8 years ago, I was watching and listening to this song: Yes We Can. Obama Day was life-changing for me. I experienced personal tragedy. I moved home. I watched this video over and over and over again. Yes! We! Can!
Let's do this. Get informed. Watch 13th. Listen to Common's Letter to the Free. On November 8th, we have a choice to make. And we need to take it Seriously:
Written by Sara Bareilles. Performed by Leslie Odom Jr. Inspired by the most recent This American Life episode: Seriously?
"Let's start with hope. I threw it in the middle like a skipping stone, the ripples won, son of a gun. Some would not have thought so, but I stand here commander in chief. And I take that seriously.
But along the way, a rogue ripple turned tide wave; In reaction to what I've tried to do. A Rebirth of A Nation's hatred. Red, white and blue. Is black in there too. Seriously.
One man rewriting the book on bad behavior. Maybe cheats the neighbors. Feels he gets what they pay for. We can't pat him on the back and send him on through. No man's ignorance will ever be his virtue. Is this the best we can be? Seriously?
Let's talk of fear and why I don't bring it in here. It's a dangerous word. It spooks the herd and we all bleed in the stampede. Fear makes a false friend indeed. And I take it seriously.
Oh hear me now before the truth gets drowned out by a demigogue flexing. A demigogue flexing. He's history repeating.
Angry? Am I angry? You ask am I angry? And I'm at a loss for words. After all we've done; Every battle hard won; Every hair gone gray in the name of this place. And a history plagued with incredible mistakes. Still I pledge my allegiance to these United divided States seriously. Let's end with why. It's a question I want to ask of us as a populous. Why not take our time or the weight of this story seriously?"
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