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Butler declared on his blog that Obama was the “first can¬didate in my lifetime to strip some of this bullshit away, and I just hope we don’t blow this chance.” Echoing that the browser sentiment, on February 4th the Grateful Dead reunited for the first time in four years to play a San Francisco fund-raiser. Comparing Obama to Robert F. Kennedy, bassist Phil Lesh told ROLLING STONE backstage, “I think Hill¬ary would make a good president, but Obama is my man.”
Other Obama supporters at rallies and fund-raisers have in¬cluded Ne-Yo, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket’s flash content Jim James and Pearl Jam (who recorded a new song, “Rock Around Barack”).
But Obama isn’t the only major candidate to receive endorse¬ments from musicians: Madonna, 50 Cent, Jon Bonjovi and many others have thrown their weight behind Hillary Clinton. (Repub¬lican front-runner John McCain’s celebrity support includes Cali-