What are your thoughts on the idea of Kanye West running for President in 2020?

2015-09-25T07:02:11-04:00

Artist says he has 'a lot of growing up to do'

No, really. Kanye West is serious about running for president in 2020. He acknowledges that he’s not ready, and has his work cut out for him, ETonline reports. He didn’t bring it up on a whim – “It wasn't like, 'Oh, let's go rent some jet skis in Hawaii,’” he told Vanity Fair. “I've got a lot of research to do, I've got a lot of growing up to do," West said.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Sep 25 at 2015 7:05 AM

2015-09-25T07:05:04-04:00

Ok & not sure if Kim wants to be our 1st Lady but let me dig into this and find out..

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 7:06 AM

2015-09-25T07:06:30-04:00

Well, if people are willing to take Donald Trump seriously, Kanye might have a shot at it.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Sep 25 at 2015 7:13 AM

2015-09-25T07:13:20-04:00

Another stunt from this POS.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 7:22 AM

2015-09-25T07:22:25-04:00

what a joke

Response by SSG Gerhard S. made Sep 25 at 2015 7:32 AM

2015-09-25T07:32:10-04:00

One word... "Publicity"

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 7:39 AM

2015-09-25T07:39:12-04:00

He will probably be as entertaining as Donald Trump, and just as informed on the issues. In other words, why bother, Kanye?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 8:43 AM

2015-09-25T08:43:09-04:00

http://youtu.be/y7pd2I-dpzs

Vic DiBitetto - Kanye West

Response by SSG Michael Hartsfield made Sep 25 at 2015 8:45 AM

2015-09-25T08:45:11-04:00

In a word? Ugh.
I wouldn't call him a POS, however. I would call him a person that knows how to keep his name in the spotlight

Response by PO1 John Miller made Sep 25 at 2015 8:50 AM

2015-09-25T08:50:49-04:00

I'm sure he'll say something like "Beyonce deserves to be VP!"

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Sep 25 at 2015 9:01 AM

2015-09-25T09:01:53-04:00

I hope he is suffocated in his sleep by his ego.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 9:27 AM

2015-09-25T09:27:40-04:00

ROFLMAO! You made a funny, right?

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Sep 25 at 2015 9:37 AM

2015-09-25T09:37:12-04:00

I don't like it one bit; his idiocy could easily make even someone as radical as Bernie Sanders seem reasonable by comparison.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Sep 25 at 2015 3:18 PM

2015-09-25T15:18:37-04:00

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Sep 25 at 2015 5:45 PM

2015-09-25T17:45:58-04:00

Yes, Kanye West is "definitely" giving his 2020 presidential run some thought, but the way he wants to run for president is drastically different from how our political campaign system is currently set up. He spoke about all of this during a recent interview with Vanity Fair.

“When I run for president, I’d prefer not to run against someone," West described. "I would be like ‘I want to work with you," he continued, meaning, instead of running a campaign parallel to his opponents, he would want to work with the other candidates.

"I think all the people running right now, have something that each of the others needs. But the idea of this separation and this gladiator battle takes away from the main focus that the world needs help and the world needs all the people in a position of power or influence to come together," West explained.

It's a beautiful Kumbaya idea, but I'm not sure how the presidency would work if we put all the candidates in a position of power. Or, how West is planning to merge all of their ideas into one so that there isn't "this seperation." Plus, one candidate has to win—the U.S. Constitution doesn't allow for a multi-occupancy presidency.

But that's probably why West doesn't like the current arrangement and why he doesn't consider himself status quo.

"I hate politics. I’m not a politician at all. I care about the truth and I just care about human beings," West said.

Oh, and West is loving one of the presidential candidates in the current Republican primaries a bit more than the others: former neurosurgeon Ben Carson--the only African American in that bunch.

"As soon as I heard [Ben] Carson speak, I tried for three weeks to get on the phone with him. I was like this is the most brilliant guy."

West didn't say what he liked about Carson's agenda specifically, but he went on to say that if you took a bit of what each candidate wants to offer the country and put it all together, it would be a good combination. I pray he isn't talking about the current group of GOP candidates.

West said that he's not at all surprised that people took so well to the idea that he wants to run for president.

"As soon as I said that, it was like, 'Wait a second, we would really be into that, because actually if you think about it, he’s extremely thoughtful. Every time he’s ever gotten in trouble, he was really jumping in front of a bullet for someone else. He’s probably the most honest celebrity that we have.'"

West is taking his campaign very seriously, and has already mapped out a plan for how he'll wage his campaign. He thinks it will be a full-circle moment since his parents were intellectuals and cared deeply about social issues.

"I sit in clubs and I’m like, 'Wow, I’ve got five years before I go and run for office and I’ve got a lot of research to do, I’ve got a lot of growing up to do.' My dad has two masters degrees. My mom has a PhD, she used to work at Operation PUSH. Somehow the more and more creative I get, the closer and closer I get to who I was as a child. When I was a child, I was holding my mom’s hand at Operation PUSH. I think it’s time."

West 2020 is coming—just in case you thought it was a fluke.

Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele is a staff writer at The Root and the founder and executive producer of Lectures to Beats, a Web series that features video interviews with scarily insightful people. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter.

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Response by SFC Collin McMillion made Sep 25 at 2015 5:48 PM

2015-09-25T17:48:29-04:00

LOL

Response by SFC Collin McMillion made Sep 25 at 2015 5:52 PM

2015-09-25T17:52:21-04:00

Do truly want him and his "spouse" representing the US?

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Sep 25 at 2015 9:30 PM

2015-09-25T21:30:02-04:00

Kanye West is an idiot.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2015 10:52 PM

2015-09-25T22:52:19-04:00

Didn't The Rock say if he ever ran for office it would be President?

Response by GySgt Moses Lozano made Sep 26 at 2015 12:43 AM

2015-09-26T00:43:25-04:00

Another famous person who thinks too much of himself.

Response by SGT Christopher Churilla made Sep 26 at 2015 7:12 AM

2015-09-26T07:12:09-04:00

"I've got a lot of growing up to do."

First smart thing the man has said. I'm sure it'll pass and he will return to his usual narcissistic self-absorption.

Response by SGT Michael Glenn made Oct 13 at 2015 2:25 AM

2015-10-13T02:25:13-04:00

Total racist... total crybaby...total punk.... Sure why not, if racism isnt an issue now...just imaging if he DID get elected.... Wasnt he just recently quoted as saying that if people didnt stop doing racist things to blacks he was denouncing his citizenship and leaving the states??? Doing racist things to blacks... lets see, more blacks kill blacks than whites kill blacks, more blacks kill whites than whites do. More blacks riot and play the racist cards when a white cop kills a black thief for robbing someone and shoots at the cops than whites do when a black rapes or kills a white person. I see the logic in that!!!! No dont go for that racist card right now people either!! I have some very good friends who I respect and admire that are black, it has nothing to do with the color of the skin to me, its how you act and portray yourself, run with da bra's in da hood, think you all Gangsta, and yes people will look at you negatively, be responsible and stand up against such foolishness and people will respect you. Better yet stop throwing racism up with every other sentence and just let it fade awayyyyyyyyyy.

Response by SFC John Dale made Mar 9 at 2016 7:22 AM

2016-03-09T07:22:53-05:00

How anyone could actually support that guy is beyond me. He has NO qualifications to be POTUS.

Response by SGT Richard H. made Mar 9 at 2016 8:34 AM

2016-03-09T08:34:27-05:00

HAHAHAHAHA
Oh...you were serious?