artist of the 70's and 80's. Marvin was gunned down by
his own father in 1984. Marvin was a handsome black man
and a political activist in a social commentary sense.
Tammi Terell, his duet partner on "Ain't No Mountain
High Enough"...died at 25 years old from a brain tumor.
Marvin grieved and did not record anything for three
years after Terell's passing. Marvin represented the
unrepentant Black Man in a pure white society. He had
to play his options carefully and in fact turned down
the opportunity to do a duet with Dionne Warwick shortly
before his death - because, who knows?...that she may
have been too tied to Burt Bacharach and the "White
Establishment"! His duet with Diana Ross and "You Are
My Everything" was great but nothing like his connection
with Tammi Terell or even his solo efforts like "What's
Goin On?", "Mercy, Mercy..Me..", "Sexual Healing" and
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"...just to mention a
few. His father served five years in jail for Marvin's
murder!
Barack Obama is a fine looking black man in a pure white
society. Obama is no flame throwing Jesse Jackson, Al
Sharpton or basic black victim of white oppression. No,
Obama has come at a time in United States history...when
all traditional values are not only under fire..but being
replaced very quickly by a radical agenda that bends the
very fabric of our society! Barack Obama seems to have
come along at the perfect time in American history. Same
sex marriage, Gas Guzzling autos, the Energy Crisis, Real
Estate values that are falling faster than a speeding
bullet, financial and banking institutions that are facing
disastrous ruin, our Social Security, Pension and Health
Programs that may be unsustainable....no matter how much
the Federal Government prints money!
It has been a long time coming, but have you noticed how
nice Black people are now? They realize, that they in
fact are not victims in our society. They are vested
Americans with wisdom, intelligence and an opportunity...
to change society for the better! Hope and Change!
In the meantime, the Hillary's and McCain's of the world
are busy selling: "Hard Times!". In the words of "Dirty
Harry"..."Their mouthwash isn't making it!"
The American psyche in 2008 is looking out and seeing
what a "One World Government" is going to look like.
One world currency, $8 to $10 dollar a gallon gasoline,
Real Estate values that will be suppressed to that of
India or Bangladesh....beach front property, Food prices
through the roof, Bigger money for executives - lower
wages for workers, a stagnant or falling job market,
more HI-B visas for foreign workers coming to this
country; taking more American jobs for far less money,
a paranoid society of camera surveillance which sends
your ticket directly to your home, without ever seeing
a shadow or a policeman, an on-going insurgence, at
various times, of more and more illegal immigrants -
when that is politically expedient; with complete open
borders between Canada and Mexico.
When elected; Barack Obama will be the most scrutinized
American President in history. His every word will be
analyzed, vetted and challenged for veracity and content.
What most people do not realize or know is that: "Black
America is a Matriarchal Governed Society!" We will have
a return to "Traditional Values" with an Obama Presidency.
We will have finally a "Marvin Gaye Society" which will
answer the tough Social questions of the day. Can anyone
imagine Hillary or McCain making the social changes that
are necessary for 2010 and beyond? "Sorry Miss Scarlett;
you don't have time to think about it tomorrow!" Obama's
choice of Vice President will be the most telling. If he
chooses a White Conservative Democrat...he could be the
most popular President since Ronald Reagan!
It has been a long time coming, but we look forward to
a great America.....a connected America......an American
dream that will be available to more of our population
than the current 500 people that presently make policy.
In the words of Marvin Gaye: "Let's Get it On!"
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