Paul Liberatore at the Marin Independent Journal has a great behind-the-scenes piece on the Deadheads for Obama event held on Monday night at San Francisco’s famed Warfield Theatre.
In his video greeting, Obama thanked Phil, Bobby and Mickey, but he knew enough to especially thank the one who really made the concert happen: Lesh’s 18-year-old son, Brian, an Obama campaign leader in Marin.
Last summer, Brian, a senior at the Branson School in Ross, went to “Camp Obama” for a three-day intensive training in campaign organizing. He’s been part of the youth movement behind Obama’s phenomenal rise into contention for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“Brian cut his summer short to join this campaign for change,” Obama said in the video. “It’s young people like him all across America who are rediscovering a sense of idealism and a sense of possibility in this country.”
See members of the Dead, reunited for the concert, talk about why they’re supporting Senator Obama for President here, here, here, and here.
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