The Essence of Politics

Saturday, October 21, 2006

CAPITOL VIEW

By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice President, Dye, Van Mol & Lawrence Public Relations

October 20, 2006

With the first votes now being cast in the U.S. Senate race, endorsements, along with the attack ads, continue to be front and center in the campaigns.

For Democrats, that means continuing to link Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. with incumbent Governor Phil Bredesen. Bredesen is heavily favored to win re-election and his coattails of assistance could really help Ford in a tight race.

The latest includes a direct mail piece paid for by the State Democratic Party which features color photos of both Ford and Bredesen and tells voters they have 14 days to change America by casting their ballots early. The piece says that change means Democratic leadership in Tennessee and Washington and claims Governor Bredesen has Tennessee moving again and that Ford will get the country back on track.

The mailer also tries to link Republican Senate nominee Bob Corker to President Bush’s low popularity numbers. It shows a picture of President Bush speaking during an Oval Office address with someone holding a TV remote. The caption reads “don’t just change the channel, change America.”

And look for the Bredesen-Ford connection to be further united soon with several days of joint campaigning across the state. Several private polls taken within the last 2 weeks or so, show Ford has anywhere from a 7 to 12 point lead in Tennessee’s 5 congressional districts held by Democrats. That could free up Ford and Bredesen to do a lot of their campaigning in the GOP parts of the state. One place Bredesen may clearly help Ford is in the Knoxville area which Bredesen carried four years ago and where Ford is reportedly running pretty well.

As for the Corker campaign, he seems to be spending most of his time building his base in the four Congressional districts now held by Republicans, especially the three in East Tennessee. As for the other GOP-held district in West Tennessee, Corker seems to be looking for help from a former primary foe, Ed Bryant.

Bryant, also a former Congressman in that area, has a new TV ad praising Corker for what he did as Mayor of Chattanooga, such things as cutting crime, improving education, revitalizing the city and building affordable housing. These are life experiences Bryant says we need in the U.S. Senate. As for their very bitter primary, Bryant admits in the ad “it was spirited” but he adds that Corker “is a good man” and “there wasn’t a day I didn’t respect Bob”. It will be interesting to see how that plays with voters, since they both called each other liars repeatedly in the final days of the primary.

Of course, we won’t know whose endorsements work better until November 7.
MORE ON BRYANT AND BREDESEN….

The emergence of Ed Bryant as a potential “closer” for the Bob Corker campaign is a little odd and unexpected in some ways. Sure, like a good Republican he endorsed Corker as the nominee and did a little nominal campaigning for him early on (just like the other defeated candidate, Van Hilleary).

But while Hilleary has faded out of sight (for good?), Bryant has re-emerged. Is it because Tom Ingram and others in the Corker camp realize he might be the best person who can truly move GOP conservatives to come back to the fold and win the race for Corker in November?

Even among Corker supporters Bryant seems to carry a lot of clout. I understand when he was introduced (and his new ad played for the first time) to a statewide meeting of campaign leaders from all 95 counties recently, he got a standing ovation.

But if Bryant can really move the GOP, why does his ad make NO mention of any of the social conservative issues (like abortion) where so many in the Republican base find Bob Corker lacking? Even a recent Pat Robertson-CBN national cable news story made Harold Ford look better on these issues than Corker. Yikes!

Maybe there’s just so much any “closer” can do? Or maybe staying away from those issues was part of the agreement between Bryant and the Corker campaign to cut the ad and come back and campaign for him? More to come…

As for Governor Bredesen, along with supporting Harold Ford, he is pushing a broad ballot of Democrats he would like to see elected to the General Assembly. That has not gone unnoticed by Republicans. While they are truly concerned about Bredesen’s strong potential coattails, they believe he may be over-reaching and that instead of more political support, the Governor may reap a backlash in the next session of legislature, as GOP members (who have been critical to the approval of many of the Governor’s proposals in his first term) become even more partisan than usual.

So watch the Governor’s batting average election night (how many candidates he is supporting win). It may tell you a lot about how successful the early years of Bredesen’s second term will be.












FORD/ROCHELLE

For someone who is really counting on the coattails of another candidate (the Governor), Harold Ford, Jr. may not have made a wise choice by endorsing and attending a recent fund raiser for State Senate candidate Bob Rochelle. Coattails or tying yourself to another candidate can also hurt you.

Rochelle is a former Senator and one of the most outspoken legislative leaders for a state income tax a few years back. Rochelle now says such a tax is a dead issue and he would only support it if it was approved by a voter referendum.

But the intense controversy over Rochelle rages on and Ford endorsing him is particularly poor timing when the Democrat is trying to connect Bob Corker to the income tax controversy through his work as State Finance Commissioner for former Governor (and strong income tax supporter) Don Sundquist.

It’s sends a very mixed and confusing message to voters at a very critical time. It may also now tie up Ford in the old income tax controversy (in which he has played no role) rather than talking about why he would be the best next U.S. Senator for Tennessee.

Sometimes in politics you have to do what you have to do. Rochelle’s district (along with the rest of the doughnut counties around Nashville) are critical for Ford in his plans to win the Senate seat. So he can’t afford to alienate Rochelle or his supporters. But Ford has been adept at avoiding political blunders (note his ability to stay neutral and so far not get politically hurt concerning the race for his own Congressional seat between the Democratic nominee State Senator Steve Cohen and Ford’s own brother, Jake). Anybody who can finesse something like that surely ought to be smart enough not to get caught up in this potential political trap (or at least no win situation) regarding Bob Rochelle. Dumb.


THE ADS….

I guess even without “the full Fred”, the current endorsement ad, voiced by former Senator Fred Thompson for Bob Corker, must be pretty effective.

The National Democratic Senate Committee has put up its own ad attacking the Thompson spot almost point by point. You don’t waste valuable campaign time and money on something like that, unless that ad has been working, even if it is a very unusual biographical ad not usually aired this late in a campaign cycle.

As for Corker’s other ads, he may need to be careful not to overdo it You can only push the “where did he grow up, where did he go to school (not UT like Bob), and who’s his family” so hard and so long or it could backfire on you.

Ford is already beginning the push back. You can see him talk about all the U.S. Senate race issues and controversies on my INSIDE POLITICS show this weekend. We air on NEWSCHANNEL 5 PLUS, COMCAST CHANNEL 50 at 7:30 PM Friday (October 20), then on Saturday (October 21) at 5:30 PM. On Sunday you can see the show at 5:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 8:30 PM. We are also appearing on NewsChannel 5, WTVF-TV at 5:00 AM on Saturday (October 21). Since we began our run on the main channel before we did our earlier interview with Bob Corker on INSIDE POLITICS, we will be repeating that show this Saturday at 5:30 AM right after the Ford interview.

A little doubleheader politics to begin your weekend!


THE POLLS….

The latest Wall Street Journal/Zogby poll must be like manna from heaven for the Corker campaign showing him up 7 points statewide (49%-42%) over Ford. That’s a much bigger change and margin than any other recent poll has shown and for sure, the internet-based technology used in that effort (as opposed to the more traditional surveys done by telephone) is bound to kick up a fuss again.

As usual, let’s wait and see what the other polls are showing in the next few days before drawing any conclusions or forecasting trends. But a surge in support is certainly what the Corker folks are looking for to energize their base and show they have overcome their slump (and major campaign shakeup from a few weeks ago).

One thing that can be said for sure I think is that under the new leadership of Tom Ingram, the Corker campaign has become much more focused and effective. It has likely stopped its slide and based on the fierce back and forth coming from each side, remains well positioned to still win the race. The Ford campaign remains strong but it is harder to see the momentum of a few weeks ago and that’s interesting given the strong national trends that seem to favor Democrats.

I am also puzzled a bit by another Wall Street Journal poll, this one with NBC News. It shows that nationwide (by the largest margin ever 52%-37%) voters plan to vote Democratic for Congress in November. The Republican-led Congress has an approval rating of just 16%. Ouch!

As the Democratic candidate that ought to help Harold Ford, although as a sitting U.S. Congressman (even a minority party member), he might still get a little backlash from the low esteem shown for Washington (and Corker is working hard to exploit that).

Still if both polls prove accurate, it would seem to show Tennessee is not following the national trend which seems to favor Democrats this cycle. And I find that someone curious. Also curious is what my sources in both camps are telling me. Both say their nightly tracking polls show them maintaining 4-5 point leads. How can that be? Well maybe how they are sampling the voters and how they are weighing the vote (how much from Middle, West and East Tennessee, what percentage women, black, men, etc) could make those kinds of differences.

As we get closer to the final days, I hear more and more people comparing the Harold Ford campaign (which even die-hard Republicans admit has been masterfully conducted so far) to other campaigns run by African American candidates in other Southern states. In some cases (Harvey Gant in North Carolina and Doug Wilder in Virginia) they significantly underperformed their last poll numbers when the votes were counted. So they say unless Ford shows a lead at least a couple of points beyond the margin for error (say a lead of at least 5-8%) he may not make it to victory.

While some see this as voters being unwilling to tell pollsters the truth (especially in phone surveys) about who they really plan to vote for, a Ford campaign representative says they don’t see this as a racial issue, that white candidates fall short of their poll numbers too sometimes on the Election Day. But, there is an unspoken political parlor game now being played in Tennessee. It asks this question: If Harold Ford, Jr. was a white candidate how far ahead would he be in this race? A lot of folks think it wouldn’t be nearly as close as it appears to be right now.

We’ll see come November 7.

THE REPUBS

What a difference an election cycle or two can make. A few days ago, Vice President Dick Cheney came to Ft. Campbell to honor the 101st Airborne just back home from Iraq.

Two years ago and especially four years ago, every major elected Republican official in the state would have crossed the Kentucky border to be there to welcome the VP and help him with the event.

But unless I missed it, I didn’t see any Tennessee GOP officials or candidates out in the cold soaking rain at Ft. Campbell when Cheney was there. Don’t misunderstand they will all say they still support the troops (and they probably do), but the Iraqi policies of Cheney and President Bush have become so unpopular they are seen as politically radioactive by many, so they politely stay as far away as they can.

Then there is the Republican-led Congress with its record low approval ratings. To protect himself and to try and get a little political leverage on the issue, Bob Corker has now has his own plan to “reform Washington”. It includes (interestingly enough) a ban on family members lobbying Congress, full disclosure of Congressional travel paid for by outside parties, and reform of the use of earmarks by Congressional leaders for pork projects in their states.

Not only does this new plan give Corker some talking points so he can pivot away from talking about the many specific problems facing Republican leaders (some of which he does address in his plan although not such issues as the page sex scandal). It also gives Corker a chance to re-enforce his attacks on Harold Ford concerning his use of trip junkets along with his ties to his Congressional lobbyist father. Good move politically

It apparently got Harold Ford’s attention. Showing up with his campaign bus, he tried to crash Corker’s Memphis news conference announcing his plan and (according to THE MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL) change it into a parking lot debate over U.S. Iraqi policy. Corker was no doubt irritated and later a campaign spokesman said Ford was acting in juvenile, non-Senatorial fashion. Ford folks said the same thing about Corker being unwilling to do more debates.

This is the second time in recent days that someone with the Ford campaign has shown up right before or just after a Corker event to try and give their side of the story. That’s generally considered bad form and a bit rude even in politics.

Is Corker’s apparent campaign resurgence starting to annoy Harold Ford and his campaign?


THE MONEY

Financial disclosures on the national level are due to be filed and released just hours after this was being written, but already the U.S. Senate candidates have set a Tennessee record for spending.

We are well over $22 million and climbing like a rocket. Many observers have been saying $40 million would be the top out figure when all was said and done. Now, with outside groups like those who financed the “Swift Boat” attack ads two years getting into the act in Tennessee, that number could come closer to hitting $50 million.

Both sides continue to claim that national support for the other candidate is drying out or being withdrawn, but to the contrary, the Tennessee race continues to grow in national importance, especially to the future control of the Senate, so it appears doubtful much of anything will shut off the money machine before Election Day.

Mercy

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Jay-Z - History



(Jay-Z - History)Jay-Z - History with Lyrics

LYRICS : [Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighter)
And the battle's finally won
(Gimme a lighter)
Victory (Lighters up) is finally ours
(Lighters up)
History, so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
In search of victory, she keeps eluding me
If only we could be together momentarily
We can make love and make history
Why won't you visit me? until she visit me
I'll be stuck with her sister, her name is defeat
She gives me agony, so much agony
She brings me so much pain, so much misery
Like missing your last shot and falling to your knees
As the crowd screams for the other team
I practice so hard for this moment, victory don't leave
I know what this means, I'm stuck in this routine
Whole new different day, same old thing
All I got is dreams, nobody else can see
Nobody else believes, nobody else but me
Where are you victory? I need you desperately
Not just for the moment, to make history

[Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighters)
And the battle's finally won
(Lighters)
Victory is finally ours
(Yeah)
History (yeah), so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
So now I'm flirting with death, hustling like a G
While victory wasn't watching took chances repeatedly
As a teenage boy before acne, before I got proactiv I couldn't face she
I just threw on my hoodie and headed to the street
That's where I met success, we'd live together shortly
Now success is like lust, she's good to the touch
She's good for the moment but she's never enough
Everybody's had her, she's nothing like V
But success is all I got unfortunately
But I'm burning down the block hoppin' in and out of V
But something tells me that there's much more to see
Before I get killed because I can't get robbed
So before me success and death ménage
I gotta get lost, I gotta find V
We gotta be together to make history

[Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighters. Up.)
And the battle's finally won
(Lighter. Up.)
Victory is finally ours
(Lighters. Up.)
History, so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
Now victory is mine, it tastes so sweet
She's my trophy wife, you're coming with me
We'll have a baby who stutters repeatedly
We'll name him history, he'll repeat after me
He's my legacy, son of my hard work
Future of my past, he'll explain who I be
Rank me amongst the greats, either 1, 2, or 3
If I ain't number one then I failed you victory
Ain't in it for the fame that dies within weeks
Ain't in it for the money, can't take it when you leave
I wanna be remembered long after you grieve
Long after I'm gone, long after I breathe
I leave all I am in the hands of history
That's my last will and testimony
This is much more than a song, it's a baby shower
I've been waiting for this hour, history you ours


[Chorus: Cee-lo (2x)]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History, so long, so long
So long, so long



Man in the Mirror--By Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson - Man in the mirror

I'm gonna make a change,
for once im my life
It's gonna feel real good,
gonna make a diference
Gonna make it right...

As I, turn up the collar on
my favorite winter coat
This wind is blowing my mind
I see the kids in the streets,
with not enought to eat
Who am I to be blind?
Pretending not to see their needs

A summer disregard,a broken bottle top
And a one man soul
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
(Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)

I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?

A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream
(Washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind ya' see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me
(Starting with me!)

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Change his ways - ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that..
(Take a look at yourself and then make that..)
CHANGE!

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Man in the mirror - Oh yeah!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Better change!)
No message could have been any clearer
(If you wanna make the world a better place)


Michael Jackson - Man in the mirror

A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cook






It's been a long time coming but a change is surely going to come in America and the World! I am the Future of America and the World and that is the message that each of us must carry with us each and every day that we wake up on Earth! I am the Future! You are the Future! We are the Future of America and the World! That is way every election is important--primaries, special elections and general! So vote every year and hold our politicians accountable. Hold our political officials accountable by writing them, calling them and making sure they attend meetings that we the people have. "The Time for Change is not Now but Right Now!"

"EmPOWERment By Any Means Necessary" should be our anthem and should be our creed as we make the positive differences in America and the world that so many people beg for and hungry for year after year! A Change is Gonna Come, A Change is Gonna Come, that's what we must say as we say "God grants us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courge to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference" each morning before we go about the task of making a positive change in America and the world a reality.



Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen


“When will people realize that we are Americans first and foremost, not Democrats or Liberals, not Republicans or Conservatives, not Independents or moderates. We are Americans. Stop putting a political party above America and stop putting any politican above America. America succeeds because of us the people holding our government responsible no matter the political party because the main two political parties are to blame for the condition America is in."—Hodari P.T. Brown

America with its flaws and all is a country I am proud to have been born in. America is not perfect but my love for it is perfect. That’s why all Americans must realize that we are all Americans. In fact we are Americans first and foremost. We are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Americans.

We are not Muslims, Christians or Jews. We are Americans. Too many times we recognize our differences with others rather than appreciating our similarities which are, we are Americans. We are Americans first and foremost, no matter if we were born here or moved here legally. We are all Americans, here in this country to make not only our lives better but the lives of other Americans better so future Americans can enjoy the rights and freedoms that make us all Americans.

We are all Americans. We are one party united under God. We are Americans and this is the only political party that matters. We are Americans and this is our country so let’s make sure that we make America better than how we found it so future Americans can live prosperous and joyous lives. We are Americans and must not ever forget that.

America will prosper as long we make sure we are doing our part to make it prosper and that means we can’t put any political party or politician above America. Long live America forever and long live America’s service to the world. Together, America and the world will prosper for future generations to enjoy America and the world we live in.


Lift Every Voice and Sing


This video of the ' Negro National Anthem' was originally screened at the historic African-American Church Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC on January 18th, 2009. Many of the esteemed individuals featured in this video in attendance and we presented with the ' Keepers of the Flame' award for the monumental contributions to social justice.

This version of the song was performed by the Grace Baptist Church Cathedral Choir, conducted by Derrick James. The video was produced and donated by Ascender Communications, LLC (www.ascender-c.com) at the request of The Balm In Gilead, Inc.

If I Was President--Wyclef Jean




If I was President that is the people's anthem. We all have ideas of what we can do as President and through this website, we will fulfill our deam as a people!

Somethings Gotta Give--Big Boi ft Mary J Blige



Somethings Gotta Give people and it begins today for all us to make sure that something is us. We the people are sick and tired of suffering. Where is our piece of the Dream that so many people dead for so that we all could see today. This is our time people to change America and the world so that the Next Generation has a better future than the past we inherited.

This is our call to service. This isn't about one political candidate or one political figure. This is about us as people coming together to finally leave up to our potential and achieving the great feats that those before us have achieved. This is our moment to lead our nation and our world to greater heights.

Somethings gotta give people and it starts with us the people making it happen. We have to improve our education system in America. We have to rid the world of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We have to go to the streets and lift a hand to another in order to decrease poverty in this world. We have to take a stand today and make sure that the future of America and the world is brighter than it has ever been.

Somethings Gotta Give and that is why we must "Remember Each One, Reach One and Teach One so America's future and the World's future continues to prosper."

John Legend - "If You're Out There"


If you're out there than you need to get started in helping to change America and the world. The world and America won't change until you get involved in making the changes you want to see in this world. If you're out there, than you must know that tomorrow started now and today started yesterday so you are behind in helping to the change. If you are tired of hatred, racism, poverty, war, and violence than the time to change it is now. If you want universal health care, world peace, democracy for every nation, equal rights, and happiness for all than you must get involved now to help the save world.

You must believe in the change that you want to see and you must act on making that change a reality. If you're out there than say it aloud and show the rest of America and the world that you're out here to make a real positive change in the communities we stay in. If you're out there than get involved now. I'm calling every women and men to join me as we take back our country right here, right now. If you're out there than the future started yersterday and we are already late so we have lots of work to do but I know we can do it together as one.

YES WE CAN



Yes We Can accomplish anything that we set out to do! We don't need charismatic or inspirational leaders to believe in ourselves and to take responsiblity for our own faith, we just need each other. Yes We Can build a new America and a new world if each of us would take action now to make the changes that we want to see in the world. Yes We Can control government by holding our political officials accountable for their actions by calling them out when they don't pass legislation that supports the common good of all man and by voting in every election to ensure that we have people representing the people locally, state wide, nationally and in the world.

Yes We Can be great! Yes We Can be what we want to be! Yes We Can be glorious in not only America but the world! Yes We can put action behind our worlds and change the world starting right here, right now! Yes We Can as Republicans, Democrats and Independents become one as we freely think about our fellow men and women and make decisions that will be in the best interest of all people and not one single group.

Yes We Can be the change that we want to see in the world! Yes We Can show the world that the youth are ready to lead! Yes We Can put our egos, our social economic statuses, our religions, our educational statuses and our skin color to the side for the better good of the world! Yes We Can be Greater than we have ever been and help others be Greater than they have ever be!

YES WE CAN and YES WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS IN ALL THAT WE DO! YES WE CAN, no matter what others may say, we will be glorious! YES WE WILL and YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN is what will be sung from every mountaintop, every riverbank, every household, every school yard, every factory, every sporting event, every college campus and even every place you can imagine in the world is where YES WE CAN, will be said and heard!

YES WE CAN!

Keep On Pushing - Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions


Wake Up People! No matter who is elected to any public office, we have to “Keep On Pushing” as a people to make sure they don’t leave us in a worst state than what they inherited. We as a people have to “Keep On Pushing” to make a difference in the lives of others. We have to have an “EmPOWERment By Any Means Necessary” attitude as we continue to push our agenda that we the people deserve and want better. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change in a positive way that will benefit all Americans no matter their age, their religion or skin color. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change that will improve our education system, improve our military, improve our national security, improve our healthcare system and improve our economy. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change that will leave America’s future in a better than how we found it and that will leave the world’s future in a better state than we imagined we could live it. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to make life better for our neighborhoods, our families and even our quote on quote enemies. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to inspire, to uplift and to guide those who need help spiritually, physically and mentally. We have to “Keep On Pushing ” so that our lives, our future generation’s lives and the lives of those who came before us does not die in vein.

“Keep on Pushing”

A War For Your Soul

A War For Your Soul-regular version from Erisai Films on Vimeo.


The moment has come for us as a nation of people to finally wake up and realize that our destiny and fate in society has rests on our shoulders. We cannot allow the forces of evil and darkness to drain us out. We have to continue to overcome all odds in order to make the future of our nation better and the future of future generations of Americans better. We have to continue to pray to our Lord and we have to continue to uplift each other in prayer as well as take action against those things that are trying to destroy us. We have to stand up once and for all and be the future that we want to be. Now is our time and we shall do together by any means necessary.

This video was created to inspire young African-Americans not to fall prey to some of the problems they face in society. The use of the voice "Master of Darkness" represents evil, which is where the blame of all problems should be placed, and not on any one group of people. This video should not to be used to divide people (Black & White), there are images of heroes that are white in this video, and there are images of Black & White coming together with the words of Dr. King in the background. Some of the images from the past can be unsettling, but they are used to show all Americans how far we have come, and how far we still have to go. This film is being strategically placed in school systems, churches and youth orgs around the country, in hope of helping a lost generation of kids that we as Americans have forgotten. As fellow Americans we must continue to love each other, and take that love and spread it to the rest of the world. **THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR SALE & I AM NOT ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THE FILM, I ONLY WANT THE MESSAGE TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY HIDDEN POLITICAL OR FINANCIAL AGENDA.

Sitting On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding



"The time for sitting is over! The time for action is now! The time for hope without action is hopeless! The time for change without a positive attitude is a change that we can't believe in! We need change that is positive of helping all people! Our time for action is now, our time for hope is now, our time for change is now and our time to believe that we can do whatever we set our minds to is not now but right now!"

STAR SPANGLED BANNER


The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming;
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?


On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner; O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave;
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!


O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land,
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just.
And this be our motto— "In God is our trust; "
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

Black President



Our Time is not now but Right Now! Our Time has finally come to change the world not now but Right Now! If you don't believe that we can change the world than watch as we do it by changing your mind into believing in us and what we can do! This is OUR TIME RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

FIGHT THE POWER



We got to FIGHT THE POWER! We can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch injustices take place. We can no longer sit by and allow our right to vote to become unexercised. We must FIGHT THE POWER for our past, present and future! We can no longer allow our rights to be oppressed and our voice to become drained by the powers at be. We must FIGHT THE POWER and show that we have a lot to say that needs to be heard by the mainstream media. We must FIGHT THE POWER and live up to our potential as dynamic, unbelievable and phenomenal people.


We must not believe the hype but we must become the hype. We are not Harriett Tubman, Marcus Garvey, MLK, Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, Carter G. Woodson, W.E.B. DuBois, the Black Panther Party, SNCC, or any other activists but we are the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, uncles, aunties, and relatives of those who came before us to pave the way for us to FIGHT THE POWER! We are not next Generation of leaders who will not be honored and praised until they die but that’s the fight we accept. We are not fighting the power for glory or fame but we are fighting the power for just causes that most men and women will not understand until years or decades later.


We are fighting for our sisters and brothers in Darfur, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, China and Mexico. We are speaking for those who are poor and have no food or water. We are fighting for those who are sick and dying. We are fighting for universal healthcare across the world and human rights for all people. We are fighting for rich and poor! We must FIGHT THE POWER no matter how hard and tough the road may be. We must FIGHT THE POWER for a better today and an even greater tomorrow!


FIGHT THE POWER!

PEOPLE GET READY


“People Get Ready” our time is coming! We have come too far to turn back now. Our train is coming and it is coming in waves. “People Get Ready”, we don’t need a ticket but we need faith and the Lord will help guide us as we take back America and the world. “People Get Ready” our moment is now and we are ready to see the change we want in America and the world. All we got to do is have faith, hope and prosperity. “People Get Ready” to face your fears. “People Get Ready” to face your demons and the challenges of yesterday because today and tomorrow we will conquer & be victorious. “People Get Ready” a change is coming and our actions will make sure that change is a real positive change that lasts forever.


“People Get Ready” because we have had enough of just talking but now is our time to show action. “People Get Ready” to take back America and the world. “People Get Ready” to take back our communities and to make our streets safer and schools better. “People Get Ready” to make all our dreams come true. “People Get Ready” to see a better present for everyone and a better future for future generations. “People Get Ready” to live up to your potential and to help others live up to their own potential. “People Get Ready” to move past hatred, bigotry, racism and sexism. “People Get Ready” to fulfill the dreams of those who came before us and those who will come after us.


“People Get Ready” as we make our actions speak louder than our words. “People Get Ready” to make words mean something again as we put action to back up our rhetoric. “People Get Ready” as we embark on a new journey that will re-write America’s history as well as the world’s history. “People Get Ready” as we make the lives of others better and the lives of future generations better. “People Get Ready” because all we need is faith, hope and action to make this world a better place. “People Get Ready” to make a difference. “People Get Ready” to fulfill the American dream. “People Get Ready" to live out the American Dream as our founding fathers wanted us to live it. “People Get Ready” because our time is now, our moment is now and our moment in time to change America & the world is not now but right now. “People Get Ready” because a change is coming!


Alicia]
(Let me tell you now)
People get ready, there's a train comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the lord

[Lyfe]
People get ready, for a train to Jordan
Picking up passengers coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board them
There's hope for all among those loved the most

[Alicia]
There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all man kind just to save his own (believe me now)
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
For there's no hiding place against the kingdoms throne

[Alicia & Lyfe]
So people get ready there's a train coming
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming,
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the lord


“PEOPLE GET READY!”

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood


Lee Greenwood-god bless the U.S.A