Well, I'd consider a "what the hell are we doing in this country" a condemnation. Good for him.

Kasich is starting to get well positioned for 2020.

https://www.change.org/p/the-people-support-bruce-springs...

First of all, Bruce did not start this petition and based on what I can find, has not endorsed it. He is providing refunds for those who bought tickets. As for promoter costs, I can't find that anywhere. If we can close the case on this concert, let's look at the bigger picture going forward.

As an artist, I can choose to work/play wherever I want. Choosing not to work/play in a particular state is very different than having a business and refusing to serve customers in a store based on some criteria that one finds offensive. As an artist, I have no obligation to schedule a show in a particular place. A store already exists and by law cannot discriminate based on certain criteria. There is a difference in the two cases - a show that might happen and a store that exists.

Since the late 50's and perhaps before (I haven't studied much on it before that), musicians such as Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Belefonte and Harry Chapin have pushed the envelope on everything from civil rights to world hunger. Not only were they early adopters but they were movement makers. Sports figures have been reluctant to do that. LeBron James is an exception. I remember going to a CSN&Y show at Polaris not too many years ago and some people walked out when Neil played a few of his songs. My wife and I looked at each other and said, "what did they expect, it's CSN&Y." Personally I'm glad that Bruce acted on something I've quoted him as saying before, "do something."

Not bad, Mr. Swank. How about this one: "Nobody wins unless everybody wins."

The guy that started that position did not push for Bruce to cancel his show. He is upset about Bruce cancelling the show and the petition is SATIRE. He is trying to paint Bruce as a hypocrite, and lacks the mental complexity to distinguish between Bruce's actions and discriminatory actions of others.

That is so blatantly obvious that I'm shocked that you wouldn't realize it. If you need proof, here is an article the guy wrote:

http://constitution.com/support-bruce-springsteens-right-... /

As I said previously,I found out about the petition on another site.

The person who posted the comment about the petition was against the NC Law and 100% in favor of Bruce canceling the show.

I had no reason to think that the petition wasn't "on the level" given the fact that it was brought up by a supporter of canceling the show and mirrors the posts from a number of Bruce's fans.

Agree with OCF that the governments should not pay for the party (Repub, Democrat, etc.) elections.

My understanding is that Kasich balanced the Ohio state budget by taking money from cities, to the cities significant detriment. Lousy.

C'mon anyone who thinks Repub/extreme conservative efforts such as in NC are anything but assertion of the right of a business offering services to the public to discriminatorily choose who it does business with is either willfully blind/ignorant or not very perceptive. It's the same way that Southerners asserted "states rights" as a way to keep discriminating against blacks. You can put a coat on it but you can't hide the smell.

RFox, over-the-edge conservative, wants society to proceed at a pace that gently changes social norms. Yeah, keep on denying the vote to blacks and women and separate but equal etc until the time is right centuries from now. No heed to doing what is right and moral by treating people equally irrespective of race, religion, sex, etc. I'm sure you'd feel the same way if you were on the minority end of that.

RFox--there are differing opinions...and there is blatant moral failure to allow equal rights. And they are in no way equivalent.

OCF weird argument about how suppressing vote by requiring ID now is not tantamount to tactics suppressing black voting over the years. Huh?

Springsteen choosing not to perform in NC is about equal to a merchant of a public business being able to choose who he serves/doesn't serve--seriously?



The Dem candidates are reasonably moderate. The Repub candidates are extreme. Still waiting for 1) the huge Repub/conservative wave that is going to easily sweep out the Dems and 2) the obvious coming indictment of Hillary for illegalities.

These things may yet come. But I think that a reasonably objective person would have rolled his or her eyes at these expectation at all points in time.

Dems don't do a good job of framing their msgs. Repubs do a much better job of that. But Repubs get so lost in their own echo chamber that they can't see a reasonable representation of the truth.

Now, we're havin' some fun.

On a lighter note, anyone catch Cruz's basketball boo-boo while speaking in Indiana? Called a basketball hoop a "ring". NY pizza vs Indiana hoops misstep... Which one will/cost more votes?

And during his presidential run,John Kerry praised "Buckeye football" when he was giving a speech in Michigan.

Cheap shot.

Let me preface this by saying I'm a big fan of Bruce's music.I've seen him in concert well over 70 times and will be seeing him again this summer.

When it came to his cancelling his North Carolina concert I believe he was wrong and hypocritical.

1.He cancelled 2 days before the show.Some fans were already in route when they found out.
Other fans lost the money for the flights and hotels they booked.

2.Besides his fans,the people he impacted most were the "little people" like the arena staff,vendors etc. The ones he touts in his Public Service Announcements (PSA's) during his shows.

3.Bruce has/does play places like Australia,Germany and Italy that are much less LGBT friendly then North Carolina.

I feel Bruce should have done the concert and made a PSA about the law.