Benediction by Rev. DR. Joseph E. Lowry at the Inauguration of Barak Obama
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Or it could be I just thought it was funny.
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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!!
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What the hell was he talking about? Brown get down, yellow get mellow? What a nut
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this guy was awsome
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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.
The racial overtones at the end are disappointing and were inappropriate. The left wing media has incredibly ignored this.
ace8842 3 years ago
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.
SCSU93 3 years ago