Imagine Barack Obama

[andyrowe]

Run time: 03:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWjR-N0QZ14   Posted on YouTube: February 06, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 06, 2008 By DU Member: andyrowe Views on DU: 5624

 
You've got to love it.

[polichick]

1. I'm imagining!!!

[andyrowe]

9. Fired up!

Ready to go!

[aaronbees]

22. Me too!

:bounce:

Quite inspirational.

[FrenchieCat]

2. I am closer to knowing that this could be.

That's makes my heart glow! :)

[Meshuga]

3. Beautiful!

:thumbsup:

[elizm]

4. My favorite song....and my favorite candidate.

YES. WE. WILL. :)

[andyrowe]

17. Yes We Will Indeed

:toast:

[Blarch]

5. Ya know...

maybe I am a fragile pussy, but if he gets the nod, I will cry like a baby..I can't prepare myself enough.

[andyrowe]

27. I feel ya.

Man will the sh*t hit the fan if Hilliam steals it.

[ginnyinWI]

41. I cried when I saw a video of

young people going around and knocking on doors at their college to get people to come out and vote for Obama. The hopeful, happy expressions on their faces! And when he won, they were shouting, "We did it!" So wonderful to see how he inspires.

[DUyellow]

6. I like it

[andyrowe]

30. me too. n/t

[Khaotic]

7. Awesome Video

... and exactly how I feel about religion and government.

Spot on!!!!!!!!

I had not seen or heard that from Obama, but I knew in my heart that is how he feels. Now I know with every fiber in my body that he should be the next president.

So, so, so, so, many people take up the gauntlet of religion and believe that they need to mold everyone around them to reflect what they believe. Even though the bible is chuck filled with contradictions people continue to believe that it is divinely inspired ... every word, every period, every comma, inspired by a deity who always was, is, and will always be; who created everything that was, is, and will ever be.

If that's your belief then so be it, but know that in order for you to have the freedom to believe that, in order for you to choose the denomination of the Christian church of which you want to worship, there MUST be freedom of religion. If the government sanctions any one religion, it must choose which denomination ... will it be yours? Even if it is, religion is a collection of people who share a similar faith. Everyone's faith is as individual as they are. Even if your denomination of Christianity were chosen, the beliefs gleaned from that religion and legislated may not perfectly reflect your own.

The only way to preserve freedom of religion is to keep government from sanctioning any one religion ... period.

A non-theist secular government is the only form of government that is open to all religious beliefs ... period.

A secular government is NOT a communist government because it does not kick out religion, it embraces them all, equally ... drawing strength from diversity of color, creed, faith, religion, and morality.

America is NOT a collective. We do not, and should not, aspire to be a hive.

WE are overdue to embrace our differences and draw strength from the different walks of life we come from.

Embrace change, embrace diversity, feel the strength; together we can grab the brass ring if we embrace the ultimate faith ... faith in ourselves.

Kick this video ... and most important, VOTE OBAMA.

Peace.

[sloppyjoe25s]

8. These were AWESOME comments on Religion from Obama

I had never seen this particular speech either on Religion in America by Obama.

IT IS INCREDIBLE to see a candidate who can openly talk about the contradictions of the Christian Right Wing in a way that is intelligent, human, and still respectful of religion or lack of religion. And the lack of fear it shows to take the issue head on! To openly call the US "not just a Christian nation" - while on camera but "a jewish nation, a muslim nation, a Buddist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation for people of no faith at all."

LET ME TELL YOU - IN AMERICAN POLITICS THAT TAKES SPINE. Obama has that inner strength and goodwill in his soul.

I have supported him for many many many months (long before he was a candidate) - but this Video just gets me that much more sure that he is the most transcendental LEADER of my lifetime (a brief 38 years).

And no, it's not the song or the flag I like (tho that's nice) - since i know some DU people will critique this as "trivial" or "playing to peoples hearts" (god, a candidate who can reach our hearts? That could never achieve anything right?)

No... it's the words on religion and politics. Great stuff!!!

[Cha]

11. Well said..thank you,

Khaotic!

[ginnyinWI]

42. another point to make about religion, if it comes up--

History has shown that as soon as you institutionalize a religion, it DIES. Take Catholicism in France. The beautiful cathedrals stand almost empty of real parishioners. You cannot force somebody to believe in a certain way.

[Cha]

10. Thank you, Andy!! I didn't get to see

the South Carolina Speech and that was particulary Awesome out of a bevy of Awesomeness! :D

[andyrowe]

12. Good to hear it.

:toast:

[More Than A Feeling]

13. He should dress up his actual speeches like this video

with the photo montage and music.

[MagsDem]

24. Yeah, cuz politicians can never be too fake

Maybe he can hire Bush's set designers, you think? LOL!

[soleft]

14. When I email this to everyone I know, I'll put a propaganda disclaimer

But it's really good propaganda.

:applause:

[Avalux]

15. I absolutely love his message of unity. Isn't that evolution? Accepting everyone?

I think it is. When we exclude those we don't agree with, we do a great disservice to not only this country, but humanity.

[andyrowe]

21. I couldn't have said it better.

Yes we can!

[MagsDem]

25. Let the chorus of Kumbaya with the rethugs begin

Of course they will be busy rolling over us with a steamroller, but the Obama people will be too busy singing to notice.

[andyrowe]

26. The chorus of cynics grows louder and more

dissonant.

[MagsDem]

28. Got anymore Obama platitudes to add?

Because the guy never seems to run out of them. Don't ask him to give you any details in his speeches. He is much too busy tossing out dumbass platitudes.

[andyrowe]

31. Okay. How about

Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

[douglerner]

56. Obama platitudes

To help Obama along I've gone ahead and made an Obama platitudes generator. This should help him save time with his speech writing:

http://neighbors.webcrossing.com/obamaPlatform

doug

[niceypoo]

33. Republicans dont do unity

And everytime democrats fall for that line they get screwed over, just ask the present Dem congress.

[ginnyinWI]

44. they will when we get them over a barrel. We'll increase our majority come Fall. nt

[niceypoo]

45. This is completely fantasy land stuff and Obama knows it

If he gets the nomination many of Obamas supporters will be shell-shocked by the viscious, racist, bigoted reaction from the republicans. I find it amazing that Democrats still fall for this line of crap after being screwed over again and again and again. You can fool some of the people all of the time, apparently.

[ginnyinWI]

43. never negotiate out of fear, but never fear to negotiate--even with the GOP. n/t

[humbled_opinion]

38. HUH?

Our system of politics exists to highlight the difference in our society... You are no sooner going to convince a Conservative that a woman has the right to choose then you are going to convince a liberal that she doesn't...

To me politics is kind of like Religion we are free to choose what we believe and we insert ourselves into a political party that best fits our views in each party their are pureists who cannot tolerate dissent... That is exactly what is going on in the Republican party right now..

There are points that we will agree with and points that we will disagree and we will agree to disagree but there will never be complete unity....

Unity of mankind is one thing... Unity in politics is something quite different...

[Deep13]

52. Jesus Christ!

1. It's just words. There is no real reason to kind he can bring anyone together.

2. Kissing conservative ass is no way to advance a progressive agenda.

3. Do you really think these red, caucus states or all these cross-over voters will go for him in November? They won't.

[peoli]

16. heres the quote for your emails

"Whatever we once were we are no longer a Christian nation, At least not just. We are also a Jewish nation, and a Muslim nation, and a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of non-believers. And even if we did have only Christians in our midsts, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, who's Christianity would we teach in the schools?"

[andyrowe]

18. You mean attack emails?

It'll backfire on 'em if they try.

[TankLV]

19. No thanks - I don't need a nightmare now...

[andyrowe]

20. The chorus of cynics grows louder and more

dissonant.

[melody]

23. Like Obama, voted for him, like the message, can't stand the song

It's an anthem to pretentiousness and hypocrisy, imho. As Elvis Costello said, "wasn't imagine no possession written
by a millionaire?"

That said, I love the thought behind it.

[andyrowe]

29. I can respect that. n/t

[proReality]

34. "an anthem to pretentiousness and hypocrisy"

As Elvis Costello said, "wasn't imagine no possession written by a millionaire?"

Costello was correct, but only at the point he said that.

None of the Beatles were born millionaires, they worked their way to that status. They were middle class, born during the bombing of WWII.

The song takes on a whole new meaning when you know the background of the author. His father stopped supporting him and his mother. His mother turned his rearing over to her sister. There's more, and it's easy to find.

[melody]

39. I know the background of the author. He grew up middle-class with his aunt who adored him

He lived on a farm.

When he wrote it, he was a multi-millionaire. John's estate includes slaughter houses and a diamond mine. Sorry, as much as I admire John as a writer/lyricist, I still think this whole period of his life was filled with pretentiousness AND hypocrisy. Sorry, I just do.

[From The Left]

32. Obama Will Make a Splendid President

King and Kennedy. Obama.

Yes we can!

[andyrowe]

49. Welcome to DU!

Fired up! Ready to go!

[K Gardner]

35. Another beautiful video to send out to my email list !

[andyrowe]

50. Spread the word.

Yes we can!

[humbled_opinion]

36. I might have missed something but

I mean I'm all for this together we can rhetoric but I mean together we can means to me that we can implement our philosophies, progressive philosophies in government not together we can get steam rolled by ideologue Conservatives.

In our Democracy we are supposed to showcase our political division, we can only try to persuade people that our vision is the correct vision.. We are never going to unite the stubborn and intolerant so.. yes I'm not really hyped up on the platitudes either... need a little more substance before I start swooning....

[mckeown1128]

37. kick and rec nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

40. You should ask them to air this as a TV ad?

[Cant trust em]

46. You may say that I'm a dreamer

but I am not the only one.

One of my heroes meets the newest rising star. I always get a little emotional when I hear this song. This time it was too much. I'm sitting here in my cubicle right now with a tear leaking out of my eye.

[silverweb]

47. Beautifully done!

:applause:


GObama! _The "Yes We Can" Song_

[usregimechange]

48. His first quote, you have to have balls to say that in public! wow!

[andyrowe]

55. No doubt.

:toast:

[Deep13]

51. Imagine he has any idea how to manage the Federal government.

We won't need to imagine those red-state, cross-over voters abandoning him for "moderate" McCain in November. :(

[Megahurtz]

53. WOO HOO Go Obama!!!

[puebloknot]

54. "Whose Christianity would we teach in the schools?" How about ...

...none! Unless the *history* of Christianity is taught, right along with the history of Buddhism, Celtic religion, Hinduism... My daughter went to a private school where those histories were taught, but no indoctrination took place.

In the public schools, we should not be teaching anybody's Christianity. Separation of church and state (-operated schools)!

"Imagine" was Kucinich's campaign song in 2004. He did it justice!

[gorbal]

57. Thank you

Anyone else remembering how beautiful the word "America" can be?