The Boss Pays Tribute to ‘The One’

This is like your 1000th post today, Jake. Gotta pace yourself if you’re gonna make it to election day.

Saw the faces in the crowd…..looked bored. Me too.

I agree with The Boss, I want my country back, my dream back, my America back! The connection between us is what makes our country strong, which has got us through hard times and will get us past this economic downturn. Obama ’08

Coal states, Obama will bankrupt, Obama speech, San Francisco, January 17, 2008, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, Indiana, Voters, Energy dependence, Job losses, Obama elitist remarks
If you are a voter in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, Indiana
or anywhere in the US, pay close attention. People clinging to guns and
religion was not the only elitist remark Obama made in San Francisco.
On January 17, 2008, in a San Francisco interview, in another remark
taylored to his elitist followers, Obama stated he would bankrupt the
coal industry. This time, his remarks are not just insulting, they will
lead to more energy dependence and job losses. Once again, in Obama’s own words, he proves how dangerous he would be for the country.

The Obamacrat for McCain guy needs to stop lying about his name. He must LOVE Obama to use his name to identify himself.
Besides this guys obsessive Colin Powell and Warren Buffet envy is like male genitalia envy – Barack has one and he obviously doesn’t. Grow a brain Democrat for McCain.

For those of you who dont get it – including Jake Tapper, let me explain what Bruce said. He said that the American people are far, far to the left of Obama, but he has to operate in the realm of political possibility in a corrupt system. Therefore, it is our duty as citizens to put pressure on him to focus policy on meeting the needs of the people. It is going to take a real movement to turn this country around, its not going to happen from the top.

MIguy, Yes – And they have all been trivia and snarky and biased. We’re back to snarky, nasty comments like “The One.” I kind of liked it when you were mad about the Palin pick and did some balanced reporting on the Presidential election. I have a great idea! You did about 90 pieces on Rev Wright – why don’t you do one or two on Sarah Palin, the spiritual warriors she hangs with, and how they feel about Catholics and Jews (we are all the anti-Christ). It’s a little tough to see my 94 year-old mother as the anti-Christ, but those spiritual warriors, can swallow anything. Including wars for Jesus.
Meanwhile. in the real world, some sites are reporting on things that matter in this election. Like our children’s lives.

The whole Born in the USA event is so fake.

Really Springsteen?
Wow just what I need, an irrelevant has-been to tell me how to think.

Steave Cuozzo
Very nice cherry picked interpretation of what was said.
Some people actually read the ENTIRE quote, not just a sentence. I guess your hoping they didn’t.
McCain supports the SAME policy of capped emissions.
Shhhhhh. Don’t mention that part ok?
Just more BS from the right to advoctae fear.

OMG, half of America has lost it’s mind. I think i’m going to invest in one of those companies that makes those “Don’t blame me, I didn’t vote for the moron” bumper stickers if Obama is elected. I’m going to be rich beyond imagination.

Great, the Boss, you are really a true American hero. Yes we can rebuild this house again which is destroyed from inside and outside by politicians with a very low IQ such as McSame, WBush and Cheney.
Posted by: BKMC | Nov 2, 2008 8:54:20 PM
The word, “hero”, is tossed around a bit too easily these days. Nothing against Mr. Sprinsgsteen but he is no more a hero than a star baseball player (years ago when an athlete or entertainer was called a hero it was because he served in our armed forces and carried out a truly heroic act in a theater of war.)
I could name a hero for you, but you’ll see the name soon enough. On Tuesday when you go to cast your vote for President his name will be right in front of you. If you voted already then you saw the name and it is NOT McSame. I think 5 and half years in that Hanoi hellhole has earned Senator McCain at least that much.

Can’t wait for Obama to take Springsteen’s money and Spread that wealth to me, my hand’s out. I won’t need my job since I will be laid off due to Obama’s higher taxes on business’s.
I can then live the good life and have my country back! yea right.

Did it ever occur to you that 79,000 of them showed up to see Bruce Springsteen to perform?
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No, not since Obama has been drawing 80,000 – 100,000 with or without Bruce.
EVERYONE knows who will be the 44th President. Time to get past the denial phase and start your healing process.

“He said that the American people are far, far to the left of Obama, but he has to operate in the realm of political possibility in a corrupt system.”
That so? And I thought they were a much smaller number. Let’s see – Ayers, Dorn, Khalidi, etc.
Hope your happy when your electrical bill “skyrockets.”

I am so sick of the Republicans bringing up the “clinging to guns and religion” thing. I listened to that whole commentary and what I took away from that speech was that when people are struggling just trying to make a living and when they are discouraged they tend to turn to the things that bring them comfort whether it be their faith or their pastimes such as hunting. In the context that remark was presented by Obama it was not meant to be degrading. But leave it to the Republicans to blow it all out of proportion in order to get people to not pay attention to the real problem …the economy. As usual the Rebuplicans always want to distract the people and have them vote against their own economic self interests. Remember the big gay marriage issue in 2004. You may not have a job in 2008 but thank God those gays can’t marry. Looking back what was nmore important.. the direction our country was headed under George Bush or the gays.
As for the economy I disagree with the idea that wealth trickles down. I believe wealth comes from the bottom up. It is we the workers who have pride in what we do and who put our backs into our jobs that makes a business prosperous. That enables the businesses to grow and make money which in turn creates profits allowing for new businesses to come into the cycle.
Ronald Reagan’s “Trickle Down Economice” (which John McCain seems so fond of) always sounded like a medieval fuedal system with kings at the top and serfs at the bottom.

yo texan–100,000 people showed up to hear obama in denver last week. and i have to say ‘hear’, because most of those who showed up couldn’t come anywhere close enough to see him. and guess what? the opening acts were the scintillating sen. ken salazar, rep. mark udall, and mayor john hickenlooper. yeah, that’s a rock star trio all right…
people come to see and hear the next president of the united states, a man who can inspire hope and not fear. rock bands are definitely an afterthought.

Springsteen hit the nail on the head… perfectly summed up the Constitution-hating, morally reprehensible adminstration of the Evangelical Confederacy that has hijacked America for the past 8 years.
Springsteen’s eloquence matches that of our founding fathers… read his words next to the Preamble to the Constitution and you can see how perfectly the words and thoughts align.
Thank you Bruce for reminding us of what America stands for. And for supporting the only candidate who can bring America back to its Constitution.

topo2005:
You are right, the word hero is tossed around much too easily, and McSame — like most Vietnam Vets, is no hero. Merely someone doing his job.
And certainly his status as a former POW does not qualify him for President. Given that we’ve seen little else during this election that WOULD qualify Senator McSame for the office, he will deservedly go down in defeat on November 4th, and return to the Senate for at least another two years.
President Obama. Get used to it.
Obama/Biden08

yo texan–100,000 people showed up to hear obama in denver last week. and i have to say ‘hear’, because most of those who showed up couldn’t come anywhere close enough to see him. and guess what? the opening acts were the scintillating sen. ken salazar, rep. mark udall, and mayor john hickenlooper. yeah, that’s a rock star trio all right…
people come to see and hear the next president of the united states, a man who can inspire hope and not fear. rock bands are definitely an afterthought.
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Well it is Denver after all, which has one of the fastest growing populations in the country. City’s grow for two reason, illegal immigration and an influx of liberals moving in from city’s that have destroyed their own economies and are looking for greener pastures. Both of which are considered strong Democratic supporters. The same thing is happening to northern VA.

Hello Cincinnati!!
Barack Obama is a joy to listen to! after 8 years of senseless Bush “mumblings”. What a refreshing change! Haven’t heard this good a speaker since Bobby Kennedy. We will rise again to a respected place in the world once again under his leadership and I am looking foward to this and grateful that it is happening in my lifetime!
OBAMA/BIDEN
The intelligent choice.

BKMC,
One other thing that I’d like to remind you is that John McCain will need to stand down and support Obama once Obama is elected, and he will because the man has dignity. McCain is an authentic hero, and the fact that George Bush destroyed America and McCain is paying the price for it doesn’t make McCain less of a hero. If you want to keep hurling insults his direction after the election please feel free to do so in America, but at that point it will lack dignity to do so. I saw you do the same thing against Hillary and I can only wonder what you are attempting to achieve with such divisiveness. Is this indicative of how team Obama will behave. If so, it is no better than Bush.

Bruce said “I really never saw myself as a partisan, but an advocate for a set of ideas.” The other inaudible parts I can’t be sure of, but I remember that line very well, as I’ve often considered the same of myself, that it’s progressive ideas that I love much more than the party itself. I wish I’d brought a video camera, because it really was a moving introduction. Where were you sitting, Jake, because I was about 200 feet from the stage and heard him just fine…?

WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN AMERICA
the american dream is only dead for dead beats that are too lazy to work.
just today in my local paper i counted 14 pages of want ads in the jobs section.
as a single mother with only a ged i worked as a house painter/cab driver/dishwasher/cook/waitress/
construction clean-up 50-60 hrs a week…with the focus that my kids would go to college and they did and they are both successful in their careers and personal lives. i will be damned if anyone can tell me, the child of migrant farm workers that the American Dream is dead.
have i experienced discrimination-you bet i have, but i have never used it as an excuse to fail.

Greed brought down the economy.Blind ambition combined with lust for power and a belief that one is omnipotent(not to mention extreme radical ideals). will bring down our nation. I am terrified for my children and grandchildren—PLEASE, NOBama.

If you knew nothing of this election, all you’d have to do is read these posts to know which party is poised to take a shellacking Tuesday. It took Democrats years to understand one of Reagan’s great appeals was his eternal optimism and appeal for an America equal to our ideals. Now it’s the Republican’s time to be schooled.
As for the clowns calling Springsteen “washed up”, his 2007/08 world tour sold well over 2 million tickets. How’s Hank Williams Jr doing?

I never heard Ted Nugent or that musician from Aerosmith heap that kind of effusive praise on McCain. Maybe some heavy metal rocker from the seventies will come through for him in an impassioned way before the election is over.

Well done Springsteen!

Bush, Cheney, McCain and Palin have all been so lacking in intelligent articulation and grace.
It’s a real treat to hear someone at the intellectual level of a Kennedy or a Clinton.
Thank you Springsteen. Thank you Obama.

Springsteen has been a shill for the Democrat party all his life. He is a boring drone that doesn’t know any other way. Perhaps if he read the “B-of-R” and the big “C” he would know more about what “rights” he is actually guaranteed and which “rights” you have to earn through hard work, initiative and the sweat of your brow.

“Thoughtless, reckless and morally adrift.” While Bruce was describing
Bush/Cheney,Rove, it’s also a pretty good description of the McCain/Palin campaign. Four more years!

“Economic and social justice.”
So how much is a Springsteen ticket?
Springsteen is a moron.

“The right to a job and a living wage and health care?” When was that the american way? Not even socialist countries guarantee that…maybe a handout to live on and healthcare is available in Europe, but not a job.
America is the land of opportunities, where every one has the freedom and the right to pursue happiness. Maybe those born in America from privilege or slavery or immigration just forget this…or were never taught this.
We have the freedom and the liberty to pursue our dreams. As Tito the construction worker so eloquently said..”We don’t want the crumbs, and we don’t want to be held back..we want the same opportunities…that’s ALL.. NO handouts – liberty, freedom and opportunity.

SouthJerseyPUMA
I bought tunnel of love from itunes, the only song I ever liked by him, for .99 cents….what a waste!

And how many Ohio people do you think were there just to hear Bruce Springsteen? Probably quite a few, there are some real fans out there so I guess it is hard to say who was there for who. But I know it looked good for Obama to have the people there and just one last facade before Nov. 4th .