K'naan, Wavin' Flag: Mitt Romney's Offensive Use of Refugee Rap Anthem

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Mitt Romney, the current frontrunner in the Republican's endless -- and endlessly nasty -- presidential primary, has spent the past few months throwing red meat at the party base. One of America's richest men, he's been arguing for lower corporate taxes and more military spending while stoking anti-immigrant jingoism.

So it makes sense, then, that in his Florida primary victory, Romney's people would blast the patriotic song 'Wavin' Flag.' Except, of course, the patriot in question is Somali-Canadian rapper K'Naan.

After a Huffington Post reporter tweeted the song selection, the Toronto-based MC responded on Twitter: "Yo @mittromney I am K'naan Warsame and I do not endorse this message."

But this musical gaffe goes much deeper than that.

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K'naan, Wavin' Flag: Mitt Romney's Offensive Use of Refugee Rap Anthem

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