The Dead's Bob Weir: "I liked the look on Kerry's eye when I met him"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

From the new Rolling Stone, issue 959, page 70.

"Ralph Nader is the most arrogant and narcissistic guy I've ever met. I had a meeting with him in the early nineties. I was jazzed going into the meeting, and I was disgusted leaving. I don't think I've ever met a bigger asshole. If he hadn't run in the last election, we wouldn't be in Iraq and thousands of people wouldn't have died needlessly. And still he's well pleased to go in and be the spoiler again!

Harry Truman said that the one crime more heinous than treason is war profiteering, and yet we have a company that our vice president is still on retainer to - which is illegal - making a huge fortune. Every time the terrorists blow up another pipeline over there, Halliburton makes millions of dollars pasting it back together. They don't even have to be pumping oil to be making money. This is who owns our government now.

Though I've never really endorsed a political candidate before, I'm going to have to this time. I liked the look on Kerry's eye when I met him. He looks like an aware human being and a guy with a sense of humor. So we're just going tohave to hope and pray that the debates go well."

[Cha]

1. Yes, Bob Weir and all kinds of people who have

"never endorsed" before..are doing so now. I hope this HELPS get the vote out. I think that will be our KEY!

[glitch]

2. and now I must adore Bob Weir

when will it end?

[RevolutionStartsNow]

4. Not hard to adore Bob Weir

Bobby rocks!

[ET Awful]

3. WoooHooo for Bobby :)

I know Phil agrees (which is odd since they haven't agreed on much of anything since Jerry died).

Bob's a hell of a lot smarter than people give him credit for.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Imagine What Jerry Would Say

Great to hear from Bob...and hope this may jar awake a couple of Wingnut Deadheads (and, yes, I've met 'em).

[ikojo]

6. They're probably trust fund deadheads...merely biding

away time until they can take their mommy's and/or daddy's place at the top of the income ladder.

I recall a flame war in the early 90s on the usenet Grateful Dead board. I berated trust fund deadheads who went down to Guatemala only to buy clothes at a bargain basement price to sell them on tour. I considered that a form of exploitation. Oooh was I flamed!

[HootieMcBoob]

7. Alright Bob!

Are The Dead touring now? I hope they're helping to register voters and talking up Kerry. If we have an army of deadheads marching out on election day because Bob Weir told 'em to vote for Kerry we'll be in pretty good shape.
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