Bruce Springsteen Endorses Obama

The Boss has gone ahead and endorsed Barack Obama. Wow, that ought to reel them in.

From the Lansing State Journal:

WASHINGTON - Rock star Bruce Springsteen endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday.

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"He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next president," the letter [on his website] said. "He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that's interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit. A place where '...nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone.' "

That is pretty deep Bruce. For the people!

Seriously, does a poor-singing musician deserve national political press coverage simply because he has produced 35 years worth of crappy to quite average music? Sure, he's been speaking about the poor working man and about unfortunate youthful procreation for decades, but the tenets of most of his songs, particularly those that deal with unplanned impregnation, are nothing but steep personal laments in horribly butchered prose. Personal responsibility? Nah. I suppose that is a problem for a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems to solve.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd have to give the Springsteen endorsement about a 3. He got to dance with Courtney Cox, but his vocals on "We are the world" could melt paint. Which is better than the 2 I think Elton John deserves. At least if Bruce gets into the money raising thing for his favorite candidate, it will be legal.

With all things considered I'm going to look outside the box for cutting edge political punditry and endorsements of significance. Heck, I know a mechanic that knocked up his high school girlfriend and served in the military.

Maybe I should ask him who he's voting for.