Obama Inauguration: Joseph Lowery Benediction Prayer, Jan 20, 2009

what did the verses in the end have to do with anything?

If that what Obama epitomizes we are in a rude awakening. He's your typical race hustler who loves to blame everything on the white man. What an ignoramous!!!

michael savage is that you?

Another racist bastard who makes things rhyme.

He was simply remembering the past and hoping for a new beginning. We have to accept that we are not in a "post-racial" society, that people still have deep racial hatred towards certain groups of people and that racism is part of this "great" country!

Rev. Dr, Joseph Lowery was referencing the African American blues singer Big Bill Broonzy and his song "Get Back" which talked about the hardships of being black in America. The song talked about the hardships of people of color and the privilege the white [heterosexual] male has had in our society.

He was parodying racial stereotypes not re-enforcing them.

This reflective prayer tells everyone - Republican and Democrat, that racism is finished in the US.

Well if you look back @ history, the majority of the actions the caucasians have participated in have been barbaric. I'm talking about Africa, Asia(Mainly India), South America, Australia and even the USA of today, North America.
For the reasons that the caucasian race has wanted to own or control everything, the picture a lot of non-white people have of white people is not a good one. All Joseph wanted to emphasize is the whites should be recognized and embrace good, learning from their past!

Our country is going in a GOOD direction with Obama as president.

It went in a BAD direction when REPUBLICAN GW Bush was president.

Ya people can be racist to white people too