He's the One: The ultimate white, middle-aged blue-collar endorsement!
Bruce Springsteen endorses Barack Obama for president
He's the One: The ultimate white, middle-aged blue-collar endorsement!
Obama still trails among blue-collar, white middle-aged men, especially Catholics, but if you could get just one person from that demographic -- oh, oh, he's the one:
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 generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that's interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit. A place where "...nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone."
At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped out of the context and fabric of the man's life and vision, so well described in his excellent book, Dreams of My Father, often in order to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution, and the protection and enhancement of our environment.
Who needs Bob Brady -- Obama now has the real "Boss" in his corner, Bruce Springsteen:
Comments (64)
Hopefully, after tonight's debate, Will can post "She's going down, down, down...." BRUUUUUUUUUUUCE— Publius
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- Yeah, because you posted twice intentionally. Good lord, Idiot. Just because you might be thick enough to believe such obvious backpedaling (a notion supported by the stupidity of your Republican sycophancy), it doesn't mean that anyone else who reads Attyood (well, with the exception of Arn) would be similarly stoooooooooooooooooooopid.— Talking point sleuth
- "Springsteen has as much of a right to endorse a candidate as any of you do.......it is foolish to assume that the only people who are knowledgeable or experienced enough to express an opinion are the pundits and politicos."___________________It is equally foolish to assume that a musician has any more knowledge of the issues than your local port-a-potty cleaning man. In fact, compared to the aforementioned laborer, Bruce doesn't know sh*t!— legatus
- Priceless. Frightwingers crying elitism. Here's a hint, we want someone elite to be president, so they can handle the complex issues the country faces. Especially after "everyman" George leaves office after presiding over a huge increase in spending, a ballooning debt and deficit, and the further devaluation fo the dollar. As for elite, ask McCain why he left his 1st wife in a wheelchair for a heiress to the Anheuser Busch fortune. He's one of you-riiiiight.— RG
- Just looking at these comments, is it any wonder the rest of the country sees us as hicks? Even the South has moved beyond this --we've got to quit this petty carping and take a good look at ourselves.— Mitchum
- Glad to see not much as changed. Idiot/Genius desperately trying to define his manhood by choice of dog/caffinated drink/candidate.— RG
- Thanks, Bruce! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yApAg0hl490— ptw
- "It is equally foolish to assume that a musician has any more knowledge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Typical comment by a Republican elitist, disparaging the political acumen of a working-class port-a-potty cleaner by pointing to him/her as some minimal standard. (And btw, legatus, maybe you can point to where anyone said that Bruce has more knowledge of the issues than anyone else. No one has. It's fascinating how liberals are accused of elevating celebrities "knowledge of the issues" above anyone else. Clearly, deference to "authorities" is much more of a Republican attribute. Project much?).— Talking point sleuth
- I don't have a clue why Bruce would endorse Obama, but you'll never hear me say one bad word about The Boss.— Tammie
- "Liberals are know-it-alls who want to dictate to the peons. Posted by MiddleNameHussein" As opposed to conservative Clear Channel who refused to play Springsteen's new album b/c God forbid any different viewpoints are out in the public? All of the political partisans out there: both the GOP and DEMS betrayed the public. They're only values are to serve themselves and their own power. At least McCain and Obama portray themselves as something different than the present party machines. I am just praying that the Obama and McCain campaigns flesh out their positions over the course of the election process so I can determine which of them will serve the public better.— Publius
I can see all the white, middle aged, blue collar men (probably bitter) running to the ballot box to vote for Obama because a singer who was last relevant in the 1980's told them to. Of course, the Boss runs out the liberal mantra: Don't worry about what Obama actually does, and says, and who he associates himself with. Judge him by his intentions and the stuff he wrote in his book. Let's not be too distracted by reality.— jmc- Cool. This would be a much better photo-op endorsement than McCain had with twinkle-toes Bushie. And about that elite thing - I don't recall any of those republicans on Wall Street raising money for food banks like Second Harvest and helping those effected by Hurricane Katrina. I doubt any McCain supporter would ever say this about the aftermath of Katrina "He told the crowd, I saw sights I never thought I'd see in an American city. The criminal ineptitude makes you furious."— pal
- Sleuth: 1. Maybe you can show where I disparaged the political acumen of a working class laborer. I didn't. That particular spin came from within yourself. I was saying that he has every bit as much knowledge as anyone else, that his opinion is as valid as anyone else's, that the fact that he is in a low paying job should NOT reflect on his political savvy, and that the fact that entertainers have a platform does not make them any more knowledgable than "everyman". Tell me, why did you automaticallly consider his political acumen to be a "minimal standard"? 2. Maybe you can point to where I said that anyone else has stated that Bruce has more knowledge of the issues. Once again, this spin has come from within YOU. My point isn't that someone said that he has more knowledge, rather it is that when an entertainer gives his pov, and a blogger like Will writes a commentary about it, there is the (unjustified) implication of a certain credibility.— legatus
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