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In reply to the discussion: Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks were correct [View all]tblue37
(65,409 posts)66. Chris Christie is Springsteen's biggest fan (no pun intended). I was
always amused that Bruce wouldn't allow a face-to-face even though Christie desperately wanted one. For years he snubbed the guy despite requests for an chance to meet him, finally giving in as a favor to Obama:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/nyregion/christie-and-springsteen-a-tale-of-devotion-and-a-very-public-snub.html?_r=0
Mr. Christie, a man of outsize emotions, has loved Bruce Springsteen, the boss and icon of New Jersey, since he was a boy.
But even after attending 129 concerts and attaining the highest political office in the state, Mr. Christie, a Republican, had met Mr. Springsteen only twice once on an airplane in 1999, and again in 2010, when they exchanged pleasantries at a ceremony at the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Gov. Chris Christie, center, with David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.As Inquiry Widens, Port Authority Chief May Lose His Low ProfileJAN. 15, 2014
At venues large and small, the populist rocker seemed to go out of his way to snub the governor. Still, Mr. Christie never wavered in his devotion
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They embraced at a benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims at Rockefeller Center. For Mr. Christie, it was more than just a hug. He later relayed the experience to President Obama, who had himself played matchmaker, arranging a call between the two men.
But even after attending 129 concerts and attaining the highest political office in the state, Mr. Christie, a Republican, had met Mr. Springsteen only twice once on an airplane in 1999, and again in 2010, when they exchanged pleasantries at a ceremony at the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Gov. Chris Christie, center, with David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.As Inquiry Widens, Port Authority Chief May Lose His Low ProfileJAN. 15, 2014
At venues large and small, the populist rocker seemed to go out of his way to snub the governor. Still, Mr. Christie never wavered in his devotion
<snip>
They embraced at a benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims at Rockefeller Center. For Mr. Christie, it was more than just a hug. He later relayed the experience to President Obama, who had himself played matchmaker, arranging a call between the two men.
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But that vision of America still lives today! I overheard this being played on my nephew's Pandora
corkhead
Jun 2014
#1
If you play country music backwards, it's exactly the same as forwards. nm
rhett o rick
Jun 2014
#84
Reaction of country fans made them realize they were too good for just country. nt
eppur_se_muova
Jun 2014
#15
She apologized to President Bush on March 14 a few weeks later. I was rather surprised
yeoman6987
Jun 2014
#8
Bush and Cheney are war criminals, but she had to apologize or she would have been
randys1
Jun 2014
#30
My husband loves country music and applauded the Dixie Chicks for their courage.
mountain grammy
Jun 2014
#18
I have a cousin who has lived most of her life in Jamaica, more than 40 years!
mountain grammy
Jun 2014
#70
Maybe this pic will help. If you hear that song, think of this and laugh:
Are_grits_groceries
Jun 2014
#90
I imagine many limited imaginations believe money to be the only measure for success and failure
LanternWaste
Jun 2014
#91
Natalie Maines is one of my heroes! I do recall that there was a lot of support for her too
DesertDiamond
Jun 2014
#22
Both their courage and music were great moral boosters. The Dixie Chicks and the
kairos12
Jun 2014
#23
After George Bush moved to Houston in order to establish residency to run for governor
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#29
The events that followed the stolen election were the reasons the election was stolen.
Enthusiast
Jun 2014
#47