Even Flow Bonnaroo - "Never vote Republican."

Brain Of E

Just noticed that at the end of "Even Flow" Ed says, "Never vote Republican." Does he usually say this, or is it only on this performance. I always thought he was making a random noise.

Ledbetterman10

Brain Of E wrote:

Just noticed that at the end of "Even Flow" Ed says, "Never vote Republican."

yeah we should vote for Ralph Nader instead.

jeffbr

Like voting Democrat will change anything? That Democrat congress we elected a couple of years ago has done jack shit to turn anything around. They renewed the Patriot Act, they just granted the administration more wiretapping authority (and Obama voted for it), etc... Ed needs to grow up and realize that neither the Republican nor the Democrat party is interested in liberty. I know Ed only seems to be able to speak about politics in soundbytes, so this isn't particularly surprising.

Brain Of E

jeffbr wrote:

Like voting Democrat will change anything? That Democrat congress we elected a couple of years ago has done jack shit to turn anything around. They renewed the Patriot Act, they just granted the administration more wiretapping authority (and Obama voted for it), etc... Ed needs to grow up and realize that neither the Republican nor the Democrat party is interested in liberty. I know Ed only seems to be able to speak about politics in soundbytes, so this isn't particularly surprising.

okay? thanks for that but you really didn't answer my question.

Ledbetterman10

Brain Of E wrote:

okay? thanks for that but you really didn't answer my question.

No he usually doesn't say "Never vote Republican" during Evenflow. it was an ad-lib. question answered.

jeffwmartin

He says it on most boots I have.

ovechkin8

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

No he usually doesn't say "Never vote Republican" during Evenflow. it was an ad-lib. question answered.

question answered wrong

i would say more than 50% of the time (probably closer to 75%) he says something like "never go republican" or "don't go republican" at the end of evenflow.

hopethatuchoke

I went to both Camden's and both MSG's and grew extremely tired of his political rants. I can't recall ever voting republican but to just say "never vote republican" is obnoxious and ignorant.

cincybearcat

"Never let a rock star determine how you vote"

ajedigecko

jeffbr wrote:

Like voting Democrat will change anything? That Democrat congress we elected a couple of years ago has done jack shit to turn anything around. They renewed the Patriot Act, they just granted the administration more wiretapping authority (and Obama voted for it), etc... Ed needs to grow up and realize that neither the Republican nor the Democrat party is interested in liberty. I know Ed only seems to be able to speak about politics in soundbytes, so this isn't particularly surprising.

i agree......democratic congress did not accomplish anything that is on the populations "most important" list.

jeffwmartin

From the live versions I have, he said it...

MTV Unplugged
Atlanta '94
Springfield, MA (unsure of date)
Live @ the Gorge 7/22/06
Live @ the Gorge 7/23/06
Live on Two Legs
NYC 7/8/03
MSG 9/11/98 (actually says "Fuck all Republicans")
Philly 10/3/05
Randall Island, NY '96
Seattle '98
Seattle '00 ("Vote, but don't vote Republican")

Ledbetterman10

ovechkin8 wrote:

question answered wrong

i would say more than 50% of the time (probably closer to 75%) he says something like "never go republican" or "don't go republican" at the end of evenflow.

wow after giving a more thorough listen the end of the 2008 Evenflows, I have to concede that you're right. He's done this in prior years too?

either way George Bush completely owns Eddie Vedder and has for the last eight years so Eddie should probably give it a rest.

Williedog

eh, you just gotta kind of go to a Pearl Jam show and expect a political rant from Eddie. At Camden 1 the girl I took was having a good time and was kind of brought down when Eddie went into a political rant. Sometimes it can kind of ruin the flow or vibe of a concert. You just gotta expect it at a pearl jam show though.

binauralsounds

jeffbr wrote:

Like voting Democrat will change anything? That Democrat congress we elected a couple of years ago has done jack shit to turn anything around.

We have a BINGO..

Brain Of E

ovechkin8 wrote:

question answered wrong

i would say more than 50% of the time (probably closer to 75%) he says something like "never go republican" or "don't go republican" at the end of evenflow.

Whoa, guess i never noticed how much he says it. Not that Ed had any influence, but i would never vote Republican anyways. makes no difference anyway, the GOP always wins Texas in every presidential election.

HollisBrown

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

yeah we should vote for Ralph Nader instead.

Yeah, that was great advice in 2000.

MattyJoe

jeffbr wrote:

Like voting Democrat will change anything? That Democrat congress we elected a couple of years ago has done jack shit to turn anything around. They renewed the Patriot Act, they just granted the administration more wiretapping authority (and Obama voted for it), etc... Ed needs to grow up and realize that neither the Republican nor the Democrat party is interested in liberty. I know Ed only seems to be able to speak about politics in soundbytes, so this isn't particularly surprising.

Actually they're making things worse. Anyone hear about that Global Warming Energy Bill they almost passed last month? Would've sent energy prices through the roof with all the goddamn regulations they wanna impose.

Aliveguy1

Things only get worse because their solution to everything is - raise taxes, get more money in to government, create more programs and try to help everyone.

Meanwhile they put the onus on people who are working their butts off to get ahead and taxing them 42% of their income.

Their programs just throw money away and things that are hugely ineffective and their solution to fix them? More money needed, more taxes.

Things like personal responsibility, adequate healthcare, incentive, etc, all are foreign concepts to that party.

The Republicans aren't much better and some of their more rightware ideals, particularly the social ones, are wholly out of date and out of touch. The lesser of two evils.

PlantPage55

I prefer "Never vote" - but then it kind of cuts off early syllable-wise. XD

ishitistink

Aliveguy1 wrote:

Things only get worse because their solution to everything is - raise taxes, get more money in to government, create more programs and try to help everyone.

Meanwhile they put the onus on people who are working their butts off to get ahead and taxing them 42% of their income.

Their programs just throw money away and things that are hugely ineffective and their solution to fix them? More money needed, more taxes.

Things like personal responsibility, adequate healthcare, incentive, etc, all are foreign concepts to that party.

The Republicans aren't much better and some of their more rightware ideals, particularly the social ones, are wholly out of date and out of touch. The lesser of two evils.

I will be voting Democrat not a republican regime.

Pats54

Williedog wrote:

eh, you just gotta kind of go to a Pearl Jam show and expect a political rant from Eddie. At Camden 1 the girl I took was having a good time and was kind of brought down when Eddie went into a political rant. Sometimes it can kind of ruin the flow or vibe of a concert. You just gotta expect it at a pearl jam show though.

I agree that you expect this from Ed at a PJ show but he should just shut up already. I for one go to concerts, sporting events etc. to escape the day to day political reality BS. At Mansfield he went on a rant about the Marines b/c they had a booth at one of the shows. He should be glad he lives in a country where he can do what he does. If I recall they have yet to tour in Iran, although that would be interesting.