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demokatgurrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:23 PM
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Watching the scene in Grant Park
is making me cry, I mean I am just bawling my eyes out
http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live_asx.html?stream=stream2
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geekgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:24 PM
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1. it is also making me cry!! I wish I didn't drink so much gin or I'd drive the 3 hours
and be there!!!
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GinaMaria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:36 PM
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6. The vibe in Chicago is something
never experienced before. That vibe will still be going strong tomorrow. Don't drive drunk. Come see us tomorrow.
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:29 PM
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2. "Ah but ain't that America for you and me"

There's a black man, with a black cat, livin' in a black neighborhood
He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks he's got it so good
And there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evenin' slop
And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin', I can remember when
you could stop a clock."

Ah but ain't that America for you and me
Ain't that America somethin' to see baby
Ain't that America home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me
oh yeah for you and me

Well there's a young man in a t-shirt
Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station
He's got ah greasy hair, greasy smile
He says, "Lord this must be my destination."
'Cause they told me when I was younger
Said, "Boy you're gonna be president."
But just like everything else those old crazy dreams
Just kinda came and went

Ah but ain't that America for you and me
Ain't that America somethin' to see baby
Ain't that America home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me
Ah yeah baby for you and me

Well there's people and more people
What do they know know know
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Ooh yeah
And there's winners and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
'Cause the simple man baby pays for the thrills, the bills,
the pills that kill

Ah but ain't that America for you and me
Ain't that America somethin' to see baby
Ain't that America home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me, Ooooh

Ooh yeah

Ain't that America for you and me
Ain't that America hey somethin' to see baby
Ain't that America oh home of the free
Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Little pink houses babe for you and me

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

John Mellencamp
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:30 PM
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3. It's beautiful. It's what America is about.
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skooooo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:31 PM
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4. Look at ALL the people..

..and more people walking to the park. Amazing!
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progressivebydesign Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:34 PM
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5. that is literally, a SEA of people. How inspiring.
A night they will remember for the rest of their lives.
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