Daddy Yankee Endorses McCain

In the highly-prized demographic of reggaeton-listeners, a major coup has taken place: Daddy Yankee, king of the charts, has formally endorsed John McCain for president. Rumors are swirling that McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, will usher the Puerto Rican onto the GOP ticket as his VP in order to win more Latino voters in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Nevada.

Check out the Wall Street Journal’s sedate and serious coverage of the endorsement:

“Daddy Yankee is known for the song “Gasolina.” Many in the press corps joked about the intersection of the song and McCain’s energy policy (the song’s lyrics, when translated into English, have a male voice yelling “She likes gasoline!” followed by a female voice responding: “Give me more gasoline!” ) . In fact, [WSJ's] Washington Wire is told the phrase has nothing to do with the traditional meaning of gasoline.”

I just love how lowbrow the song is, and how unwilling WSJ is to let its readers know the song’s real meaning. Classic.

McCains Yankee Doodle Dandy - WSJ

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