Organizing for America | Sam Graham-Felsen's Blog: Grateful Dead Concert for Obama Live Now

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By HS from Seattle Feb 5th 2008 at 12:20 am EST

Fired Up!!
Ready to Go!!

Yes We Can!!!

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By Kevin ":: g+s+ ::" Winterfield Feb 5th 2008 at 12:24 am EST

these guys are great! gotta spread this around... i hope Obama gives them cabinet positions...

-k

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By Jindu from Houston, TX Feb 5th 2008 at 12:31 am EST

Hey guys its Jindu from Houston, I did my part in this movement and i video taped it! Please comment! Peace and Love

Link

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By Barack-Biden_the_Vote for Change Feb 5th 2008 at 1:04 am EST

Jindu,

I loved your video! I have watched it twice and it was an amazing piece. Yes, you definitely did your part.

I was Fired up and Ready to go today. I must have called about 100 people at the phonebank and I was so energized by all the support I heard. I also went to see Barack today in New Jersey and it was awesome! We Barack'd the Vote with Caroline Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and Robert DeNiro!

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By George from Minneapolis, MN Feb 5th 2008 at 9:39 am EST

Today is the day we do it folks. Please call family members and friends that you know and try to make the last case for Obama. Find out if they might need a ride or any help. Let's do it folk because we are working against a machine that's been in place for more than 35 years. Let's send a strong signal to the machine that a people's movement can make a different. Our time is NOW America; let's go change the world.

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By GREG KLINE Feb 5th 2008 at 12:32 am EST

The Dead have this amazing ability to transform a cold steel and concrete stadium into feeling like you're at a down home community barn dance. Barack has a similarly amazing capacity, to transform the forums of dry dead political blather into a frank sharing between friends and family. We could sure use more of this kind of good will, healing, and growth. Hey now!

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By Jay from MN Feb 5th 2008 at 8:36 am EST

Hello all,

If you would like to celebrate your vote, or if you are an independent in a state with a closed primary, check this out:

Below is a link to the With One Voice fundraising campaign for Senator Obama. It was started in honor of the voter in South Carolina who gave this movement $3.01 and a bible verse. She, like most of us, could not afford to max out her financial contribution. However, the spirit of this movement is not a few people doing a lot, it’s many people doing everything they can.

The goal is to echo our friend 10,000 times over and raise $30,100. So far we’ve raised over $3100 from over 100 people.

Please check it out, give what you can and pass the link on.

Link

Thanks!

They BaRock! | Report to Admin

By Ilya Feb 5th 2008 at 12:28 am EST

This sure beats Hillary's townhall meeting..

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By Shawn from Garden Grove, CA Feb 5th 2008 at 2:12 am EST

HAHA it sure does!

FIRED UP, READY TO GO!

YES WE WILL!

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By Virginia S. Feb 5th 2008 at 9:31 am EST

What townhall? I think five people watched it.

Steal Your Vote | Report to Admin

By Craig Miller Feb 5th 2008 at 12:29 am EST

I love it!!!

Steal Your Vote

What have they played so far? | Report to Admin

By A Nagler Feb 5th 2008 at 12:31 am EST

The title kind of says everything, but the obligatory Yes We Can!

Gotta love it. | Report to Admin

By Tia Feb 5th 2008 at 12:31 am EST

What a long, strange (and wonderful) trip we're on...

FIRED UP!

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By SaSa ♥ NorCal vote RUE FURCH in the Fall! ♥ Feb 5th 2008 at 1:42 am EST

Lol, totally...

"furthur"

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By IA for Obama ☮ Feb 5th 2008 at 12:32 am EST

On set break now, but just after Come Together, Phil Lesh spoke to the crowd and did an awesome job. Talked about how he had been to a house party for Barack in Brooklyn, and how transformative it was. How it reached into his soul and made him feel things he hadn't felt since RFK. How he realized Barack is the real deal and chance for change like this doesn't come around all that often.
He declared, "This is our moment and Barack Obama is our man!"

He quoted a Hopi prayer, "We are the ones we have been waiting for!"

and someone else (didn't catch the name),"If you don't like the news go out and make some of your own."

Bob Weir added: "this is your one chance to make fundamental change, to change the way this country is run, to change the way this country fits in the world."

I miss Jerry. But these guys are still the best! And I want one of those posters! If anyone knows where they can be downloaded, please let me know.

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By Brian from Palatine, IL Feb 5th 2008 at 12:44 am EST

Check it out! Phil on an upright!

That other guy who spoke during the set break (besides Phil and Bobby)was Mickey Hart.

Phil is right when he quoted the Hopi...We are who we've been waiting for. The future is now, Barack Obama is the voice for all of us.

Where can I get a Deadheads for Obama T-Shirt?

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By Lisa in Eugene Feb 5th 2008 at 1:16 am EST

Wow, just wow. Ripple had me practically sobbing. What an awesome GOTV song if there ever was one. How cool to go to a Dead Show at the Warfield, a rally in Boston and an amazing women's rally in LA in two days. Where else will Obama take us!?!

Obama/Hope '08

P.S. Our candidate definitely has the best parties :)

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By IA for Obama ☮ Feb 5th 2008 at 9:48 am EST

No, I meant he was quoting someone else. Didn't catch the name of the person he was quoting. Though I was also on another screen so wasn't watching the whole time they were speaking. So Mickey could have said some of that. But it was almost all Phil with a little Bob.

Where was Bill Kreutzmann?

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By Mark from Las Cruces, NM Feb 5th 2008 at 12:34 am EST

I just went to hear Mrs Obama tonight in Las Cruces New Mexico...she was so powerful that on super tuesday I will now vote for Barack.....
what a powerful message she gave to my heart.

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By Leena in Lancaster,UK Feb 5th 2008 at 12:37 am EST

Good on you Mark!She's not called The Closer for nothing!She's so sincerely passionate about what Obama can do for this country!Thank you for daring to believe!
Obama '08

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By BO our next POTUS Feb 5th 2008 at 12:43 am EST

Welcome Mark,
she is terrific.
About the concert, could anyone tell me the lyric, sort of write what they are siging. I am not native american and can hardly understand what they are singing.
thanks

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By Mark from Las Cruces, NM Feb 5th 2008 at 12:38 am EST

Right On!!!!!!

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By Chris San Jose Cal Feb 5th 2008 at 1:06 am EST

I agree! I saw her last night in San Jose and she spoke for 45 minutes.

I'd vote for her for Prez in a heartbeat! What an advocate for change she will be.

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By Kolob Feb 5th 2008 at 5:55 am EST

I saw people crying in Las Cruces tonight. Look for a shocker out of NM tomorrow. Hope, pray.....

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By Kolob Feb 5th 2008 at 6:03 am EST

I saw people crying in Las Cruces tonight. Look for a shocker out of NM tomorrow. Hope, pray.....

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By Donnie in Birmingham Feb 5th 2008 at 12:36 am EST

Alas, I can't get in. However I will offer the lyrics to one of my favorites:

New Speedway Boogie
Please don't dominate the rap, jack, if you've got nothing new to say.
If you please, don't back up the track this train's got to run today.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
I heard someone say better run away, others say better stand still.

Now I don't know, but I been told it's hard to run with the weight of gold,
Other hand I have heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of lead.

Who can deny, who can deny, it's not just a change in style?
One step down and another begun and I wonder how many miles.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
Things went down we don't understand, but I think in time we will.
Now, I don't know but I was told in the heat of the sun a man died of cold.
Keep on coming or stand and wait, with the sun so dark and the hour so late.
You can't overlook the lack, jack, of any other highway to ride.
It's got no signs or dividing lines and very few rule to guide.

I saw things getting out of hand, I guess they always will.
Now I don't know but I been told
If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load.
I don't know whose back's that strong, maybe find out before too long.

One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give.