Deadheads For Obama press conference

Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart talk about supporting Obama before their concert at San Francisco's Warfield Monday...see kavasradiosoup.com for more

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[bradkava]

McCain acted first but suffered several false starts. On Monday, he declared that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." On Tuesday, he said that the economy, while strong, was in "crisis" and that he opposed a federal bailout of insurance giant AIG. On Wednesday, after the federal government announced that it would take over AIG, he said the action was unavoidable.

[bradkava]

Even Hurricane Gustav, which swept across the Gulf Coast three weeks ago, brought different responses. McCain detoured to Mississippi to tour the state's Emergency Management Agency; Obama stayed away, saying a sudden visit might "draw resources away from folks on the ground."

[bradkava]

When Russian troops invaded neighboring Georgia last month, McCain immediately denounced Russia and demanded a withdrawal. "We are all Georgians," he declared. Obama urged both sides to show restraint and did not initially condemn the Russian action -- although he later issued a statement chiding Russia.

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Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) heatedly called on the Federal Reserve to stop bailing out big financial firms, proposed a new agency to "fix them before they become insolvent," and vowed to stamp out "corruption and unbridled greed" on Wall Street.

Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) announced that he had decided not to issue a financial rescue plan -- because he wanted to give the Bush administration a chance to work out a bipartisan solution without political interference.

[bradkava]

The choice between John McCain and Barack Obama is not only between contrasting parties and policies; it's also between two markedly different styles of leadership. Those contrasts were sharply evident Friday as the presidential candidates sought to show how they would lead the nation through its latest harrowing financial crisis.

[bradkava]

By Doyle McManus

Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

September 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — One is hot, the other cool. One is a man of quick action, the other a man of abiding caution. One claims the role of national maverick; the other hopes to play the role of national mediator.

[unscrupulousrane07]

If I'm interpreting what you're saying correctly; if you watch an early interview of the dead, they mention that they never wrote protest tunes because the more you fight back, the bigger war you will create. I have nothing wrong with this, but advertising politicians was never what the Grateful Dead was about.

[keramikk]

I wish they had done like Frank Zappa, who urged his fans to register and vote, without telling them what to vote. That's up to you alone. If you love the GD and want to vote for McCain, you do so, of course. This is like being instructive, and many people don't like that. Anyhow, it's great to see the guys, as always.

[MrPrinceOFpa]

@gyselboy i bet they dont. cause they r a bunch of fuckin idiots and bob weir is a shady fucker.

[gyselboy]

I bet they regret backing him now.

[bswmbf]

actually, the music and themes of the grateful dead music and its origins are quite the opposite of what you would find from a big government politician. the music and themes are closer to the tea party concepts of smaller governments and limiting the kind of ram down your throat taxation without representation illegality that Barack Obama is setting forth.

[rp94cobra]

I WANT HOTWINGS AND POT LEGALIZE POT MOTHER FUCKERS

[bobshenix]

I hate the sheep mentality that makes so many "hippie" types and/or Deadheads fall for overly-idealistic liberal rhetoric. I love the Dead, all my LSD experiences, and do identify with the hippie ideal they promoted, but the older I got the more I realized that the world will never be perfect like they all wished in the 60s,

In the real world there are problems that need to be tackled by those not afraid of offending a some people to get the job done-- those more realistic and less idealistic.

[ThePatriotinPA]

FUCK YOU!!!!!

[ZenOfTube]

This is really hard for me to watch.

Even the mighty Dead are easily fooled.

Breaks my heart to hear them talk like this.

/sigh

[skskck911]

geez, talk about 20 20 hindsight.. it was great to see the guys get back together,, but to throw there support behind this Man was a mistake,, maybe he was the lesser of two evils,, but a yr. later we realize he is just another b/s. politician..it was one thing for the dead to back enviorment causes .. or the rex foundation,, but they felll for the "change" hope,, crap.. like so many of us..throwing stones indeed..

[damnright4]

I have been on the bus for 31 years....But I hate Obama's bail out economic policy it will be the downfall of America ..Its such bull shit. All this taxing and spending and propping and bailing will hurt our children and quite possibly our grand children. If you really listen to their reasoning for endorsing him...well its pretty empty.