March 18, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
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people say Obama's words are just words...
but...
when was the last time "words" weren't
people say Obama's words are just words...
but...
when was the last time "words" weren't important...???...
when was the last time a great leader didn't use words to lead...??...
when was the last time a person didn't use words to describe how they felt...?...
when was the last time "words" weren't empowering...?...
and we can all recall the last time "words" were used to divide us and install fear...
Bush used words to fear us into voting for him the second time around...
terror this...
terror that...
nuclear here...
weapons of mass destruction there...
and those words effected a lot of people's choices...
"enough is enough"...
let's rebuild...
let's change ourselves...
let's allow positivity to guide us...
let's take action....
let's activate our passion...
we are Americans....
and this is the first time in forever that someone running for president represents "US"...
some say this is all excitement...
I call it "proud to be an American"...
some say this whole Obama movement is "cult like"...
well...
if it comes across cult like...
then...
the cult is called America...
the Obama movement is connecting America.
and it has made "US" realize our importance...
the youth is excited and activated...
adults are passionate and motivated...
the elderly are proud to know the country they built is in safe hands...
we are one...
for too long politics has been corrupt...
separate from the American people...
with agendas that go against what the American people "need"...
education...
health...
safety...
jobs
etc...
politicians have spoken a different language...
making it so the youth and poor people feel as if voting was only for the wealthy and old people...
making "US" feel as if "we" had no voice...
making "US" feel powerless...
making it feel like if "we" did vote it wouldn't change anything...
but wait...
that did happen...
some of us voted, and it didn't change anything...
we were in the dark...
we had no voice...
we were powerless...
because America was not a united America...
and "they" spoke a different language...
and they had an agenda different from our well being...
correct me if I'm wrong... or speak up if I'm missing something...
we want education, health, safety, and good jobs...right???...
oh yeah...
and "a healthy planet to live on"...
but here we are...
in a war... poor education... poor health programs... the dollar is down... the planet, polluted...
the rich, richer... and the poor, struggling...
with sky high gas prices to top it all off...
and now even the rich aren't really rich internationally because our dollar is has fallen so far down...
in our slumber... a very small few got really rich...
because when you're sleeping...
"it's hard to change agendas"...
we know what happened in 2000 and 2004...
but in 2008...
it's different...
we are awake...
and there is a movement...
and "it's hard to change a movement"...
last time "we" didn't have a movement...
America wasn't united...
and now "United and "Standing"...for something...
we know the power of "US"...
and we have a person who represents the "U.S."...
"US"...
"we are the ones we've been waiting for"...
I'm proud to be an American...
will.i.am
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**UPDATE: I have received many questions about why the UK paper is represented by The Her
**UPDATE: I have received many questions about why the UK paper is represented by The Herald. This is because as I said, I gathered the images from newseum.com on June 4th.
On June 4th, the only UK paper that made their frontpage available AND had Obama on the frontpage was The Herald. The other UK papers either did not have him on the cover so it didn't make sense to include them in the video, OR their frontpage simply wasn't available on newseum.com when I put this video together on the morning of June 4th.
I did not pick and choose my favorite papers-in fact I included every paper I could find. I don't have a favorite UK paper and as an American I am most familiar with The Guardian so if it had been available to me, I would have definitely included it. **
I gathered the images of newspapers for every state in the US, as well as several other countries, and compiled them into this video in a small gesture to mark an incredibly important historic event.
All images are from www.newseum.com
No copyright infringement intended. This was just something I did to celebrate with other supporters.
Songs are:
Never Gonna Break My Faith, Soundtrack to the film Bobby.
I chose this because after I watched the film it struck me how far we've come, and how some figures in political history just seem to live on forever. I believe that when history looks back on this race, Barack Obama will live among these heros such as Kennedy.
Simply the Best by Tina Turner.
I chose this because I have a friend who is a huge supporter and just loves this song. It's part of her "obama soundtrack" I've heard it's also gotten play at a few campaign events, though I can't confirm that.
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Full story @ http://www.thebluestate.com/2007/06/video_what_if_b.html
As CNN's Frank Se
Full story @ http://www.thebluestate.com/2007/06/video_what_if_b.html
As CNN's Frank Sesno reports, if Barack Obama won the presidency, there would be drastic changes in the way Washington does business -- from foreign policy to how the Executive Branch respects the constitution.
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Find Out the Truth About John McCain http://www.powmusicinc.com.
Mean spirited McCain i
Find Out the Truth About John McCain http://www.powmusicinc.com.
Mean spirited McCain is known for throwing temper tantrums, flying off the handle, blowing his top,seething with anger, accusing others of lying, and of mistreating POW/MIA family members. So how will he treat U.S.? POW/MIA families report...You decide
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Brent Burns performs "pain at the pump" as he humps and screws a gas pump because of high
Brent Burns performs "pain at the pump" as he humps and screws a gas pump because of high crude oil and gasoline prices.
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