NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – ISAAC HAYES
This song plays at the end of Soul Men. Such a beautiful sound from Mr. Hayes. R.I.P.
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November 23, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Isaac Hayes, Never Can Say Goodbye, Soul Man . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: Leave a Comment
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November 20, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: g20, g8, George Bush, handshake, Picture, president bush, summit, world leaders . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
They are jamming! I need to try to get my grandma up there with them! Funny, but good stuff! lol
Story behind the Senior Adult Choir . . .
“This was the opening video for our Student Fall Retreat called “You’ve Got Talent.” Everyone is asking what inspired this. Here is goes… 1) We needed a great [...]
November 19, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Andre 3000, Chamillionaire, dont' you wish, Eminem, hey ya, hip hop choir, hip-hop adult choir, Hot in here, lose yourself, Mc Hammer, Nelly, Pussycat dolls, Ridin' Dirty, Senior Adult Choir, You can't touch this . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 6 Comments
from TPMMuckraker by Zachary Roth
The Justice Department is denying a subpoena from House Judiciary chair John Conyers for documents relating to the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman.
Conyers is investigating whether the 2006 prosecution on corruption charges of Siegelman, a Democrat, was politically motivated.
In a letter sent Friday to Conyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney [...]
November 18, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: documents, Don Sieglman, john conyers, justice department, prosecution, Rumsfeld . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:47:56 Z
President-elect Barack Obama has announced today (November 14) a new plan to begin recording weekly Democratic addresses for YouTube and radio broadcast this weekend.
According to Variety, Obama will extend his stride in history making, along with being the first ever U.S. African-American President, by taping his messages [...]
November 18, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: Barack Obama, Obama, radio addres, Video, weekly messages, youtube . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
BY KENNETH LOVETT
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF
Monday, November 17th 2008, 1:08 PM
ALBANY – Rudy Giuliani, who says he will consider a 2010 run for governor, picked up ground against Gov. Paterson, a new poll shows.
Paterson would defeat the Republican former New York City mayor by a margin of 49% to 43%, the Siena College poll [...]
November 18, 2008
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Eugene Allen, 89, a retired White House butler, tries on his old tuxedo for a photo. Allen, who served eight presidents during a period when America ’s racial history was being rewritten, is marveling at the election of Barack Obama.
Now retired, he started when blacks were in the kitchen.
By Wil Haygood
November 7, 2008
Reporting from Washington [...]
November 18, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: butler, Obama, servants, White House . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 5 Comments
President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is expected to draw 1 million-plus to the capital, and already some lawmakers have stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up.
Some people are bartering on Craigslist for places to stay for the Jan. 20 ceremony when the Illinois senator takes the oath of office. They are offering cash or [...]
November 13, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: ball, crowd, inaugural, Obama, tickets . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
So let me get this straight, if you go rogue, you become more powerful than before? Wow.
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November 13, 2008
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November 13, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: Barack Obama, black, black black blackity black, comedy, half-black, half-white, Post Racial, This week in black . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
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November 13, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Gnarls Barkley, Myster Man, Video . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: Leave a Comment
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November 13, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Lupe Fiasco, Sunshine . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 3 Comments
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November 13, 2008
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November 13, 2008
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Not to be confused with Ball of Confusion by the Temptations – Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks get off on this one though!
And the movie of course
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November 13, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Ball of confusion, Blue, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, eddie kendrick, Larry Saunders, Otis, Paul, the movie, the temptations . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: Leave a Comment
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9837
by: Paul Rosenberg
Note: This is my final diary (well, for today at least) mining the Democracy Corps report, “The Change Election Awaiting Change”, for nuggets of wonky goodness.
What if the Versailles punditalkcrazy were reality-based? Just for one weekend, say. What would they be talking about now? One hot topic would probably be the horribly divided [...]
November 10, 2008
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Behind the scenes photos
http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157608716313371/show/
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November 10, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: Barack Obama, behind the scenes, election night, Election Results, family, Grant Park, photos . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
I’m not sure why Reid is shifting the burden here.
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TPM:
Reid Spokesperson: Democratic Senators May Vote On Lieberman’s Fate In Full Caucus Meeting
Senator Harry Reid’s office has just confirmed to me, on the record, that Reid is considering a new step: Asking all the Democratic Senators to vote on Lieberman’s fate at their upcoming full caucus [...]
November 10, 2008
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By ALAN COWELL
Published: November 10, 2008
LONDON — Miriam Makeba, a South African singer whose voice stirred hopes of freedom among millions in her own country though her music was formally banned by the apartheid authorities she struggled against, died overnight after performing at a concert in Italy on Sunday. She was 76.
The cause of death [...]
November 10, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: activism, Dies, freedom, Jazz, Miriam Makeba, south africa, South African . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama will enter office with an immediate opportunity to begin shaping the federal courts by filling four dozen openings on trial and appeals courts.
Federal judges, with lifetime appointments, can be a president’s most enduring legacy. President Bush receives uniformly high marks from Republicans, even those who criticized him on other issues, for [...]
November 10, 2008
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By Corey Booker
Huff. Post
I spent Sunday morning visiting black churches here in Newark and heard so many pastors, in poignant praise, illuminate our nation’s presidential choice in historical context. My own pastor spoke of years of struggle and tears, years of sacrifice and pain, years of faith amidst oceans of despair that WERE NOT IN [...]
November 10, 2008
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Kremlin Says Medvedev, Obama Agree to Meet
By VOA News
09 November 2008
The Russian government says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev could meet soon.
A Kremlin spokesman says the two leaders agreed on a prompt meeting during a phone call Saturday.
A statement from the Kremlin says both sides agree Russian-U.S. relations should be a [...]
November 10, 2008
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November 10, 2008
Categories: Politics . Tags: dirty south, DJ Khaled, go hard, Kanye West, official video, Rap, T-pain, Video . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: Leave a Comment
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November 9, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Add new tag, bring the pain, hip hop, method man, old school hip-hop . Author: politicalmusic . Comments: 1 Comment