been added to the books or are being considered in more than eight states (and has even inspired a song from rapper Plies). Eric wanted to know what Obama thinks of such legislation, and asked whether he feels those mandates intrude on civil liberties.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
THAT NIGGA GOT MY VOTE
November 4th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Word. It was a good look.
November 5th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Voting for him was the smartest decision we could’ve made. for any one who don’t agree, look at it this way, NO ONE can fuck this country up any worse than Bush already has. So be greatful for that at least.
~R-a~
December 4th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
BARACK OBAMA 4 MANKIND MAN BARACK OBAMA HVE CHANGED OUR LIVE WE AS YOUNG ADULTS HVE WITNESS HISTORY I LOVE BARACK OBAMA DA FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT TO MAKE A BIG CHANGE IN OUR LIVES TODAY SO ALL I WANT TO SAY IS DONT LET SOMEBODY TELL YOU THAT YOUR NOT IMPORTANT AND YOU CANT MAKE IT IN LIFE BECAUSE WE ALL CAN BE WHAT WE WANNA BE AND WE ALL A LOVED BY MANY
December 5th, 2008 at 11:33 am
DiZ shit iz siCC as hell