[applause] now, those more expolice celt lyrics, the more explicit lyrics describing violent action that hannity was quoting, those lyrics actually end on the couplet, "no time for that cause there's things to be done. stay true to what i do so the youth dream come." basically common says, you know that violence i was talking about earlier in my poem, let's end that in our communities so our dreams can come true. it's a call for peace. but hannity makes a good point. it sounds like killing cops to him. [laughter] and if fox newsstands for anything, it is a zero-tolerance policy for any individual who might have or actually did write a song about cop killing. >> and happy birthday to rapper and actor ice-t. he is 52. [cheers and applause] >> jon: well, to be fair, that's different because ice-t was not celebrating his birthday with obama. what about the phrase in common's poem, "killing over oil burn a bush, because for peace he no push no button." it appears to be a metaphorical call of violence against the president, and while it isn't, you can say it was. [laughter] it would be like sa

are very important as well but a lyric has got to move me. tavis: yeah. >> and i just do what i do. whatever i do. tavis: speaking of what you do and whatever it is, obviously it has worked well. a lot of years. 50 years in fact. it has worked pretty well. you might make something of yourself if you keep this up. >> think so? i'm going to stick with you. you'll make me a star, right? tavis: taking my advice about your career. speaking of this 50-year journey, what do you make of dionne warwick? have you always been fond of your voice? have you never liked your voice? i know what i think of it. what we all do as fans. what do you think of your voice? >> first of all, i know it is a god-given gift. that is very important to note and realize. i happen to be a good mixture of my family. i come from a family of gospel singers. i think i have a little bit of each one of the members of that particular group instilled in me. saying the apple doesn't fall that far from the tree. so i am hopeful and i guess it has worked for 50 years so far that i'm ab

a good substantial content in lyric is alternate. -- it is a combination of obviously good lyrical contentis does not have to mean it is clever or deep but it has to be true. it has to be delivering something that is the pith of truth. something that you can really say. this can be abstract but it has to have truth to this. melody is really really important. tavis: melody is almost nonexistent these days. >> it is. that will change, obviously. i think that music is cyclical, a pendulum, whatever. it moves, we focus on roof, we focus on melody. it goes back and forth. -- we focus on groove. tavis: how much do you love this band? >> i love them so much. i am like a gushing girl pant and maybe one of the boys. it is right in the middle. -- i feel like a gushing girl. maybe one of the boys. tavis: i have not had the honor of seeing you live on stage. what is that like? what is a k.d. lang show like? >> it depends on the record. this is a lot different than the other record that i did with a symphony. i don't know. i don't really know what it is like. i have never been in the audience. tavis: [

i see very lyrical as poetic any political but the big deal they're scared i mean if you said burning bush if you can even a little bit attention to rap and i guess it was you don't comment is like the least offensive least controversial ever there is a guy who teamed up with the jonas brothers to make a song that was in the movie date night with steve if it like i mean he has political lyrics certainly but he's not talking about you know being in the in the hood like dealing drugs and shooting cops i was amused there's a couple of like off color lyrics that he's mentioned but in terms of like the spectrum of offensive artists he's. rapping about he sees a woman well and i feel like it's actually a really positive sign that they're inviting him into the white house because i think he does bring up really valid important points that maybe people that are you know far removed from the inner city aren't thinking about every day he raps about incarceration he raps about the problems black men are facing i mean the united states has the largest incarceration rate in the world african-ameri

i mean he has political lyrics certainly but he's not talking about you know being in the in the hood dealing drugs and shooting cops i mean it's a bit of there's a couple of like off color lyrics that he's mentioned but in the terms of the spectrum of offensive artists he's. rapping about caesar with one i feel like it's actually a really positive sign that they're inviting him into the white house because i think he does bring up a really valid important points that maybe people that are you know far removed from the inner city aren't thinking about every day he raps about incarceration he raps about the problems black men are facing i mean the united states has the largest incarceration rate in the world african-american incarceration i think i just read that professor said that the number of black men that are either in jail prison on parole or probation is more than were in slave before the civil war so if he's bringing these to the forefront in the white house by getting from face time with president obama's wife michelle obama i think that's you know far outweighs any off color

there was just a three-day (beep) over a gentleman's rapper's controversial lyrics. >> this guy is a thug. >> violent gangster thug rap. >> who has a special affinity for cop killers. >> he does the usual rap stuff. touting guns. their anti-social behavior snop actually he raps about the opposite but whatever. you cap off barack obama is validating a threat to the nation week with a warm-hearted embrace of this? >> if you're obama, you might want to... ( cheers and applause ) obama he's a (beep). you might want to ride one of these. >> jon: if i'm common right now-- and i'm not-- i'm sitting at homeworking on a new song called what the (beep)? no rush to judgment. maybe this is a time perhaps where mike huckabee can have an open and honest conversation with ted nugent about violence in lyrics and how different communities can misperceive attention. i think in the business they refer to this as a teachable moment. >> we're going to rock out with a little ted nugent special classic. ♪ >> jon: in case you had trouble for those lyrics let me play it for you again with the closed captione

. -- my work at lyric. i also want to represent the concerns of the community partnership for lgbtq2 youth. it. lyric, lavender street, market street, bay area positive, lgbt center. district 6 is one of the neighborhoods with the highest number of lgbt youth in san francisco. last year, and is 15% to 20% that reported for our services reported they lived in this district. the number of total the live in the district is unclear because of the lack of comprehensive data in san francisco, but the number is substantial. many that the partnership are working with are facing will double issues, especially transitional age. they are among the most vulnerable and among the least served populations by mainstream agencies. many have left abuses and a supporter homes, dealing with homelessness and affordable housing issues. they have a real need for comprehensive and culturally competent services, and mental health and substance use. as a result, lgbtqq youth are particularly vulnerable because of the budget cuts lik

it will sink back to you so i had a conversation i started typing lyrics from bohemian rhapsody. so i said skarmoosh skarmoosh and said will you do the fandango. [laughter] and there is something truly eerie about a program that can do this. but part of what you learn as you enteck

of course my lyrics is expressed. i should have a right to express myself.ing that everything people have to say is right. you can't get mad at them for speaking what is on their mind. why hold it in? >> whether it is psycho donuts or rap music or anything else isn't there a line of decency we shouldn't cross? >> don't we need people to express themselves with their words or through music rather than with fists? this is a way for people to let off steam. if we don't like it at least we have a chance to come back to them and tell them what they are thinking. >> i'm saying something different. >> i'm thinking that one of the reasons that people may feel constrained by political correctness is being politically correct means you have to think about what you are saying and phrase it in ways that are not damaging. that takes energy. it takes energy to think and phrase what you areu talking about in the heat of a conversation and a lot of people don't want to do the work. there are a number of people who never had to pay attention to how they talk. people who cove

. >> i don't know how you can have any rap star come to the white house with any of their lyrics. captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> tonight what's next for al qaeda besides freaking out every time they hear a helicopter? then a new government intrusion into our private lives. i thought they were only supposed to do that to gay people. and my guest john bradshaw has a new book about dog behavior. bad news, mr. bradshaw, dogs can't read. (laughter) >> stephen: sarah palin claims she knows all the lettering-- lyrics to rapper's delight, alaska karaoke bars, you've been warned. this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: whooo! whooo! >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. nation, barack obama is the worst type of democratic politician. an effective one. (laughter) on tuesday he was down in el paso, texas, laying out his p

music to hit all those notes back and forth and then the guitar which is a spanish instrument and the lyrics are from spain and the type of song is indigenous and the type of percussion can is african. >> (inaudible). >> yeah, you could hear in the music. it has that pitch and that sadness to it. >> (inaudible). >> okay. so can you play the first song? we will show you a little bit and then you guys can come up and dance. (music)

if they gave me "caution: revolutionary lyrics inside," i could agree with that. but i couldn't agree with the fact that parents had to watch out for what i had to say. i think that was the one of the most examined albums all the way up to eminem. and the fact is, they couldn't find anything inside it but deep, detailed discussion on things i think young people could look out for when they get older or even older people could look towards themselves or look towards their peers to inform them while still having a good time and jumping up and down and going to the concerts and doing their thing. i learned from james brown, "say it loud; i'm black, and i'm proud." i'm eight years old. had a profound effect on me. because the year before, let's say the newlywed game would be on and me and my brothers and sisters-- me and my brother and my sister would be all, "ooh, ooh, ooh, they got a colored couple on! let's vote for the coloreds!" we was "colored" a year before! and three years before that, we was "negroes." and so i'm like, "okay, say it loud; i'm black and i'm pr

i love this lyric. i don't get many things right the first time. in fact, i am told that a lot. now i know all the wrong terms, the stubbles and falls brought me here, and i know that i am the luckiest. be you, remember others, embraced failure, find someone to love, giveback, never forget to rock-and-roll, and in closing, i want to leave you with my favorite chinese aphorism from long ago. it is one of those that does not translate directly, but let me get as close as i can. in english, it translates roughly into, and you may have to help me on this one, though, fight, when -- go, fight, win. best of luck, graduates. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> thank you, jon huntsman. your words were powerful, and we thank you for them. we will remember them. i can assure you as well that a millisecond after this commencement ceremony is over, there will be thousands of google searches with two words, huntsman, and wizard. let's thank john huntsman one more time. [applause] >

the lyrics included profanity, references to homosexuality and drug use.he said he understands why people would be offended and the songs were inappropriate for a college president. the web site has been taken down. >>> a judge will decide today whether a suspected serial killer can represent himself. the judge delayed the ruling so joseph naso could meet with lawyers. he said he doesn't need a lawyer because he knows his case better than anyone else and that defense attorneys are too expensive. prosecutors said naso has more than a million dollars in assets. >>> closing arguments are expected in the gang case. a judge will decide whether the city can impose tough restrictions on dozens of suspected gang members in the area. if approved, this would be the third oakland neighborhood affected by john russo's violent crackdown. russo announced his resignation earlier this week. >>> the injured giants fan brian stow fractured a -- suffered a fractured skull when he was beaten. doctors have been trying to remove him from coma-inducing medicines, but his family

brooklyn college, new york university, the new school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics lockdown. one of those is sponsored by the naacp. i learned that he is beginning rehearsals for the remakes of "the wiz." let's welcome him. [applause] our moderator for this afternoon, world renowned anti- racist, multicultural educator. [applause] yes. as many of you in the audience know, she is an accomplished front line teacher. a teacher, educators, researchers, writers, consultant, speaker. she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author of "reality check," a major report on education. maybe conver

and haven't put the lyrics on yet.o he's working on that. >> one day he will. jd lawrence, you are fantastic. play is here tonight, may 3rd through the 8th at the warner theater and the information is on injure screen and you can check it out online at myfoxdc.com. we'll be right bag. [ female announcer ] you have all this chicken. chicken, chicken chicken. there are thousands of ways to prepare it. [ chickens clucking ] you know only two of them. time to mix it up. time for new philly cooking creme. it'll take your chicken to places it's never been before. somewhere creamier, dreamier, with lots of flavor. look at you all chef-like. spread the love around in four fabulous flavors. spoon in a little new philly cooking creme. >>> how are you doing, wendy williams here. >>> let's answer the trivia question. which president was the first to have a phone in the oval office. herbert hooverrer. now telephones and a switchboard were installed back in 1878 by rutherford hayes. but he had to use one located in the oval office a

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and think of the lyrics of that song.rain of his life. >> really. >> and here you are this 26-year-old kid. it seems like it couldn't come from you. tell me about that song. >> when i wrote that song, i'm sitting up at the barn and it's like -- ♪ you know, i'm just loving that melodic stuff. just like it's going through me. and i don't know where that came from. ♪ every time that i look in the mirror ♪ what? ♪ all these lines on my face getting clearer ♪ here's the best part -- ♪the past is gone it went by like dusk to dawn ♪ ♪ isn't that the way everybody got their dues in life to pay ♪ it's just, it was that melody which told my mouth, which touched something in my brain that made my mouth sing that. every time i look in the mirror -- >> do you have a lighter? matches i can hold up? come on, i want more. >> but you see what i mean? >> but where did the experience come from? because it's a song of experience, a song of having been there, and you were only 26. >> "lived and learned it from fools and from sages," i had rea

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(laughter) >> stephen: sarah palin claims she knows all the lettering-- lyrics to rapper's delight, alaska karaoke bars, you've been warned. this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: whooo! whooo! >> stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen, stephen! stephen, stephen! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: welcome to the report. thank you for joining us. nation, barack obama is the worst type of democratic politician. an effective one. (laughter) on tuesday he was down in el paso, texas, laying out his plan for immigration reform. what does barack obama know about immigration? everybody knows he was born in america. i have proof. (laughter) besides, this speech was about one thing only -- >> is the president pushing real reform or is he pandering from latino votes. >> he's pandzering for votes down there. >> it's pandering. >> stephen: a total latino panderfest. excuse me, pander fiesta. (laughter) >> stephen: show them, jim. >> when i think about immigration, i think about opportunity. inalien kbl rights,

mentally, physical lyric it's going to get harder. so, we don't expect any ease from that at all. >> mike: game one tomorrow night, infineon raceway is buzzing with the west coast moto jam. sunday's superbike division and here's a sampling of today's action. [engine revving] >> i love coming here every year. the fans are fantastic. you draw from so many areas and it's such a beautiful area and the fans are great. it's like no other place we go on the series. >> it's a wild raissments -- race. leading off the front and never being challenged. >> one of hi favorite racetracks to come to. it's my home track. i'm from con compled it's hard to sigh what the advantage of being a girl. sponsors like it. it's unique and different. and on the track, my size is a huge advantage. i have been racing a couple years, and the superbike champion so it's awesome getting to live with someone who is successful what i'm successful at. and can understand what i'm going through. >> someone likes racing and likes motorcycle so drive up from the city and che