at http://www.noiseforobama.org

Those of us in the underground/DIY arts need to consider what is important for the future of the US just as much as any other citizen. A climate of tolerance, a strong economy, and a world that inspires us to do greater things are all things that make it easier to be a noise artist. A vote for Barack Obama will encourage these things. This website collects statements from different noise artists, noise rockers, underground show promoters, DIY label heads, mom and pop record shop owners, and underground music fans about why they are voting for Barack Obama this November. If you have not decided about voting yet, please read through these statements and consider if you agree that voting for Obama will help the community and this music and art you love. If you have decided to vote for Obama, and would like to share your thoughts, please visit our contribution page.

....My eyes welled up with tears listening to Obama speak at the DNC, finally a person who I can be proud of, a figurehead who respects intelligence and speaks with intelligence. Politicians constantly promise this that and the other thing so I listen between the lines, trying to judge if this person has the ability to reason, learn, listen and empathize and has a humanitarian perspective. But of course while a president needs first and foremost to be able to filter information they don't work in a void, they have a wealth of experience around them. Hillary will be there with all her fire and knowledge; McCain (for better or worse) will be there with his military experience. Biden will be there with his grip on foreign policy, Kucinich will be there with his vision of peace, but Obama will tie it together and make the mature decisions to put us on the path towards reason and renewal.

-excerpt from Brian Chippendale of Lightning Bolt