Springsteen on the last eight years....WOW

[Perky]

I've continued to find, wherever I go, America remains a repository of people's hopes, possibilities, and desires, and that despite the terrible erosion to our standing around the world, accomplished by our recent administration, we remain, for many, a house of dreams. One thousand George Bushes and one thousand Dick Cheneys will never be able to tear that house down.

They will, however, be leaving office, dropping the national tragedies of Katrina, Iraq, and our financial crisis in our laps. Our sacred house of dreams has been abused, looted, and left in a terrible state of disrepair. It needs care; it needs saving, it needs defending against those who would sell it down the river for power or a quick buck. It needs strong arms, hearts, and minds. It needs someone with Senator Obama's understanding, temperateness, deliberativeness, maturity, compassion, toughness, and faith, to help us rebuild our house once again. But most importantly, it needs us. You and me. To build that house with the generosity that is at the heart of the American spirit. A house that is truer and big enough to contain the hopes and dreams of all of our fellow citizens. That is where our future lies. We will rise or fall as a people by our ability to accomplish this task. Now I don't know about you, but I want that dream back, I want my America back, I want my country back.

So now is the time to stand with Barack Obama and Joe Biden, roll up our sleeves, and come on up for the rising.


--Bruce Springsteen, Philadelphia, October 4, 2008

[FrenchieCat]

1. Bruce Springstein is an unsung sung hero of this campaign.......

He is on the frontlines! :patriot:

[Perky]

3. Um actually I think he would qualify as a "Sung Hero" Wouldn't he?

:shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug:

[Clio the Leo]

7. "sangin' hero" :-) NT

[StrongBad]

2. The Boss is a great musician and great American.

[Clio the Leo]

4. "come on up lay your hands in mine!"

[BlueManDude]

5. The Boss talks the talk and walks the walk.

[grace0418]

6. That's beautiful. I think it's important that it be said, OVER AND OVER again,

that should Barack Obama win this election (yes, I'm optimistic but I refuse to count chickens), WE ALL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER to save our country. We should not and cannot expect him to be superman and single-handedly undo all the damage of the last 8 years. It may even be too late, I don't know. But it is going to take a concerted effort on the part of every American to fix things. Otherwise the GOP will somehow make it all Obama's "fault" for not performing miracles in four years.

[Marnieworld]

12. He ended the concert with "It's up to you now!"

Right after he was playing the beat on his guitar for tens of thousands of yes to chant "YES WE CAN!" It was inspirational and definitely a rally not just a Springsteen concert.

[ailsagirl]

8. Well said, Bruce!!!

[madmax]

9. Right on, Bruce.

I want my country BACK!

[Marnieworld]

10. Here's a link to the video of this

I was lucky enough to be there and it was electric when he was speaking. People were completely in agreement. :patriot:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x207801

[RoadRage]

11. Wow.. Springsteen has the ear of a lot of

blue collar middle aged white guys. This is a good endorsement... that's fo sho!

[Perky]

13. I often wonder why Land of Hopes and Dreams is not used on the campaign trail,

Grab your ticket and your suitcase
Thunder's rolling down the tracks
You don't know where you're goin'
But you know you won't be back
Darlin' if you're weary
Lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry
And we'll leave the rest

Big Wheels rolling through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams

I will provide for you
And I'll stand by your side
You'll need a good companion for
This part of the ride
Leave behind your sorrows
Let this day be the last
Tomorrow there'll be sunshine
And all this darkness past

Big wheels roll through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams

This train
Carries saints and sinners
This train
Carries losers and winners
This Train
Carries whores and gamblers
This Train
Carries lost souls
This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singin'
This Train
Bells of freedom ringin'
This Train
Carries broken-hearted
This Train
Thieves and sweet souls departed
This Train
Carries fools and kings
This Train
All aboard

This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singin'
This Train
Bells of freedom ringin

[central scrutinizer]

14. Battle of the Bands: Bruce Springsteen v. Ted Nugent

[NightHawk63]

15. Surely you jest!!!

The Boss against the Nuge??? That would be like Mike Tyson against the E-Trade baby. :-)

[JuniperLea]

16. I don't like Springsteen's music much...

But I do love his politics!

Nugent can get bent. He hasn't done anything musically worthy in years, and his politics are telling of an addled brain.

[Window]

17. That made me tear up...the way we were.

[Mad_Dem_X]

18. "I want my country back."

So do we, Bruce!

[Perky]

19. kick