April 17, 2008
The Boss Backs Barack
Like Russell Simmons and Ronald McDonald before him, Bruce Springsteen has come out to officially endorse Barack Obama for president.
Shortly before the Philadelphia debate, The Boss outlined why Obama is "head and shoulders above the rest" in a letter on his website:
He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years...A place where "...nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone."As for Hillary, he seems to criticize her tactics in the letter, saying some people have tried to "diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships." And back in 1984, politicians loved the Born in the U.S.A. album--and Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale both wanted his endorsement.After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans.
Over here on E Street, we're proud to support Obama for President.
On a sad note, E Street band member Danny Federici died today, after a three-year battle with melanoma. The Star-Ledger wrote, "Federici, who played mostly organ as well as some accordion and glockenspiel, was a selfless virtuoso, adding his riffs to the rich E Street sound but never trying too hard to draw attention to himself."
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in the dumps with the mumps as barack obama pumps his way into his hat
"He has the depth" - Hmmm I haven't seen this depth yet.
http://satiricalmilk.blogspot.com/
So what. He backed a loser last time as well.
youse guys gonna take advice from a guy from joisey?
Alzheimer's?
Just another self-important, pretentious schmuck- mis0-using his 'celebrity' to endorse 'anyone'- and screwing-up his professional appeal to so many of his (now former) fans.
I can't even listen to his music anymore- what an asshole!
Jesse Califano
Is Springsteen relevant? Just wondering.
"WAR. HUH! What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.
I'll say it again now.
WAR. HUH! What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing."
I really like his music. But then I already support Obama.
RIP Danny.
Some of you guys are a trip.
I bet some of you think Born in the USA was some kind of uber patriotic homage to Reagan too.
Reagan did.
Anyone remember how Bruce Springstreen treated his first wife? Figures.
You mean before or after Julianne Phillips fucked half of Hollywood and married him for a career move?
to answer the question from earlier, yes, springsteen is relevant.
Obama's new campaign song will be "(Not) Born in the (middle of) USA". Americans who don't live within a sight of either coast are like Borneo natives to his anthropologist mother.