The President Pays Tribute to the Dead

President Obama grabs himself another Presidential first, sending the Grateful Dead some love yesterday in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary. He wrote “Here’s to fifty years of the Grateful Dead, an iconic American ban that embodies the creativity, passion and ability to bring people together that makes American music so great,” and then he quoted Jerry Garcia with a line from “Ripple.”  Barack Obama, winning over America one niche group at a time.

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