Is your daddy the Black President?

February 27, 2008 5:40 PM

State of the Black Union I came across a clip from this year's event and thought it was worth sharing. Dick Gregory via crooksandliars.com
posted by nola (17 comments total)

But when you're trying to use it as your address...

Nice post.
posted by billysumday at 5:56 PM on February 27, 2008

I watched that live on Saturday while I did the dishes. That was dope as hell. I watched it like 5 times. That's right! That's right! That's right!

And then he threw his hand in the air like "yall don't hear me though". Classic!
posted by cashman at 6:08 PM on February 27, 2008

worth watching...thanks for the post...
posted by HuronBob at 6:15 PM on February 27, 2008

More of Gregory.

And here are some other excepts from the event.
posted by _aa_ at 6:52 PM on February 27, 2008

Thanks _aa_
posted by nola at 7:36 PM on February 27, 2008

Damn. That man has some fire in him, yessuh. That's the kind of outrage we need a lot more of in this country.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:03 PM on February 27, 2008

Awesome. Thank you for posting.
posted by streetdreams at 10:57 PM on February 27, 2008

Dick Gregory, speaking truth to power, as is rarely done. He's great.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 11:15 PM on February 27, 2008

Dick Gregory, speaking truth to [1994] power
posted by drjimmy11 at 11:28 PM on February 27, 2008

Dick Gregory, speaking truth to [1994] power.

"Power" doesn't always mean whomever happens to be in the White House at the red hot moment. That's too literal an interpretation, in my opinion. In this case, by "power" I was referring to the *attitude of power* that Gregory was attacking.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 12:09 AM on February 28, 2008

You know Clinton has been in the news lately, I think his wife is running for president or something.
posted by nola at 5:40 AM on February 28, 2008

This is fantastic.
posted by Tehanu at 8:05 AM on February 28, 2008

Really great. Thanks for the post.
posted by oneirodynia at 9:40 AM on February 28, 2008

Nifty. Can't get enough of Gregory
posted by Smedleyman at 1:51 PM on February 28, 2008

Smedleyman, yours is a wonderful comment. No black person in the history of the universe has ever used the word "nifty". Ever.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:20 PM on February 28, 2008

No black person in the history of the universe has ever used the word "nifty". Ever.

Except for my high school, apparently. I always did say it was its own little universe in there.
posted by Tehanu at 3:38 PM on March 3, 2008

Wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful. Found from the double post today. Thanks.
posted by wemayfreeze at 10:33 AM on March 8, 2008