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Big Boi Says He Voted For Libertarian Gary Johnson, Not Barack Obama

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Musician, producer and former member of Outkast, Big Boi revealed on Friday that he voted for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson in the 2012 election instead of President Barack Obama.

HuffPost Live host Alyona Minkovski referenced a radio interview Big Boi had done previously, leading him to recount a story he had told about the day after the election.

“Well, I was leaving to go out of town and it was a lady — a Caucasian lady — and she was like, ‘Oh yeah, congratulations on y’all win last night, you know, with like an attitude,’ ” Big Boi told HuffPost Live. “And, you know, just to let her know I was on my p’s and q’s, I was like, ‘I don’t know what you talkin’ ’bout, I voted for Gary Johnson.’ And she looked shocked to even know that I knew there were other candidates on the ballot … So, you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Read more: Huffington Post

 

 

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