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Oh What Bruce Said!
I can't believe Bruce went over to the other side, too.
Monday, Sept. 15, 2003 1:21 a.m. EDT
Springsteen Calls for Bush's Impeachment
Aging rocker Bruce Springsteen added a little political spice to his
Washington, D.C., concert at FedEx Field Saturday night when, according to
concertgoer accounts, he called for President Bush's impeachment.
"It's time to impeach the president and get a man in there to get us out of
this mess," the Boss allegedly roared, according to FreeRepublic.com's
Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's D.C. chapter.
Another concertgoer told an online Springsteen discussion group that Bruce
"got a little political, which I thought was great, but he definitely seemed
to lose a bit of the crowd around me when he suggested we impeach Bush."
Others thought the Boss was merely joking, since he suggested that Bush be
replaced by fellow E Street bandmember Clarence Clemons. But Springsteen
reportedly followed his impeachment exhortation with complaints about past
and present elected leaders who have misled the country.
During a Boston performance this past Wednesday, Springsteen prefaced his
rendition of "Born in the U.S.A." with a statement he termed "a public
service announcement" about holding our political leaders accountable.
According to the Boston Herald, he closed the show by plugging Al Franken's
latest Republican-bashing book.
Last April, Springsteen defended the Dixie Chicks after lead singer Natalie
Maines said she was ashamed that President Bush was from her home state of
Texas.
"To me, they're terrific American artists expressing American values by
using their American right to free speech," the Boss insisted on his Web
site.
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