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even sick i make the top 10 woah lol. snoop sounds like he has a brain in that head of his lol

Many celebs are interested in it. They are discussing it at millionairefriends.com. lol

OMG! People are listening/seeking out his opinions on this type of stuff? he has a right to his opinion, but the fact that Larry King chose him to lob softballs at befuddles me. A man who hasn’t made a good CD since Doggystle is still relevant?

I watched the whole interview and was really surprised. I kinda expected that Snoop would spend the whole interview talking that “fashizzle my nizzle” talk. But he did an excellent job and I was really surprised that she discussed his infidelity. I thought it was a good interview and he handled the political questions very well.

I meant HE discussed his infidelity

i hope he’s registered to vote

Uh-Oh my dawg snoop sounding intelligent and what not! Get it!

LOL He’s on “medical marijuana”???? PLZ.

I seen this Friday night I was very impressed with Snoop. He acted his age which is very close to my own. Its good to see these rapper that I grew up listening to evolve into intelligent middle aged men.

Snoop made me proud he was well spoken and mature.

I am pleasantly surprised!. Snoop is pretty articulate. Hearing him in other places he does not come off as very intelligent, this clip makes him sound like the husband,father, businessman he is.

You fools are no different than racist white people. Why are you surprised that a black man is intelligent? You shouldn’t be because most of the black men that I know are intelligent. And LMFAO at the dude who referred to Snoop as a middle-aged man. He’s not that old just yet.

snoops the man

For another rapper who will surprise you with his intelligence check out myspace.com/keifk

Snoop grew up that’s all and some are shocked about it. I just don’t like how Larry always points out Obama’s color, I mean point out McCain’s old ass age. America needs someone new, new blood-PERIOD.

@Amarie4911

The reason people are surprised he is articulate is b/c he never is articulate… he projects his stage persona and that is what he gives and leaves people to think of him. ANSWERED.

Maybe the rest of the rap world should heed; you guys have the entire planet hanging on every word you say, and everything you do, wear, go, etc… THE SPOT LIGHTS ARE ON YOU. Fame is very powerful; how do you choose to use it???

plus he is hitting 40yrs old.

@ Lili,

I thought the same thing about that medical marijuana. I was like “come on, Snoop.”

Way to go Snoop!

People aren’t saying they’re surprised because he’s black or a rapper. People are surprised because Snoop never presents himself as an articulate man. Like I said previously, he’s always doin’ that Fashizzle Ma Nizzle, it’s Snoop D O Double Gizzle mess, regardless of his surroundings. It’s nece to seem him act hia age. I’m sure no one would have been saying they were surprised if Common or Mos Def was on Larry King speaking articulately because we know they do.

Excuse the typos

go on snoop say it like an educated man …! i like how you didn’t tell who you really were voting for but we all know!

WELL DONE

@ super scrong

i was recently on rock the vote’s website and in the requirements to vote it implied that as long as the convicted felon was not on parole or probation, s/he can register to vote

OBAMA in ’08 !!!

Snoop said, “As ANYBODY knows, every strong man needs a woman TO BE HIS BACKBONE so SHE basically probably was his mind & soul…” ,OMG! or Oh my “shashizzle” He’s an intelligent man!

I bet if King asked Snoop what was so ‘great’ about Bill Clinton, he wouldn’t know.

alright snoop!!

Thank you for having a black man sounding intelligent on TV talking about another intelligent black man!

It makes my heart swell with pride!

yes, I just did some Obama hyping/Clinton bashing off that was totally off Nah Nah’s point. I need to sit down myself.

Anyway for leslie and super scrong, “i was recently on rock the vote’s website and in the requirements to vote it implied that as long as the convicted felon was not on parole or probation, s/he can register to vote”

That’s what I thought. If you did your time, your conviction is behind you, they can’t take your vote away from you. HOWEVER, how many people are on parole/probation? How many people are affected by this?

@ Super Scrong Black Man

I can see taking away the firearm… but not the right to vote! The NRA would probably have something to say about felons and firearms as well, but I don’t know. Taking away someone’s right to vote, though, that’s taking away your representation! If you did your time and paid for your crime, why should you also forfeit your representation? You’re a taxpayer, you should be able to vote. That’s going WAY too far — that can’t be constitutional. But I guess it is…..

Looking up on google, this isn’t a universal about ex-felons not being allowed to vote; but it apparently has an unavoidable racial component. Virginia, Maryland, Florida… what’s with the South taking away people’s right to vote forever? Why should writing a bad check (remember, Megan Williams in West Virginia had to deal with being branded a bad check writer over a $12 convenience store purchase, after her rape and kidnapping) prevent you from voting, forever?

And if you have to petition to get your vote back, are people’s petitions being denied, or do folks just not know they can petition in the first place? or don’t think it will be worth the trouble?

According to the Washington Post’s 2004 editorial: “The larger issue is why ex-felons are barred from voting. In seven states, writing a bad check or being convicted of a minor drug offense can prevent a person from exercising the essential obligation of citizenship — even after that person pays his or her debt to society with prison time, probation or parole. Only a few successfully petition to regain their rights. An estimated 1.7 million ex-felons nationwide were disenfranchised in 2000, according to the Sentencing Project, a nonprofit criminal justice organization. This is wrong. Even the bipartisan National Commission on Federal Election Reform, headed by former presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford, agreed: Ex-felons who have completed their sentences should be welcomed back into the community fully. If that means anything, it should mean restoring their right to vote.”

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Oh my goodness. People talking about the reparations fight…………. why are folks’ concerned about reparations, all these years, instead of something as immediate as THIS?

What did Bill and Hillary do to try to resolve this on a national level? since they love black people so much. Or could they?

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“Laws such as Florida’s — which also exist in Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska and Virginia — appear in less restrictive forms in seven other states, including Maryland, that ban only certain categories of ex-felons from voting. These laws are a vestige of a time when states sought to discourage blacks from voting, and they do, in fact, disproportionately disenfranchise African Americans. Eight percent of blacks in Maryland are deprived of the vote; in Virginia and Florida, a staggering 16 percent of the black population is disenfranchised.

Attempts in Maryland and Virginia to restore ex-felons’ voting rights need much work. A Maryland law that was passed with great fanfare in 2002 and that was intended to automatically restore voting rights to more nonviolent ex-felons is proving ineffective. In Virginia, where legislative reforms have stalled, Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) has used his executive authority to grant 1,215 restorations of voting rights since taking office — more than any of his predecessors since World War II. He’s also simplified the application to restore rights to nonviolent offenders and accelerated the review process. But that’s almost nothing in light of the 243,000 ex-felons who remain disenfranchised. Mr. Warner ought to take bolder steps and use his authority to automatically restore voting rights to all ex-felons once they have completed their sentences. ”

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I don’t even know what to say. I honestly don’t know where ‘our leaders’ have been on this. They must have said something — haven’t they?

How much power do ‘our leaders’ really have?

@ Scrong (continued),

According to Talk Left (still googling), if anybody in Virginia wants their vote restored call this number

“If you still need your right restored, go to the state’s Web site or call (804) 786-2441.”

It’s Sunday, and the article Talk Left wrote is ‘VA Governor Restores Right to Vote to Ex Felons’ (there’s a lot of info in that article); I just called the number to make sure it still works (yeah, I know, it’s Sunday) and it leads to ‘Secretary of the Commonwealth’…. ‘for restoration of rights, press 6′

So people do have options in Virginia. It’s letting people know they have options, and ensuring there’s a happy ending, that’s the problem.

I just looked up another article, dated 2007, and apparently……… according to the Daily Texan’s article ‘let non-violent feons vote’,

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“Texas law states that felons can regain voting rights after completing their sentence. But for some, a sentence could mean years of a normal, healthy lifestyle on parole. We are a step ahead of Kentucky and Virginia, which disenfranchise felons for life. But we fall behind a number of states that allow parolees to vote. Virginia and Maine even allow voting in prisons.”

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Wow.

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“There are more than 5.3 million felons nationwide who can’t vote due to a conviction, and 2.1 million have completed their sentences, according to The Sentencing Project. These numbers are reason enough for the U.S. to explore other suffrage models. Up until 2002, Canada only allowed prisoners serving sentences of less than two years to vote, but their Supreme Court found that law to be unconstitutional.

Now, any Canadian adult can vote, and because the U.S. puts felon voting rights in the hands of the states, it has avoided Supreme Court scrutiny.

In many parts of Europe, such as France and Germany, stripping the right to vote is considered an additional punishment the court can impose. This system makes the most sense, as it sustains democratic values by actually recognizing individuals on a case-by-case basis. It doesn’t subject a serial killer and an ex-drug addict to the same loss of rights.”

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The United States needs to fix itself. Canada beat our butts. They did the same thing to marijuana and gay marriage, though (and slavery, actually). Where have our leaders (black, white and other) been?

No I’m not suprised he sounded intelligent,just glad that he did. I know plenty of intelligent black men: my daddy,brother, husband, uncles… and so on….For Larry King to ask Snoop about politics….hmm..I knida think he wanted/expected him to act or say something foolish

* Duh, racism is merely a tool that keeps capitalism/elitism alive.

GOOD NIGHT!

Chuch! I’m proud of Snoop, the way he handled himself was real cool. And I agree, either candidate winning would be a step in the right direction.

Bill Clinton was for gentrification and him and his administration mishandled Somalia.

and why do we call him the first black president?

cuz he got some brain then lied about it…smh..

and.. Why are we so surprised that Snoop..is well spoken?

I LOVE YOU TOO, ‘SICK N TIRED’.

Certainly, there’s no need to hide behind pseudo-names. Regardless, like the typical sheep, you throw insults and insults only.

Peace & Luv to you!!!

I always thought snoop was very articulate. He just didn’t show it much because he had an image 2 protray same wit Master P now since he’s not really rappin’ u can tell he’s articulate .

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