LA Times "PARMA, Ohio -- If any doubt remained about how central the state of Ohio is to President Obama's reelection campaign, the sight of Bruce Springsteen and former President Clinton on stage at Cuyahoga Community College on Thursday made it clear."
"...Springsteen began strumming his guitar and singing "Promised Land." He went on to perform "Youngstown," "We Take Care of Our Own," "This Land is Your Land" and "Thunder Road," along with a new call-and-response tune that he wrote based on Obama's campaign slogan, "Forward." "
One Aspect of Springsteen's Obama Campaign Involvement Which Will Likely Be Ignored: His (and Obama's) Occupy Endorsements- ... "He had particular praise for OWS: "The temper has changed. And people on the streets did it. Occupy Wall Street changed the national conversation—the Tea Party had set it for a while. The first three years of Obama were under them." And he thinks OWS is directly responsible for certain Tiffanys-loving politicians talking about economic equality for the first time: "Nobody had talked about income inequality in America for decades—apart from John Edwards—but no one was listening. But now you have Newt Gingrich talking about 'vulture capitalism'—Newt Gingrich!—that would not have happened without Occupy Wall Street." "
Photo, right: Springsteen's house, what he calls a "bourgeois house" in his song, "57 Channels and Nothing On"
Answers.com I am still looking for another source to substantiate this: "Yes, Bruce was a member of the Communist Party of the USA between 1978 and 1991. He resigned so as to further his music career but still pays on average 4.6 million dollars per year in donations to communist movements worldwide."
The True Blue Liberal proudly, unashamedly and tauntingly corroborates Springsteen's sympathy with communists "And if you want to complete your Google/Obama/Communism circle, here's a video of Bruce Springsteen singing this Communist anthem at an Obama rally in Philadephia in 2008 bracketed by "Yes We Can" chants (yes, I was one of those chanters)."
Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger Symbolize Where the U.S. Could be Headed
The marrying of music and the socialist philosophy began with Seeger and reaches a pinnacle with Springsteen. I love this guy's music, but cannot stand his philosophy. Why do the people who want to dictate how I should live have all the good music?
Bruce's pal, Pete Seeger; America’s Most Successful Communist "didn’t formally join the Communist Party until 1942, the Almanacs’ lyrics marched in lockstep with the party’s views well before then. In keeping with the line adopted after the 1939 Hitler-Stalin pact (which caused many U.S. party members to quit in disgust), for example, the Almanacs warbled against American entry into World War II, foreshadowing the preference for peace at any price that later characterized the McGovernite Left.
"We hear the echoes, too, in the music of the man who organized the Artists for John Kerry tour: Bruce Springsteen, who specializes in depicting the desolation of American life in albums such as
Nebraska and
The Ghost of Tom Joad (a self-conscious reference to Guthrie). "...
Bruce Springsteen Explains His Support For President Obama In Striking Letter
Check out this aerial view of Springsteen's boor-ZHWAH house and grounds.
Springsteen did not serve in the military apparently because he failed the physical:
"It is actually quite a moving story. His Dad and he did not get along, so his Dad kept saying "Wait until the Army gets you!"
"After he failed his physical, [At this point the audience claps, but Bruce says "It's nothing to be proud of"] he goes home and tells his Dad, expecting fireworks.
"Instead his Dad says "I'm glad, Son."
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