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DEL.ICIO.USAndy Young on ‘The Colbert Report:’ A video appearance that works
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A very big hat tip on this one to A Typical Joe, a blogger who keeps much later hours than we do:
Last Tuesday night, former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young did a great deal to get himself past the embarrassment of that Bill Clinton-is-blacker-than-Obama video with an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”
Surprisingly, it was more serious than not.
It should be rebroadcast at 8 p.m. tonight. Or you can click here to watch it.
Host Stephen Colbert began with a video account of a 1969 hospital workers strike in Charleston, S.C. Nasty stuff — cops manhandling women workers and such. It turns out that Young and Colbert’s dad, a hospital administrator, were the two lead negotiators — on opposite sides. Good shots of Young with an Afro, and a much more pronounced Southern accent. Geez, he was just a kid.
The video clip was followed by a live appearance by the former Atlanta mayor. “I’m more than your new black friend. I am your destiny,” Young told his host.
Young said he and Colbert should try their hand at settling the writer’s strike, with a caveat that he learned in Charleston.
Young: “The key to settling it was neither of us got credit. And so you have to settle this strike.”
Colbert: “And not get credit?”
Young: “And not get credit.”
Colbert: “I like to take credit for things.”
Young: “Being humble is a difficult task.”
The former United Nations ambassador kicked it with these words of encouragement: “Listening to you practice in here, you need some writers.”
And the pair closed by singing “Let My People Go.” Really.
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By jacksmith
January 23, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
Bottom Line:
Like all of you. I know that health care is the most critical, and important issue facing the American people. Now, and in the coming elections. And like the vast majority of the American people, I want HR 676 (Medicare For All) passed into law NOW! “Single payer, Tax Supported, Not For Profit, True Universal Health Care” free for all as a right. Like every other developed country in the world has. See: http://www.house.gov/conyers/news_hr676.htm
“HR 676: For church goers: less money to insur. companies and more to the church- lots more. Srs on Medicare: save way over $100/wk. Because no more medigap, long term care & dental insur. needed. No more drug bills.”
But if we the American people fail to bring enough pressure on our current politicians to get HR 676 passed into law before the elections. We will have to identify, and replace all the politicians standing in the way of passage of HR 676. And, I think the best first place to start is with the politicians that blocked the bipartisan SCHIP bills for the kids. Passed by congress twice.
But what about the President. It was Bush after all that blocked the bipartisan SCHIP bill passed by congress to assure more health coverage for Americas kids. So which of the presidential hopefuls do I think will be most supportive of implementing the demand of the majority of the American people to have HR 676 (Medicare For All) passed into law immediately!
We have some very fine presidential candidates who would make good presidents. But none of the top Presidential candidates directly support HR 676, the only true Universal Health Care plan. So I am supporting Hillary Clinton. She is the only top candidate that has ever actually fought for universal health care before.
I have enormous admiration, and respect for Hillary Clinton. She fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds back in 1993. To prevent this disastrous health care crisis that is now devastating the American people, and America. She fought so hard for the American people that she risk almost completely destroying her husbands presidency. I haven’t forgotten her heroic effort. If any Presidential hopeful for universal health care deserves my support, it’s her.
Also, if we the American people fail to bring enough pressure on our government to give us HR 676 which we all so desperately need NOW! Then we will need the most skilled politician we can get on our side to broker the best health care plan for the American people that we can get. Though it will be less than we need, and less than we deserve. The politician I think to best do this is Hillary Clinton. The Clinton’s are probably the most skilled politicians in American history.
The insurance industry, and medical industry that has been ripping you off, and killing you has given Hillary Clinton so much money because they fear her. They have also given Barack Obama so much money because they fear Hillary Clinton. They think they can manipulate Barack Obama against the best interest of the American people better than they can manipulate Hillary Clinton. There is no race issue with Hillary Clinton. The Clinton’s are the poster family for how African Americans want white people to be towards African Americans.
As always, African Americans are suffering, and dieing in this health care crisis at a much higher rate than any other group in America. The last time there was any significant drop in the African American death rate was when Bill Clinton was president.
My fellow Americans, you are dieing needlessly at an astounding rate. In higher numbers than any other people in the developed world. Rich, and poor a like. Insured, and uninsured. Men, women, children, and babies. And we the American people must stop it. And fix it NOW! Keep Fighting!!! Never! give up hope. There are millions of lives at stake. Bless you all… You are doing great!
By Will Jones
January 24, 2008 5:23 AM | Link to this
The most important issue is the treason in the White House…that Hillary supported with her false war in Iraq vote. She is a failed soul living, and lying to the American People as a “beard” for her pervert husband who permitted NAFTA and Waco to pass. Inserted into the Senate from New York by the same Rockefeller-machine that elevated Bill…and, not incidently financed Hitler through its minion Prescott Bush, and assassinated Kennedy and King through its minion George H.W. Bush…Hillary had ample opportunity to distinguish herself as something other than a doormat or an overly ambition technocrat, and has failed miserably.
Her only hope at the polls is Diebold. The time is now to move forward and for the People to reject the bi-partisan false-elite within which Hillary is so comfortable.
Barack Obama must be made Elect despite the known corruption and fraud within the election process. All Americans want righteousness in government. The path to it is the return to Our Founding Vision and the rejection of immoral and perverse pretenders like the Clintons and the Rockefeller/Roman Anti-Christ for which they and the Bushes front.