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Introducing "The Young Cons"


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CHECK IT

 

It's good to see that these guys are getting some recognition.

 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/j...ppers-in-suits/

 

Mr. Riddle -- rapper name "Stiltz" because he is 6 feet 9 inches -- says he and Mr. Rufful are outnumbered "about nine to one" by liberals at Dartmouth. The duo met at prep school two years ago, and both play basketball for Dartmouth. They thought it would be fun to make an ironic rap song about conservatism to show that it can be cool, Mr. Riddle says.

 

"Conservatives are usually portrayed as old, rich guys," says Mr. Riddle, a 20-year-old Denver native. "We're just trying to fight the stereotype. I feel a lot of people our age are not interested in politics, and when they are, it is on the liberal side."

 

Actually, Dartmouth has a tradition as a place for vocal young conservative rebels. The conservative, independent campus newspaper the Dartmouth Review, was founded in 1980 by disenchanted staff members of the school-sponsored newspaper. Radio host Laura Ingraham and authors Dinesh D'Souza and Ben Hart all worked there while at school in the 1980s.

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