Benediction by Rev. DR. Joseph E. Lowry at the Inauguration of Barak Obama

[tfwalkingeagle]

If a white president said it was time for blacks to get right, there would be riots in the streets. If a white man running for president went to a manically racist church, he would be run out of the country. If we are all equal, why do blacks have all the rights. Color blindness has to go both ways. No more(Minority only)social help. No more(minority only)college funds. We are all Americans. These minority programs only promote racism and flaunt the differences between races and genders.

[daejinko100]

What every one of you has failed to realize is that the end was based off of the popular sufferage cry of the 60s and 70s: "If you're white, you're right; if you're brown, stick around; if your yellow, you're mellow; if you're red, you're dead; if you're black, get back." He simply made that more peaceful and appropriate. Don't complain when you don't know the history!!

[ace8842]

It doesn't matter. He changed what was said in that cry and made it a negative towards whites...and he wasn't talking about the past. He was talking about when we come to day..the future.

[nancinmofo]

What the hell was he talking about? Brown get down, yellow get mellow? What a nut

[ilovehummusforlife]

this guy was awsome

[tygerrstile]

furthermore-- he WAS speaking to blacks at the end who deserve to hear what he said and HELL.. lets face it.. when people say things publically, whether a speech or an advertisement they are talking to someone specifically. It's about someone talked to African -Americans who BUILT THIS COUNTRY AND GOVERNMENT.

[tygerrstile]

my friends .. this wonderful man who servrd along MLK Jr. Just recited "The negro National Anthem" And he loves everyone. If u think He is a Rascist , Listen again- b/c he has marched and suffered and Lived and is Wise and Grown, Mature- and u need to listen with nothing more but respect and the want to understand.

[MEDIUMMOE229]

NOT..THE TRUGHT HURTS HUH!!!

[jwberrie]

You dummies don't deserve to breath the same air as this man.

[thincubus]

Word, jwberrie. Maybe these dorks would feel better if he had said something boring like, "Can't we all just get along". lol!

[Matev]

To be honest, I lol'd while I was watching this part at work.

[tygerrstile]

thats b/c u lack education..

[Matev]

Or it could be I just thought it was funny.

[ace8842]

The racial overtones at the end are disappointing and were inappropriate.  The left wing media has incredibly ignored this.

[LosAngeleno1959]

I was really taken aback by this guy's racial comments. What a whole group of racist these phonies are. If a conservative would have said these things these pukes would be stompin up and down pulling their hair out by the roots. Thats pure hypocrisy !

[Ipetratz]

You beat me to it.

[SCSU93]

What you fail to realize is the part at the end is an old rhyme that used to be negative. He changed the the meaning to something positive. If you hear the original, you will understnad.

[ace8842]

I disagree. I heard the original and he changed it to a way that was negative to whites and was NOT talking about the past..he was talking about here and now and lumping all whites into one group.