Just a building? It had the Christian cross over the American flag. We are not a nation under any religion or any god. This commercial made it seem like meeting in the middle is to unify around Christianity and that we are a nation under that religion's god. No thank you. I don't dislike Springsteen--but I hated this commercial,

@Joanne. people put lots of things over/with/around the flag. It doesn't make any of it fact. By all means hate the commercial as you wish but it didn't bother me that much.

@Donna_I But, it is the White Evangelical Christians who insist that we are a Christian nation (most of my family members think this way). This symbolism reinforces these beliefs.

If this commercial really wanted to represent unity--it should have had all kinds of religious symbols, as well as the atheist "A," on that flag, and throughout the commercial.

So, we all need to come together under the Christian cross?

@Joanne no of course not. I looked at this commercial as good for wanting to bring people together. I don’t agree with using religion to do it though. It was the attempt to bring people together that I liked, nothing more.

I agree. I have always hated how popular Bob Seger is in the Midwest, since he is basically a midwest redneck ripoff of Springsteen and always has been. Seger writes and sings basically the same type of songs as Bruce and always has, but the yokels here in the midwest have always been big on Seger instead of Bruce. I could never figure that out unless it's simply a regional thing about being parochial and only supporting singers from your own neck of the woods. I liked Springsteen more when he was a proud Jersey boy who merged and sang from a cross of the hippie music and R&B music he grew up on instead of trying to move to the mainstream. I read his memoir, Born To Run and he said he grew up hanging around with both hippies and greasers, so I guess he also listened to doo-wop stuff like Dion as well as the above genres.

@TomMcGiverin On a dark and lonesome highway.....East of Omaha

@TomMcGiverin I think it is about being a rock star not being so much fun anymore as he is hitting middle age.
But yeah. Boo fucking hoo.

Try mucking out the bowels of a shrimp boat at 50.

@BufftonBeotch True that. There are different types of drudgery and some are much more physical and poorly paid than a music star getting disenchanted with fame and being rich while getting older. No doubt most authentic blue collar workers would gladly trade places and lives with Seger. Or with Springsteen, for that matter.

In the past, Springsteen was a very nice, generous guy who sided with the underdog, such as advocating for Vietnam vets, the homeless, immigrants, AIDS victims, etc. Now he is trying to appeal to Christians and blue collar Trumpers? What a decline....

@TomMcGiverin Out of any of Seger's songs I suppose I like Night Moves. Mainly because there's a lot more than him to listen to in it.

That's why he did the high ticket price Broadway show, so he could cash in. On top of that, he and Netflix are milking every last nickel out of it before they will ever release that show for home video. Bruce is starting to act old, greedy and stupid...