# "Waking Up to Obama" video **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 26, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689 "2008-10-26T22:18:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/1 "2008-10-26T22:18:50Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jat17gUY8D8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jat17gUY8D8) I love these lyrics: We’re waking up Yes it’s good We’re waking up like I knew we would There’s a breath of hope for everyone to share There’s a growing force of people who care In all the years of struggle it seems we’re making way I have never been afraid to change the circumstances of the world Cobwebs everywhere It’s time for a deep sweep We’re waking up Yes it’s clear We’re waking up Dawn is here Feel the searing heat of heightened consciousness Feel the yearning for peace and happiness … and since I’ve just recently woken up to Obama, I decided to try and put together a video using the song. It was my first attempt at a YouTube video, so please be kind to my mistakes. I’d be honored if folks would take a few minutes and check it out. ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/2 "2008-10-26T22:45:09Z")
Great job! The song fits perfectly! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/3 "2008-10-26T22:49:33Z")
Your video-making skills are fine, but—saying this as someone who’s possibly irreparably damaged by cynicism, but does plan to vote for Obama—this sort of thing makes me want to retch. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/4 "2008-10-26T22:59:59Z")
I like Obama, voted for him in the primary, and I can’t imagine what would change my mind at this juncture. Honestly, he could bang a Firefly and I’d probably still vote for him. Having said that he’s not the love child of Abe Lincoln and MLK. He’s a politician, and we’d all do well to keep our wits about us and our Ignorace Fighting Glasses on. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/5 "2008-10-26T23:03:55Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > I like Obama, voted for him in the primary, and I can’t imagine what would change my mind at this juncture. Honestly, he could bang a Firefly and I’d probably still vote for him. Having said that he’s not the love child of Abe Lincoln and MLK. He’s a politician, and we’d all do well to keep our wits about us and our Ignorace Fighting Glasses on. The beer goggles, they do _nothing_! ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/6 "2008-10-26T23:11:44Z")
Gah. You didn’t just sip the Kool-Aid, you shotgunned it. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/7 "2008-10-26T23:30:24Z")
He’s a politician. I think he’s a much better choice than the other politician, but he’s just a politician none the less. If you have any doubt of this, check [factcheck.org](http://factcheck.org) and you’ll see he lies just like all the other politicians. Vote for him, but remember he’s a lying dirtbag like the rest of 'em. These are the last people you want to put on a pedestal. It just gives them a better vantage point to spit on you. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/8 "2008-10-26T23:54:38Z")
I might even go so far as to say that we do him a disservice by setting him up that way. Who among us can rise so far so fast without being compromised? Not me, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/9 "2008-10-27T00:13:04Z")
I prefer the [Japanese take](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRB2wFhXIPs) on an Obama song. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/10 "2008-10-27T00:39:11Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > I might even go so far as to say that we do him a disservice by setting him up that way. Who among us can rise so far so fast without being compromised? Not me, that’s for sure. I like to think it’s not about the man himself, but about what he represents. Since we declared certain truths to be self evident our rhetoric has never matched our actions. On Nov. 5 we can finally deliver on our promise. America can finally give the highest office in the land to someone who is not a white anglo-saxon. “In all the years of struggle it seems we’re making way” What was America’s most cherished illusion might soon become a powerful reality. Sorry if I went overboard with this. Nice video. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-to-obama-video/469689/11 "2008-10-27T00:39:41Z")
Closed at the request of the OP.