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Pink, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress, she has been singing since 1995 to present. Pink was born on September 8, 1979 in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Pink began her career with her first single, "There You Go" off her debut album, Can't Take Me Home in 2000. The song Dear Mr President was recorded in 2005 and released on December 21 2006. It was written by Pink and Billy Mann. Dear Mr President has won a Gold Aria Award in Australia and an IFPI in Austria, Germany.

The issue in this song is about the issue of poverty, natural disasters and war that have been caused by or not handled properly by a world leader who is selfish.

Dear Mr. President is means that Pink is disappointed by the way the president at the time did things. George Bush was too selfish and he made America a sad country. He didn’t care that he hurt people. He took the children away and he just stood there watching people suffer and did nothing about it. He hated everyone who was different. He saw people suffer, and only cared about himself.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry? How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? How do you walk with your head held high? Can you even look me in the eye? And tell me why. This is saying how he should feel grateful, and has it better than others. It’s also saying that he has let bad things happen to people in his country and how he can say he’s a good person/president because of it and wether he’s man enough to own up to

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