Twisted Sister Wants to 'Barack,' Pete Wentz Isn't That Influential + More

Posted on Mar 24th 2008 3:30PM by Kim Davis

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Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister produced an 'I Wanna Rock' redux for Barack Obama. 'I Wanna Barack' is credited to Jay Jay French alone, because the band members at large is split on their choice of candidates.
Ubiquitous Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz spoke out about his own political efforts in Spin's April issue, saying, "I don't think anybody's [thinking], 'Whoa, dude with black hair and tight jeans supports [Barack Obama]! That's a stunning move!' I'm only interested in creating a dialog with our fans."
Wyclef Jean gives 2008's presidential hopefuls a run for their money during his "vote for me" rant in the video for his latest single off 'Carnival, Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant.'
Russel Simmons, Jim Jones, the President of the Hip-Hop Research and Education Fund and more launched the national Hip-Hop Team Vote: Turn Up the Vote campaign on March 19 -- a national effort whose goal is to "mobilize the hip-hop generation of youth voters to ensure the largest youth voter turnout in American history on November 4, 2008."
In non-music-related-but-still-totally-awesome news, Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, announced his support of Barack Obama. The awesome part? Richardson's new beard!

Get a complete rundown on who's stepping up and speaking out after the jump.

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Frances

OBAMA, you better slow down you are looking 25 years older already. If you did become President, which isn't going to happen, wonder what you would look like after 4 years. Are your big supporters going to pay for a tremendous face lift?

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