If you have 4 minutes and 34 seconds to spare can you view

[Ice4Clark]

this and tell me what you think? I was so touched by the lyrics of Pinks/Indigo Girls song "Dear Mr President" that I was compelled to put these photos to her music. I have no way of doing a scrolling title, so I wasn't able to credit the song but we need to support artists that are telling it like it is. I hope that we can all buy this one and move it to the top of the charts. The only place I've heard this song is on the internet and it should be playing on the radio for all to hear.

[graywarrior]

1. Says it all. Beautiful, sad, touching...and a bunch of other expressions

I can't think of but sure can feel.

Thank you for putting this together.

[global1]

2. WOW......

packs a lot of impact. Hope it gets a lot of air time. Great choice of pictures put to the words and music of the song. Thank You.

http://www.u-wes-a.com/vidclips/Dear_Mr_President.WMV

[dogman]

3. Thanks Ice.

Terrible way to start the day but not as terrible as it is for many of his victims. This is something we need to remember and renew the fight for what is right. Thanks again.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Thank you..... anyone who doesn't tear up watching this just isn't

alive. Kicked and recommended.

[Kierkegaard]

7. I'll second that.

I was fighting back the tears to the very last note. Powerful stuff...

K&R

[globalvillage]

5. Excellent, Ice.

Great choice of music and photos. Did you use windows moviemaker?

[Ice4Clark]

8. No, all I have is an old version of ArcSoft Showbiz

Kind of like using a hammer and chisel, hangs up, very limited, but I think I still nailed it without all the fancy features. I'm thinking of finally getting a MAC for just my video and photo stuff. I love being able to express myself visually and where I work we have a video section and the MAC is their recommendation for what I want.

[globalvillage]

9. I like the simplicity, actually

Too much flashing and twirling would not have worked. Moviemaker does allow titles very easily, though (although it hangs up as well).
Again, very nice.

[killerbush]

6. Excellent, thatk you!!! Kicked!!!

:kick:

[Donna Zen]

10. I've watched their faces:

Thanks Ice for taking the time to make this film which I downloaded last week. Since then I've past on your link to many people who I will check back with soon. But most of all, I thought you should know that watching the faces of those I've shown it to on my computer, there comes a point mid-way where their look turns as grim as the subject. They get it.

All too often, even the well-meaning are able to detach their hearts from the news of this war. I think the turning comes at the close-up of the tearful soldier, or maybe the decisive slide is an individual matter; but whatever the image, your piece demands a letting go of the abstract and leap into the reality of the horror in our midst.

Ice has given us a valuable tool. Please use it.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

12. Now if KO could somehow get it past his producers..... I'm just

sayin'.

[Donna Zen]

14. Actually....

The MSM manages to get unusual videos on. Maybe KO could bill this as an interesting piece making the internet rounds. Whaddya think? Let's send it out. Could Pink promote it, or would she just sue Ice?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

15. If Pink wrote it or even just had it written for her.... she would

most likely promote it and would probably include it on her album as an added video.... I say send it to her.

[Ice4Clark]

17. That's what worrys me, being sued.........

but I just couldn't not make this. I heard her song, listened to it nonstop for several days and finally put my emotions in the clip. I so wanted a credit at the end, however, my software doesn't allow me to do that. I'm very excited that it not only speaks to me, but to others as well. I didn't do this for recognition, but to help engage those that can be reached before the next election cycle. I wanted soemthing to make people think, to see the photos of flag drapped coffins that the media is prohibited to show, etc. I just wanted something to complement the emotions Pink and Indogo Girls put in their song.

[judy from nj]

11. Ice this is great

It really should be viewed by everyone. A tremendous job, Ice.

[Dread Pirate KR Read]

13. Excellent!! (kick)

Powerful Ice! Me thinks it be time to ship it 'cross the blogosphere!!!
...may I pick up a fews,.. fer mine bounty?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

16. Question to anyone... how do you manage to email an attachment

larger than 3 megs???

[Ice4Clark]

18. Try zipping it, is my only guess

[HysteryDiagnosis]

20. Well... in text files, where you have many repetitive strings that can be

converted to a hex code and tagged, zipping and compressing works well.... but in a video or an MP3, that doesn't happen to a large degree.

Zipping it only took it from 4.10 megs to 3.9 megs. That's the problem with media files, they don't compress all that much. Some text files with multiple large repetitive strings get squashed like a bug so to speak. Thanks for the thought though... 4

[Cornus]

22. Here's what I did

I just c&p the site given in the original post and put it in the body of the email. Already sent it off to several people.

[Donna Zen]

25. Does that work?

I did that but my friends said that some gobbly-goop came up. Hmmmmm? I gotta figure this out.

[trillian]

19. Recommended.

This needs to be seen by everyone!

Thanks, Ice.

[lumpy]

49. Kick for truth

v

[bmxeroftruth]

21. wow

wow wow WOW! that was i dont know how to say it ummm.... mixed emotions here someone help me and i thought i hated Bush before no wait hate is not really a strong enough word.

does anyone know how many posts i must have until i can post a thread??

beautiful ice4clark brilliant

[DuckBurp]

23. An excellent matching of images with the lyrics

Powerfully done and effective. Thank you for doing this.

[Pilgrim4Progress]

24. Magnificent, Ice

Music and pictures say what words alone can't do.

Thank you so much.

[ArkySue]

26. Powerful stuff.

:kick:

[troubleinwinter]

27. That is remarkable work. Just remarkable. Thank you.

[troubleinwinter]

28. (and another recommend)

[GoldenOldie]

29. What a duo you make.....Pink Ice

Fantastic work Ice....I have sent this as far away as Russia which will probably be then forwarded again throughout the world.

I first heard of Pink several years ago from my 12-year old granddaughter. After listening/watching her video Stupid Girls and listening to her give the reasons for writing this song and the video and now listening to her Dear Mr. President, which is also on the Stupid Girls cd, your video would really be a big plus for her song.

[lucca]

30. Powerful....

Everyone should see this...

The utter destruction and profound sadness that *bush has instilled upon us all.

So sad. .......

(Thank you Ice for your compassion in putting this together.)

[fooj]

31. For all that remains good in this world...

Thank you.

Peace.

[motocicleta]

32. Thank you. Having an exactly opposite to ROTFLMAO moment

due to this. Laying On The Floor Crying My Eyes Out? Yeah, that's about it.

[jen4clark]

33. Thank you Ice!!

This gets more powerful with each viewing. The first time I shed a few tears. Second time a sob came out. Third time I could barely see it the tears were flowing so freely. I've sent it to many. You did a beautiful job Ice. Thank you for sharing with us all.

Funny thing is I hadn't heard the song before you put this together, and now it's in my head all the time. I will definitely support Pink and the Indigo Girls and buy this CD. In case someone doesn't know, CD is titled "I'm Not Dead."

[Mr_Spock]

34. That was very good - though I had to look away from President Evil

I thought he was honored a little too much with his horrid image :(

[chieftain]

35. Congratulations. The music is moving and the pictures

enhance and complement the song perfectly. Thank you for this wonderful piece of work. How can the Bush supporters not see what we see nor feel what we feel and what you have illustrated so well?

[splat@14]

36. Moving. Kicked and voted. Saved to email to friends. thx Ice!

[kiteinthewind]

37. Most Excellent! That song makes me cry EVERY time I hear it. Would ya

mind if I sent that link to the WH? Not that he would really listen, but ya never know?
:shrug:

[Maestro]

38. Excellent!

Great song and your images are suit the song well. Good job!

[FrenchieCat]

39. That was my first time hearing the song.....and boy.....it's my favorite

as of now!

The imagery was wonderful....although I didn't like seeing so many photos of the fuher!

[SeaBob]

40. Thanks

Thanks for that, it was very beautiful

[Clarkie1]

41. Wow. Good job!

Very moving and motivational.

Unfortunately, it keeps stopping more than 1/2 way through...probably because so many people are watching it!

I'm definitely going to download that song off itunes as well.

[Ice4Clark]

42. The server is being hit pretty hard

Rather than watching online, maybe try right click, save as, then watch on your PC. I'm glad so many have viewed it. I realized tonight that I used 125 photos....OY Never occured to me how many pics I had used until now.

Thank you all for your positive feedback. I can't wait to find another song to do.

[dogman]

43. You should feel really good about your work.

If you have any doubt go to
http://www.rosie.com/2006/04/07/all-hail-pink/
and see how bad a person could do it.

[goclark]

44. Song /Video of The Year Award Goes To Pink and Ice4Clark

Can't help but think what a better world this would be if we could have said, PRESIDENT CLARK after the 04 selection!

ps/ you are sending her your video aren't you?

[proud patriot]

45. great song

[Starfury]

46. Excellent! K&R! n/t

[KarenS]

47. Wow!!

:cry:

Great song & great pictures!!

ThankYou for sharing this.

[BootinUp]

48. very moving ice.

I agree that the song needs to get more exposure. Good work.

[ralps]

50. Wow!!!!! Great job!!!!!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo::toast: :toast: :applause: :applause:

[Ice4Clark]

53. I love all your emoticons...nt

[SiouxJ]

51. Outstanding!

What a pathetic little man he is.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

52. my machine is trash; I can't view video anymore but the song says it all!

Here's a PM, I recently got during my ten day online vigil for peace:

I was stationed on the Qua Viet with 2nd Marine. The river ran parallel with the "line", a couple clicks south of Ia Drang. It was red hot and rocking.

We did river patrol, long-range recon and target extrication (basically banging targets, supplied by the cretins in Intel, who never knew what was going on.) We went through plenty of personnel. It took a certain kind of crazy to make it in-country, where we had no time to think: Instinct ruled.

After being wounded when we lost a boat, I went home to Houston from the Naval Hospital in Yokusuka, Japan, to get better, before going back again. By '72 things were so bad most of us thought that when we finally bought it, useless leadership at the top would be to blame, rather than the gook on the other end of the sights.

The Trickster had appointed John Warner as Secretary of the Navy. This was bigger news than it should have been because he was dating Elizabeth Taylor who just happened to still be married to Richard Burton. When I was recovering, I saw him on the TV and figured he was another pompous ass.

After they sent me back, you know how it was, no news and very little mail from the outside. The only current events we got were guys back from leave or R&R. Or NFGs, but nobody listened to them.

They were attaching us to a new boat, called a Nasty Boat because it was little more than water-borne Death. There were only a very few of these built, thank God. Muscular and twin-screwed, those boats were crazier than we were.

After a couple days on the river shooting water buffaloes and anything else that moved, we got word that SecNav (Warner) was coming to turn over the keys to our new boat. After nearly three years in country, you can guess how impressed we were with that grand-standing mountain of crap.

So I got busy bringing the guys up to speed on good ol' Liz-whipped Warner.

Keep in mind that uniforms and grooming were not our strong suit. We wore our hair long and black, for obvious reasons. My uniform was jungle shorts, tee shirt, bandanna and Converse AllStars. When we were at camp I generally carried a sawed off, 12 gage, Ithaca pump-shotgun. It spends retirement leaning in a corner of my bedroom.

This boat was super-secure. Admittance was at the pilot's (me) discretion- with orders to shoot to kill if proper protocol wasn't followed.

Well, here they came. Transports with guards, jeeps with junior officers and heavier brass, including ComWestPac and SecNav John Warner, in dress whites, no less.

It was fucking hilarious and outrageous, to us.

So they all pile out on the beach and fall in. You know how it goes, lining up just right so they can lick appropriate ass as it goes by.

There were only two of us on board, me and a Gunner, the rest of the guys were hanging back on the beach. I think a few might have been in their hammocks. We didn't much give a shit.

As ComWestPac walked to the bottom of the gangway, I could tell he was pissed. They had asked us to clean up, etc. Well, to hell with that. He knew me from giving us medals before. Warner was also there to give us a Presidential Unit Citation. We weren't thrilled about that either because of the 9 guys getting the medal many were dead. I don't like to think in numbers because every one of those guys was a brother. We already had so much hardware to pin on, it just didn't matter anymore. We wanted our buddies back.

So ComWestPac scowls at me and requests permission to board.

Tom- "Permission granted."

ComWestPac walks up gangway and then SecNav comes prancing up without a word.

Tom- walking down gangway- "Halt who goes there?"

CWP- shouting- "Sailor that is SecNav."

Tom- 1/2 way down gangway and drawing down- "Halt or I'll shoot."

CWP- running down gangway and screaming in Tom's left ear-
"Sailor, that is SecNav!"

Tom- trusty Ithaca focused on SecNav's sternum- screams, "I don't care if he is fucking Elizabeth Taylor! Where's the boarding protocol?"

Sometimes I wish we had shot that prissy bastard.


And that Citation? It is with all the rest of them, midway of a span under the San Francisco Bay Bridge. On a clear day, I can see the bridge from my parking deck.

May those medals Rest in Peace for eternity, like the bravest guys that ever lived - my guys.

I can barely see the keys as I type this.

Some things will never change.



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[fooj]

54. I've been looking all over for this...

Glad I found it again......

[durtee librul]

55. This was really really good

and I have sent it to quite a few people as well. The real horror of what B*** stands for needs to be seen over and over and over again until they get it!

Personally, I'd love to see Feingold or Edwards pick up on this and use it all or in part as part of a campaign to oust the sob's in office....and it ain't just limited to the top offices either. A whole bunch of them gotta go in November.

My only fear is that things are so out of control we may nver regain what we once had....our innocence along with our trust has been shattered by this bunch of whores.

Great job and thanks for posting this.....it is absolutely fabulous..