Willie Nelson Raises Funds for Kucinich

(Austin, Texas) According to Sabrina Eaton of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Willie Nelson attracted a sellout crowd to the Austin Music Hall for a Kucinich fund-raiser,

. . . where fans wore "Keep Austin Weird" shirts to mark their city's status as a left-wing oasis in a steak-and-potatoes GOP state.

The Kucinich campaign is expected to net at least $100,000.

My take is that the people who support Kucinich shouldn't complain when the bulk of society refers to them as weirdoes. They are apparently proud to be weird.

Also, $100,000 doesn't seem to be a very large amount when compared to fund-raisers conducted by President Bush and Vice-President Cheney. Since money is the lifeblood of political campaigns, the Nelson concert probably did more to fortify Austin's night life than Kucinich's campaign for the 2004 election.

Sabrina Eaton extensively details Saturday's event at this link.