Barack Obama Yes We Can Kinetic Typography

[AngryTuna22]

Typography, is a new, beautiful, type of art in my eyes, and should be recognized among those who use after effects or are interested in this new , state of, "flux", we call typography, this is a new era, or, age, into art, and should be shown on a large television screen, in somewhere such as, the Tate modern, a new era of art we call, "Typography"

[TriopsUKnorth]

At the part where the cheering YES WE CAN you should of played that sound backwards, THANK YOU SATAN, THANK YOU SATAN, THANK YOU SATAN.

[ithinkisuckatgaming]

It would have been awesome if the typography zoomed out and the words were in the shape of Obama's face.

[ThekidUknown]

Can we just the hell up about who did what and what happened and blah blah blah. I may be 14 but I'm smart enough to know that we need to swallow our prides and start solving the issues present instead and negotiate instead of selfishly trying to prove our points right. We need to also realize that no one person has the answer.

[HartlessShooter]

Oh gosh I just wanted to say that the signs were creative...

[DNAsxe]

umm....... he hasent done anything good for this country

[Zvezdarac]

To the author, TheCrookedGremlin, awesome job on the kinetic type. By the way, that little tutorial on your website on how to do it in AE was great, mind you my audio decided to go kaput on me =( but I'm working on it lol.

[MegaSHamed]

))) nice crying

[Nezzytheawesome]

Could we all just agree on the fact that the Typography is good and stop yelling politics for just a bit?

Or are all of you too riled up to appreciate that?

[AshCosgrove]

Yes we can? Can what? Run this country into the ground? No Obama, that's something only you can do.

[zombiefuckification]

@AshCosgrove seems you've forgotten the eight year downward spiral prior to this most recent election. the debating on how to fix the current problems. not saying he's a fantastic pres, but we were already face down in the dirt before him.  btw, he said ''yes we can'' not ''yes i can''

[ARTUNBOUND]

Check out my Kinetic Typography video about "Elevator Etiquette" on my page. Trustme you'll enjoy it.

[Teiresias911]

Great typography, worthless speech.

[uvalaxfan]

this video gives me the creeps. the way he's just pouding away yelling yes we can, just going for the brainwashing. rididculous. makes me laugh a bit too.

[cuteasiangreenmonkey]

My lord, where's Bob the Builder?

[AngryRantingNerd]

Apparently we can't.

[RmppProductions]

"Yes We Can"..Guess He Couldn't.

[BlackJack271306]

@RmppProductions Why do you say that?

[RmppProductions]

@BlackJack271306 He has done nothing good for this country.

[Nacherx]

Go Ron Paul.

[TashaP1987]

This always makes my eyes water

[Cantjeuh]

@TashaP1987 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[ChaoticSouls]

Saying a militant atheist is similar to a crazy christian is absurd.

[holyhineyhole]

corny bullshit. catch phrases are for simpletons. four legs good two legs bad.

[awerner2007]

Yep, lincoln was a true speaker. he used story and analogy to speak to the people not silly catch phrases

[jfermoran]

Practically every American politician ever has had a catchphrase. America is full of simpletons. What works works.

[holyhineyhole]

unfortunately, i can't contradict that. you're absolutely correct.

[lordzebdeh]

excellent animal farm reference,

[EpicBeard815]

@holyhineyhole theres a difference between catch phrases and summing up the entire history of american achievement in three simple, true words

[kmikl]

@holyhineyhole You know, there were people that said something similar when they read the Declaration of Independence. It just happened to be in King George III's court.

Great intentions, great thoughts, great words, great deeds (or if you're in the marine mindset: look like, feel like act like a marine). Remember that progression, because otherwise you have a squandering of ability and pride.

[cel86]

@holyhineyhole :D Welcome to politics.

[Chrisfs59]

@holyhineyhole Simple statements carry meaning, but it is what is done that matters and he's done a bunch more than his predecessor. Complaining, while not doing anything is also for simpletons.

[tizzytizwaz]

@holyhineyhole four legs good two legs better.

[MADH1GHLAND3R]

reverse yes we can and you get thank you Satan lol

[Jimderkaisser]

Exactly

[Nickschade]

Are you guys retarded? Obama does not write his own speeches. His speechwriter is named Jon Favreau.

[SMGleader]

look how offfened people get when you state a truth lol they dont want to see the truth

[chrisisawfullyfresh]

damn straight

that whole one downvote= the voice of the liberals.

offended?

im down right pissed at the truth

/sarcasm

[S2000TypeRVTEC3]

He has a great speech writer.

[captainessklutz]

If I'm not mistaken, he writes his own speeches. Which is even more impressive.

[UndeadRaccoon]

he does write his own that person is wrong

[Drratburn]

Yes he is the only President, in our entire history as a Nation, who has written literally every speech given to the public. A beautiful speaker, a wonderful symbol for change, an amazing icon for possibility and equality, and most of all, he is truly an American hero in every sense of the words.

[0xXEliXx0]

are you guys kidding me? he does have a speech writer, give him some credit. obama's delivery is great, but jon favreau works hard too

[Drratburn]

John does NOT write complete speeches. He just writes the base of it and Obama edits, re-writes and extends. I give John a little credit, but not much.

[gssquiggle]

oh please. john deserves much more than "a little credit, but not much"

according to The Guardian:

after collaborating with Obama for the inaugural address... "Favreau then went away and spent weeks on research. His team interviewed historians and speech writers, studied periods of crisis, and listened to past inaugural orations. When ready, he took up residence in Starbucks in Washington and wrote the first draft. The end result will be uttered on the steps of the Capitol."

a little credit?

[Drratburn]

John didn't do a couple things:

John didn't put it all into his own words and speak those words to all of America and much of the world. He also didn't write any of Obama's inspiring speeches beforehand, or so I have read.

[gssquiggle]

hell, john is the one credited with coming up with the "yes we can" slogan.

[paintball4symbolizm]

are you saying he should be credited for that or shouldnt because obama had that for a long ass time when he was just GOV.

[mtb416]

And the Prop-aaa-ganda machine comes marching in....

[RavenMichaels]

No ones impressed with your skepticism. You're just as much as a sheep as anyone else...

[mtb416]

I don't think so.

Remember Raven, I was Anti-Obama before it was cool.

Obama is predicated upon promises, and nearly a year in he yes yet to deliver on any of them, even with strong majorities!

Obama has realized that Governing is much more difficult than Campaigning, and given his inexperience his stumbling comes as no surprise to me.

You are the tool of tools Raven, and you're buying their lies every step of the way. Have a good one.

[bicjubjub]

And that justifies 4 more years of Republican failure and *shudder*.... Sarah Palin... how?

[mtb416]

I'm not a Republican.

Epic Fail on your part.

[thebluebot]

totally agree

[skiingisfunner]

put some tunes behind this n the best utube video ever

[itschinyo]

teared up a bit..

[berthevandenhurk]

verry verry nice!

[yaya1622]

This is awesome!!

[pilipinasmabuhay100]

cool...

[punkgal67]

This was my favorite speach, I said the whole thing through!

[Drratburn]

"It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists, as they blazed a trail towards freedom: Yes We Can." God, Barack really makes me proud to be an American. Let's see Bush say anything that even comes close to this speech's/speaker's level of intelligence.

[vinacross]

I have that same feeling, too. I'm typically not very optimistic about any politician, but he carries himself with so much dignity.. I feel like, finally, I'm being represented to the rest of the world by a leader I can believe in.

[UndeadRaccoon]

I agree. We have come so far as a nation. Just about 150 years ago, african americans were slaves (which i don't agree with) now we have an african american president. Amazing.

[Drratburn]

Indeed. I think people are judging him too quickly as a President as well. People all too easily over-look the fact that our government is NOT a direct democracy, it is in fact a theocracy at this point in time, which means that our government is somewhat of a business, and the first law of business has and always will be 'to make money, you must spend money'. He has more than three and a half years to prove that power belongs in the hands of Democrats and TRUE believers of CHANGE and EQUALITY.

[ssquared361]

a theocracy?? really? do you even know what a theocracy is?

[Drratburn]

Yes, a government that is either directly ruled by or highly influenced by religion. We are a theocracy if you want to believe it or not.

[ssquared361]

no. a theocracy is a government directly ruled by a deity or a ruler with divine inspiration. Our government is a representative democracy that may be influenced by religious principles but the mere influence of religion does not make our government a theocracy.

And how is a theocracy like a business?

[Drratburn]

Our theocratic government is fueled by that the chruch-going citizens of our country and their money. The government can try it's hardest to keeps it's money or to spend it on investments, but in situations like the Iraq War and other situations, money loving politicians who're faithful to religion or make decisions based on faith as a possible future defense.

[Drratburn]

Geroge W. Bush was the one who led the US into debt when we had been in a surplus of money. When talking about the deployment of troops to Iraq, George W. Bush actually said "I believe that God wants everybody to be free. That's what I believe. And that's part of my foreign policy. In Afghanistan, I believe that the freedom there is a gift from the Almighty. That's a gift that we can give." WHAT? A PRESIDENT ORDERING WAR AND SPEAKING PUBLICALLY ABOUT HOW GOD WANTS IRAQ TO BE FREE? Theocracy.

[ssquared361]

No. not theocracy. Theocracy is when God himself is a ruler or the ruler is God's representative. You have to realize that the influence of religion does NOT make a government theocratic. One President stating and acting on his personal beliefs does not make our country a theocracy. The leaders in any form of government are going to have their personal beliefs influence their actions. If that is enough to say that the United States is a theocracy, then every goverment is a theocracy.

[ssquared361]

also, note that our government is fueled by non-church-going citizens and their money just as much as it is by the church-going citizens... and as I said before... ANYONE will make a decision based on their personal beliefs... Christian, athiest, or otherwise...

[Drratburn]

...86% of our country belongs to the Christian/Catholic faith. You yourself previously stated that a Theocratic democracy (BY WEBSTER'S DEFINITION) can be a government ruled by someone who is filled with divine inspiration. It sure sounds like our last president believed he was doing God's work, and the 86% of our nation's population was more than supportive of Bush. Do you know what that is? When a government's budget and eco. states are affected directly by "God", it's a goddam Theocracy.

[mtb416]

You're a crazy atheist, so how are you any better than a religious zealot?

[Drratburn]

I'm not truly any athiest by any stretch, because that in itself is a belief. My only beliefs are that Religion may be wrong, but what it TRULY is, is corrupt and blinding.

I'm actually a self proclaimed neolhist, but it's easier to just dumb things down a bit for typical youtubers..

[mtb416]

Bwwhaahaa, "neolhist"? What a joke.

Go toss around your faux-intelligence around somewhere else.

You have talking points, and are devoid of any depth.

BTW, you entirely contradict yourself.

[ssquared361]

@Drratburn wtf is a "neolhist"? That's a made-up word to make you sound intelligent or something

[Drratburn]

@ssquared361 You are either being sarcastic and mocking my spelling error (the word was nihilist), or you are a fucking moron and don't know what a nihilist is. Well if you were being sarcastic, you still lose because one spelling error in my comment ain't bad considering I only go on youtube when I'm piss drunk. This is an exception because I got a fucking email saying you replied to my comment.

[ssquared361]

@Drratburn i am not a fucking moron and i do know what a nihilist is. "neolhist" is a pretty bad spelling error... pardon me for not realizing you don't know how to spell

[Drratburn]

@ssquared361 The comment was also left 11 months ago, so please, feel free to suck my dick to make up for the 10 months and odd weeks you are behind.

[ssquared361]

@Drratburn i am well aware of how old your comment is... that doesn't make the "fakeness" of your "neolhism" any less relevant.

[holyhineyhole]

actually, our gov't is a REPUBLIC.

[holyhineyhole]

A REPUBLIC. look at a history book. in democracy, the mob rules. as soon as the people discover that they can vote themselves their neighbors property, they will. a republic protects the minority from the majority.

[thebluebot]

Republic-democratic-socialist-­anarchy-communist-mob rule

thats how it goes down in every country unless someone stops it.

[SIKABURO]

yes we can!!! excellent President-elect!

[Xerock]

Brilliant work. Brilliant Speech.

Simply the most powerful American message since "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"

YES WE CAN

Now we see if he can live up to the hype.

[TheSomaKid]

The pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Five starred!

[dehlz]

Love it! still gives me chills even after the election

[amies84]

Same here!

[annemccrossan]

This is such a fantastic video! Wonderful graphics they brings out the message brilliantly. Thank you!

[VoteForObamaBiden08]

YES WE CAN :) Get out and vote for BARACK OBAMA guys!

[newyorker52]

That's really nice...it flows really well and fits the speech excellently.

[C0rvus]

Awesome.

[schorndesign]

I really like the motion....and the representation of the crowds...but I would have liked the text to be flush left with a ragged right. The wordspacing was a little awkward. Great job though!

[RockerGirl1020]

Wonderful.

You do an amazing job of reinforcing what Barack is saying.

[Kristibm]

Awesome! I hope there is more like this!

[brokenspoons]

great work mangs

[az101010]

-Rise of the McCain-o-crats-

!! just say no deal !!

"The bridge to McCain is a lot

closer than the radical gap to

senator Obama"

clintons4mccain(dot)com

[TheCrookedGremlins]

I'm just glad I was alive for this one.

[Maestrojosh87]

I'd say that's the best speech since "I Have a Dream"!