Where Obama jacked “Yes we can” from

12 November, 2008 (20:32) | Barack Obama | By: Phil Ayres

It did not dawn on me where Obama got it from until I heard my daughter singing in the car the other day…

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Comment from Gary
Time: November 12, 2008, 11:53 pm

Isn’t it possible that Obama was echoing the lost lyrics of the Pointer Sisters’ 1973 hit “Yes We Can” I mean seriously. He grew up during a powerful era of civil rights movements when almost every african american artist was singing about change. Sorry but “yes we can” was shouted long before Bob the builder came along.

Comment from Phil Ayres
Time: November 13, 2008, 8:31 am

Take a joke, Gary. Everything isn’t serious.

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