Bruce Spingsteen: leftist hypocrite.

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Springsteen is a fairly good musician. He's made a butt load of money at it... and like many uber leftists in the entertainment field, has somehow equated his or her ability to put people into seats or to sell their outrageously priced CDs/videos into some form of expertise in politics and/or foreign policy.

Other examples are the now-legendary (and strangely quiet) Dixie Chicks, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney and very recently, Matt Damon... and who can forget the treason of Jane Fonda?

There are many others, of course. Hollywood is a hotbed of leftist politics. But these immediately come to mind as par for that particular course.

Now, I would never restrict these individual's right to express their ignorance and stupidity; a habit they've fallen into with startling regularity. The views of these people, typically uninformed, uneducated and inexperienced, are driven by leftist agendas and Hollywood expectations, where speaking out against the anti-American left can be career damaging, if not career killing.

These people are marketed. What they do on the screen, or on a CD, has value to some. But their performance value doesn't translate into either political value or integral value as to what they say when they're shooting off their collective mouth on subjects they know little to nothing about.

Nevertheless, some of us are unable to blur the distinction between the fantasy world presented to us from the entertainer, and the fantasy world of politics and policy the entertainer lives in. As a result, we ascribe value to the observations of entertainers that actually does not exist.

Springsteen is no exception, and his rank hypocrisy of today's announcement that his agreement with WalMart was a "mistake" is a lie so typical of the left that it made my dog barf.

The Bruce Excuse?

Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker's rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen's team didn't vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he dropped the ball on it," he told the Times for a story to be published in Sunday editions and previewed on its Web site.

Bull.

Reminiscent of the "I take full responsibility, but I'm not going to do anything about it" approach of Bill Clinton, Springsteen's cowardly effort to deflect responsibility to his "team" is all too typical of the left's genetic inability to assume responsibility for their actions. Springsteen has followed that to a "t."

One could infer that Springsteen had a gun to his head when HE signed the WalMart contract. One could infer that he's a functional illiterate, and when he saw the word "WalMart" on this contract, he really didn't understand what the word meant.

One could conclude that Springsteen is a rank hypocrite because his leftist mea-culpa really is meaningless. It changes nothing, it doesn't stop the sale, it doesn't re-route the money, it doesn't give it to charity; it doesn't do a thing, except to polish his leftist street cred.

You so concerned about the workers, Mr. Springsteen? Then what say you climb down off your cross and give all the proceeds of your multi-million dollar "mistake" to, say, food banks, homeless shelters, or job training programs, eh?

It's easy to be "a longtime supporter of worker's rights" when it costs you nothing.

And the sad thing here is that the leftists pulling your political strings will probably be satisfied with your despicable "apology." They're typically too ignorant to know otherwise.

Springsteen calls Wal-Mart deal a mistake

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boss is owning up to a mistake.

In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. This month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD.

Some fans were critical because Springsteen has been a longtime supporter of worker's rights, and Wal-Mart has faced criticism for its labor practices. Springsteen's team didn't vet the issue as closely as it should have, and that he "dropped the ball on it," he told the Times for a story to be published in Sunday editions and previewed on its Web site.

Springsteen went on to say: "It was a mistake. Our batting average is usually very good, but we missed that one. Fans will call you on that stuff, as it should be."

"Millions of Springsteen fans have counted on Wal-Mart over the years to deliver his music into their lives, and we will continue to offer those fans this 'Greatest Hits' exclusive and his other popular albums at unbeatable prices," Wal-Mart said in a statement, adding: "We are proud of the good jobs, benefits and career opportunities we provide to more than 1.4 million U.S. associates who choose to work at Wal-Mart and serve our customers every day."

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