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To: MrLucky who wrote (58101)	8/4/2004 10:09:12 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793670

I am going to send them a nice contribution with a letter saying use it ONLY to buy air time for that commercial. It's that good.

To: MrLucky who wrote (58101)	8/4/2004 10:25:36 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 793670

Springsteen is on ABC's Nightline tonight to deliver the first shot. Somehow, a guy who says "you know" twice in every sentence doesn't come across as someone who will sway votes. Bruce Springsteen Talks to Ted Koppel About ‘Vote For Change’ Tour >>For the full interview, watch Nightline tonight at 11:35 p.m. ET. TED KOPPEL: Bruce, let me put it very bluntly ... Who the hell is Bruce Springsteen to tell anybody how to vote? BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: This is my favorite question. KOPPEL: I thought it would be. SPRINGSTEEN: First of all, I don't even tell anybody anything. You know, you ask people to think about things together, you know. Second of all, it's an interesting question that seems to only be asked of musicians and artists, for some reason, you know. If you're a lobbyist in Washington, you're a business guy. Well, shut up and do business. Stay out of public policy, you know. Nobody complains about that. These big corporations, right, you influence the government your way, right? Labor unions influence the government their way. Farmers influence the government their way, right? Artists write, and sing, and think, and this is how we get to put our two cents in, and we do it right in front of people, not in secret meetings behind closed doors. We let people know what we think…. I don't know if people go to musicians for their politics. I doubt that they do, you know, but you can rally people to think on serious issues together, and that's what we're trying to do.<< ...[more] abcnews.go.com