Many people, even the President of the United States, misread Bruce Springsteen’s most iconic tune.
“Born in the U.S.A.” wasn’t a rah-rah anthem but a Vietnam War smackdown.
No one is misreading The Boss’ political leanings today. Springsteen’s European tour finds the rocker trashing President Donald Trump like a Stephen Colbert monologue.
There’s only one problem. Springsteen squandered his moral authority over the past decade, and it’s not coming back. He’s far from alone in hard-rock circles.
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Springsteen made waves with his recent on-stage Trump tirade, a May 14 rant that swiftly went viral. So much for Norms – bashing America overseas is typically frowned upon.
In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent…
