Bruce Springsteen Discredits the Burdens He Sings Of

Controversy and Ignorance to Sell CDs.

It’s become cliche. Rock ‘n’ roll stars, past their prime, look for controversy to gain press. In 2005, the Rolling Stones pushed Sweet Neocon to get their new tour past the pages of Rolling Stone to headline news in papers, Time, and Newsweek. Suddenly the world watches Keith Richards provide political commentary thanks to brilliant (sarcasm) lyrics like:

You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite/You call yourself a patriot, well I think you’re full of …

The press only gives these artists, who mostly are politically stupid, credibility because of their hatred of conservatism. How could any media member look at Sheryl Crow sharing she only uses one sheet of toilet paper without laughing while figuring out where the stink in the room is coming from? Crow is an idiot if she thinks she is going to save the world by wiping with one sheet, but the press ran with it.

Now a bitter Bruce Springsteen describes what inspired him to write his new CD, Working on a Dream. What Springsteen fails to realize the dream died in 1984, when his anger shined brighter than his music. Although, there have been a few good cuts, nothing comes close to Born to Run. Now he hopes liberals who claim they suffered these last eight years will embrace him if he attacks George W. Bush one more time. Consider this ignorant Springsteen comment.

We’ve lived through a nightmare like that in the past eight years here. We had a historically blind administration who didn’t take consideration of the past; thousands and thousands of people died, lives were ruined and terrible, terrible things occurred because, there was no sense of history, no sense that the past is living and real.

I don’t know what world Springsteen lives in, but it’s easy to find solid facts the only administration that was blind in the past 16 years, was the Clinton administration. The inability of the Clinton administration approach Al Qaeda as a credible threat to the United States led to thousands of deaths on 9.11. Of course, Springsteen has about 80 minutes on his new CD to rewrite history, as many will now Bush is gone.

We’re going through something that we haven’t gone through in my life. Foreign policy, domestic policy – driven to its breaking point. Everything got broken.

And the philosophy that was at the base of the last administration has ruined many, many people’s lives. The deregulation, the idea of the unfettered, free market, the blind foreign policy. This was a very radical group of people who pushed things in a very radical direction, had great success at moving things in that direction, and we are suffering the consequences.

Why is it reporters even bother including quotes like this in their pieces. Foreign policy, domestic policy driven to its breaking point Bruce? Bush gave up his free market principles, and it’s still not enough for you. In the final portion of the Bush administration he pushed government in the radical direction that typically you libs cheer for–more government and less reliance on the free market. If anything, Bruce, I am the one that should be complaining about the radical direction Bush led this country to in his final days. I’m sure the free market upsets you because your recent records need government subsidies to match the successes of the days when you mattered.

You know Bruce, I am willing to bet you are the typical Obama supporter. In April 2008, you said, “[Obama is] head and shoulders above the rest.” Why is that? Something tells me your answer would center on he has a jackass behind his name on the TV. I have been watching Obama on TV Bruce, and it’s like 57 Channels and Nothing On, no matter what Obama says. I’m willing to bet if I asked you to name five Obama leadership accomplishments that mattered, you couldn’t name one outside of his election.

Of course, Bruce proved me right during the interview. Here is Springsteen’s psychobabble answer when asked about Obama.

Obama’s a unique figure in history. The fundamental American-ness of his story and the fact that he represents for many, many people an image and a view of the country that felt like it was so long missing in action.

His election was an incredible moment for someone who seemed to carry, both seriously, and… not, not lightly but without great burden, enormous parts of American history with him. Enormous and painful parts.

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future – that’s fabulous. And for the country to recognize that was a wonderful moment. This place we’ve been talking about, singing about… it’s alive. It isn’t dead. It exists.

That dynamic in my life has been a big part of staying alive. Staying present. Not fucking it up too bad at any given time. But it’s a day-to-day experience. There’s always tomorrow and, hopefully, you can use the word ‘hopefully’ now. You can live here, and use the word ‘hopefully’. So that’s pretty nice.

I am saddened reading this. I have loved Springsteen’s music for so long, and it was part of my American experience. It’s clear Springsteen doesn’t understand the American experience. What is the great burden Springsteen talks about? This answer discredits all the great burdens of each cast member he sings about from Asbury Park to Magic. Obama is privileged and never felt the pain to be black in this country, and that came from the mouths of many blacks during the primary season. Obama doesn’t even carry slave blood. There’s not too many students in this world that can slack off their first two years of college and then be accepted into Harvard Law School without a blink of an eye. What’s this burden you speak of Bruce?

Clearly, Springsteen says a whole lot of nothing when it comes to understanding who Obama is. In fact, Springsteen’s answer lessens the meaning of his own songs.

Originally Published at Bungalow Bill’s Conservative Wisdom

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