Governor `heartbroken' that Springsteen plans anti-Bush concert

[Nambe]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty says he's "heartbroken" that Bruce Springsteen is planning to rock against President Bush.

On his weekly radio show, Pawlenty called Springsteen one of his musical idols. And while the Republican governor says rock stars are entitled to their opinions, he wishes Springsteen wouldn't interject his music with politics. ..

Pawlenty co-chairs Bush's re-election campaign in Minnesota -- and says he's "going to have to miss" that concert.

Heart = bush re-elction campaign = Go cheney yourself

[AlCzervik]

1. But he'd be thrilled if Toby Keith or Darrel Worley showed up.

[saigon68]

13. Ya TOBY KEITH'S lyrics are inspiring

I WANT TO KICK YOUR ASS


NICE

[Scairp]

28. Actually

He wants to put a boot in someone's ass. He evidently believes it's the American way. :crazy:

[saigon68]

35. I STAND CORRECTED

I loved the Photos and movies when all the brave troops were saying how they were going to put BOOTS UP SOME IRAQI'S ASS

PAY BACK IS A BITCH TROOPS--- BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

ALMOST A THOUSAND OF YOU are putting No Boots up anyone's ass. You are not even wearing boots.

And thanks Toby I'm sure the GOLD STAR MOTHERS APPRECIATE YOUR RED-NECK LYRICS

[Jacobin]

2. Awwwwwwwwww

:nopity:



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[Crunchy Frog]

24. Hey!

that's just what I was going to say.

[Caution]

3. he wishes Springsteen wouldn't interject his music with politics?!?!

and he calls himself a fan? does he actually listen to Springsteen's music?

[bobbyboucher]

11. I was thinking the same thing. What a tool.

Typical shallow Republican.

[calimary]

46. Probably doesn't bother listening to the lyrics.

[Jack The Tab]

33. By this logic, a plumber or electrician should not be able to voice..

his or her beliefs about politics either.

This trying to silence actors and musicians has got to stop. It is in very poor taste and dare I say...

UNPATRIOTIC.

You cannot tell someone to not voice their opinion. Or use their gifts to further their own beliefs

[AspenRose]

36. MTV needs to bring back the "censorship is UNAmerican" campaign

and have several of these targeted artists (e.g. Linda Ronstadt) do the PSA's.

[bleowheels]

45. Maybe he confused Springsteen with Springfield.

And I agree with you. How could you not recognize the politics of Springsteen's music.

[StandUpGuy]

59. Of course not !

This is the spin Du Jour.

Everyone is going to be heart broken their musical idols are doing politics instead of music. Music being what they're good at.



:puke:

[Tempest]

4. Says he's "going to have to miss" that concert

Springsteen, or his fans, won't miss him.

[trotsky]

5. Boo frickin' hoo.

Pawlenty is a Repuke in every sense of the term. Totally looks down on anyone who's not at his economic level, takes cheap shots and makes smarmy comments about his opponents, loves * no matter what he does.

[Wickerman]

6. I'm heartbroken the governor of my state is a lunatic asswipe

and sadly disappointed that he is so stupid that he has listened to Springsteen all these years yet never learned from the lyrics.

[cthrumatrix]

10. bravo bravo

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. Edge of town? There's a darkness elsewhere alright

good post.

[annabanana]

19. He clearly never listened to the lyrics..

(Remember Regan trying to use "Born in the USA", just because he liked the refrain?)

[Arugula Latte]

61. Yeah, and Bruce objected!

That should have tipped old numbnuts Pawlenty off right there that his idol wasn't exactly Pat Boone or Wayne Newton when it came to ideology.

[hatrack]

7. Well TOUGH SHIT TIMMY!!!

Ooh, wouldn't want to inject politics into our music, would we now?

Pawlenty reminds me of all the morons who heard "Born In The USA" as some sort of fist-pumping patriotic Monday Night Football-esque anthem - guess they never bothered to read the lyrics.

[Mel]

14. you got that right Timmy is A Cheney-ing A-hole

Born In The U.S.A. Lyrics
by Bruce Springsteen

Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up


Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man



Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"



I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

[Sequoia]

8. Boo hoo, my heart is so broken

and I'm just a blubbering baby. Sob, maybe Ted Nugent can do a concert for Bush and maybe I'll feel better.

[JerseygirlCT]

9. ARGHHH!

Why is it that artists and other celebrities are only encouraged not to mix their art with politics when the politics aren't "right"?

I still maintain that anyone who claims to be or have been a Springsteen fan is full of balogna if his political position is a surprise. Just what the heck have they been listening to, for heaven's sake???

Eh. That's one more ticket for a real fan.

[demnan]

15. I agree

Springsteen has never been anything other than a working class hero type, there's not an elitist Republican note anywhere in his music.

[displacedtexan]

16. "Tough titty," said the kitty, "but the milk's still good."

You can have your opinion, Bruce, as long as your a republican.

[Kikosexy2]

44. Well...

look on the bright side--he can always attend a Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson concert--gee what talent! and absolutely no wardrobe malfunctions either!

[leQ]

17. wanna bet he wouldn't have made that comment had bruce

been strummin for bu$h?

[DeadHead67]

18. How the hell did you Minnesotans get a Nazi . . . . .

. . .for a governor?!!! I thought that was a progressive state.

[rumguy]

20. Pawlenty is such a phony - he doesn't have a heart to break

He used to be a corporate attorney - he's a complete and total sell-out and phony - exactly the kind of guy Bruce Springsteen would not like.

So. Fuck. Him.

[jobycom]

21. Wonder how he felt about Ashcroft interjecting his politics with music?

Or at least what he called music...

Has this bozo ever listened to Springsteen? "Born in the USA" was not an anthem. "41 Shots" is not a Sesame Street counting lesson.

[MODemocrat]

56. How about AAhnold mixing his "acting" with politics

Did he like that? You bet your sweet bippy he did! :puke:

[JohnLocke]

22. Get my fiddle

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[blm]

23. He's lying, If Springsteen's REALLY a musical idol of his, he'd be a Dem

advocating for the WORKING MAN AND WOMAN.

[Politicub]

25. Aww... put some ice on it, Gov. Pawlenty

:eyes:

We're so sorry that Bruce Springsteen's concert offends your tender sensibilities.

[HuckleB]

26. Umm. Have you actually listened to Springsteen's music, Tim?

I didn't think so. You'd know that he wouldn't back the sick world of Bushco. But then neither should you. Sometimes it's good to listen to one's idols.

[Lindacooks]

27. Boo fucking hoo, Timmy

You disgusting arrogant piece of shit. After what you did to MY STATE, I will hate you forever.

[Neshanic]

29. His idol? I thought that his kind had crisp new money to worship.

[luaneryder]

30. Get used to disappointment guv

[sendero]

31. I honestly don't understand..

... how anyone who is a Springsteen fan, who understands his songs, could be a FUCKING REPUBLICAN. Clearly, he has NEVER UNDERSTOOD a god damned thing Bruce has had to say.

Idiot.

[truthisfreedom]

32. he never respected Bruce. if he had, he would have listened to the lyrics.

instead, he just "made sh*t up" in his head about the Boss.

send him some of your favorite Bruce lyrics.

i just sent him these. [e-mail]

Born In The U.S.A. Lyrics


by Bruce Springsteen


Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up


Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man



Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"



I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

[Nikki Stone 1]

41. TOTALLY AGREE: Springsteen is the real deal

When I was in France years ago, the Boss had left a big big donation for the unemployed. That was about the time when the Reagan administration wanted to use "Born in the USA" for the RNC convention. Obviously the RNC hadn't read the lyrics. Bruce, of course, told them no.

I have been into Bruce's music since I was a teenager, back in the late 70s. His politics have kept me a fan.

[xchrom]

34. cry me a fuckin river

creepy fuckin bastard.

[Gregorian]

37. Yeah. And I WISH they would stop injecting politics, with politics.

How's music any different. In fact, music is frequently political.

[struggle4progress]

58. Right! Pawlenty ought to keep his OWN nose out of politics! eom

[americanwomanone]

38. Oh Tim Suck it up and get with it! n/t

[Fleshdancer]

39. It breaks my heart that Minnesota has a Republican governor

I guess hearts are breaking all around these days.

[rfkrocks]

42. that was a good one!

LOL:D

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

40. Hey where's the Clear Channel rally where monster trucks crush Springsteen

CD's?

[pinniped]

43. Doesn't this jerk wonder why so many people are coming out to oust...

the asshole in chief?

Moran.

[leesa]

47. Awww...poor little out-of-touch with reality Pawlenty

Did someone point out that Springsteen is not a fascist like your Fuhrer Bush?

[MrSlayer]

48. Well I have opposite feelings.

I hate Springsteen but I'm glad he's doing this.

[Kinkistyle]

49. I wonder if his heart breaks for over 900 soldiers, thousands dead Iraqis

His heart breaks for an anti-Bush Springsteen concert. He must be literally emotionally shattered over the 900 some-odd dead American soldiers and tens of thousands of dead Iraqis over a corrupt, lie of a war?

My guess is...NO.

[Piperay]

50. If Springsteen injected repuke politics

that would be fine though with him. :eyes:

[SemperEadem]

51. Good! That means Pawlenty's big head won't be in the way

when the other Springsteen fans are trying to see him on stage.

Good for Springsteen!! Didn't he shut down the Refuqs once before for trying to co-opt "Born in the USA" in Reagan's campaign? Must be a bitch when the creme of the rock crop won't let you license their music to pimp their candidate...

I think it's great the Fleetwood Mac let Clinton use their song.

[union_maid]

52. and when he said, "no thanks"

to meeting Fawn Hall. Springsteen's always been about politics - just not electoral politics until now.

[kwolf68]

53. This is America 2004

I have never heard so much bitching as Repukes when singers or celebs speak their mind.

Trouble is, they have singers and celebs spewing right-wing commentary? Where is Timmy and Laura Ingraham telling Toby Keith, Ted Nugent et.al to "shut up and sing."

[johnnie]

54. And I am 'heartbroken'

That my country was stolen from me, my brothers and sisters are over in Iraq dying and the republican party is making my fellow countrymen look like shit. So shove it up your ass Tim.

[dflprincess]

55. Someone has to explain to Pawlenty (and others)

that artists do not give up their citizenship when they become singers or actors.

[donheld]

57. Governor 'heartbroken' for all the wrong reasons

he's not heartbroken because everyday we get closer to 1000 dead US troops dead in Iraq
he's not heartbroken because everyday unemployment grows higher
he's not heartbroken because everyday because the environment gets a little worse
he's not heartbroken because everyday another bunch of kids ARE left behind
he's not heartbroken because everyday more are without health insurance

this could go on and on. to bad mr Pawlenty isn't heartbroken over this

[autorank]

60. TIMMY TUNES ALL TORN UP

Fuck Pawlenty and everyone in MN who voted for him and that lizard senator (and I don't mean Dayton). Bruce's move is even better than Tom Petty's when he told the 2000 Bush Campaign to stop using "Don't Back Down" because he thought Bush was a dick. I wonder which genius southern politician is going to come out and say how disappointed he/she is that My Morning Jacket (of KY -- hottest new band around) is also on tour for Kerry.