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Barack Obama: "Yes We Can" by Will.I.Am.

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Uploaded by on Feb 2, 2008

Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am's music video inspired by Barack Obama's message of hope.

Yes, We Can! - Si, Se Puede!
¡Sí, Se Puede!

If you live in a February 5th voting state, go here:
http://www.barackobama.com/feb5statep...

And click your state. We need you on Feb 5th.


Websites:
http://www.yeswecansong.com
http://www.barackobama.com/


Lyrics:
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --

Yes. We. Can.



Celebrities featured include: Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon

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  • OBAMA! YES WE CAN!!!

  • As an American who voted for Obama, thank you to the world for the warm wishes.

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  • u sold your soul willy im sorry man but thats the truth

  • @AllahHelpsKlitschko That is one the dummest comments comments i have ever seen.

    1. The "House Negroes" were doing something for themselves... They were helping Obama win the election?

    2. What should Will.i.am do more? Run for president?

  • This video proves that ALL the top Amerikan Celebrities are just a tool for the politicians!

    Just like what MalcolmX said! House negroes always love bending over to the master rather than doing something themselves

  • @IHeartRichardHammond Comon Now ANYTHING!

  • So what happen'd with everything he was for?

  • Anyone's better than George Bush :L

  • @Jpldude445

    You and America were in 3 trillion dollar debt before he went into the presidency. Your problem is that you guys are so scared of communism, that the word equality has no meaning there. You only care about capitalism. Being a little bit socialist (in public healthcare, education etc) and still be capitalist. It was because of capitalism that there was a recession. You only have your American ideals to blame for that. The republicans would have made it worse.

  • @Interflug020 you are the naive one since you don't get how it's not he that's causing all the destruction. They've been working on it since the 30's and now they have so many people in this country duped that were all going around blaming this and that and not even focussing on the real problem which is class warfare being waged on all fronts and they have won at this point because we're all so deluded and unwilling to strike and hit the streets.

  • @TriviumCrusader17 so what other choice did we have? Hillary? We knew she was a neo-conservative, we weren't sure about Barack Obama. I know I voted for him because he seemed the lesser known of all those evils. It doesn't seem to matter which president we have because there are puppetmasters behind the throne and until we all get together and quit quibbling amongst ourselves they'll continue to pick our pockets.

  • @TriviumCrusader17 It wasn't because he was black, it was because of his positive message. Well, he lied and we were duped. He did just turn out to be a political suck up.

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