The song says "Even my Republican mama is gonna cast a vote for Obama". And its true of my mom who lives in Miami. The video for "Respondele a Obama" (Respond to Obama), which targets the Cuban and Latin American swing vote in Florida in favor of Obama and was posted on youtube on Thursday, has recieved 6000 + views in a few days, and has filled my mailbox with a good amount of positive thank yous and some very sordid and cynical but, very revealing emails of disapproval from Miami Cuban Republicans.
follow below the fold for video, mp3 link to the song, and a pic of my republican mama.......
The old guard is mad mad mad. In one email i got yesterday a guy wrote
"if Obama wins you'd better get your che shirt back on"
what????? I told him che =change thru violence , Obama = diplomacy and change thru grass roots movement and democratic process. Another email I got was all about how
Obama was a terrorist because Ayers was a radical (when Obama was 8 years old, and long before he served on a board with Obama in Chicago, as a respected educator
Why are they so mad and nasty to the point of absurdity? I've got a few theories about old festering wounds that have not been treated properly for healing (Bay of Pigs/demonization of Kennedy + Elian and demonization of Clinton) but Id like to hear yours......
Luckily - Miami Republicans are losing their grip on Florida and young Cuban Americans like myself (I know vote n NY- but wrote the tune for my peeps) , and older folks like my mom, will come out and deliver Florida for Obama!
Here is the video shot by Emmy award winning Nicole Betancourt -
Download the song -
mp3 - (compressed)
Respondele a Obama
Here is my republican mama -
btw - I am Cuban American artist from Miami, Florida and now reside in Brooklyn, and I approve this diary.
Update --
just made the front page......thaaaanx. Called my mom who is half asleep and not ready for an explanation on what a blog is or how to get to dailykos. So I will fill her in 2moro. I did send her your kisses. Peaace all!!