Nation article on Drafting John Mellencamp links to FB group, Pls consider joining:

[mod mom]

Facebook group: Draft John Mellencamp for Senate!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=303715387841&ref=mf



Nation article:


Senator Mellencamp?
posted by JOHN NICHOLS on 02/16/2010 @ 08:14am

The guy who put populist politics on the charts with a song title "Pink Houses" John Mellencamp performed at the White House last week, as part of a program titled: "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement."

The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame member sang the song "Jim Crow" with veteran folkie Joan Baez -- as well as a terrific song version of "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" -- on a night that also featured performances by Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole, Yolanda Adams, the Five Blind Boys from Alabama and Bob Dylan, among others.

That was powerful company, but Mellencamp was up to it.

For the past quarter century, he has been penning and performing smart, often very political songs -- focusing on the farm crisis, economic hard times and race relations. He's been a key organizer of Farm Aid and other fund-raising events for good causes, and he's been a steady presence on the campaign trail in recent years, appearing at the side of numerous Democratic presidential candidates, including Barack Obama.
So, could Mellencamp perform in the U.S. Senate?

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http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/530594/senator_mellencamp

[ananda]

1. Great idea!

I joined the wall at Draft Mellencamp Facebook page.

[sandyj999]

5. I did too! n/t

[NoodleyAppendage]

2. Katrina brought this up on Mourning "I've Killed My Intern" Joe-ker. n/t

J

[mod mom]

3. they don't have a lot of time b4 the Party apparatus (read corporate Dems) chose who

will represent Dems. I wish someone would get John Mellencamp to respond!

[monmouth]

4. I think he will do it and run as an Indy with time constraints what

they are. I just joined on fb and wow, the enthusiasm for this is great. Can you imagine poor John this morning waking up to this? Hope his good friend Bruce gets on the horn and talks him into it...LOL.

[mod mom]

6. I don't know Indiana's requirements but in Ohio, the system is rigged against

independents trying to get on the ballot. I don't recall the exact figures but the # of signatures needed greatly increased if you weren't a Dem or Republican.

[monmouth]

7. That would be too bad. Maybe a write-in?....n/t

[mod mom]

8. kicking for moe attention.

:hi:

[donheld]

9. done