Barack Obama is re-elected, the music world tweets about it
Here’s a piece of news that might have slipped under your radar: Barack Obama has been re-elected as president of the United States.
Given that it’s 2012, people were more likely to tweet their reactions than take to the streets to celebrate, and given that Twitter is the primary platform for most musicians to engage with their audience today, we thought we’d round up some of the tweets that made us smile the most. These range from the jubilant and celebratory to the optimistic and inspiring to the absurd and bewildering.
And it goes without saying, but we’re sure that this is the reason why Romney lost.
Put one in da air for the Prez!!!! Our dear Obama!
— Rihanna (
rihanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/266033929306382337" data-datetime="2012-11-07T04:26:46+00:00">November 7, 2012</a></blockquote>flyinglotus) November 7, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Good job America</p>— Flying Lotus (
OUR SECOND BLACK PRESIDENT IN A ROW !
— DFA RECORDS (
dfarecords) <a href="https://twitter.com/dfarecords/status/266066825807290369" data-datetime="2012-11-07T06:37:29+00:00">November 7, 2012</a></blockquote>dfarecords) November 7, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>OUR SECOND BLACK PRESIDENT IN A ROW !</p>— DFA RECORDS (
Please Go and support
<a href="https://twitter.com/barackobama">barackobama</a> today.....if he wins the election I will dj your birthday party</p>— dıpןo (diplo) November 6, 2012
if Obama wins im definitely going out tonight.no politics.i just love this city when new yorkers are happy.
— el-p (
therealelp) <a href="https://twitter.com/therealelp/status/266030964201893890" data-datetime="2012-11-07T04:14:59+00:00">November 7, 2012</a></blockquote>JayZ) November 6, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Encore. <a href="http://t.co/dLw79XJ5" title="http://bit.ly/RDle3B">bit.ly/RDle3B</a></p>— JAY Z(
Damn I gotta dj a lot of birthday parties now
— dıpןo (
diplo) <a href="https://twitter.com/diplo/status/266045371724226560" data-datetime="2012-11-07T05:12:14+00:00">November 7, 2012</a></blockquote>therealjuicyj) November 6, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Jus though of a catchy hook: Vote vote vote vote then smoke smoke smoke smoke lol</p>— juicy j (
Nothing like a bit of
<a href="https://twitter.com/barackobama">barackobama</a> in the morning. Cyanide pill hidden in right molar saved for another time.</p>— NZCA/LINES (NZCALINES) November 7, 2012
Building a Obama VIP dubplate…bammmaaa going hammer on the drop then bare chainsaw bass it’s nothing to a g
— ZOMBY ® (
ZombyMusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZombyMusic/status/265856829920272384" data-datetime="2012-11-06T16:43:02+00:00">November 6, 2012</a></blockquote>questlove) November 7, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>as INTENSE as we were about the political process aug til now, we must be even MORE involved. lets start with getting congerss back in 2014.</p>— Questo of The Roots (
Feel a bit sorry for Mitt… The last 6 years or so of his life have been a complete waste of time.LOL.
— Scuba (
ScubaUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScubaUK/status/266103304424148992" data-datetime="2012-11-07T09:02:26+00:00">November 7, 2012</a></blockquote>blucu) November 7, 2012
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>If you supported Romney and feel betrayed by the results, find me at the club and I'll buy you a drink. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23LetTheHealingBegin">#LetTheHealingBegin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23OneLove">#OneLove</a></p>— Derrick L. Carter (
byeee Romney you absolute bell end nutjob
— Nightwave(@iamnightwave) November 7, 2012
