It’s not an accident he’s my favorite American
artist. From the online edition of yesterday’s USA
Today:
An Internet-based campaign aimed at
passing same-sex marriage initiatives in four states is getting a little help
today from Bruce Springsteen.
The rocker’s picture and a quote in
support of marriage equality is featured in new content by
The Four 2012, a
social media campaign aimed at young people who live on sites such as Facebook
and Twitter. The goal is to pass ballot measures in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota
and Washington that are on the November ballot.
“The marriage-equality issue should
be recognized for what it truly is – a civil rights issue that must be approved
to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law,” Springsteen
says on The Four 2012’s “image macro.”
The quote is actually
one that Springsteen
cited from then-New
Jersey governor Jon Corzine in 2009, when the singer endorsed a bill pending in
his home state's legislature. Scott Wooledge, who says in his Twitter profile
that he’s a feature writer for the liberal blog Daily Kos, submitted the
Springsteen image and text to The Four 2012.
Actually, below the quote from former Gov. Corzine,
Springsteen says: “I couldn’t agree more with that statement and urge those who
support equal treatment for our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters to let
their voices be heard now.”
Yeah, so, that kind of kicks ass.
And speaking of kicking ass, here’s Bruce
Springsteen covering Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom,”
recorded for Amnesty International in 1988:
In
the city’s melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched
With
faces hidden as the walls were tightening
As
the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin’ rain
Dissolved
into the bells of the lightning
Tolling
for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling
for the luckless, the abandoned an’ forsaked
Tolling
for the outcast, burnin’ constantly at stake
An’ we gazed upon the
chimes of freedom flashing.
Hold on a second. There’s something in my eye.
Good for Bruce Springsteen. I wonder why it is that he hasn't been boycotted the way the Dixie Chicks were. I'm guessing it's because he'd laugh at the KKKristian fucktards and write a song about THEM.
ReplyDeleteHere's something you might want to help us understand:
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/10/01/private-security-force-arrests-supporters-of-striking-walmart-warehouse-workers/
how does a private security force have arrest powers in the U.S.?
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