FR EXCLUSIVE: Springsteen Called For Impeachment of President Bush at DC Concert

Kristinn | September 13, 2003 | Krsitinn via Angelwood

[Angelwood]

Rock star Bruce Springsteen called for the impeachment of President George W. Bush at a nearly sold-out concert at FedEx Field just outside of Washington, DC tonight. During the introductions of his back-up band, The E Street Band, Springsteen said of saxophonist Clarence Clemons, "It's time to impeach the president and get a man in there to get us out of this mess." The audience cheered in response.

At a recent concert at Fenway Park in Boston, Springsteen touted liberal comedian Al Franken's new book and encouraged people to read it. In the Spring, Springsteen issued a statement defending the Dixie Chicks after they told a foreign audience that they were "ashamed that the President of the United States was from Texas."

At least Springsteen chose to make his statement about impeaching President Bush in the nation's capital. However, his timing just two days after the nation marked the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks is sure to make his remarks even more controversial than otherwise, especially because the nation's capital was a target.

Springsteen was silent during the eight years of Bill Clinton's presidency: A time when children were gassed and burned to death at Waco; our national security was betrayed to the communist Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars for Clinton's campaign coffers; and when Clinton lied under oath and obstructed justice in a civil rights lawsuit filed by one of the "little people" that Springsteen champions.

Springsteen's current album and tour are based on the September 11 attacks and he has several songs about the bravery of those who gave their lives responding to those attacks. Springsteen's tour is scheduled to end at the beginning of October with three dates at New York City's Shea Stadium.

[ladyinred]

I am feeling very good right now that I have never been a Springsteen fan! I am just so amazed at the audicity of the so called entertainment world these days who decidedly do not support this country! I don't have to boycott Bruce, because I always have. For those who think he is the "Boss" perhaps it is time to show him who is the real "Boss." The consumer!

[Minutemen]

Did anyone else see Sprinsteen a couple weeks ago in the network t.v. interview?
He was obviously drunk and couldn't utter one coherent sentence! The new "work" he performed was pathetically shallow- a far cry from his work in the 80's. Might be time for Brucie to hang it up.

[Paul Atreides]

10 Springsteens couldn't hold a candle to one Bob Segar, in my humble opinion.

Please, Bob! Keep yer yap shut, unless it's to sing.

[sultan88]

"Rock star Bruce Springsteen called for the impeachment of President George W. Bush at a nearly sold-out concert at FedEx Field just outside of Washington, DC tonight."

Well, that certainly made my week complete!

[SunnyUsa]

Hey - I agree Jersey can't hold it's head up over Lautenberg and "how he got elected"....but I also see plenty of ***holes elected from other states too - so I don't think we have the market cornered ...so to speak...

BTW, Jersey's favorite son (gag) is a disgrace and I would NEVER ever support him, his music etc....

I hope a dixie chits boycott comes about for bruce too, I've aleady started years ago.

[PGalt]

Being born in the U.S.A Bruce was your greatest accomplishment. BABBLING in the U.S.A., and SINGING to useful idiots in the U.S.A. is your legacy, you no-talent Joe Cocker (without the gyrations) copycat.

[Coleus]

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[Xthe17th]

Remember hearing about the Beatle burnings of the mid '60s when John Lennon, in an offhand comment, likened the Beatles to Jesus Christ?

Time to stage a Springsteen burning. I think I have a scratchy copy of "Nebraska" around here somewhere. If y'all want, we can do it here in West Virgninia - open burning between 4pm and 7am - just have to call and leave notification with county 911 bureau.

[Mo1]

Now that sounds like a plan ;0)

[Mudboy Slim]

SHEEEESH...I love the Boss's music, but he's obviously gone off his rocker...MUD

[jwh_Denver]

Springsteen's a no-talent bum in my book. Always has been.

Do you notice all the gallons of tears in your beer songs he writes and sings? Waaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaa is the only type of song he sings. FH. Any liberal with a microphone.........

[Zeroisanumber]

He did a concert in NY that was blatantly against the police about a year ago.

More than a year ago. Springsteen was angered by the shooting death of a West African immigrant (he wrote a song about the incident called 47 shots) and the infamous "toilet plunger" attack on another by the NYPD. This was all pre-9/11.

[Calpernia]

Ouch. That one hurt. I'm really running out of leisure media to enjoy.

[AmericaUnited]

"THE BOSS" is just a another two bit musician who should keep his trap shut when it comes to an area he knows nothing about. Now he joins the Barbara club.

[aristeides]

But, we went to a great Ft. Worth Opera production last night, of "RIGOLETTO." No politics.

No politics in Rigoletto? Italians of Verdi's day would have disagreed. Why do you think Verdi had such trouble with the Venetian censors before he could present Hugo's play in a way they found acceptable?

[Afronaut]

"Is this non-talent springsteen still singing and drawing a crowd?"

September 12, 2003 Still the Boss at the box office QUICK TAKES: It's a big payday for The Boss. The 10 sold-out shows for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium this summer will bring his production company more than $36 million, according to the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, which operates the stadium.

[eleni121]

Springsteen is a constipated Bolton.

And vice versa. Brucy baby - what a joke especially on his so called fans.

[don-o]

Bruce who?

Basically a Johny-come-lately artisan no real talent bum.

Whose sucksess speaks ill of our consumers who think they are hip to pay the big bucks to watch this second rater.

Who have made him be a name that gets posted on my FR.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

He wore the flag as a friggin uniform when Reagan was President, and kept his mouth shut because he was making millions off of the patriotism in the 80's.


I despised it then,when I was 16, and now I am vindicated.

He was, and is, a poser.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Springsteen is a good rock musician.

So what?

Pop culture belongs to the left. It is the tool they use to induct soft minds into their ideology. There should be NO surprise over this. There are plenty of beautiful women that have minds full of the leftist drivel and hearts that are as sick a the Clintons. A shapely package doesn't certify the wholesomeness of the product within. Springsteen is a skin bag full of pus with a danceable beat.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Bruce Springsteen called for the impeachment of President George W. Bush"

Not something I wanted to hear...looks like I've seen my last Springsteen concert and bought my last Springsteen CD. The dude's politically infantile!!

SHEEEESH...MUD

[Cicero]

Believe it or not, this is the official photo. He doesn't look much like a source of wisdom to me.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Shut up and sing, Bruce!

No, Shut up and LEARN how to sing, Bruth!

[Afronaut]

He is a Singer Song-writer from Freehold. With a Billion fans.

[nmh]

Any specifics on why Bush should be inpleached other than "getting us out of this mess"? What did he purpose as the action to take after 9/11? Give peace a chance with terorists who want to kill us all and managed to murder ~3,000 innocent people? Do these entertainers EVER think?

[Palladin]

Prayers for you and your husband. Your man is worth 100 Springsteens.

You both deserve a cruise!

[Lx]

I have never, ever seen the appeal in this guy. His whiney mumbling incoherent ramblings were supposed to save R&R twenty years ago.

Hope his next gig's at the Howard Johnsons with the Chixy Dicks.

[aristeides]

Knut Hamsun and Céline were fans of Hitler. You can't expect artists to have good political judgment. But that doesn't mean artists with bad political judgment can't be good artists.

[Lauratealeaf]

Is it true that Bruce Springsteen is carrying David Letterman's baby?

[Revolting cat!]

Your explanation makes a lot of sense, but somehow I think that the original Fabian had more class (and just as little talent, incidentally) than to propose during a Dick Clark All Star Jamboree in 1958:

"Let's impeach President Eisenhower and get this nameless Philadelphia hack behind me in there!"

[Wondervixen]

Maggot infested, dope smoking, moron musician alert

[lawdude]

"I agree. He is a no talent, two bit, flash in the pan, piece of garbage."

While I don't agree with his politics, history kinda shows he isn't a flash and his sales shows someone must think he has talent. Piece 'o garbage...maybe!

[geege]

He was a bore when I got stuck seeing him years ago (left early) and he's still one big yawn....zzzzzzzz

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

No offense meant to either of you. My entire extended family lives in South Jersey and I know they share your frustration. Personally, I love the place. Practically grew up there. Just politically, it leaves much to be desried.

And, Sunny, no you don't have the market cornered on electing a-holes. I live in California, so I know we've got you beat on that one.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Thanks to the author for not referring to Springsteen as a musician. Grunting cavemen know more about music than he.

[viaveritasvita]

ACK! He looks like a stoned-out bum!!

I have a sneaking suspicion that, if you pulled off the Born in the USA label, you'd find a permanent label: Made in United Arab Emerates (sp?).

[Mo1]

September 12, 2003 Still the Boss at the box office QUICK TAKES: It's a big payday for The Boss. The 10 sold-out shows for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium this summer will bring his production company more than $36 million, according to the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, which operates the stadium.

He can choke on that 36 million for all I care ..

I'm am still sick and tired of their crap.

[CroftonFreeper]

I just got home from that concert. I can tell you that only a small part of the crowd cheered. He said it twice because he didnt get much response the first time.

It was clearly not a popular position with this crowd. He seemed to have more of a bone up his butt about Dick Cheney who he mentioned several times.

[Revolting cat!]

The original synthesized teenage idol!

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"More than a year ago. Springsteen was angered by the shooting death of a West African immigrant (he wrote a song about the incident called 47 shots) and the infamous "toilet plunger" attack on another by the NYPD. This was all pre-9/11. "

He hid out until the Dims and the media proved that attacking Bush was safe. Little bitch.

Using patriotism in the 80's, Bush dis in 2003 to make $. Its ALWAYS about the $ with Bruce. He has his blind fans thinking its NEVER about the $$ for him.

When I was 16, I saw thru this.

[I_dmc]

Pehaps he is daring the public to do a "Dixie Chicks" on the all-mighty himself.

[Afronaut]

Now I can go to bed, someone with a brain has shown up can see that this is a total bunch of garbage. I wonder if these people watch Oprah? She Loves GWB.

I like some of these post though, I wonder what they listen to? I bet they never heard of Posion Ivy though.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

You'll also find that W didn't fire all of the US Attorneys in the country, unlike what the sick evil impeached pervert from Arkansas did on the unholy day he took office. Just another example of what makes us better than them.

Come again? Fire the communists.

[Swiss]

I seen a Springsteen interview years ago and this guy's brain has gone the Ozzy Osborne route.

I was thinking the other day what the world would be like if say in 1950's laws was past in USA and England where entertainers and singers would be required to get drug tested before performances and would be banned for life if found positive.

[ejo]

Believe me, I know how you feel. Betweeen korzin, sprinstem, we are really on the road to ?????!

[Zeroisanumber]

"Born in the USA" is a patriotic song, but if you listen to what he's actually singing about it's clear that it's not patriotic in a conventional way.

Springsteen has always been on the liberal side of the street for the entireity of his career; it's about money, but he's not a chameleon like some singers. I can respect that.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Start sending those emails cause you arent going to hear this on the liberal medias!

[Damagro]

Just who in the hell does he think he is?

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I'm not sure who he thinks he is, but in reality, he is the most overated singer/songwriter of all time.His entire career has been fueled by having the cover of both newsweek and time in the same week in 1976 declaring him the new bob dylan. He is one of the dumbest celebs I've ever heard interviewed

[Wondervixen]

>>What did he purpose as the action to take after 9/11? Give peace a chance with terorists who want to kill us all and managed to murder ~3,000 innocent people?

Yes, but he didn't know any of those people, so they couldn't have been too damn important.

Lieberals have this daffy idea that waging war against anyone, even people sworn to lose their lives taking all of ours they can, is wrong. I guess they think if we just treat terrorists "nice", maybe they'll hug us and kiss us and love us...Schmucks.