Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

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Congratulations, Mr. President.



-Lyrics-

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --

Yes. We. Can.

Guest appearances -

will.i.am - 0:01
Scarlett Johansson - 0:05
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 0:21
Common - 0:23
John Legend - 0:32
Bryan Greenberg (guitar) - 0:37
Kate Walsh - 0:44
Tatyana Ali - 0:44
Harold Perrineau, Jr. - 0:49
Aisha Tyler - 1:01
Samuel Page - 1:03
Enrique Murciano - 1:07 "Si, podemos" - 1:17
Maya Rubin - 1:08 "כן אנו יכולים (Qen Annu Yecholim)" (Hebrew)
Esthero - 1:10
Eric Balfour - 1:23
Nicole Scherzinger - 1:30
Taryn Manning - 1:40
Amber Valletta - 1:52
Auden McCaw (in Valetta's arms) - 1:52
Kelly Hu - 1:52
Adam Rodríguez - 1:56 "Sí se puede"
Eric Christian Olsen - 2:02
Sarah Wright - 2:02
Shoshannah Stern (American Sign Language) - 2:05
Ed Kowalczyk (guitar) - 2:19
Fonzworth Bentley (violin) - 2:38
Amaury Nolasco - 3:24
Hill Harper - 3:27
Nick Cannon - 3:36
Herbie Hancock (piano) - 3:41
Johnathon Schaech - 3:45
Austin Nichols - 3:50
Tracee Ellis Ross - 4:00
Fred Goldring (guitar) - 4:03
Anson Mount
Alfonso Ribeiro
Cliff Collins
Vera Farmiga

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: February 2, 2008 at 3:57 am
Author: WeCan08

Length: 00:04:30
Rating: 4.67
Views: 14000265

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Video Comments:
nnastzr12 (November 23, 2008 at 3:33 pm)
finally, free health insurance for everyone. He's going to add more higher payin jobs too. Now, we don't have to work for minimum wages. Yes, we can. A man that feels my pain. Go, Obama.
Athlete4Him34 (November 23, 2008 at 3:29 pm)
I MEANT WE CANT
GOD CAN!
Athlete4Him34 (November 23, 2008 at 3:28 pm)
We CANT
God CANNOT
MzLarryP (November 23, 2008 at 3:19 pm)
face the facts here. THE WILL OF THE ALMIGHTY ALL POWERFUL GOD HAS BEEN DONE.JESUS IS HIS NAME.its not you not me not even obama IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM.
JdsTfdhjjh (November 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm)
yes we did :)
BRITANDSAMvideos (November 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm)
aww that gave me chills.
so powerful.
ericv2644 (November 23, 2008 at 3:01 pm)
I voted for Obama not because he is black and I am black but because iblieve yes we can together change the world one person at a time
Ullikummi86 (November 23, 2008 at 2:55 pm)
I voted for Obama not because he was black, but because I believe in change, a brighter future for our kids, I believe he will change this nation for a good future. And even though, he may not be able to achieve all his promises and expection, I know that Presidet Obama will do everything he can.
KYDNIGGUH3 (November 23, 2008 at 2:53 pm)
your fucking dumb , woooow .
' shut the fuck up and dip ' .
thats soooooooo racist , ahah .
your dumb shutup , like dont talk, your pointless . ALLL FARMERS DIP ?
its for any hater that comes onto youtube and says a stupid comment , needs too shut the fuck up and dip ! easy theree im not american therefor i didnt votee .
KYDNIGGUH3 (November 23, 2008 at 2:48 pm)
'farmer 30303' i honestly dont care if you finished college or whatever , i dont care what you have to say about obama. What made me come and comment was your pointless comment saying how " i know obama is a certified dumb terd " like, thats so stupid. If he was a dumb terd, he wouldnt be up for president would he ? i dont know whats wrong with your elementry school but i know forsure we learned if you dont have anything good to say, dont say it at all .