As everyone probably knows by now, Joan Baez came out today, endorsing Barack Obama. So, I decided to see if anyone famous had endorsed my first choice, Ron Paul, and got the shock of my life. Okay, I know Ron Paul is no longer in the running but this is still pretty cool. My second choice, Hillary Clinton, is also no longer in the picture...but check this out for Ron Paul!
Now Ron Paul has announced the endorsement of Arlo Guthrie.
"I love this guy," the legendary songwriter-singer whose creation, "Alice's Restaurant," has become a cult classic, wrote in an announcement issued by the Paul campaign.
"Dr. Paul is the only candidate I know of who would have signed the Constitution of the United States had he been there," Guthrie said. "I'm with him, because he seems to be the only candidate who actually believes it has as much relevance today as it did a couple of hundred years ago.
"I look forward to the day when we can work out the differences we have with the same revolutionary vision and enthusiasm that is our American legacy," he said.
The announcement, which carried the telephone number of the Paul campaign, offered to set up interviews with Guthrie, and when WND made that request, the campaign said it could try, but Guthrie has a "limited schedule."
Guthrie, the son of Woody Guthrie, grew up surrounded by some of the greats of American music, including Pete Seeger and Leadbelly, and witnessed the transition from ballad singers to singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Jim Croce and Joan Baez, according to a profile on his website.
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When I was at Gathering of the Vibes, there was a HUGE Ron Paul contingent there. A big truck, people in t-shirts, and they were among a few groups registering people to vote. I disagree with his policies but he has impressed me with his tenacity and his grass roots support.
And oh! You do realize that neither Baez nor Guthrie are "celebrities" to too many people other than US. LOL.
LOL! And Priscilla back in good old Erie, PA!
BTW, if Ron Paul was your first choice, you might want to check out his website and his Statement to the Nation. He has endorsed the four alternative candidates for President: Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, and Ralph Nader. If you are finding that you really don't like either McCain or Obama, you might want to check them out too.
I'd like to disagree with Victoria. You can be absolutely sure that for a certain generation of Europeans Joan Baez is a household name. Guthrie might be lesser known, but Baez certainly is.
(I'm European)
I'm thrilled to know she's a household name. I guess as a high school teacher I forget there are people out there who actually know who she is. (And BTW, see my blog for her endorsement of Obama!) As Bob Edwards said in his interview when she said she was very insecure about herself, "I find that hard to believe. To us, you were a GODDESS."
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