Singer crashes Obama summit with 'Occupy' song

[cory777]

Source: AFP

A popular Hawaiian recording artist turned a top-security dinner of Pacific Rim leaders hosted by President Barack Obama into a subtle protest with a song in support of the "Occupy" movement.

Makana, who goes by one name, was enlisted to play a luau, or Hawaiian feast, Saturday night for leaders assembled in Obama's birthplace Honolulu for an annual summit that is formulating plans for a Pacific free-trade pact.

But in the midst of the dinner on the resort strip Waikiki Beach, he pulled open his jacket to reveal a T-shirt that read "Occupy with Aloha," using the Hawaiian word whose various meanings include love and peace. He then sang a marathon version of his new song "We Are The Many."

"I was pretty nervous. In fact I was terrified. I kept thinking 'what are the consequences going to be?'" Makana, 33, told AFP.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/singer-crashes-obama-summit-occupy-song-212243354.html

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[Autumn]

1. I think he played at the White House once,

Good thing Obama was preoccupied,

"the song prompted awkward stares from a few of those present but the Obamas appeared too absorbed with their guests to notice what was happening."

I like this guy. LOL

[The Wielding Truth]

8. Here is the song he sang. It is moving!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3BYw4xjxE&feature=player_embedded

[bvar22]

20. "too absorbed to notice"

That would make a good epitaph for his administration.

"too absorbed with their guests to notice the 99%"
Nailed it.

Anyone care to guess which class the Obama's "guests" at the top-security dinner of Pacific Rim leaders represented?



You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
Solidarity99!
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[femrap]

21. 'too

absorbed to notice.' Fucking amazing what talking about $$$$ can ignore. It's like they live in some other reality...I remember the W Administration when it came out and said 'we are creating reality.' Maybe there is something to this 'wetiko' virus/disease/whatever.

I agree with you 100%...'Too absorbed to notice' does describe this administration. I guess their attitude is 'just ignore the many and they'll go away.'

And now another damn FREE TRADE PACT....haven't we sent enough jobs overseas???? I wonder what this one will do to us, the many?

[NYC_SKP]

2. I LOVE that President Obama and the Secret Service Let Makana Play, AWESOME!!!

:bounce:

And, yes, Makana played the whitehouse in 2009.

:P

[Beacool]

5. You're pretty feisty tonight.

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

12. Hey! I was trying to find a still picture of Hillary to post in your thread about her...

...where what, a streaker came by or something?

Her expression was delightful but no luck finding a still shot.

:hi:

always feisty- me!

:hug:

[Beacool]

13. Nice seeing you.

How are your parents, how's the pooch?

:)


Here are a couple of pics, but alas, no streaker.

:(





:7


:pals:

[red dog 1]

24. Who Said Hillary Doesn't Have a Sense of Humor?

[readmoreoften]

22. Nice attempt at SPIN, Campaign 2012.

[Maven]

23. Heh.

[hootinholler]

3. Crappy headline

He didn't crash it, he was the entertainment.

[JackRiddler]

19. Yes, it's also a lie. He was invited to play. He just didn't play how they expected.

[sce56]

4. Not LBN

Posted in two videos in Political videos section still visible on main page as well as kpetes journal on the side bar and I posted in editorials with lots of links as well as the lyrics.

[No Elephants]

16. Allowed by the rules unless already posted in LBN itself.

But, in general, please alert the mods if you think a forum rule is being broken. It's more likely to catch the attntion of the mods that way and doesn't disrupt the thread. Thanks.

[Remember Me]

25. It's a wonderful song -- here's my thread with lyrics

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2300770&mesg_id=2300844

[Historic NY]

6. "The bidding of the many, not the few"....haunting message.

:patriot:

[Remember Me]

26. The movement's anthem is what I think

I love it.

[unionworks]

7. good for him!!!

Let the message be heard. And yes, it was gracious of my President.

[wundermaus]

9. My New Favorite Musical Artist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-M07v8N_eU - Occupy With Aloha

[AllyCat]

10. What an incredible song! An even more incredible feat!

We are the 99%!!!

[pam4water]

11. Beautiful K&R

[avaistheone1]

14. Wow.

Well done.

k&r

:kick:

[orbitalman]

15. This is fantastic and shows...

the power of the spreading movement.

[No Elephants]

17. K & R!

[bigworld]

18. Some video from Hawaiian TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Wnlc1LlMw