{"id":5125,"date":"2008-04-16T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T11:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/bruce-springsteen-endores-obam.html"},"modified":"2008-04-16T11:22:27","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T11:22:27","slug":"bruce-springsteen-endores-obam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/bruce-springsteen-endores-obam.html","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen endores Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcambinder.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/04\/springsteen_endorses_obama.php\">Not a surprise<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped out of the context and fabric of the man&#8217;s life and vision, so well described in his excellent book, Dreams of My Father, often in order to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution, and the protection and enhancement of our environment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ripped out of the context and fabric? In what context is it acceptable for a politician to say that people cling to their guns, xenophobia and religion out of bitterness?<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a surprise At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. 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