What is up, fishes! I know I said I would have a post yesterday but I wasn’t feeling so hot so I didn’t post so there. Yesterday was really kind of a bitch. Sad because a bitch IS one of my problems and yet I only have seven problems. So my bitch to problem ratio is rather high. I wish I was more like Jay-Z:
Except the whole stabbing people in the club thing. Anyway, I got back from the Obama rally this afternoon and I have to say that even though SOME OF YOUR HAPPY ASSES WERENT DOWN FOR THE CAUSE (Kimmy, I am looking squarely at you on this one) I have to say that is was an awesome event. I have to say that the 100,000 estimate is either dead on or lowballing it because downtown Denver was PACKED. I mean literally, you couldn’t move and I only got like a 15 second view of Barack Obama but I do have to say that being in the crowd was very interesting. I went to John Kerry rallies in 2004 and they were nothing like this in any way shape or form. Keep in mind we are talking about the fucking Tiki Head of Boredom here but still. The crowd up there was really awesome. It was a stark contrast to what I hear about the McCain rally last week. Them White folks were BUGGING OUT in Durango! Anyway, I will put the pictures up this week (I may put the video up on YouTube tomorrow but probably not. I mean there is enough coverage already) and I want to thank all the people I met up there. However, it is time for the recap!
Pick Yo President, Fool!
2008 Report:
Wrap Up of the Barack Obama Rally In Denver
Obama Brought The Speech, But Someone Also Brang The FUNK
Okay….someone let the homeless back in the building. Seriously, for a while it seemed like the episode of South park didn’t work:
But seriously, it was FUCKING RANK OUTSIDE! Imagine NDK (For the….two of you that went that read this fucking blog) and it’s funkitude in 2005. Then realize that it was twice the funk….and it was OUT-FUCKING-SIDE! I swear to God it was horrible. I finally escaped it the closer I got to Civic Central Park but man….whoa. It was R-O-U-G-H.
Even With A Black Candidate….I Was Still In The Minority. And It Was Awesome.
I have to say that this wasn’t a bad thing. I noticed after about 30 minutes that after talking to no less than 50 people that I saw NO BLACK PEOPLE. As a matter of fact, I didn’t talk to anyone of color until 10am (About an hour after I got there) which I am not saying is a bad thing. After talking to a lot of people, it was refreshing to see the fact that there were thugs standing right next to 50 year old white people and just talking. About change. You know, for a lot of you that means nothing but for one who has seen the “New South” in the 80’s and 90’s (and some of the 2000’s) this was big. Hell, as one who has to sit back and hear the “I’m not racist, I’m just can’t vote for a Black” (Yes, she said A BLACK) in 2004 I accidentally started a discussion about the DNC speech Barack made and said he has the demeanor and the views (My mom has told me about him for years so I knew his record already) to maybe be President. I was surprised how the most “tolerant” people all of a sudden got skittish about the IDEA of voting for a Black man. It was nice to just talk to these people and not once hear “He speaks so well!” or “He doesn’t have cornrows!” and I heard instead “He shares my values” and “He really understands and cares” (Not my words, people) which I am sorry, but that is fucking awesome to me. It just was, and it almost brought a tear to my eye. If you don’t get it then you never will.
I Want To Kill Kool And The Gang.
I swear on everything, if I have to hear “Celebration” one more time I will fucking kill them and Lionel Ritchie. I DON’T GIVE A FUCK IF HE WASN’T THEIR LEAD SINGER! I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THAT SONG! There are some great Commodores or James Brown songs you can use, Obama! “Living In America” has your name on it and you just let it slide the hell by! You better get on that!
And lastly, what may have been the most awesome moment in history. I was crossing Broadway to take pictures of the crowd at the Capitol Building when I struck up a conversation with a Black man named Jamal (We spoke for a minute or two). We were just talking about where we were from and what brought us there when as we crossed the crosswalk, another Black man stepped on his shoe. Now…as you know….this is how 60% of “Nigga Moments” begin. All Black men know of these moments and if you have seen The Boondocks, White folks know about them too:
Now due to my viewing of nigga moments that have turned out horribly (Like….all of them I have ever seen in a club or party) I totally expected a fight and the ruining of a good event by someone getting their S-Dots smudged. Instead, I got this:
Man Crossing The Street: Oh, my bad bruh.
Jamal: That’s cool, man.
Man Crossing The Street: Thanks, bruh.
THAT WAS IT.
To a lot of you it would be expected to end that way. However, ask your Black friends how often niggas get rolled on for stepping on shoes (Or even worse, spilling a drink) and I guarantee you they have seen it happen. Hell, I bet some of your Black friends have even beat up a nigga for steppin on their J’s. But today, that didn’t happen. Today, they just let it slide. To some of you that is small, but to me that was big. I mean if a rally for Barack Obama can end a nigga moment….maybe he CAN change the world:
Big ups ya’self. Big ups ya’self everyone. I’ll be back with a rant this week at some point. Stay up, ya’ll.
Chachi Out
