AMERICAblog: Video from D.C.'s spontaneous rally in front of the White House last night
PissedSissy
· 1 year ago
My partner and I literally CHEERED at the TV last night when one of the channels we "surfed" to started showing this. If we had been within reasonable driving distance, we would have hopped in the car and joined in . . . it was SUCH fun to watch y'all tweak Chimpy's nose! It was almost as good as if you'd stormed the place and ARRESTED him (almost) . . .
truebluecoondog
· 1 year ago
I have been behind Obama since his infamous speech at the Dem Convention. There are so many reasons why I believe we NEED him as our president right now. The fact that he has an African father is just that. A fact. Not a reason to vote for or against him.
However, it really pissed me off how the media, after successfully keeping race out of the race, once Obama was announced as the clear winner, focused on the fact that he is black and only that fact. Cameras showed people of color celebrating and crying tears of joy at black colleges in Atlanta, Chicago and in Harlem. We saw Oprah, Jessie, black congressmen etc. all talking about how amazing it is that we just elected the first African American president. This is historic, yes, but it misses the point entirely.
Seems to me that alot more Barack voters were not black than those that were. And the REASONS for those votes had nothing, nothing, to do with color or descent. WTF?
FunMe
· 1 year ago
In honor of our new PRESIDENT OBAMA, we must celebrate in style.
Martha & the Vandellas and I say, let's go DANCING IN THE STREETS!
I live up the street from the White House but I have shuddered with shame for our country every time I have passed it for the past 8 years. I CAN NOT WAIT to be able to pass by it - look up at it - and smile again!!!
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However, it really pissed me off how the media, after successfully keeping race out of the race, once Obama was announced as the clear winner, focused on the fact that he is black and only that fact. Cameras showed people of color celebrating and crying tears of joy at black colleges in Atlanta, Chicago and in Harlem. We saw Oprah, Jessie, black congressmen etc. all talking about how amazing it is that we just elected the first African American president. This is historic, yes, but it misses the point entirely.
Seems to me that alot more Barack voters were not black than those that were. And the REASONS for those votes had nothing, nothing, to do with color or descent. WTF?
Martha & the Vandellas and I say, let's go DANCING IN THE STREETS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-EKd2n0urs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc
:-) :-) :-)