The Truths We Hold »
Posted by: Spadecaller 2 months, 2 weeks ago63 CommentsReflectReport this Story
In accompaniment to the classic Pachelbel's Canon (J. S. Bach)Spadecaller's video presents excerpts from speeches by Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. along with a montage of original art and some masterpieces by Vincent Van Gogh.
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Blackacereturn
May 7, 2008, 7:50 p.m.Thank you Spade, the video was very enlightening and reflective, it also led me to some delighted music. Again thanks!
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Francisca
May 7, 2008, 9:52 a.m.Hi Spadecaller!
Sorry to tell you that the link doesn't work perfectly...But, nevertheless what I saw and what I heard (with a lot of difficulties)was powerful...Above all, you chose the right music(magnificent Johann Sebastien Bach music). Thanks for having added Mahatma Gandhi, and as always the small flame, the usual paintings and "We the People"
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triizine
May 7, 2008, 9:56 a.m.AWESOME! You are truly talented Spade. I enjoy your work tremendously.
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Spadecaller
May 7, 2008, 9:59 a.m.Francisca,
Thanks for letting me know about the link; sometimes it has nothing to do with YouTube. So to avoid problems, you can go directly to the source. Here is the link:
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Shadowolf
May 7, 2008, 10:31 a.m.Another wonderful SpadeCaller tour de Force...I'm gonna nominate you as our resident art master...
All in favor???
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Spadecaller
May 7, 2008, 10:45 a.m.IT is not our wealth or our military might that should make our nation stand out; it should always be our commitment to human rights and the freedoms affirmed in our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our respect for the international rule of law, as outlined in the Geneva Convention.
Honorable leaders insist on being accountable to this higher calling. Without that kind of leadership, without adherence to the rule of law, it is our duty according to our Constitution to demand redress from our government.
If our government refuses to respond, we should bring it to the United Nations; let the world judge Bush and his misuse of power.
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rdy2rck
May 7, 2008, 10:48 a.m.So Powerful.beautiful music and graphics.Best presentation yet. BUT.How do I put this?To place Obama alongside such great figures as shown is very premature. He is already a "historical figure" but is he a great?It's way to early.
But I do sincerely pray that it be so if he becomes president or not.I do hope this is understood correctly and not taken as being insulting or condemning but honestly do believe his actions would make him a "figure."I hope I said this right:)
I guess I'm saying it's was a powerful and moving message but Obama in there taints it because the jury is still out.But let this be made clear that this is in no way denial of our current administrations tradgedies.
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Spadecaller
May 7, 2008, 11:01 a.m.I understand your feelings rdy.
Obama has already beat the odds; has already contributed to the improvement of life for many in South Chicago. He was the first Black to achieve the honor of heading up the Harvard Law Review. He could have chose just about any lawfirm in the country to work for after graduating from Harvard, but he chose public service. To guage him by the standards of greed and dysfunction common among many politicians is a mistake,imo.
He came from a broken home, raised by a single mother, lived on foodstamps, and how anyone can say that he is not an inspiration might be "tainted" by pure politics.
I believe he will be the next President, if he is not gunned down by some racist hired by an oil company.
Intuition tells me that Obama is not an ordinary candidate. He is a rare individual; I hope that people will give him the chance to prove this without prejudging him as an ordinary run-of-the-mill-politician.
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texangelwings
May 7, 2008, 10:58 a.m.Oh my, the beginning with the Kennedy's brought a flood of memories! My parents had moved to the Dallas,Texas area a couple years before the President was shot. I heard the news as I was leaving the cafeteria at HS, everyone was in shock. We spent the day going from classroom to classroom, listening to the PA system that allowed everyone to listen to the news.
The Statue of Liberty partly submerged was a horrifying thought, as I watched the Planet of the Apes.
The candles makes me think of the question, 'When will we as human beings ever see the light and leave the darkness?'
Beautiful paintings along with a wonderful choreography. And the music was fantastic!
Thanks so much for using your God given talents to shine a light on the world! Excellent, Spadecaller!
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2sidestoeverything
May 7, 2008, 11:29 a.m.Spade you are the man this was wonderful thank you so much for sharing. :~D
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1basque1
May 7, 2008, 11:39 a.m.My heart can only take so much, then the tears begin to fall.
I could say thank you spadecaller, but it just doesn't say enough for the emotions that I feel.
I am supposed to go to work. Time to put the make-up back on. Excellent!
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newbie0420
May 7, 2008, 12:28 p.m.Just echoing rdy2rck's point that, at least IMO, it's rather premature to put Obama in the same catgeory as some of those people.
Good work tho Spade, especially the artwork, is there a name for that style?
I played the baritone in grade school and I had the most BORING part in that song to play....
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Spadecaller
May 7, 2008, 4:33 p.m.newbie,
Why did you neg not2needy's comment? Did it offend you in some manner? How?
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cowboygrandpa
May 7, 2008, 1 p.m.Spadecaller:
Very well done sir. The beginning tore at my heart as once again I wondered just how different this world might be. Had JFK, MLK, and RFK not been murdered by the sick crazy psychopathic losers. How we might have avoided so many deaths uselessly.
Thanks for a nice glimpse back.
Although Obama may well become the president he has not yet earned the honors the others did. Lets see what he can do before anointing him with the mantel the others earned.
Once again nice work of blending the music and art. The candle almost seemed to flicker for me.
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not2needy
May 7, 2008, 1:15 p.m.Yet again i am in awe of your talents SC. Great message, good music and wonderful artwork. You're the best.
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Endoscopy
May 7, 2008, 1:19 p.m.Nice work and moving. My problem is portraying Obama while MLK is speaking. The black liberation theology (BLT) that his pastor and he holds to would be repugnant to MLK. MLK's vision is for an America where the color of skin means nothing. BLT on the other hand views everything through the lens of blacks fighting oppressive whites. At this point in our society we are almost where MLK was dreaming. There are a few KKK, Nazi, etc. wackos and some subtle discrimination but that is what is left. BLT doesn't look at how far we have come but act like there have been no advancements.
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Dionys
May 7, 2008, 2:55 p.m."In a March 31, 2008 interview with Terry Gross for NPR's "Fresh Air," Professor Cone explains black liberation theology's roots in 1960s civil-rights activism, drawing inspiration from both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, as "mainly a theology that sees God as concerned with the poor and the weak." "
This is how most Black theologians approach Liberation Theology, just as Oscar Romero approached it in a South American setting.
You shouldn't say what BLT means according to what FOX tells you. You should do your own research on Liberation Theology and then move on to Black Liberation Theology and view some examples other than the extremes like Wright who are easier to find because they're blown out of proportion.
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Dionys
May 7, 2008, 2:57 p.m."At this point in our society we are almost where MLK was dreaming"
This shows your ignorance. Racism and discrimination based on many other surface differences are more than alive and well in America. There is blatant discrimination as well as the subtle discrimination you mention and frankly the subtle discrimination is often the more dangerous.
We haven't come far from Imperial Rome, much less from MLK's time.
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ML2007
May 7, 2008, 4:59 p.m.Endo, I think you are wrong to pretend to know what MLk would or would not have thought about Wright's current theology. You need to really read about black liberation theology before you comment on it. If you did, it would enlighten you. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a proponent of BLT. He and Wright had a lot in common.
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Will1313
May 7, 2008, 1:38 p.m.At this point in our society we are almost where MLK was dreaming.
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surely your not being serious.. course you think MOST women who claim RAPE are just doing so to get even.
sad to think you've actually produced offspring.. heaven help us..
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Spadecaller
May 7, 2008, 2:18 p.m."At this point in our society we are almost where MLK was dreaming. "
That remark is way out there!
Too absurd to even discuss such a comment.
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ML2007
May 7, 2008, 5:09 p.m.Very inspiring. I hope Obama will live up to the likes of the Kennedys and King. Time will tell.
Unless Obama picks Clinton as his running mate, I don't look for physical harm to come to him. I think the mafia and politicos had the Kennedys and King killed, and I don't think Obama has crossed the mafia yet. Too many strange things have happened to the Clinton's associates to make me suggest he ought to stay as clear from that group as possible. She wants to become President awfully bad.
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Tango57
May 7, 2008, 9:16 p.m.Spadecaller,
Brilliant video!!! I sent it on to all my friends to enjoy. We are in desperate need of a light to bring us out of the darkness. We need "A Path To Peace" But then, we all know it starts by being truthful and being strong enough to handle it.
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blinkers
May 7, 2008, 10:11 p.m.Another very fine offering Spade; your powerful message brought forth some excellent comments and exchanges among the members.
The juxtaposition of images and choice of musical accompaniment is immaculate, and the fact that you stick around to "steward" the thread through until the end makes it an all the more worthwhile contribution. Thanks always, time on your threads is time well spent.
(Odd to see those two lonely "negs" among the comments, isn't it).
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