President Obama addresses NAACP on its 100th Anniversary

[Jeffersons Ghost]

Speaking to the 100th anniversary celebration of the nation's oldest civil rights group, President Obama took the opportunity to thank the NAACP for its work in breaking down the barriers that allowed him to become the nations' first African American president, "because of them I stand here tonight, on the shoulders of giants and I'm here to say thank you to those pioneers and thank you to the NAACP."

Throughout the course of his approximately 3000 word speech, President Obama never once uttered the word "racism" but did acknowledge that pain of discrimination, be it on the basis of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation can "still be felt in America."

Later in his remarks, the President also sent a message of "no excuses" to the next generation of African Americans, saying," Yes, if you're African American, the odds of growing up amid crime and gangs are higher. Yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that someone in a wealthy suburb does not. But that's not a reason to get bad grades, that's not a reason to cut class, that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. No one has written your destiny for you. Your destiny is in your hands - and don't you forget that."

[Jeffersons Ghost]

1. kick...

I met a devil woman, she took my heart away
She said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way
I think that any love is good lovin'
And so I took what I could get, mmm
Oooh, oooh, she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something that you never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet

And now I'm feelin' better, 'cause I found out for sure
She took me to her doctor and he told me of a cure
He said that any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
Oooh, and she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something that you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
You need educated



Any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
And then, and then, and then she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said

You ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something,
here's something, mama, you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nu-nu-nu-nothin' yet
You ain't been around

You ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, Baby, Baby
You ain't seen nothin' yet

[Jeffersons Ghost]

2. kick

1.


We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

CHORUS:


Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day

2.


We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day

CHORUS


3.


We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day

CHORUS


4.


We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid some day

CHORUS


5.


We are not alone
We are not alone
We are not alone some day

CHORUS


6.


The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around
The whole wide world around some day

CHORUS


7.


We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. songs are nice...

but when can I once again begin to count on a "Little Help From My Friends?"

[Jeffersons Ghost]

4. thanks for the 4 votes

[Laelth]

5. Delete.

Sorry. Wrong thread.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Orwellian_Ghost]

6. Pretty appaling wouldn't you say?

Basically more of the same "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" crap.

Translation: Y'all are on your own - Obama has the audacity to talk to civil rights group about personal responsibility as opposed to solidarity.

In line with his speech in Ghana.

The ruling class loves this shit. Obama used all the right code words as far as they are concerned.

No institutional racism here. Don't look at that citizen.

Pretty amazing isn't it?

K&R