Green Party 2008 Documentary - 3rd Eye Wisdom - Independent Political Action

A thought provoking documentary created by members of the Green Party, in support of Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Rosa Clemente and Matt Gonzalez. What is the Green Party? Who are the members? What is Independent Political Action? How is it different from the Democratic and Republican Parties? What next?

Vote Independent and Green in 2008!

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Video from Some of All Parts - Run (historical moment) Cynthia McKinney not Barack Obama

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY GETS THE HIP HOP VOTE, Independent Bay Area group, Some of All Parts, bridges the Green Party message with urban music, through their

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CYNTHIA MCKINNEY GETS THE HIP HOP VOTE

Independent Bay Area group, Some of All Parts, bridges the Green Party message with urban music, through their debut song “Run”

In this election season, message, media and medium are important. Some of All Parts, an underground Hip Hop group spreads the message of the Green Party through the medium of music. Their new song, “Run (historical moment)” welcomes both youth, and People of Color, particularly from the Hip Hop generation to the Green Party. Presidential nominee, Cynthia McKinney and her counterpart Rosa Clemente, are taking the once white middle class driven party to the masses, and reaching people of color.

With songs like “Run,” the Some of All Parts represents the dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party and that the alternative option is becoming the imperative. In one part of the song “Run,” rapper 5Fifths put its plainly “You can’t blacklist a black sista/with the power of the people and force of a twista/they tried to kick her out/she came right back/America blacked out/she brought the like back.” Some of All Parts is one group that adds to the growing list of endorsements which includes M-1 of dead prez, Professor Grif of Public Enemy, and Rebel Diaz.

Some of All Parts is the first Hip Hop group or artist to both publicly endorse Cynthia McKinney and create a song specifically referencing her. With lines like “You’re the one, run Cynthia run, shinning like a sun, run cythia run, you’re the one, run Cynthia run, the movement has begun, so run, run run,” they will surely add to the growing movement of Green Party politics.

A group that started in sound engineer, Danny Velarde’s basement, SoAP, has grown to include Carlos Bryant, pianist and co-producer, and emcee/rapper Joe Truss, known as 5 Fifths. The group makes both conscious music as well as light hearted and fun music. Look for updates and an extended biography on their website www.myspace.com/thesomeofallparts , and the highly anticipated video for “Run” at www.youtube.com/someofallparts. SoAP stays true to their name, by doing their part in cleaning up hip hop.

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If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Some of All Parts, please contact Joe at someofall@gmail.com

Politics as unUSUAL!

Person 1: Yo, so who you voting for?
Person 2: voting, are you serious, since when did you start voting?
Person 1: Im voting for Obama.
Person 2: Yeah he's cool, I guess, he's not white, thats different. But he is a democrat and he is about bringing people together, and that usually means, that our issues get left out.
Person 1: True, but at least, he's not a white man.
Person 2: Yeah, thats why Im voting for him. So who u voting for?
Person 1: I got a new idea. Im gonna do something different this time.
Person 2: What do you mean, I know that Democrats and Republicans are not about real change that society needs, especially the poor and oppressed. We don't have anything else.
Person 1: Wrong. We have the third parties.
Person 2: But they don't count.
Person 1: They Demo-crublicans, would love for you to believe that, that why they stay in power, why they don't allows third parties in major presidential debates and give them little TV time. But of course they count. You have 1 vote and it can go anywhere you want.
Person 2: But if the person I vote for looses, my vote doesn't even count.
Person 1: Wrong again. Of course it does. Its recorded and the next time elections happen they look at those numbers, and more people vote. Someone has to start it off.
Person 2: I don't want to be the first.
Person 1: So you are a follower.
Person 2: No, I'm not. Well. But if I vote and my person looses, I shouldn't have voted in the first place.
Person 1: So do you believe that you are voting for things you believe in, or people who you are told that have a "chance."
Person 2: I guess I want to vote for what I want, but I don't want to vote for a loser.
Person 1: Even if this "loser" represent what you believe in and what want?
Person 2: I guess not. Well, how bout this? Third parties don't represent change.
Person 1: The green party.
Person 2: But aren't they responsible for the 2000 loss. I heard it was all Nader's fault that Gore lost and we got Bush.
Person 1: I think it was Gore's fault that he didn't speak to those voters. And once again, should you be voting for a "winnner" or someone who you believe in?
Person 2: Ok, well then. I heard that the green party is a bunch of old white people too.
Person 1: How about this. This year, the green party is nominating a black woman.
Person 2: Like Condaleeza?
Person 1: No, like Cynthia McKinney. A real representer. Sh'es on the Green ticket now.
person 2: How do we know, that she's down for the people?
Person 1: Well, she denounced the war, numerous times, talked about the 911 attacks, and the governments unwillingness to investigate it and deal with it. She also was attacked by the right wing conservatives, which made her lose her seat in the House of Representatives. haven't you seen the documentary, American Blackout?
Person 2: No. But she sounds pretty interesting.
Person 1: And as their vice president, they have Rosa Clemente, a Hip Hop activist from the Bronx, NY.
Person 2: For real? Hip Hop, activism, no War, black woman, latina woman.
Person 1: Yeah.
Person 2: And if I vote, my vote does count.
Person 1: Yeah, and every election, more people will vote Green, or whatever the movement is, it takes time.
Person 2: Well, I think you helped me make up my mind.
Person 1: Obamma not looking too good anymore.
Person 2: I mean not really. When you trip off the fact that you have a choice, I want to make the best choice.
Person 1: Ain't that the truth. I mean what else do we have other than our voting ability.
Person 2: Looks like I got some things to think about.


Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente
green party + black woman + boricua = a step in the right direction
Cynthia McKinney / Rosa Clemente
2008 Green Party Candidates
for President & Vice President

N..... Nigger Nigga N-word .......

Mr. Nasir Jones, has done it again, he is keepin it real and makin hip hop music, like it is supposed to be. The new album, Nigger, officially called Untitled, is dope! No lie. Great production, great content, great material, typical N-A-S. Check out the new single, hero. So far im feelin N.I.G.G.E.R., America and Testify. We gotta get back to real music. Man, i need to make some more real music, its so easy to get sucked into regular, wack music. But its a good cd, listen to it and think about it.

While im on the subject. If you aren't black or of any kind of african descent, stop using the word Nigga, nigger, or anything. If you people were not slaves in the US and called nigger by white slave masters, you can't use the word. you don't know the word. you don't feel the pain of the word. you don't have access to it. if you are of african descent, please do you research and understand what you are saying, the power it has, the implications it has, the impact of it, the power it takes away from you, and the concept of internalized oppression. If you are gonna use it, don't use it in from of non blacks, because that is why they think the can use it (Hip Hop, Comedy, TV, movies, etc.) of course they were thinking it and saying it behind closed doors, but when they heard that it was ok, and actually "cool" to say it, they why not. There are actually white people, who think its cool. And if you are gonna say it, use it only out of love, and don't use it to break somebody down, to degrade someone, to speak mean to someone, becuase thats when it really creeps up from the days of slavery. Personally, I don't use it, because I have plenty of other words to say, and it serves no use. I think i'll make a song about that.

I am not a nigger, or a nigga. I am a man. An african man at that. I am a man. Period.

Im Back baby

so it has surely been a while. i have been off my bloggin job, but im back. here are somethings I have been thinking about recently.

Coincident of the Ruling Class:
mccain goes to colombia, hostages are released, right before fourth of july, freedom, the news stations are covering it non stop, while obama has been leading, he went there for free trade, colombia is the US military base in South America, colombia is where alot of the drugs come from,
hmmm... coincedence or not?

Economic Hitman:
John Perkins has a new book, pt 2 of his Confessions of an Economic Hitman, called The Secret History of the American Empire. Its great. It breaks down the effect of the World Bank, IMF, strategic adjustments, assasisanations, and economic policies on the Colonized world. Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin Ameica. it goes through leaders, who got killed, why, wars, etc. Easy to read and very interesting.

Making Music:
I have been making rap music with my friends for about a year now. Its fun, entertaining, and hard. Damn its hard, easy to do the common cliches and typical stuff. but to switch it up, have content and have style, its hard. so im workin on that. Check out some of my material.

new album

little house on the moutain

So how is life like, at the little house on the mountain? Quite different than San Francisco or Oakland. In a nutshell, its a lot slower, quieter, cleaner, calmer and happier.

Animales Lots of Animals, roosters, chickens, donkeys, pigeons, dogs, cats, geckos, mosquitos, spiders, vultures, mules, horses, pigs, etc.

El baño We do have a toilet but it only flushes when the agua comes or by pouring a bucket of water after your business. You can’t flush paper though.

La Ducha If the agua is flowing, extremely cold water comes out of the shower head, so we usually boil agua and bath out of a bucket. You save so much water that way.

La Pila We fill up the open tank since water isn’t always on. We wash clothes with bar detergent, by hand, and scrub on the built in washboard. Why did we ever create washing machines? We also wash dishes here too. All purpose and we conserve tons of water.

Closeline Drying is not 1 dollar per load. Its free, ad the clothes come out nice and crispy from the sun.

Cocina We have a fridge like most of the center of the town but unlike mostly everybody else outside the centro. We have a hot plate and microwave, but most people use an open flame, daily wood, and a grill.

Transportation We walk everywhere. 20 minutes to work, 5 minutes to city hall, 15 minutes to health center. Pulperia across the street. Occassional car ride. Our highly developed and specialized transportation system are old elementary school buses from the states. The lack of shocks and padding make perfect for the lack of paved roads. But its cheap and it works.

Entertainment TV doesn’t addict so much when you only have 9 weak channels. Only a few channels reach the mountains. There are dances for big celebrations and presentation. That’s about it. We also play scrabble, watch movies, play games, and read books. No restaurants to go to but you can order food from a few houses in the center of town.

Communication We have telefonos. It costs about 2 lempiras=10cents per minute to call the US, and cheaper to call locally. Cellphones work too, no plans, just charge and call. No internet in town. I use it about twice per month and it costs about 50 cents per hour.

Escuela There is a kindergarden, an elementary, high school, and a Saturday adult school. All are half day, about 5 hours a day. Students at the high school level specialize in a career/vocation. HS diploma=Bachierato. University diploma=Licensiatura. Graduate Study=Maestria. Most people here get to the Bachierato level, some go to college, but not many.

Tiempo Its usually warm. During the summer, its hot and humid and dusty. During the winter season its rainy, and colder.

Compras There are no major stroes in town. There are pulperias, equivalent to corner stores and convenient stores. You can find candy, snacks, water, some produce, eggs, some clothes, household goods, etc.

Exercise Kids play like they do everywhere. Jacks, jump rope, soccer, etc. Kids play in the park. We workout, jump rope, lift weights, do yoga, etc. Home gym style.

Employment Most people are unemployed and live off money sent home from relatives working in bigger cities or in the states. They mayor gets paid the most but it’s a very bs job. Teachers are pretty stable but the pay isn’t. People have jobs at the city hall, the health center, and there’s a librarian.

Interested in anything else, leave me a comment or email me.

Why I Rhyme!