Grateful Dead

Have great time over there....

global vote? I do hear you on that. sure, as soon as you and everyone else starts paying US income taxes. ( -: LOL almost there, dude, almost there... and the lovely thing about the beach is the only vote will be whether to have pad si yu or pa ki mau or som tam or... a snack of sapporot. damn, my mouth is watering. I reckon most of this up-coming visit will be in the hot north east, though, doing our thing, not neccessarily doing "well", but always trying to do "good" did I make my campaign pledge of a free compost heap for every household if elected? one more thing, marye, about my White House puking mis-adventure; I was actually left un-escorted for about 15-20 minutes in that downstairs area. Now THAT would certainly never happen these days. Being a curious sort, I poked around a bit. I can not say for sure, but it is certainly possible that President Carter used Charmin to wipe his ass. I was greatly dissapointed that they only had that pink shit powder soap like you used to have in high school and NO towels! Later, after I was all cleaned up, they were actually pretty cool about letting me take my time and wander around the rooms (Blue Room, etc) that I had not gotten to see, though naturally one of the suits led me around up there. All in all, a fine trip to our nation's capital. That said, I still prefered our tour of Graceland, (didn't puke there -- that would be sacrilege! and I would also like to point out that Elvis still gets plenty of votes as a write in candidate to keep my tangents and banter on topic in this thread. ( -:

Like many here I generally feel that at the top levels of government, especially president people are elected (or the elections stolen or bought or the people deceived) to serve the needs of the multinational corporations and not the American people. However I do know as an environmental activist that there are great differences in degrees as regards to how the laws regarding environmental protection are treated in different administrations. The current batch of Republicans seems to have little regard for other forms of life or ecosystems. It is almost as if they hate the natural world which gives us life. So I do participate in politics and I know that I have made a difference especially in the local arena. If you get involved in the local and your area isn't totally dominated by a political machine or old boy network change may happen. But maybe the real change happens at the top levels when the elected officials such as president are finally forced to respond to the changing paradigms of the people such as in the case of civil rights in the 50's and 60's. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake

Well I can't vote under the present arrangement, but it is a popular view in developing countries that everyone in the world should get a vote in the US elections, as we all have to live with the consequences! That way too CCJ could campaign on the beach in Thailand! Better than slogging around in the snow I'd say.

Not that anyone I vote for ever wins. I pretty much plan on voting for Edwards on grounds of agreeing with his substance and his record. I figure Barack will probably take California easily anyhow.

thanks, thanks very much. I will be the people's candidate, and my secret service guys will wear tie dye's. (handshake handshake baby kiss handshake handshake wave handshake baby kiss handshake wave handshake) My campaign bus is in the process of being tuned up, and we will be on the road pretty soon. My slogan, quoted from Jerry Garcia is "everyone just try to be nice to each other, ok?" I really dug cosmic badger's story, about being labeled a socialist. hey, I'm social guy, too; but it always strikes me as ironic that people feel the need to 'label' things or people. why on earth shouldn't every American receive the best possible health care? why is this such an alien concept that the federal government to whom we are paying fucking taxes to will not take care of us when we need help? social security is along the same lines. it is sooo fucking pathetic that the money wasted on the war in Iraq could have helped people rather than kill them. ok, dont get me started on that shit. I realize some of my personal views are kind of simplistic, but in the community I love, people take care of people; and people think of either others or the community as a whole. It certainly looks like Obama will pull this off-- at least getting on the democratic ticket. it will be interesting to see what actually happens with the election... and I hate to even think this, but I greatly fear that even if Obama gets elected he will suffer the same fate as Martin, Bobby, etc... sorry, kids, but there is a realistic dark side to my paranoia and cynical views about this great land of ours and some of the people. OK, I take back my negative thoughts. positive vibes for everyone. just out of curiosity, does anyone here vote in primaries? peace.

I vote CCJoe as well (that's if Lesh/Molo don't make the Weird Ticket, of course). I just want one Saturday Night in the White House with all our folks here and let's just say, we won't be talkin' politics! GO CCJOE, GO! "If the forms of this world die, which is more real, the me that dies or the me that's infinite? Can I trust my habitual mind, or do I need to learn to look beneath those things?"

You had 3 votes, what are you up to now,6? Right on: "CCjoe Winning over one Dead Fan at a time" The Working Man's Prez I might retract my vote if you puked on me, I don't know about your other supporters! Although, I may have contributed to the "cause" to see you lose your lunch at the Whitehouse ~ he he

CC Joe is my candidate of choice!********************************** Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live. Samuel Clemens

Though I shudder to think what might happen to him if he had that misadventure today.