http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbeVQj6Lw
Sucks to be suckered.
God Damn America - in context
by mavie 43 Replies latest jw friends
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dinah
OH MY GOD!
I watched this with tears. If the media would have played the whole story.............
I understood what he was saying from the sound bite. I guess most white folks didn't "get it"
Once again, fear is holding back progress.
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mavie
Yep. I suspected it was taken out of context. Fear mongering is still part of the game. I for one have been impressed with Obama's reluctance to play that game. He has had many chances to play dirty against Hillary and McCain, but so far has held back.
He could have also tried to downplay this issue with Wright, but instead chose to address the root problem, instead of the symptom. This is the kind of leadership we need right now. -
dinah
That just shows inner strength.
He could have brought up any number of scandals.....but he took the high road. Hey at least he's got us talking about it.
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dinah
Once again my heroes come through.......
SWEET NEO CON
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)You call yourself a Christian
I think that you're a hypocrite
You say you are a patriot
I think that you're a crock of shit
And listen, I love gasoline
I drink it every day
But it's getting very pricey
And who is going to pay
How come you're so wrong
My sweet neo con.... Yeah
It's liberty for all
'Cause democracy's our style
Unless you are against us
Then it's prison without trial
But one thing that is certain
Life is good at Haliburton
If you're really so astute
You should invest at Brown & Root.... Yeah
How come you're so wrong
My sweet neo con
If you turn out right
I'll eat my hat tonight
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah....
It's getting very scary
Yes, I'm frightened out of my wits
There's bombers in my bedroom
Yeah and it's giving me the shits
We must have loads more bases
To protect us from our foes
Who needs these foolish friendships
We're going it alone
How come you're so wrong
My sweet neo con
Where's the money gone
In the Pentagon
Yeah ha ha ha
Yeah, well, well
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Neo conYeah, this was written in '05.
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dinah
Here's one they wrote about the first Gulf War:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PULwX3vJjFw
For those that would rather scan,
Highwire (Jagger/Richards)
We sell 'em missiles, We sell 'em tanks
We give 'em credit, You can call the bank
It's just a business, You can pay us in crude
You love these toys, just go play out your feuds
Got no pride, don't know whose boots to lick
We act so greedy, makes me sick sick sick
So get up, stand up, out of my way
I want to talk to the boss right away
Get up, stand up, whose gonna pay
I want to talk to the man right away
We walk the highwire
Sending the men up to the front line
Hoping they don't catch the hell fire
With hot guns and cold, cold nights
We walk the highwire
Sending the men up to the front line
And tell 'em to hotbed the sunshine
With hot guns and cold, cold nights
Our lives are threatened, our jobs at risk
Sometimes dictators need a slap on the wrist
Another Munich we just can't afford
We're gonna send in the eighty-second airborne
Get up, stand up, who's gonna pay
I wanna talk to the boss right away
Get up, stand up, outta my way
I wanna talk to the man right away
We walk the highwire
Putting the world out on a deadline
And hoping they don't catch the shellfire
With hot guns and cold, cold nights
We walk the highwire
Putting the world out on a deadline
Catching the bite on primetimeWith hot guns and cold, cold nights
Get up! Stand up!
Dealer! Stealer!
Hey!
We walk the highwire
We send all our men into the front lines
We're hoping that we backed the right side
With hot guns and cold, cold nights
We walk the highwire
We send all the men up to the front lines
And hoping they don't catch the hellfire
With hot guns and cold cold, cold, cold, cold nights
We walk the highwire
We walk the highwire
With hot guns and cold, cold, cold nights
With hot guns and cold, cold nightsBold is mine. I love you, Keith!
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BizzyBee
Slavery. Segregation. Discrimination.
Very old news.
Freedom. Equality. Rights.
Old news, too, but not as old.
Which news would you choose to emphasize if you were interested in promoting healing?
Which news would you choose to emphasize if you were interested in inciting division?
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mavie
BizzyBee, did you listen to Obama's speech on race?
Now, when we leave the JW's, how many of us are indignant, angry, militant towards the organization for the things it has done? How many times have we seen an ex-dub come here and attack the org? Now, after things change..we have kids who never grew up as a JW. Do you think they will attack JW's in the same way we do?
Wright is from a time where segregation was still legally practiced in America. Obama is not.
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BurnTheShips
The video puts things in context for sure.
But what about the other comments?
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BrentR
Sometimes time doesn't heal.
But this will make the hospital stay a little more pleasant.