Monday, August 30, 2010
Music Video: Jasiri X - Dr. King's Nightmare: Dr. King Responds to Glenn Beck
Via Jasiri X:
"This was part of a song Me and Paradise the Arkitech had intended to do as coverage of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally, as well as Al Sharpton's "Reclaim the Dream" rally. The plan was to spit a rhyme from both perspectives then end with a verse from Dr. King himself. We eventually decided to scrap the idea and concentrate on our next video. However, this article by Legendary Hip-Hop Journalist Davey D inspired me to record my Dr. King verse to Kayne West's "Power" and create a video around it.
Written from the perspective of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jasiri X responds to Glenn Beck's rally and the growing racial and economic divide in America. From the police's brutal beating of Jordan Miles in Pittsburgh and murder of Oscar Grant in Oakland, the increasing poverty and joblessness, to the ever expanding racial division lead by the rhetoric of those like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin... Dr. King's dream has turned into a nightmare."
LYRICS
I can't believe 47 years after our march
Instead of more enlightened y'all going back to the dark
I thought this was the generation that would capture the spark
To see it even more divided is like a stab to the heart
So ashamed that they want to evoke my name
To try a stoke the flame and make folks deranged
Trying to find scape goats to blame
That lynch mob mentality was the reason from ropes we hanged
So why try to provoke the pain is ya hope and aim
To see the flag blood soaked and stained
These wicked special interests try to coach the game
Cause the wider the divide they have the most to gain
See my dream was far deeper than racial equality
Tried to rid America of the disgrace of poverty
And challenge the government to create the policies that would make equality not a fake democracy
That spend billions on war with such great hypocrisy
And that's the reason that I met fate on that balcony
That's the reason that I met my fate on the balcony
That's the real reason that I met my fate on that balcony
No fool like Beck should have all that power
Buying into all that fear makes you a coward
Whose gonna stand up for the poor in this hour.
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More:
A brief set of links on the Restore Honor rally:
Inside Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' rally. [Washington Post]
Inside Al Sharpton's 'Reclaim the Dream' march. [Washington Post]
Glenn Beck: People don't recognize 'Obama's version of Christianity' - WTF??! [Washington Post]
Beck claims Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy through God - really??! :/ [Politico]
Labels: Al Sharpton, Glenn Beck, Jasiri X, Martin Luther King Jr., Religious Right, Right Wing Nutjobs, Sarah Palin, WTF
Monday, September 28, 2009
Video: Glenn Beck Unable to Defend His Charge That Barack Obama is a Racist
Or articulate his definition of the "white culture" that President Obama has a supposed deep-seated hatred of:
Let's be clear: Glenn Beck sounds like a f-cking idiot! Why this guy gets any airtime is f-cking CRAZY!!! He spends the whole time plugging his f-cking website. What a clown....
[h/t: Grandgood]
Labels: Glenn Beck, Katie Couric, Racism, Right Wing Nutjobs, US race relations
Friday, September 25, 2009
Video: Saturday Night Live mocks Glenn Beck and President Obama's 'Full Ginsburg'
What is a 'Full Ginsburg' you ask? Wikipedia knows all! [video via Huff Post]
Viewing link for Canadians here. [via Global TV]
Labels: Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Humor, Saturday Night Live
Monday, September 21, 2009
Video: Glenn Beck and the Return of McCarthyism
Holy f-ck that was creepy to watch! [via Hip Hop is Read]
Related:
Meet the man who changed Glenn Beck's life - "Cleon Skousen was a right-wing crank whom even conservatives despised. Then Beck discovered him."
Are real Americans gonna stand by while these kooks, radicals and rightwing cranks continue to disrespect the president in a racist, hate-filled manner and dictate the dialog on key issues like healthcare with lies, distortions and misinformation? WTF??
Labels: Glenn Beck, GOP fearmongering, Right Wing Nutjobs, WTF
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Video: Stephen A. Smith Goes In On Glenn Beck for Calling President Obama a Racist
On MSNBC's 'The Ed Show' hosted by Ed Schultz. [clip courtesy Media Matters via VladTV!]
Labels: Barack Obama, Ed Schultz, Glenn Beck, Racism, Right Wing Nutjobs, Stephen A. Smith, US race relations
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Obama-Haters Becoming Increasingly Racial In Their Rhetoric
As outlined at Talking Points Memo. But nutjob Glenn Beck calls President Obama a racist (video above via Huff Post)!
Comedy....
Labels: Fox News, Glenn Beck, Racism, Right Wing Nutjobs, US race relations, WTF
