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I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the other part of the equation.

Jello Biafra

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Jello Biafra
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 17
Actor
Environmentalist
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Human Rights Activist
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Peace Activist
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Eric Reed Boucher
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If you love god, burn a church.
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If voting could change anything, it would be illegal.
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I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know?
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My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.
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I'm tired of being ruled by the Skull and Bones. The only place they belong are on punk-rock albums!
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Looking back, I didn't realize until years later what a huge influence Red Skelton was in my stage demeanor with the band. I mean, I always liked things that were funny, and later I realized that having a sly sense of humor was a way to get attention and even respect in school.
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Growing up in a family that listened to almost nothing but classical music had its effects, as well. California Über Alles, the first Dead Kennedys single, was inspired musically more by Japanese Kabuki than anything else.
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You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. People that vain, they want their place in history, and they want to be able to control how much they'll be worshipped by future generations.
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Well, I don't think I'll ever stop being frustrated or feel fulfilled artistically.
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Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.
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