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Yes We Can

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:29:18 +0000

Barack Obama. By far and away the best candidate for the 2008 Presidential Election. Please, research the candidates as much as you can, and then come back to and tell me what you think…

After winning the primary in New Hampshire, this video was created using his words:

Barack Obama’s Speech:

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.

I had to watch it again.

Celebrity Credits:

Will.I.Am
John Legend
Kate Walsh
Aisha Tyler
Scarlett Johansson
Jon Leguizamo
Common
Jesse Dylan
Herbie Hancock
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Kelly Hu
Nick Cannon
Tatyana Ali
Sarah Wright
Amber Valetta
Eric Balfour
Nicole Scherzinger

Regency Lake With Amanda And Riley

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:00:14 +0000

Regency Lake in Cary, NC. Amanda and I took Riley out there around sunset, so between that and the swans, it ended up being a pretty good photo set. Yes, there are really swans out at Regency, which Riley tried to fight. I think he would have lost though… their big…

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New York With Amanda

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:00:25 +0000

Amanda and I decided to take a weekend trip up to New York to see a show! It was very cold but very worth it. I’d say it was about 20-25 degrees most of the time, but luckily there was a starbucks on every corner so we could duck in and warm up. I took some pictures at night of Times Square, and that was probbaly not the greatest idea, since it was down into the teens by then. I got some decent shots, but nothing amazing. The play we ended up seeing was “The Color Purple” with Chaka Kahn, Bebe Winans and LaKisha Jones (from American Idol). We were trying to see Wicked, but it was sold out for weeks, but it turns out that The Color Purple is Awesome! So yeah, the trip was great, and I can’t wait to go back.

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Grey’s 30th Birthday at Bahama Breeze

admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:55:26 +0000

Grey’s 30th Birthday at Bahama Breeze. This was awesome, pretty much everybody showed up and we had a blast. It was catered and we had an entire section blocked off just for the party. Though it was January, it didn’t really feel like it with all the beach drinks and shrimp and a of course, the guy on steel drums! There are a bunch of funny moments, but there is one that will soon be famous… towards the end of the night, Dave is trying to dance with grey, for like 2-3 minutes he keeps on, and eventually she gets slightly… lets say… “over” that idea. I have the entire thing on video…

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Dave Has a Way With Women:

Jane Goodall at Duke

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:48:44 +0000

Jane Goodall at Duke. Me and my mom went to go see Jane Goodall speak at Duke University. It was a very interesting speech about how the chimpanzee population, specifically in the Tanzanian Congo, is directly effected by all the human interaction and destruction. The basic idea of the speech was taking all of her findings, and then expanding that to a broader, global view on civilization. She had a new book out called “Reason for Hope”, which we both picked up and got her to sign. There was a very long line (about an hour or more) but eventually we made it, and even go this picture too…

Wendi & Dean’s Wedding in Wilmington

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:30:57 +0000

Wendi & Dean’s Wedding in Wilmington. Amanda and I went down to Wilmington for the weekend wedding and ended up staying at a B&B because the wedding hotel was booked. It turned out that the B&B was cheaper, closer, and better than the hotel so everybody was jealous! It actually rained pretty hard right after the wedding (which was outside) but before the reception, the reception was inside though, so it wasn’t too big of a deal. The next day we went to Wrightsville beach, we went up around figure 8 island and just in general did nothing…

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Atlantic Beach & Harker’s Island

admin — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:44:42 +0000

Atlantic Beach & Harker’s Island. We went down to the beach and ended up doing a tour of Beufort, Moorehead, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, and Harker’s Island. I didn’t get pictures from everywhere, but apparently I like to take “scenery” pictures when I go to the beach, because there are a lot of them! It was also Riley’s birthday (the puppy), so we took him to Fort Macon for the day. He said it was the best fort he’d ever seen…

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Memorial Day Weekend Cookout at Dave and Grey’s

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:51:57 +0000

Memorial Day Weekend cookout at Dave and Grey’s. This was a great day. I mean really what else could you ask for? Hot Tub, Badminton, Horse Shoes, Bocce, Football, and cookin’ out with friends…

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Justin Fishels 30th Birthday Surprise Party

admin — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:12:02 +0000

Justin Fishel’s 30th Birthday Surprise Party. I’m not sure how the entire trickery worked out, but it ended up with a ton of people hiding in Justin’s Mom’s house with the lights off. I think Justin thought he was just stopping by to pick something up… not sure, either way, it worked perfectly. Bich had orchestrated this whole thing without him finding out. I think somebody actually got a picture of him walking in the door, it was perfect! The first look was great, but it took like 10 minutes for him to really realize all of what had happened!

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Jason Lucas’s 30th Birthday In Orlando, Florida

admin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:27:06 +0000

Jason Lucas’s 30th birthday in Orlando, Florida. The first night was on the boardwalk at “Celebration Station”, which was pretty cool. We went to Emeril’s restaurant, and then to Bob Marley’s (Reggae club). The next day was pretty slow… we got in a lot of Bocce and laying around at the pool. Oh and lets not forget a quick trip to Disney’s restaurants and Lego-land! And yes, I did want to take the Lego T-Rex home with me…

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