Yeah, I do have that document on my computer. What makes me chuckle the most is the 6 pounds carrots, ginseng and ginger root and other veggies and fruits... to pass trough the JUICER!!! Now we know the secret why PJ is in such shape and always kicking ass when they play live!!! Good lesson for all the punk heads and rockers around! Stamina! Here I come! Hahahahaha!

I have questioned myself about that issue. Trying to picture who could be the Johnny Ramone of Pearl Jam, I that were ever possible, I even thought Jeff sounded like a "swing state" himself sometimes, although I seriously doubt that any member of the band might be a Republican. But I came to understand why I felt that way, I don't think like that anymore. You'll see below.

I think that it's a classic case of "vote against" rather than a "vote for", it's about getting GWB out of office. Just like in Canada not too long ago, lots of people just wanting to avoid having Harper as Prime. But the reason why none of the PJ members are openly supportive of Kerry, or any candidate for that matter, might be lying in the lines Stone spoke to OrlandoCityBeat.com:

"Due to campaign finance laws, we can't raise money to register voters and support Kerry at the same time."
Read it here: http://www.orlandocitybeat.com/citybeat/music/ocb-music-pearljam100804.story

I'm trying to picture myself member of a band, being a Republican and playing Bush Leaguer every other night with passion and conviction... Nahhh! If I were part of a band that stongly supports something I'm totally against, it would create a lot of friction, inside my own mind as well as with the members supporting that I despise. I wouldn't remain a member of that band for long.

Too bad there are only two poles to that (and sadly to all of them) election. There is a dangerous mind that should never have gotten into a position of power to start with, that's the sadest part of the story. I think PJ is supportive of change for the better, and I don't think that anyone in the band is enthusiastic about the November election, and I'm pretty sure they will all vote to get GWB out . Well, these are my two cents.

Found out about this through the Bugs mailinglist, originally forwarded from a message on amp-j:

http://www.vote2stopbush.com/2000.html

We, the undersigned, were selected by Ralph Nader to be members of his 113-person national "Nader 2000 Citizens Committee." This year, we urge support for Kerry/Edwards in all "swing states," even while we strongly disagree with Kerry's policies on Iraq and other issues. For people seeking progressive social change in the United States, removing George W. Bush from office should be the top priority in the 2004 presidential election. Progressive votes for John Kerry in swing states may prove decisive in attaining this vital goal.

• David Barsamian, Author, Radio Interviewer
  
• Juliette Beck, California Citizens for Fair Trade
  
• Thomas Berry, Author, Dream of the Earth
  
• Wendell Berry, Farmer and Writer
  
• Norman Birnbaum, Author and Educator
  
• Grace Lee Boggs, Detroit Activist and Writer
  
• Blase Bonpane, Office of the Americas
  
• Theresa Bonpane, Office of the Americas
  
• Eric Brakken, Former Staffer, United Students Against Sweatshops
  
• Ira Byock, Palliative Care Physician, Author of Dying Well
  
• Edgar Cahn, Founder of Time Banking
  
• John Cavanagh, Director of Institute for Policy Studies
  
• Noam Chomsky, Author and Professor at MIT
  
• Steve Cobble, Strategist, Jackson '88, Nader '00, Kucinich '04
  
• Ben Cohen, Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
  
• Peter Coyote, Actor and Writer
  
• Ronnie Cummins, Director of Organic Consumers Association
  
• Herman Daly, Professor at University of Maryland
  
• Iris DeMent, Musician/Songwriter
  
• Phil Donahue, Former Talk Show Host
  
• Mark Dowie, Journalist, Former Editor/Publisher of Mother Jones
  
• Barbara Dudley, Former President, Greenpeace and National Lawyers Guild
  
• Ronnie Dugger, Co-founder of Alliance for Democracy
  
• Barbara Ehrenreich, Political Essayist and Social Critic
  
• Richard Falk, Center of International Studies, Princeton University
  
• Jim Goodman, Organic Dairy Farmer
  
• Rebecca Goodman, Organic Dairy Farmer
  
• Doris (Granny D) Haddock, Senate Candidate, Reform Activist
  
• Paul Hawken, Author, Economist
  
• Randy Hayes, Founder, Rainforest Action Network and Director of Sustainability, City of Oakland
  
• Jim Hightower, Author and Commentator
  
• Wes Jackson, The Land Institute
  
• David Kairys, Law Professor at Temple University and Author
  
• Ynestra King, Ecofeminist Writer/Activist
  
• John Kinsman, Family Farm Defenders
  
• Philip M. Klasky, Co-director, Bay Area Nuclear Waste Coalition
  
• David Korten, Author of When Corporations Rule the World
  
• Frances Korten, Director of Positive Futures Network
  
• Saul Landau, California State Polytechnic University
  
• Rabbi Michael Lerner, The Tikkun Community
  
• Theodore Lowi, Political Scientist, Author
  
• Howard Lyman, Former Rancher, Vegetarian Activist
  
• Joanna Macy, Author and Scholar
  
• Jerry Mander, President of International Forum on Globalization
  
• Manning Marable, Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia
  
• Redwood Mary, Plight of the Redwoods Campaign
  
• Robert McChesney, Professor University of Illinois
  
• Peter Montague, Environmental Research Foundation
  
• Gus Newport, Former Mayor of Berkeley, California
  
• Ruth Ozeki, Novelist
  
• Frances Fox Piven, City University of New York
  
• Bonnie Raitt, Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter
  
• Sheldon Rampton, Co-author of Banana Republicans
  
• Marcus Raskin, Co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies
  
• Tim Robbins
  
• Vicki Robin, New Road Map Foundation
  
• Susan Sarandon, Actor and Activist
  
• John Schaeffer, Founder of Real Goods Trading Company
  
• Michelle Shocked, Musician
  
• John Stauber, Co-author of Banana Republicans
  
• Andrew Strauss, Professor at Widener University School of Law
  
• Charlotte Talberth, Max and Anna Levinson Foundation
  
• Meredith Tax, Writer and Human Rights Activist
  
• Tom Tomorrow, Cartoonist
  
• Sarah van Gelder, Editor of YES! Magazine
  
• Eddie Vedder, Musician, Pearl Jam
  
• Harvey Wasserman, Author of Harvey Wasserman's History of the US
  
• Cornel West, Professor, Author of Democracy Matters
  
• Sheldon Wolin, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University
  
• Howard Zinn, Historian and Author

Other prominent Nader 2000 supporters endorsing this statement:

• Medea Benjamin, Code Pink
  
• Jackson Browne
  
• Jerry Greenfield, Ben & Jerry's Co-founder
  
• Bob Harris, Author
  
• Norman Solomon, Columnist

Signers endorse this statement as individuals, not as representatives of any group. A frequently updated list of swing states is posted at www.swing04.com.

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