Maya Angelou testimonial to HRC in new NC ad: "prayer of every American who longs for fair play"

[Tropics_Dude83]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOjD7GrrpC0&eurl=http://thepage.time.com/

New Clinton North Carolina TV Ad Features Maya Angelou Testimonial

In 60-second spot airing statewide, the famed poet and North Carolina local makes the case for the New York Senator.
“Hillary Clinton is a prayer of every American who really longs for fair play.”

Awesome ad

[nxylas]

1. Fair play? Excuse me?

I guess fair is foul and foul is fair in Hillworld.

[mythyc]

43. exactly

i almost choked on my morning waffle reading that one

:eyes:

[PoliticalAmazon]

71. Very sad, I've lost respect for celebrities who endorse Hillary. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

81. Very sad, I've lost respect for celebrities who endorse Obama...like Oprah.

I heard her ratings shot down after she campaigned for Obama. She probably lost every Hillary supporter...who's almost half her viewers. That's probably why she I's afraid to to utter his name again. I lost all respect for her judgment when she made such a blunder...just like KO who lost many viewers and BillO gained a few. Will they ever learn to keep their noses clean and free of bias boogers? Guess not.

[Tarheel_Dem]

94. "I heard her ratings shot down after she campaigned for Obama"

You heard????? Who gives a shit what you heard? Oprah can buy your ass a billion times over, I think she'll survive whatever little tantrum Hillarites choose to throw. And obviously KO could give a shit about you either, because you haven't done one thing to change the direction of his programming.

And it doesn't surprise most of us that you guys have climbed into bed with the likes of Bill O'Reilly. It's where most of you belonged to begin with.

[Auntie Bush]

111. Wow, I'd hate to meet you in person...you seem like a real nasty dude.

I hope you are not typical of Obama supporters. Comments like that don't make friends in the voting booth. Keep it up! You are helping to turn off every Hillary supporter...which is half the country. Sorry dude, you don't know what you are doing to our party. Obviously you need a break from politics...It's ruining your disposition...unless it's the same as it's always been. Remember, If you can't stand the heat............

[Tarheel_Dem]

151. "Wow, I'd hate to meet you in person...you seem like a real nasty dude."

I'm a very decent person, I just don't like liars and hypocrites. And Maya, sadly, has proven herself to be a liar of the highest order, with not a lot of self-respect left. I hope she enjoys her 30 pieces of silver, and her future overnight stays in the Lincoln bedroom.

[maddiejoan]

178. Stay out of 7-11s.

I hear people chant in there.

[Tarheel_Dem]

179. But "Still You Rise".....nt

:rofl:

[PoliticalAmazon]

96. I am sad about Hillary endorses because Hillary is such a corrupt, divisive politician....

....If that is what Angelou thinks our country needs, then I don't think much of Angelou.

[Auntie Bush]

103. That's because Angelou KNOWS first hand that she's not the corrupt , divisive

politician that you all believe. That's because you all drink from the same glass of contaminated K-A an have caught the same divisive contagious disease. It's about time you stop lying about Hillary! The woman is NOT corrupt and it is Obama and his supporters who are divisive. Time to sign off on Drudge and RW talking points and learn some facts. Listen to Angelou...instead of Rethugs. She knows the Clintons and wouldn't endorse her if she was all her enemies say she is. Just the fact that she endorses her ought to give you some food for thought and stop believing your fellow Clinton haters and think for your self and determine who is writing what. Use some critical analysis and get off that hateful wagon you've all piled on.

[PoliticalAmazon]

Try not to turn your frustration into personal attacks on another poster....

...If I chose, I could rip you a new one, but what is the point?

Why don't we just say we see things differently, and leave it at that? You gain nothing by personally attacking me, except perhaps for a Nast-E-Gram from one of the moderators.

[JoFerret]

147. Correct. Unlike the Obama-Wright

spectacle of assured mutual destruction.

[rodeodance]

125. Maya is a good person. If you have nothing good to say--then don't say it.

[RichGirl]

177. Wow...

Angelou has known the Clintons for almost 20 years. Yet, somehow, you know them better than she does. Gee, how is that? Please inform us.

[Carolina]

112. ditto

but remember Bill had her recite an original poem at his first inaugural, so maybe she's hoping for a redux

[BigDDem]

130. Can't I just eat my waffle?

[jconner27]

91. I do wish you Obama followers shut the hell up

For weeks I have ask the cult of Obama give me example of what sins Hillary has done to their golden idol and guess what they can't.

[PoliticalAmazon]

97. I wish this damned primary was OVER. Dem voters are going t be so....

...burned out that, when we really need the boots on the ground, in the GE, volunteers are going to mutter one collective meh and go play online soduko.

[Lerkfish]

165. don't worry, it will all be over soon

of course, its not going to end up how you'd like, but it will be over.

[Terran]

175. Evidently no one was bothering to read your "posts"

But I'll give it a whirl. Since we're talking about "fair play" here, why is HRC so bizarrely intent on counting the results of the Florida and Michigan primaries when those weren't valid ("fair") contests? I'll tell you why: because she wants to win through any means necessary, and that includes convincing people that a contest where her opponent's name didn't appear on the ballot is a fair contest.

[styersc]

101. So now Maya Angelou is a change hating bigot????

Now I've heard everything.

[Skwmom]

107. No, but she is a misinformed nice old lady.

The Clintons have FOOLED plenty of people so I don't think anyone can hold that against her.

[Auntie Bush]

113. Don't be so arrogant! You sound like you think you know

the Clintons better than that nice little old lady, Angelou. Get a grip!
Her support of Clinton should prove to you that all the lies spread about Hillary are just that...lies! Angelou should know!

[rodeodance]

157. Maya is a smart woman. How dare you say she is fooled!!

[Lerkfish]

168. well, actually you HAVEN"T heard that at all.

I read the post you responded to and it says nothing even remotely as you just claimed.
Either you misdirected your post or you're expelling a hyperbolic straw man from your diaphragm.

[Lerkfish]

164. fair play is to HRC as it is to Microsoft

as long as you control those who are supposed to hold you accountable, you can do no wrong.

[AllentownJake]

2. Wow

[Tropics_Dude83]

6. Yeah

It's a great ad. Helps show the true character of HRC and not the media caricature.

[AllentownJake]

7. that wasn't why I was wowing

[rodeodance]

32. Wow away. Maya is a wonderful woman

[AllentownJake]

35. Never said anything about her

Everyone makes mistakes.

[rodeodance]

45. i never said you did. mine was a commentary. and no mistakes with maya.

[AllentownJake]

55. We'll agree

to disagree.

I prefer Toni Morrison anyway. :-)

[rodeodance]

70. Playing in the dark is one of my favorites books by Toni.

[my3boyz]

3. Oh and black people are supposed to follow Maya Angelou? lol nt

[PBS Poll-435]

8. Um...If they agree with what she is saying, then why not?

[Tarheel_Dem]

24. good luck with that...

:rofl:

Maya is old, and comes from the "white is right" era. Hillary will be sorely disappointed when this ad misses it's intended target audience by a mile. Just ask Magic & Bob Johnson. But, like I said, good luck with that.

:rofl:

[PBS Poll-435]

31. Hmmm....

I think this ad will be very effective.

And just who do you think the target audience is?

[Tarheel_Dem]

84. Don't be childish. The ad is meant to target the one demo Hillary

is having the most trouble with. And I repeat....IT WILL MISS BY A MILE! Maya's time came & went. Sorry........

[goclark]

88. Well stated ~ I'm an AA Senior and have always been a fan

but it's like watching a treasured friend that didn't get the message ~ has she been watching televion? Has she read the newspaper?

HC is NOT "Fair."

That is sad.

[Tarheel_Dem]

90. Indeed she is not. I can't fathom any self respecting AA still supporting

this campaign after all the racist B.S. they've pulled. Maya is so diminished in my eyes, and I suspect we're not alone.

[JoFerret]

146. Not in mine

Go figure. People are different and reach different conclusions.

[Tarheel_Dem]

149. Are you a person of color? I'd like to see a poll indicating Maya's

"influence" in the black community, before and after. I think we'd all be shocked.

[rodeodance]

159. what a petty comment you make.

[my3boyz]

36. Ask Tavis too! LOL He did not come out and endorse Hillary but he might

as well have. lol

[Carni]

38. *She's old*

Nice...

You guys are such political masterminds! How do you do it anyway?

[Tarheel_Dem]

82. Do you deny she's old, and comes from a very different era?

I have nothing against being "old", just old & stupid. Which is what I think of Maya. Deal with it.
I grew up surrounded by people like Maya Angelou. My parents, were they still alive, would be Maya's target audience. Both were reliably Democratic, and would probably be supporting Hillary. Like I said, they come from a generation that felt that if the white man said it, it must be true. And although they would deny it publicly, their generation just felt that white people were better.

Maya is a caricature now. She has sat idly by while her friends and allies in the Clinton campaign have said the most ludicrous racist things about Obama and his supporters, and not a peep from her? I have absolutely no respect for Ms. Angelou.

[chimpymustgo]

115. What a foolish thing to say. And that ad is terrific.

[Auntie Bush]

116. And what are these terrible racist things that the Clintons have done/said?

Put down the K-A. You're had enough...more than your share when you can throw MAYA under the bus.

[Tarheel_Dem]

139. Never bee impressed with Ms. Angelou, even before she sold out...

As for your kool-aid reference, you know exactly what you and Maya can do with it....TOGETHER! You and she are perhaps the most absurd people I've had the misfortune to experience.

p.s.: I just noticed that you scolded me for "throwing MAYA under the bus", while upthread you were positively cooing that Oprah and Keith have fallen out of favor with you Hillarites. You're a bigger phoney than Hillary, and that's not easy to do.

[Carni]

144. Who is that woman in your avatar?

Enlighten me please.

[Tarheel_Dem]

150. Why, it's Coretta Scott King. Are you enlightened now? nt

[Carni]

156. Boy you're dense...

I think I knew the answer to that question mastermind LMAO!

That *old woman* who just endorsed Hillary said the below about her "chosen sister" and she makes reference to a whole lot of other "old people" who you apparently hold contempt for...

If anyone needs to "deal with it" it should be you!

"In the midst of national tumult, in the medium of international violent uproar, Coretta Scott King's face remained a study in serenity. In times of interior violent storms she sat, her hands resting in her lap calmly, like good children sleeping.

Her passion was never spent in public display. She offered her industry and her energies to action, toward righting ancient and current wrongs in this world.

She believed religiously in non-violent protest.

She believed it could heal a nation mired in a history of slavery and all its excesses.

She believed non-violent protest religiously could lift up a nation rife with racial prejudices and racial bias.

She was a quintessential African-American woman, born in the small town repressive South, born of flesh and destined to become iron, born -- born a cornflower and destined to become a steel magnolia.

She loved her church fervently. She loved and adored her husband and her children. She cherished her race. She cherished women. She cared for the conditions of human beings, of native Americans and Latin -- Latinos and Asian Americans. She cared for gay and straight people. She was concerned for the struggles in Ireland, and she prayed for nightly for Palestine and equally for Israel.

I speak as a -- a sister of a sister. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on my birthday. And for over 30 years, Coretta Scott King and I have telephoned, or sent cards to each other, or flowers to each other, or met each other somewhere in the world.

We called ourselves "chosen sisters" and when we traveled to South Africa or to the Caribbean or when she came to visit me in North Carolina or in New York, we sat into the late evening hours, calling each other "girl." It's a black woman thing, you know. And even as we reached well into our 70th decade, we still said "girl."

I stand here today for her family -- which is my family -- and for my family and all the other families in the world who would want to be here, but could not be here. I have beside me up here millions of people who are living and standing straight and erect, and knowing something about dignity without being cold and aloof, knowing something about being contained without being unapproachable -- people who have learned something from Coretta Scott King.

I stand here for Eleanor Traylor and for Harry Belafonte, and I stand here for Winnie Mandela. I stand here for women and men who loved her -- "Dinky" Romilly. On those late nights when Coretta and I would talk, I would make her laugh. And she said that Martin King used to tell her, "You don't laugh enough." And there's a recent book out about sisters in which she spoke about her blood sister. But at the end of her essay, she said, I did have -- "I do have a chosen sister, Maya Angelou, who makes me laugh even when I don't want to." And it's true. I told her some jokes only for no-mixed company.

Many times on those late after -- evenings she would say to me, "Sister, it shouldn't be an 'either-or', should it? Peace and justice should belong to all people, everywhere, all the time. Isn't that right?" And I said then and I say now, "Coretta Scott King, you're absolutely right. I do believe that peace and justice should belong to every person, everywhere, all the time."

And those of us who gather here, principalities, presidents, senators, those of us who run great companies, who know something about being parents, who know something about being preachers and teachers -- those of us, we owe something from this minute on; so that this gathering is not just another footnote on the pages of history. We owe something.

I pledge to you, my sister, I will never cease.

I mean to say I want to see a better world.

I mean to say I want to see some peace somewhere.

I mean to say I want to see some honesty, some fair play.

I want to see kindness and justice. This is what I want to see and I want to see it through my eyes and through your eyes, Coretta Scott King.



Thank you."

[Tarheel_Dem]

169. and fortunately Coretta didn't live to see Maya become the cartoon

character she is today. Coretta was one great, proud black woman. I can't say that for Maya, she never lost her plantation mentality. Like I said earlier, I hope she enjoys her overnight stay in the Lincoln bedroom, she really should get something out of this.

And for the record, you're no mental giant.

[rodeodance]

171. Maya is not a cartoon. Shame on you.

[goclark]

86. I adore Maya but she is out of touch with the world today

It makes me sad.

I can't imagine this playing well with my fellow African American Seniors.

It made me want to cry for Maya.
Hillary is a lot of things --- strong,determined,former 1st lady, mother, Senator of a big state
but check the opionion polls,don't think you'll find FAIR there.

[rodeodance]

158. Who are you to make judgments on Maya??

[rodeodance]

29. anyone can. You are being petty.

[LVjinx]

44. Nice racist spin on this. Is there some reason she can't endorse who she wants?

[goclark]

109. She can endorse whoever she likes...that's not the point

The point is that HC can hardly be described as FAIR and it is laughable to even approach the AD that way.

If the AD is trying to reach my generation,that's not it.

My generation of AA knew the Clintons before they stabbed us in the heart and in the back with their racial digs and dirty tricks.

To hear Maya Angelou, who we respected, attempt to tell us that HC is "FAIR" is sad.

I certainly can't speak for all of my race of course, but I can tell you this ~ my generation is very politically up to date and they will have lots of words to describe HC but FAIR isn't even in the ball park.

HC prides herself on being - Tough, Ready on Day On to totally destroy the country of Iran...killing men/women/children and ready to throw back a shot with the boys and take sniper fire that isn't there.

Fair? I don't think so.

[Auntie Bush]

119. BS

"My generation of AA knew the Clintons before they stabbed us in the heart and in the back with their racial digs and dirty tricks."


Now what might that be?

[goclark]

137. It's all over the news papers

and on the television.

[emilyg]

83. Are black people supposed to follow Oprah?

[goclark]

154. We are intelligent enough to make up our own minds

We are not sheep for Oprah or anyone else.

A A's take their vote seriously.
We worked too hard to be allowed to vote.
We are well read on the issues and AA's of all economic levels and educational levels enjoy discussing politics.

So Oprah doesn't have to tell us what to do, we are not stuck on stupid.

[C_U_L8R]

4. That's a joke, right?

Right? That Maya is so wickedly sardonic.

[PBS Poll-435]

5. Awesome. Thanks for sharing that. K&R

[Tropics_Dude83]

10. Your welcome-thanks n/t

[DefenseLawyer]

9. I thought she was the bareknuckle brawler that could fight?

That is pretty funny actually. Clinton running as the "fair play" candidate is like Lyndon Larouche running as the "sane" candidate.

[cali]

12. well said. lol.

[rodeodance]

27. Jealousy is so petty

[SoCalDem]

40. or Zell Miller as the Voice of Reason

:rofl:

Hillary is Zellary

[Indenturedebtor]

65. I know crazy right. Typical RW tactic

Night is Day and Day is Night... The Dems are responsible for the bad economy etc.

I wish she would just go away already and stop spending hard earned dem money on her failed candidacy.

[jakem]

11. The Prayer:

Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon... Please G-d don't let her stay in politics... please jeebus, have her drop out soon...

[rodeodance]

25. Stop MOCKING Maya--you look Foolish and petty.

[jakem]

141. I was mocking Hillary

I respect and like Ms Angelou, despite her flawed choice of candidates...

[LVjinx]

47. Oh, so Maya pronounces it "Jeebus" does she?

I suppose supporting Barack Obama means you can assign other black people whatever stupid speech impediments you wish... Cuz you couldn't possibly be racist, could you?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

106. No, he's a Simpsons fan.

You couldn't possibly be jerking your knees in a highly humorous fashion, could you?

[jakem]

140. I say Jeebus you dork.

[Mira]

13. Discussing this with a black friend, along with acknowledging Ms. Angelou's

longstanding pledge to support Mrs. Clinton in any future endeavor: " Remember, there WILL be a curtain when she pulls the lever"

[ElsewheresDaughter]

155. under the O bus with you Ms. Angelou....the good Rev will enjoy your company

[Lucky 13]

14. *CHOKE*

Un-real. In Hillary world up is down, left is right, and spouting lies over and over and over again somehow make them come true.

Her end is near.

[rodeodance]

33. pettiness from BHO fans does cause choking at times.

[peace13]

15. I have admired Maya through the years but there is something very wrong

with that commercial. I could wish as hard as I might that those words were true but when I think of the jobs that NAFTA has stolen and the health care that was not initiated those many years ago, I can only shake my head and feel sorrow. The words and the actions just do not match up and my comments are not in anger or hate but that of sadness. So sorry. Peace, Kim

[rodeodance]

28. nothing wrong at all with maya supporting her candidate. It was beatiful

[RichGirl]

93. Beautiful!

Letter from Maya Angelou:

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may tread me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits' end, but she has always risen, always risen, don't forget she has always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.

Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.

There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you're born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies. Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to be what it can become.

She declares she wants to see more smiles in the family, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. She is the prayer of every woman and man who longs for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.

She means to rise.

Don't give up on Hillary. In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country the wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety and without crippling fear.

Rise, Hillary.

Rise.

[Auntie Bush]

127. Yes, we will!

Rise, that is.....

Thanks for that wonderful post.

[my2cent]

16. I love this ad

:toast:

[Beacool]

17. Lovely ad!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Ms. Angelou!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maribelle]

18. I love Maya Angelou!

Thanks!

[Triana]

19. "Fair play?"

:rofl:

[Maribelle]

20. Could you please go poop eslewhere?

Why do y'all feel the need to leave Obumma drippings everywhere?

[tabasco]

21. Punjabis too!

[LVjinx]

48. Wow... Team Obama is being very, um, ethnist today.

[rodeodance]

22. Lovely

[rodeodance]

23. Whow --airing statewide in NC. GO MAYA--

[rodeodance]

26. REC

[Secret_Society]

30. Great stuff

really beautiful ad

[ampad]

34. Wow

Uhhh Maya, you want to tell your friend to stop associating with groups who are robo-calling AA and giving them misleading voting information, thanks. Maybe Maya can heal that new wound with AA voters for Hillary.

[SoCalDem]

37. I wonder if Maya knows about the push polling the Clintons are paying for?

or if she cares..

[ronnykmarshall]

62. Of course not.

She's senile, ya know.

:sarcasm:

[leftofcool]

39. Fabulous!

Maya is loved the world over

[Baby Snooks]

41. And meanwhile in Houston...

While Maya Angelou was busy extolling the virtues of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton was busy extolling the virtues of the Bushes.

?

April 24, 2008.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/society/5734264.html

[rodeodance]

49. Maya is in NC . Lovely ad. Did you play it?

[Bake]

63. He helped raise $2 million for literacy programs, acc. to the linked article.

What were you doing? Oh, right. Spouting Clinton hatred on DU ...

Bake

[rodeodance]

75. Thanks. and good comback to a O. fan who only seeks to be rude.

[Bake]

77. And one who certainly isn't interested in the TRUTH ...

Because I see they did a "hit and run" post ...

Gawd, it does get teejus here sometimes, as the saying goes.

Bake

[SeaLyons]

42. Very Special....great video

It's truly awesome.

Thanks for posting.

[stillrockin]

46. Oh my. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

[rodeodance]

50. BHO fans showing up with petty comments.

[NatBurner]

51. i love maya. i hope she got paid up front though

cuz word on the street is...

[mystieus]

54. lol, lets not go there

[Auntie Bush]

128. Got a link for that street talk?

That's what it is...street talk!

[rodeodance]

174. petty bully talk!

[quiet.american]

52. Well, they are very good friends, so this is not unexpected. Unfortunate, but not unexpected. nt

[mythyc]

53. Throw Maya under the bus. She's either senile or a liar

“There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”~ Maya Angelou

nobody remotely reasonable would call what Hillary does fair play.

here come the hypocritical self-righteous anal-retentive clintonite acolyte PR apologists:

ask me if i give a fuck. bring it on. just while your at it present a cogent and honest argument for whiy Hillary is fair play

[mystieus]

56. Times have changed Maya... Clinton's are not the do all and be all of the democratic party

[RainDog]

57. Maya Angelou is a national treasure

while I do not support the same candidate, I appreciate the many gifts this woman has given to the world.

Shame on anyone on this thread who would try to smack down Angelou simply because she supports a different candidate. That's simple stupidity and blind rage. Angelou is not the enemy of any democrat.

[Lannigan]

58. well put - nt

[emilyg]

85. Well said.

[Tarheel_Dem]

87. The stupidity, my dear, was for Maya to make such a ridiculous claim...

"fair play"? Yeah right..........

I could care less about who Maya supports, but her time has come & gone. Sadly.....

[Cameron27]

100. Thank you,

Shame on anyone on this thread who would try to smack down Angelou simply because she supports a different candidate. That's simple stupidity and blind rage. Angelou is not the enemy of any democrat.

[Auntie Bush]

114. Yeah, someone who can think intelligently instead of reacting blindly.

Good for you! A voice of reason.

[Raffi Ella]

59. YES!!!! That's BEAUTIFUL!!!

Thanks for posting



K&R!!!

[Mezzo]

60. I love it. Thanks.

[ronnykmarshall]

61. Looky up there!!

Bunch of crying thread shitters.

SHOCKING!!

[Lilith Velkor]

74. Fuckem - Maya rocks!

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[nichomachus]

64. Hillary and fair play? Maya needs to get out more. n/t

[Independent-Voter]

66. Who gives a shit. A half-backed poet giving props to another old, washed politician

Whatever.

[rodeodance]

68. Name -calling and crapping on Maya!! from Another IMMATURE Obama fan!!

[Independent-Voter]

73. Oh noes! Really, Maya A isn't exactly big news in NC. This just isn't big deal here.

[RichGirl]

95. She lives in North Carolina.

That would make her big news in that state!

[Auntie Bush]

129. I think they are ALL immature.

Maybe not in years...but in mind.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

145. Congratulations.

Zero to hypocrite in a single subject line.

[emilyg]

138. You are a jerk.

[CakeGrrl]

67. Sorry Maya, I can't get with you there.

I don't think Maya's been paying attention to HRC's campaign tactics. I'm sorry to see her put her support behind this campaign. Oh well.

I wonder what Maya would think about the NC robocalls that are trying to disenfranchise voters?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

69. Gee whiz.

What's 50 Cent got to say on the issue?

[Avalux]

72. Hillary wouldn't know fair play if it bit her in the ass. Sorry Maya.

I respect you, but your support of Hillary Clinton is seriously flawed.

[Forkboy]

76. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[kwenu]

78. I have deep respect for Maya Angelou...but I'm supporting Obama.

Sorry, Ms. Angelou.

[rodeodance]

126. you have a nice post. thank you.

[goclark]

79. Maya my sister ~ you must have been in that cage with the bird

that was singing.

The FAIR PLAY bird is not HC.

She represents a lot of things but FAIR PLAY is not one of them.

[Auntie Bush]

132. How about a good politician? The kind that wins the election.

I want to win! We want to pick out the next 3-4 SCJ and balance the budget and health care for all etc. You'd rather sit around and foul the daisies.

[Vinca]

80. Someone needs to send Maya the Monsanto post I just read.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5749919

[Laughing Mirror]

89. Lies, Hillary! Lies!

Anybody can write poetry.

[JoFerret]

92. Sounds great

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[TragedyandHope]

98. Hard to watch

and made even worse by the bizarre expression on Hillary's face as she listens to Maya.



I'm not sure what emotion she's trying to project here.

[Auntie Bush]

133. I think she looks like she is thinking...Wow, I'm so proud of that woman.

It's all I can do to keep from choking up.

[DemExpat]

99. An excellent tribute to Hillary here.

Thanks for posting this.

:kick:

DemEx

[Cameron27]

102. K&R

[Texas Hill Country]

104. nice! good for her.

[Skwmom]

105. Jobs lost due to Clinton unfair trade agreements and homes foreclosed due to

Clinton deregulation. I like Angelou but what she says about Clinton makes no sense.

[Phillycat]

108. I admire Maya Angelou very much. This ad is lovely.

Thanks for posting. :thumbsup:

[Doityourself]

110. I love Maya grew up reading her..but sorry..Maya, your girl doesn't do it for me...

[Auntie Bush]

134. She does for me

and I'm not gay. :rofl:

[Mooney]

117. When I watched that ad it actually made me projectile vomit.

[rodeodance]

166. poor wittle you.

[RememberWellstone]

118. If Obama had her, it would be all over.

Instead of his maniac Pastor...he would be long gone by now.

[Name removed]

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[HiFructosePronSyrup]

121. If Obama had her, you'd be attacking her as a former prostitute.

:shrug:

[RememberWellstone]

122. Huge diff between her an Wright

To have her class and integrity behind him would have been legendary.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

124. No, there isn't.

There are a lot of crazy white racists who've tried to shut up Maya Angelou too.

[high density]

123. The flute music sounds like something for a wake

I guess it's appropriate given the state of the Clinton campaign.

[JFN1]

131. I used to respect Maya, too...

I studied her stuff in college, and now she's shilling for Clinton? Yuuuuuuk...

[VenusRising]

135. I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

[eridani]

136. Wonder when she'll pitch in on the misinfomation robocalls? n/t

[BeyondGeography]

142. The Robo Queen must laugh her head off when she reads stuff like that

[jackson_dem]

143. Another great person driven under the non-cult's bus

[rodeodance]

161. The petty comments are beyond the pale.

[avrdream]

148. That is a beautiful ad!

I love me some Maya!

[rodeodance]

162. Maya shines on the outside and inside.

[truth please]

152. I swear the background music sounds like

the music in Gone With The Wind. Is that supposed to bring back memories of the old south?

[zulchzulu]

153. I don't think Maya knows what Hillary Clinton's record is

Even if you exclude Clinton's backing of NAFTA and China free trade that decimated North Carolina jobs, there is her love of voting for wars. Oddly, Maya says something about that"

"I thought if war did not include killing, I'd like to see one every year."
-- Maya Angelou - Gather Together in My Name, ch. 1 (1974)

[rodeodance]

160. Stop demeaning Maya with you pettiness!!

[susankh4]

163. That is AWESOME!

Just plain fabulous.

May Angelou is so gracious and passionate. So lucid too. I heard here in an interview on the radio a few weeks ago... in St. Louis... on a Sunday morning. Talking about her poetry and her spiritual beliefs.

[Arugula Latte]

167. Is this a joke? Fair play? What irony!.That's the opposite of the Hillary campaign!

She's whined and lied and smeared and cried and she realizes she can't win so she'd rather tear Obama down to preserve her 2012 chances. That's fair play? What a load of crap!

[rodeodance]

172. bitter post

[rodeodance]

170. Here is a little blurb about this as well.********

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/angelous-tribute-to-clinton/index.html?nl=pol&emc=pola2 Here is a little blurb about this as well.


April 30, 2008, 12:30 pm
Angelou’s Tribute to Clinton

By Ariel Alexovich

Legendary writer Maya Angelou gives a glowing — dare we say poetic — assessment of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s qualifications to be president in Mrs. Clinton’s latest TV spot for North Carolina.

“Hillary Clinton is a prayer of every American who really longs for fair play,” Ms. Angelou says. The footage is taken from an April 18 campaign appearance at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Clinton campaign probably hopes the tribute from Ms. Angelou rings true in the hearts of the North Carolina’s many African American voters. The poet also touches on the hot-button local issue of unemployment.

“Working men and women have had their jobs snatched from underneath them, their homes snatched away from them,” Ms. Angelou says. “And what we need, I think, is a person, a president who can make a difference in our country.”

In the ad, viewers see images of Mrs. Clinton greeting women and children mixed in with scenes of Ms. Angelou making her remarks.

“She intends to help our country become what it can become,” Ms. Angelou says. “She dares to say human beings are more alike than we are unalike.”

Ms. Angelou is a longtime friend of the Clintons. She recited an original poem at Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.

Here’s the script for “Maya”:

[Texas Hill Country]

173. this is a fantastic advert!

[zabet]

176. k and r

Maya Angelou is a treasure and regardless of who she supports, it is no reason for the low-life gutter sniping attacks against her just because she doesn't support their candidate.