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2023-04-11 -Great Cultural Revolution
Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band Guitarist Steven Van Zandt Deletes Call to 'Exterminate' GOP 'Cockroaches'
[BREITBART] Bruce Springsteen’s veteran E-Street band guitarist Steven Van Zandt issued a call to fans and supporters on social media Sunday to "Exterminate the (Republican) cockroaches."

His rallying cry to target GOP supporters, half of America, came during an expletive-laden exchange on Twitter.

It began when the guitarist ventured forth by abusing what he called "Republican White Supremicist scumbag cowards and pussies that need guns to feel like real men" after TN representatives demanded gun controls.

Van Zandt was then called out on Twitter by a follower for his abuse, which he quickly resumed.

He said he deleted his original anti-Republican post for a host of reasons, viz;

See for yourself below.

To avoid spending half my day deleting Foxsucking scumbag Russian bots and MAGOTT cockroaches like you! Go take away some women’s rights, keep some Black people from voting, go harass a Trans event, go shoot some kids, do what Republicans do best and get the fuck outta my feed! https://t.co/5zV1hPEvIz

— 🕉🇺Stevie Van Zandt☮️💙 (@StevieVanZandt) April 9, 2023

This is not the first time Van Zandt has entered the political realm.

As Breitbart News reported in 2016 he declared the best way to punish states passing "really vile and evil" religious freedom legislation is to "hurt them economically."

That came after Springsteen announced he had abruptly canceled a show in Greensboro to protest North Carolina’s LGBT "bathroom law" and Van Zandt spoke to news hounds about the band’s decision to pull the plug on its fans.

"It’s unfortunately the only way people understand. You have to hurt them economically in order to have them do the right thing morally, unfortunately," Van Zandt told Rolling Stone backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York.

"This really vile and evil discrimination is starting to spread state to state and we thought, ’We better take a stand right now and catch it early,’" he said.

Posted by Fred 2023-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 Must be a very musical guy. Just got me to sing Gloria Gaynor out loud. Pretty sure that's a first.
Posted by Kofi Clunk7410 2023-04-11 02:23||   2023-04-11 02:23|| Front Page Top

#2 So he is advising us to hurt him economically to get his attention. I accept his proposal.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-04-11 06:20||   2023-04-11 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 There is Freedom of Speech, and then there is Hate Speech that calls for Terroristic Actions and harm to others.

Arrest Him, Jane Fonda and about 2 dozen of the LSD politicians in DC.
Posted by NN2N1 2023-04-11 07:36||   2023-04-11 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 That band has always hated America. Born in the USA is an anti American story. They are letting their true feeling out, yet again.
Posted by 49 Pan 2023-04-11 07:36||   2023-04-11 07:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I would boycott him and Springsteen but I've done that for 52 years already.
Posted by Silentbrick 2023-04-11 07:37||   2023-04-11 07:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Stronzo thinks he's living in a Sopranos episode
Posted by Mercutio 2023-04-11 09:33||   2023-04-11 09:33|| Front Page Top

#7 When Springsteen hit the big time I couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about. I never cared for the music and have never listened to it so I can't boycott it. I like Cheech Marin's song "Born in East L.A." better
Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-04-11 10:15||   2023-04-11 10:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Cockroaches...that term has been used before.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-11 13:36||   2023-04-11 13:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Springsteen's music was never very sophisticated. I don't recall any great, soaring guitar solos. I won't go back and listen for it but IIRC it was mostly strumming. Springsteen's singing was always more like shouting and the lyrics were simple. It was always loud and simple...for the simpletons who listened to it. I can't boycott him either because I never bought his crap anyway.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-04-11 13:38||   2023-04-11 13:38|| Front Page Top

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