Thank you, Maya Angelou

[okasha]

Maya Angelou's poem in praise of Hillary


…..You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may tread me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits' end, but she has always risen, always risen, don't forget she has always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.

Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.

There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you're born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies. Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to be what it can become.

She declares she wants to see more smiles in the family, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. She is the prayer of every woman and man who longs for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.

She means to rise.

Don't give up on Hillary. In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country the wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety and without crippling fear.

Rise, Hillary.

Rise.

And that's the way it is, Monday, March 24, 2008.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. What is this, number 6 or 7?

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[NightWatcher]

2. HAHA, let the Hill-arity continue

see ya in a week, just dont drink the koolaid or put on the NIKEs

[thevoiceofreason]

3. Another quote from before she met HRC.

Let's keep this one kicked too.

[scheming daemons]

4. Poem was written in 1978.... long before Maya met Hillary... but keep on lying....

...like your candidate.


By the way.... ENJOY YOUR WEEK AWAY FROM DU!

[rodeodance]

11. YOU LIED ~~ she adaped a version for Hillary in jan, 2008

[MessiahRp]

13. Another one liner with zero substance from the hit and run post king.

Just once I'd like to see you post a single thing with more than one line and some absolute substance. You bring absolutely NOTHING to the discussion when you go around calling people liars without a single shred of substance or fact to back your shit up.

Have something substantiative to post or don't post at all...

Rp

[rodeodance]

14. read the link. And I am so sorry that i do not meet your expectations. so sad

[MessiahRp]

17. Searching for whatever link you posted here.

Usually when one accuses someone of lying in a thread they post a link in THAT VERY SAME POST backing their claim up. There is no link above.

Same old tripe from you.

Rp

[babylonsister]

5. Thank you, Toni Morrison, for supporting Obama, despite that

'first black prez' thing.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/toni-morrison-endorses-obama/

[ProSense]

6. Thanks Maya:

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a lot of religious leaders who marched with him. Is that a difference between those times and these? Do you believe we have the type of religious leaders that we need today?

Maya Angelou: It is of particular interest to see the men who have been important in our struggle; that is, when one looks at Dr. King, a preacher; and Andrew Young, a preacher; and Jesse Jackson, a preacher; and Malcolm X, a preacher; or Louis Farrakhan, a preacher, to see that as a people we tend to be religious, whether we are following Buddha, or in some cases are black Jews or Muslims or Christians or Shintoists for that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr. always said human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

You mentioned Louis Farrakhan. He has been a very strong advocate of individual responsibility, but he has been a very controversial figure as well. How do you interpret his role?

Maya Angelou: Mr. Farrakhan has offended a lot of people. I understand that. But I am not his apologist, nor the person to interpret him. I think he is very good at interpreting himself. I think that we talk about being Americans and we take it awfully lightly. We forget because probably none of us has lived in another country where, if you said something that the government didn't agree with, you could be shot at dawn. We take being American for granted. Since Louis Farrakhan is an American, he has the right to say what he thinks to be true. What I would encourage young men and women to do is find that speaker who really speaks to your heart. Try to find two or three who speak to your needs and whose melody you can hum, and listen to that speaker. I do believe that people are controversial as long as their statements shake and maybe question the status quo. Martin Luther King, Jr. was controversial, you must know that. And certainly Malcolm X remained, until he died, a controversial figure. Nobody is going to be all things to all people. You must know that going in.

link

Let America be America again: Vote Obama!

[DearAbby]

7. Stay away from the Koolaid.

Dont listen to anyone talk about castration...And stay away from NIKEs..m'kay? See ya next week.


Edit...there are no transports to passing Comets..

[Cha]

8. How ironic that hilary is doing the bitter twisted lies..

Poor Maya..did she know what hilary really is?

[Buzz Clik]

22. Imagine for a moment the reaction of the HRC crowd if Maya endorsed Obama.

Their expressions of disappointment wouldn't be poetic. Just ask Gov. Richardson.

[NanceGreggs]

9. Hmmm ...

... posted after the midnight deadline.

Hill supporters posting the same poem, over and over. Doesn't that kind of behaviour strike you as a bit cult-like?

Just wonderin' ... :shrug:

[babylonsister]

18. Yes, and I hope to read a forthcoming rant about it!

:pals:

[thevoiceofreason]

10. Kick for public ridicule for true koolaid behavior.

It's like the 8th grade girls who make their "serious" pacts.

[bigtree]

24. wow. what a piece of work . . .

goodbye

[DearAbby]

12. psssssssst

is it me, or isn't this kinda cultish? It is a little creepy, know what I mean?

[Catherina]

15. Just go away already Hillary. Just go away you bitter old hag.

Edit for astute feminist cartoon

[bigtree]

23. It's your own bitterness which is clear in your response

. . . to this wonderful poem. How sad for you.

[thevoiceofreason]

16. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

You suck like your candidate. I won't let you go away.

[thevoiceofreason]

20. Kick for ridicule

[Buzz Clik]

21. I love Maya Angelou! Hillary ... not so much.

[MadBadger]

25. You guys sound like a cult.

[noel711]

26. Dear Okasha

Thank you for the poetry lesson today.

I've loved Dr. Angelou for years, but that poem
was written years ago, written about The AFrican American Woman.

Unless and until you can post evidence that Dr. Angelou
wrote that poem for Sen. Clinton and supports her,
please refrain from doing this confusing 'proof texting.'

You are better than that.

[olkaz]

27. Quote from Angelou re: Obama

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jan/20/usa.poetry
"Angelou is steadfast in her loyalty to Clinton. She said recently: 'I made up my mind 15 years ago that if she ever ran for office I'd be on her wagon. My only difficulty with Senator Obama is that I believe in going out with who I went in with.'"

Angelou is an incredible person and deserves our collective adoration. She's taken a principled stand, and I can respect that.

I mean, as an African American woman, she can't really lose with our nominees, right?