We are hope despite the times.

“The band’s revitalization is most evident in Michael Stipe. Wearing an Obama shirt that he prevalently displayed amidst the sea of flashing camera lights, he sang with the passion of a 24 year old.” Probably not a huge surprise, but R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has boarded the Obama train. “Stipe said that he was voting for a candidate that provided hope rather than one that tells him what he already fears.” And, also in musical endorsement news, Rolling Stone also backs Obama: “Obama has emerged by displaying precisely the kind of character and judgment we need in a president: renouncing the politics of fear, speaking frankly on the most pressing issues facing the country and sticking to his principles. He recognizes that running for president is an opportunity to inspire an entire nation.“