John McCain has picked up an unlikely endorsement from latin hip-hop star Daddy Yankee. I doubt that McCain had even heard of Daddy Yankee before the endorsement, but stranger things have happened. The fact they chose to announce this on the same day the Democratic convention kicked off shows that Team McCain intends to divert attention from the convention by all means necessary.

As for Yankee, you have to hand it to him. This was such a brilliant publicity stunt. Let’s face it, endorsing Obama won’t get you any attention in the music biz these days when big enchiladas like Nas and Jigga have already thrown their weight behind the Democratic nominee. Plus, I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve opened an email only to see a piss poor Obama tribute by some no-name rapper.