Flashback - Diddy Interviews Obama: When You Want To Be the President of the United States, Call Your Man

COMBS Introduce yourself again ░░░░░░░░ me sir Obama I ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama I m ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate candidate ░░░░░░░░ the state of Illinois ░░░░░░░░ And you becoming a ░░░░░░░░ Democratic senator this is ░░░░░░░░ big deal This is ░░░░░░░░ big deal Obama Well ░░░░░░░░ You know we ve ░░░░░░░░ 100 U S senators ░░░░░░░░ from across the country ░░░░░░░░ right now not one ░░░░░░░░ African American So part ░░░░░░░░ what we hope to ░░░░░░░░ is to break that ░░░░░░░░ make sure that African ░░░░░░░░ Latinos more women are ░░░░░░░░ in the process because ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate makes ░░░░░░░░ about a lot of ░░░░░░░░ war and peace what ░░░░░░░░ do with our tax ░░░░░░░░ etc COMBS The reason ░░░░░░░░ I m bringing up ░░░░░░░░ s a big deal ░░░░░░░░ it s proof that ░░░░░░░░ voting process can work ░░░░░░░░ minorities and young people ░░░░░░░░ involved the disenfranchised that ░░░░░░░░ t usually vote can ░░░░░░░░ changes and can change ░░░░░░░░ face of politics do ░░░░░░░░ agree Obama Absolutely Listen ░░░░░░░░ know you re a ░░░░░░░░ force for young people ░░░░░░░░ across the country Your ░░░░░░░░ moves people you are ░░░░░░░░ re a trendsetter but ░░░░░░░░ of what we want ░░░░░░░░ do is to make ░░░░░░░░ that we re setting ░░░░░░░░ trend in terms of ░░░░░░░░ participation You know music ░░░░░░░░ all that s important ░░░░░░░░ people have to also ░░░░░░░░ that you know when ░░░░░░░░ young men and women ░░░░░░░░ to war somebody s ░░░░░░░░ that decision and it ░░░░░░░░ typically going to be ░░░░░░░░ people You know whether ░░░░░░░░ work at Mickey D ░░░░░░░░ or you re producing ░░░░░░░░ your tax dollars are ░░░░░░░░ somewhere And young people ░░░░░░░░ to be involved in ░░░░░░░░ decision making process so ░░░░░░░░ their interests are looked ░░░░░░░░ COMBS Now for some ░░░░░░░░ that the people want ░░░░░░░░ know You have disenfranchised ░░░░░░░░ voters that feel like ░░░░░░░░ vote doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ Why should I vote ░░░░░░░░ m not gonna vote ░░░░░░░░ don t care about ░░░░░░░░ they don t talk ░░░░░░░░ language they don t ░░░░░░░░ to me Can you ░░░░░░░░ them why it s ░░░░░░░░ for them to vote ░░░░░░░░ year Obama Well this ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ year I mean we ░░░░░░░░ still got wars going ░░░░░░░░ overseas Young people are ░░░░░░░░ people who get sent ░░░░░░░░ war It s not ░░░░░░░░ people that get sent ░░░░░░░░ war You ve got ░░░░░░░░ situation right now where ░░░░░░░░ lot of our young ░░░░░░░░ can t afford to ░░░░░░░░ to college because they ░░░░░░░░ t have money Well ░░░░░░░░ money is being spent ░░░░░░░░ things that aren t ░░░░░░░░ useful to our society ░░░░░░░░ would help you know ░░░░░░░░ brothers and sisters all ░░░░░░░░ the country And so ░░░░░░░░ decision making process is ░░░░░░░░ that young people have ░░░░░░░░ be involved in And ░░░░░░░░ of it is also ░░░░░░░░ it s a way ░░░░░░░░ asserting your power You ░░░░░░░░ t want to give ░░░░░░░░ your power anymore than ░░░░░░░░ want to give away ░░░░░░░░ money You know you ░░░░░░░░ t give away your ░░░░░░░░ to anybody that just ░░░░░░░░ down the street but ░░░░░░░░ you give away your ░░░░░░░░ you re giving away ░░░░░░░░ little bit of power ░░░░░░░░ you have to influence ░░░░░░░░ things that you see ░░░░░░░░ you COMBS One of ░░░░░░░░ biggest things I get ░░░░░░░░ that young people they ░░░░░░░░ like things aren t ░░░░░░░░ better All this talk ░░░░░░░░ these speeches all these ░░░░░░░░ all these parties it ░░░░░░░░ sounds good but it ░░░░░░░░ not affecting me it ░░░░░░░░ not going to affect ░░░░░░░░ life Minorities living in ░░░░░░░░ inner cities Watts South ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago Detroit New ░░░░░░░░ Brooklyn Queens you know ░░░░░░░░ Opa locka you know ░░░░░░░░ hoods all around the ░░░░░░░░ feel like things aren ░░░░░░░░ changing for me Puff ░░░░░░░░ keep on telling me ░░░░░░░░ blue in the face ░░░░░░░░ you blinging You know ░░░░░░░░ living in the Hamptons ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that and this and ░░░░░░░░ I feel you So ░░░░░░░░ can you say to ░░░░░░░░ disenfranchised young brothers and ░░░░░░░░ that really need the ░░░░░░░░ that need a change ░░░░░░░░ that hitting me with ░░░░░░░░ and I m here ░░░░░░░░ try to get some ░░░░░░░░ for them Obama Well ░░░░░░░░ Things aren t going ░░░░░░░░ change overnight and folks ░░░░░░░░ still going to have ░░░░░░░░ be responsible for themselves ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ important for our young ░░░░░░░░ and our young sisters ░░░░░░░░ get an education where ░░░░░░░░ can to focus and ░░░░░░░░ on their dreams and ░░░░░░░░ they move them forward ░░░░░░░░ s going to solve ░░░░░░░░ s problems and so ░░░░░░░░ still got to have ░░░░░░░░ initiative but it makes ░░░░░░░░ difference once you ve ░░░░░░░░ that you re going ░░░░░░░░ take responsibility for having ░░░░░░░░ big dreams that somebody ░░░░░░░░ there to give you ░░░░░░░░ helping hand And it ░░░░░░░░ a difference if government ░░░░░░░░ giving you a little ░░░░░░░░ of help or not ░░░░░░░░ to help We got ░░░░░░░░ lot of ex offenders ░░░░░░░░ Chicago on the South ░░░░░░░░ of Chicago brothers who ░░░░░░░░ coming out of prison ░░░░░░░░ need job training they ░░░░░░░░ a better life for ░░░░░░░░ But if they can ░░░░░░░░ get a skill or ░░░░░░░░ can t get their ░░░░░░░░ because there s no ░░░░░░░░ because that money got ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq then they ░░░░░░░░ gonna give up There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of brothers ░░░░░░░░ ve got a substance ░░░░░░░░ problem they want to ░░░░░░░░ up but if they ░░░░░░░░ t get into a ░░░░░░░░ program because the money ░░░░░░░░ been wasted then they ░░░░░░░░ not they re not ░░░░░░░░ be able to focus ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ your own initiative just ░░░░░░░░ you did and just ░░░░░░░░ I did but government ░░░░░░░░ be a little bit ░░░░░░░░ help and your vote ░░░░░░░░ determine whether the people ░░░░░░░░ power reflect what you ░░░░░░░░ about or whether it ░░░░░░░░ what the fat cats ░░░░░░░░ about and that s ░░░░░░░░ voting is all about ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ you right now while ░░░░░░░░ re in front of ░░░░░░░░ sir that right there ░░░░░░░░ sense you know I ░░░░░░░░ been hearing a lot ░░░░░░░░ bull bleep today I ░░░░░░░░ been disenfranchised all day ░░░░░░░░ I m asking questions ░░░░░░░░ not answering my questions ░░░░░░░░ is how young people ░░░░░░░░ When you want to ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States you call your ░░░░░░░░ Call MTV We re ░░░░░░░░ to give you a ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ you a way to ░░░░░░░░ because you on to ░░░░░░░░ kid You on to ░░░░░░░░ You making sense to ░░░░░░░░ You got me I ░░░░░░░░ franchised I m not ░░░░░░░░ no more We re ░░░░░░░░ to keep it nonpartisan ░░░░░░░░ we got to applaud ░░░░░░░░ somebody s making sense ░░░░░░░░ ve been all around ░░░░░░░░ over speaking to politicians ░░░░░░░░ this is what we ░░░░░░░░ real talk This is ░░░░░░░░ now y all understand ░░░░░░░░ we vote We re ░░░░░░░░ to edit everybody else ░░░░░░░░ a out and just ░░░░░░░░ his bleep Obama I ░░░░░░░░ y all Thank you ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ how much I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Daddy for doing the ░░░░░░░░ of work that he ░░░░░░░░ doing because he doesn ░░░░░░░░ have to do this ░░░░░░░░ this is part of ░░░░░░░░ is important about giving ░░░░░░░░ And all of us ░░░░░░░░ something to make a ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ brothers and sisters out ░░░░░░░░ who are doing well ░░░░░░░░ aren t thinking about ░░░░░░░░ folks left behind And ░░░░░░░░ you can t reach ░░░░░░░░ and pull some folks ░░░░░░░░ with you then you ░░░░░░░░ t be in the ░░░░░░░░ that you re in ░░░░░░░░ now COMBS One last ░░░░░░░░ It s neck and ░░░░░░░░ right now between Kerry ░░░░░░░░ Bush the polls is ░░░░░░░░ and neck The youth ░░░░░░░░ minority vote has a ░░░░░░░░ of power Can you ░░░░░░░░ to them the power ░░░░░░░░ that vote and what ░░░░░░░░ means with only like ░░░░░░░░ weeks to go is ░░░░░░░░ like how many weeks ░░░░░░░░ eight eight nine okay ░░░░░░░░ around 12 Obama Don ░░░░░░░░ listen to these folks ░░░░░░░░ That s right that ░░░░░░░░ why I like you ░░░░░░░░ 12 weeks to go ░░░░░░░░ weeks to go make ░░░░░░░░ understand the power of ░░░░░░░░ vote what it means ░░░░░░░░ now in the neck ░░░░░░░░ neck and the power ░░░░░░░░ have in a vote ░░░░░░░░ now Obama Well some ░░░░░░░░ just got to remember ░░░░░░░░ happened in Florida You ░░░░░░░░ George Bush won the ░░░░░░░░ he thinks based on ░░░░░░░░ a tiny margin of ░░░░░░░░ If a few thousand ░░░░░░░░ more vote in Florida ░░░░░░░░ ve got an entirely ░░░░░░░░ direction in the country ░░░░░░░░ probably don t go ░░░░░░░░ a war in Iraq ░░░░░░░░ re probably spending more ░░░░░░░░ on schools more money ░░░░░░░░ job training more money ░░░░░░░░ programs for ex offenders ░░░░░░░░ that stuff makes a ░░░░░░░░ You folks can make ░░░░░░░░ difference right now And ░░░░░░░░ I said don t ░░░░░░░░ people over promise what ░░░░░░░░ can do through politics ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ the problems of the ░░░░░░░░ world but it makes ░░░░░░░░ little bit of difference ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t take ░░░░░░░░ much effort You get ░░░░░░░░ you vote that takes ░░░░░░░░ 15 minutes And if ░░░░░░░░ can t spend 15 ░░░░░░░░ on deciding what your ░░░░░░░░ is going to look ░░░░░░░░ and what your country ░░░░░░░░ going to look like ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ cause to complain COMBS ░░░░░░░░ making sense That s ░░░░░░░░ we need We need ░░░░░░░░ to make sense We ░░░░░░░░ you Obama I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ COMBS And I want ░░░░░░░░ apologize for not sweating ░░░░░░░░ I do this so ░░░░░░░░ I m so cool ░░░░░░░░ just want y all ░░░░░░░░ see everybody I m ░░░░░░░░ is sweating I m ░░░░░░░░ even touching my brow ░░░░░░░░ m so cool And ░░░░░░░░ want to apologize I ░░░░░░░░ t trying to make ░░░░░░░░ look bad or nothing ░░░░░░░░ that But I m ░░░░░░░░ so cool We Obama ░░░░░░░░ got a t shirt ░░░░░░░░ tell you if he ░░░░░░░░ wearing one of those ░░░░░░░░ designer clothes he s ░░░░░░░░ he d be sweating ░░░░░░░░ like me COMBS The ░░░░░░░░ s good The guy ░░░░░░░░ good Let s give ░░░░░░░░ up for him Obama ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you guys COMBS ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”