Springsteen and Fallon Mock Christie's Bridgegate in Song: ‘You’re

January 15th, 2014 9:06 AM
Chris Christie watchers know that the Governor of New Jersey is a HUGE Bruce Springsteen fan. It therefore makes one wonder how the embattled governor felt about his hero doing a version of the legendary “Born to Run” with NBC’s Jimmy Fallon Tuesday evening wherein the couple lampooned the current Bridgegate scandal with one verse accusing him of "killing the working man” (video follows with…

WashPost-owned Tabloid Slams 'Bad Boss' Christie, Hails 'Good Boss' Sp

January 9th, 2014 12:45 PM
My colleague Tim Graham noted how the Washington Post this morning hyped the "[b]ridge scandal engulfing [Gov. Chris] Christie." Not to be outdone, the Post-owned tabloid Express contrasted "Bad Boss?" Christie with "Good Boss!" Bruce Springsteen on their January 9 edition [see image below page break]

Springsteen Guitarist: ObamaCare 'Almost Worthless

December 14th, 2013 2:27 PM
Steven Van Zandt, the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, came down strongly on ObamaCare Thursday. In a video interview, Van Zandt said Barack Obama's signature legislation is "almost worthless."

Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song to Trayvon Martin During Ireland Conc

July 17th, 2013 10:41 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Stevie Wonder on Monday told a Quebec City concert audience that he was boycotting Florida and other states with "Stand Your Ground" laws as a result of the George Zimmerman verdict. Apparently not to be outdone, Bruce Springsteen on Tuesday dedicated a song to Trayvon Martin during a concert in Limerick, Ireland.

Musician James Taylor: 'I Really Suffered' Under 8 Years of 'Cheney/Bu

December 10th, 2012 12:29 PM
Musician James Taylor may not be at the peak of his career anymore, but he's still doing quite well for himself. Taylor's estimated net worth is around $60 million. Nevertheless, as a featured speaker at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, the liberal musician used the platform to bash George W. Bush, who's been out of office for nearly four years now. While the subject was supposed to…

NBC's Hurricane Sandy Telethon Never Once Mentions Obama

November 3rd, 2012 12:36 PM
When NBC announced Thursday it was doing a "Coming Together" telethon to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims, many people including myself worried that given the list of scheduled performers, it would turn into a one-hour Obama campaign ad. Much to my surprise and delight, Matt Lauer and guests did a classy, somber, respectful, and at times tear-jerking presentation totally absent…

Springsteen Disses Clinton For Speaking Too Long at Obama Rally: 'Huma

October 18th, 2012 6:08 PM
Rock star Bruce Springsteen took a shot at former President Bill Clinton for speaking too long at Thursday's Obama campaign rally in Parma, Ohio. "Human speech has been monopolized," chided Springsteen before beginning his first tune.

One Aspect of Springsteen's Obama Campaign Involvement Which Will Like

October 15th, 2012 8:35 PM
The Left and the establishment press (but I repeat myself) are taking heart in the fact that Bruce Springsteen has agreed to campaign for Barack Obama in Ohio and Iowa later this week. The campaign of Mitt Romney, and Republicans in general, are the ones who should be cheered by this development for two reasons. One of them, which is being reported, is that Springsteen said earlier this year…

Bill Clinton and Bruce Springsteen to Campaign for Obama in Ohio Thurs

October 13th, 2012 1:33 PM
Barack Obama must be getting really nervous about his reelection prospects. On Saturday, his campaign announced that former President Bill Clinton and rock legend Bruce Springsteen will be headlining a get-out-the-vote event in Parma, Ohio, Thursday.

Bozell Column: Hard-Rocking Hypocrisy

March 17th, 2012 8:01 AM
You know it’s election season when Republican candidates get angry phone calls from liberal musicians telling them not to use their old music (like Survivor whacking Newt Gingrich for using “Eye of the Tiger” from 1982). Meanwhile, Democrats are handed new anthems on a silver platter written with their re-elections in mind. Bruce Springsteen’s new album has been hailed as a soundtrack for Obama’…

Uber-Rich Bruce Springsteen's 'Rage' to 'Raze Wall Street

March 2nd, 2012 3:07 PM
In  Friday’s USA Today, music critic Edna Gundersen became the latest liberal journalist to hail the new Springsteen album as a 2012 soundtrack for Barack Obama as the Boss goes on “a tear to raze Wall Street and raise Main Street.” (Earth to Edna: Springsteen earns tens of millions a year. Would you dare to check his stock portfolio?) Gundersen gushed that the new album’s “populist anthems…

CBS's Early Show Trumpets Past Spats Between Republican Candidates, Li

July 5th, 2011 4:35 PM
In the wake of liberal rock star Tom Petty telling GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to stop playing his music at campaign rallies, CBS reported past spats between liberal musicians and Republican candidates on Tuesday's Early Show. As Politico's Martin Kady put it during the segment, the dismayed artist sending the Cease and Desist letter to a presidential candidate…

Little Wonder AARP's Losing Members

September 1st, 2009 12:15 AM
AARP the Magazine boasts a circulation that's seven times greater than that of Time.  For the first half of this year, AARP the Magazine's circulation averaged more than 24 million copies.AARP claims it's a "nonpartisan organization," an assertion increasingly challenged by senior citizens.  The magazine's September-October issue may give members more evidence for that conclusion.  It carries a…

N.Y. Times Urges Springsteen to 'Go Rogue' at Super Bowl and Denounce

February 1st, 2009 8:38 AM
A liberal New York Times sports columnist begged Bruce Springsteen on Friday to make a political statement during his halftime Super Bowl concert. Harvey Araton suggested: "maybe we'll get lucky and there will be at least one bold moment Sunday night when Springsteen goes rogue and rails against -- oh, I don't know -- offensive Wall Street bonuses, $18.4 billion worth. Go ahead, Bruce, make those…