Mississippi Senate Tea Party Challenger: 'Hip-Hop' To Blame For Gun Violence

[DonViejo]

DANIEL STRAUSS – JANUARY 7, 2014, 1:41 PM EST

Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel (R), the conservative challenger to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), argued that hip-hop and a society that "values rap and destruction of community values" is the reason for gun violence.

McDaniel made the comments in the promo for a syndicated radio program he hosted from 2004 to 2007. Those comments were flagged Saturday by the Darkhorse Mississippi blog and reported Tuesday by Mother Jones.

"The reason Canada is breaking out with brand new gun violence has nothing to do with the United States and guns," McDaniel said in the teaser. "It has everything to do with a culture that is morally bankrupt. What kind of culture is that? It's called hip-hop."

The corrupting aspects of hip-hop, per McDaniel, aren't based on race. It promotes "destruction of community values," he said.

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[riversedge]

1. oh gee. I thought it was Elvis's swaying hips!

The baggers live only in their dangerous minds.

[tanyev]

10. Or jazz. Jazz and speakeasies.

[onehandle]

2. 'Hip-Hop' made White Supremacist and Gun Nut Buford Furrow shoot up a Jewish community center? nt

[shenmue]

3. Nobody has ever been shot by a song.

Duh.

[phleshdef]

4. LOL, what does "values rap" have to do with it?

And I thought "gangsta glorification" faded from mainstream hip hop after the 90s, at least for the most part.

[Politicalboi]

5. I had no idea

White middle aged men listen to Hip Hop.

[hack89]

6. Gun violence is a young mans game

Regardless of race

Suicide is what white middle aged men do with guns

[bowens43]

7. the only thing that ALL cases of gun violence have in common is a gun.

want too end gun violence get rid of the guns

[Xyzse]

8. The heck? Seriously?

I thought this has been discounted years back.

[hollowdweller]

9. Yeah A Miss Republican Attacking Hip Hop Isn't About Race

Right. Tell me another one.

[Jamaal510]

11. Is he stuck in the 90s?

Gangsta' Rap faded out of the mainstream long ago. Now most people basically just rap about hitting the clubs and bragging about how much money they got and how much Kush they smoke.
It's no longer the trend to rap about killing folks anymore, so nice try, Cochran.