For the next few days — at least through Tuesday, if possible — we intend to do our best to try and take in this extraordinary moment in history, as we hadn’t previously been able to enjoy it during the Primaries, on Election Night, or even thereafter while our duties required focus elsewhere.
As scenes of Obama’s train ride towards the Inaugural inspire us to try and suspend our cynicism, a bit, for a few short days (no easy feat), it’s worth taking the opportunity for a quick look back at the videos which made a difference in last year’s election. We weren’t really able to enjoy or celebrate these at the time they were first released, due to our responsibilities in the midst of the long and grueling Battle for American Democracy, but now, it seems, is a good time to review these with some of the historical perspective we momentarily have the luxury to enjoy.
The extraordinary “Big Brother” spot that kicked it all off by daring to express the possible, at a moment in time in which it seemed impossible (1:14)…
The video that ingeniously sampled the poesy of Barack Obama, elevated him from mere Presidential candidate to the stuff of legend, and somehow managed to capture the dreams and hopes of a new generation. “Yes We Can” (4:30)…
Brad….you need to post this
This might be one of the best music videos i’ve ever seen.
It needs to be seen by everyone.
Dedicated to the tens of thousands of innocent victims caught up and tortured in the “War on Terror”
A perfect gift for the outgoing war criminal administration.
wow.awesome..i am blown away by this.
AmBushed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...Os&fmt=22
or
http://vimeo.com/2845340
I watched that Will.I.Am video for the first time on Wed, when we showed it at the MLK assembly at the middle school I teach at. Wow. You know, I’ll be the first to, say that I don’t know where the fuck this boat is going. Yes, I voted for Obama, because the alternative was in no way acceptable. I am a Kucinich Democrat, which puts me on the fringes of the party, but once the primary was done you just gotta get the fuck on the boat and do all you can to help steer it in the right direction. So I can’t get too excited that Obama is going to be our president, because as someone whose eyes are relatively open, I’m aware that the whole thing could be a fraud. But I hope it’s not, and I’m willing to feel inspired at the movement that has been created, and to have some faith in something as yet unproven. I don’t think it’s apparent that we’ve been hoodwinked at this point, but I understand the skepticism of those who say ‘beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing.’ It ain’t black and white at this point, no pun intended. Whether it is real or illusion, you can’t not watch the video (Will.I.Am) and not feel that something important is happening here. It’s better than the alternative by galaxies, and at least we’ve got to take advantage of that.
Great video’s
Visit this site to see some images that should change the world re.Gaza Holocaust
Yes we can have more of the same genocidal mideast policy
Obama Train of Hope
All we are saying, is give war a chance!
I am glad Israel set out to destroy Hamas.
Peace only comes when you destroy your enemy and then negotiate peace. See WW1, WW2, US Civil War, American Revolution…
Here, Paul, educate yourself.