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["Charles Brown" <charlesb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MEMO FROM THE BOSS: OBAMA WAS BORN TO RUN!


Bruce Springsteen is endorsing Obama, effectively throwing into  
Barack's camp aging rockers, enemies of Dead Kennedys, fans of denim  
and bandannas, grunters and screamers, Camaro dealers and drivers,  
New Jersey, and, of course, the always obedient E Street Band. "He  
speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35  
years," Springsteen writes. Full Boss memo after the jump.

Dear Friends and Fans:

Like most of you, I've been following the campaign and I have now  
seen and heard enough to know where I stand. Senator Obama, in my  
view, is head and shoulders above the rest.

He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our  
next President. 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."

At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through  
the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While  
these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped  
out of the context and fabric of the man's life and vision, so well  
described in his excellent book, Dreams of My Father, often in order  
to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the  
fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution,  
and the protection and enhancement of our environment.

After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great  
American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that  
Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead  
us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of 

ourselves as Americans.

Over here on E Street, we're proud to support Obama for President.


<http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/04/bruce-springsteen- 
endorse-barack-obama.php>


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