Dead Prez on Obama, the war, voting, and hip hop

This is a video I uploaded from Democracy now on Aug 25th 2008. Dead Prez speaks from a rally at the democratic national convention about their views on voting, Obama, the state of hip hop today, and the war in Iraq. I felt this was a particularly good clip about The State of Affairs right now. Watch the whole episode at DemocracyNow.org

Update 11-05-2008: A video response has been posted to this video. It’s a leaked track off of DP’s …

The Man: Harry J. Anslinger
The Year: 1930
His Job: Director of the newly established Federal Bureau of Narcotics
His Goal: Crate a problem and define a solution to it for career advancement

And now for some great quotes from the man himself!
“Reefer makes darkies think they’re as good as white men.”

“You smoke a joint and you’re likely to kill your brother.”

“Marijuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing”

“Marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind.”

“…the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races.”

“Marijuana is an addictive …

Sergeant Matthis Chiroux served in the Army for over 4 years in over 3 countries around the globe. Matthis had until Sunday, fathers day, to report for duty. He did not. Matthis is one of over 7,500 troops who have been “reactivated” and chose to not participate in the illegal occupation of Iraq. That is about half of the 15,000 troops who have been reactivated. This is a clear sign that not only American citizens are against the occupation, the troops are as well.

What happens to Matthis …

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